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[Funding alert] EdTech startup MyCaptain raises $3 million led by Ankur Capital, others

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Sameer Ramesh, Fatema Hussain, Zeeshan Mohammed and Ruhan Naqash
Sameer Ramesh, Fatema Hussain, Zeeshan Mohammed and Ruhan Naqash

Online mentoring startup MyCaptain has raised $3 million from Ankur Capital & other investors including Inflection Point Ventures, Firstport Ventures, IIM Calcutta Angels Network, Singapore Angel Investors.

Online mentoring platform MyCaptain was founded by Zeeshan Mohammed, Sameer Ramesh, Fatema Hussain and Ruhan Naqash in 2013.

MyCaptain is an ed-tech startup that enables every human to pursue a career they love. With a focus on Alternate and Creative courses, MyCaptain has trained more than 100,000 learners in careers across content, design, visual arts, finance, business and has enabled them to become entrepreneurs, writers, designers, filmmakers, financial analysts, and more.

Their Online Programs in 35+ Career fields are conducted by Young Professionals and Educators who are published authors, investors, young entrepreneurs, award-winning filmmakers, etc. all under the age of 30. They have made a mark in their field and are nowhere as our Captains, ready to help their students do the same.

MyCaptain App
MyCaptain App

With over 200 such young professionals as Captains in 36 different career fields, they have helped 100,000+ students and parents across the country make informed Career choices. As a platform that focuses on a well-rounded approach to education, they offer multiple courses such as Stand Up Comedy and Poetry along with various other courses that help turn your hobby into a profitable career.

MyCaptain has been awarded by SDSN as one of the “top 50 youth-led solutions” and is a program by an NSRCEL incubated company.