Pune-based EdTech startup Beep has raised $850,000 in a Pre-Series A funding round to scale its AI-driven career ecosystem aimed at students and early-career professionals, particularly in Tier 2 and Tier 3 cities. With this round, the company’s total funding raised to date stands at $1.5 million.
The funding round saw participation from Knowhere Ventures LLC, Pacific Global Solutions Limited and LeadAngels FLV. Individual investors also participated, including Vipul Prakash, Founder of wowJobs, and Sandeep Johri, CEO of Checkmarx.
The company said the fresh capital will be used to scale its platform to five million users and onboard 150 additional colleges over the next nine months. Beep also plans to expand industry-aligned programs designed to equip students with job-ready skills that match real hiring needs.Currently, the platform runs more than 28 live programs across design, work-ready certification and experiential internship tracks, aimed at helping students transition faster from education to employment.
Commenting on the fundraise, Saurabh Mangrulkar, Founder and CEO of Beep, said, “Tier 2 and Tier 3 students have the same ambition as Tier 1, only the system does not give them the same access. This fundraise is fuel for our mission to build a Tier 1 like career ecosystem at scale, where every student can explore, learn and earn faster, smarter and with real outcomes. Along with this, we have launched new product upgrades across the Beep ecosystem, including AI career tools, job ready learning programs and stronger recruiter and college workflows to improve real student outcomes.”
Since its inception, Beep said it has enabled more than 30,000 young talents and early professionals to secure placements, internships and gig opportunities through its platform. The company noted that what began during the second wave of COVID-19 as a discussion space for students has evolved into a broader career ecosystem.
According to the company, the platform now serves more than 6.5 million users, partners with over 1,500 colleges and works with 7,800 hiring companies across India.
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