MyCaptain, an online mentoring platform, has raised $3 million in pre-series A funding round led by Ankur Capital.

Inflection Point Ventures, Firstport Ventures, IIM Calcutta Angels Network, Singapore Angel Investors and other super angels also participated in the funding round.

As per the startup, the freshly raised capital will be used to scale its course offerings, acquire more users as well as grow its team with a focus on expansion.

MyCaptain | Online Mentoring Platform

Founded by Mohammed Zeeshan, Ruhan Naqash, Fatema Hussain, and Sameer Ramesh, MyCaptain is an online mentoring platform that enables students to learn directly from young professionals, discover new career options and build practical skills through over 30 beginners to advanced live cohort-based courses. 

The edtech platform claims to have trained, mentored and facilitated monetizable outcomes for more than 150,000 paid learners so far.

Speaking about the development, Mohammad Zeeshan, CEO and cofounder, MyCaptain, said,

“We are excited to partner with Ankur Capital and other investors who have shown a great amount of belief in our vision and team. Together we hope to bring in a societal mindset shift towards new-age careers and build future Entrepreneurs, Designers, Creators, writers, technologists and more for India.”

Zeeshan added that it is an exciting time for edtech in India as several new categories have emerged. More than 65 million jobs will be created on the internet by 2025 as per a McKinsey report, and there’s no hand-holding or guidance for these jobs so far, stated Zeeshan.

With 150+ mentors, the online mentoring platform 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.

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