Samkit Sharma’s Hack2skill, a community engagement platform for technology innovators, has secured $1 million in its first funding round. Recur Club and String Ventures have led the round with a mix of debt capital and equity. The company will use the funds to enhance the platform’s marketing efforts, product innovation and sales functions.
With a community of more than 3 million tech enthusiasts, Hack2skill focuses on empowering its community to find innovative solutions collaboratively by organising hackathons, workshops and boot camps. The platform also serves as an excellent medium for entrepreneurs and freelancers to showcase their talents to startups, organisations and MNCs, continually boosting the ecosystem.
Samkit Sharma, Hack2skill founder, stated, “We are committed to upskilling talent and providing a platform for tech enthusiasts that is both inspiring and transformative. With the capital raised from Recur Club & String Ventures, I’m certain that Hack2skill will play a pivotal role in shaping the future of technology solutions.”
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Hack2skill is India’s largest and fastest-growing community of technology innovators, including start-ups, working professionals, freelancers, and student innovators, with the most active developer community along with a developer userbase of 1.5 million. It provides a flexible platform for tech enthusiasts to both explore and organize their own hackathons.
Hack2skill’s CTO, Kaushik Roy, expressed excitement about the investment, which will help enhance their AI capabilities further and enable community members to collaborate effectively and achieve significant results.
Co-founder & CEO of Recur Club, Eklavya Gupta, commented, “We are thrilled to support Hack2skill and believe their platform holds immense potential for nurturing budding tech talent within the industry. This innovative venture is a great fit for Recur Club’s mission to support promising startups like Hack2skill with the financial resources they need to succeed.”
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US-based String Ventures’ Chief Investor & Mentor, Dilip Dubey, shared, “Hack2skill’s aim extends beyond fostering innovation within the borders of a single nation. They strive to connect and empower innovators globally. Hack2skill is a high-value and proven SaaS platform, and we at String Ventures look forward to supporting its growth in global markets.”
The platform hosts workshops, training programs, and hackathons on its website. It has also collaborated with SBI Bank to run hackathons that are specifically targeted at online fraud.
About Hack2Skill
Hack2skill stands as an industry-leading technology platform dedicated to innovation management and Product evangelism. It connects a vast community of innovators ranging from startups and freelancers to students and professionals engaged in cutting-edge technologies. Its mission centres on accelerating innovation through effective collaboration and knowledge sharing, leveraging the collective genius of these talents to usher in the next generation of technological solutions.
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