Level up your career! Here's Binar Academy. This Indonesian edtech helps people upskill for their dream tech careers and fill Indonesia's tech talent gap. Now, they've just raised new Pre-Series A follow-on funding (the amount's hush-hush).

• Partners include Tokopedia, Traveloka, Bank of Central Asia and Mandiri.
• They doubled their revenue from 2020 to 2021 and are looking to 4x revenue soon.

Who cashed in? Teja Ventures and iGlobe Partners co-led the round. IWEF (a joint fund by YCAB Ventures and Moonshot Ventures) and other angels joined in.

• 👼🏻: Dickie Widjaja and Andi Andries.

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🧐 How it works

Bootcamps and programs. Looking to develop your tech skills? They have short bootcamps that last 2–4 months. For companies, they offer corporate training programs too!

• Take your pick! Choose from web development, digital marketing, business intelligence, mobile intelligence, product development and more.

Workshops and independent learning. Can't commit (to a bootcamp)? They also offer different paid workshops by industry experts and an independent learning platform called BinarGo.

Get hired. With their hiring platform, get career consultations and referrals to job opportunities — including roles at their partner companies.

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💰 What's with the $$$?

They'll be doubling down on user acquisition, expanding operations and building their team. Plus, they're building on their curriculum and mobile app.