Italian EdTech startup Wibo wraps €500,000 funding round for HR and learning and development push
Wibo, a startup that works with companies to build real-world human and AI skills through executive led, experiential corporate learning programmes, has landed €500,000 in funding.
In a LinkedIn post, the Italian company said: “500,000 times thank you. In recent years we have always chosen the most difficult path, training the art of doing more with less, keeping our ambitions high and working hard, with care and attention, to build a healthy and sustainable Wibo.”
It added: “This round will be a stimulus and accelerator for many projects that we have kept in the drawer so far, but for us it is above all a huge sign of esteem from fellow travellers who are a continuous push and a source of inspiration: top executives who trusted us immediately and chose Wibo first as Mentor, then as teachers, always as allies. They saw our work in the classroom, the choices we make every day - and decided to bet on us.”
“Among them: Andrea Incondi (Flix), Lorenzo Lagorio (easyJet), Elena Mirandola (formerly F.C. Como Women), Giacomo Trovato (Genertel), Duccio Vitali (Alkemy), Oscar Farinetti (Eataly), Marco Fassone and Simone Cimminelli - together with Techstars and Talent Garden. Thank you very much.”
Wibo says it will use the cash to enhance its offering, invest in technology, and develop its team.
It concluded: “No waste. Gently. As always. To those who believed in us, inside and outside the courtroom: thank you. We build the next stage together.”
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