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Modal.Io Raises $6.7 Million As The First Mastery Platform To Help Employees Develop Technical Skills Through Cohort Learning And Coaching

Feb 10, 2022•almost 4 years ago

Amount Raised

$6.7 Million

San Francisco

Description

Modal is announcing the launch of the world's first Mastery Platform to deliver technical skills through cohort-based, hands-on learning and expert guidance to help employers and employees predictably develop critical skills. Modal is the only platform to bring together disparate modules including coaching, projects, live sessions, labs and video learning into a common experience to empower employees to achieve mastery in technical skills. With $6.7M raised from Signalfire, Norwest Venture Partners, Learn Capital, Bling Capital, multiple cohorts have completed Modal journeys with more than 87% of employees meeting learning objectives. Seeing the market demand for technical talent coupled with the struggle to develop internal talent, co-founders Darren Shimkus, previously President at Udemy for Business and Dennis Yang, former CEO of Udemy have built Modal to be a cohesive experience for social learning, with targeted goals and peer and instructor accountability.

Company Information

Company

Modal.Io

Location

San Francisco, California, United States

About

Modal is a Mastery Platform that gives every employee the skills they need to do better work by teaching them the technical skills to understand the context or the 'why' and the 'how'' in every step of the process. Our classes, projects, labs, coaches, and community gives technical teams the ability to learn side-by-side with world renowned industry experts, democratizing the learning experience. Drawing from their experience as real-word practitioners, expert coaches deepen learning through personal connection and guidance. With Modal, learners get the practice, projects, and labs deliver real learning and skill-building. Learn more at https://www.modallearning.com/.