Upskilling platform, Degreed, has announced USD 32 million in new funding in direct response to overwhelming demand for better skill insights, talent mobility, and a user-focused learning experience.
Owl Ventures led this latest round, bringing Degreed's total funding to USD 182 million.
According to Human Resource Executive, 75 per cent to 80 per cent of workers don't complete their HR system's talent profile, leaving orgzations without a critical data set needed to inform agile business decisions.
Degreed helps compes overcome this gap by enabling employees to develop their skills and create skill profiles.
Using that data the platform can then promote career mobility by connecting users to project, gig, and job opportunities. This round of funding will accelerate Degreed's career mobility roadmap.
"We've seen a tremendous surge in client demand for our career mobility product. It's more important than ever for compes to understand the skills of their workforce, enrich their upskilling programs, and enable internal mobility," said Chris McCarthy, CEO of Degreed.
"Employees don't care about a system of record that they see 1-2 times per year. They need a simple, personalized experience that helps them build their skills and advance their careers," added Chris.
"Transformation is the new normal. In order for us to keep up with the changes, learning agility is key to the orgzation - especially because upskilling is anticipated to save orgzations USD 1.2 billion over the next three years," said Raquel Andrade, Global Head of Talent Acquisition & Learning at Itau Unibanco, a Degreed client and the largest financial institution in Latin America and the 16th largest bank in the world.
"Only skill data can reveal to us the business areas where we need to evolve, and drive transformation from inside out at Itau," said Raquel.
Funding comes after record demand for Degreed in the last six months. More than one-in-seven Degreed users activated their accounts between April and May this year alone.
New clients - including Ford, Fidelity Investments, and South Africa's Standard Bank - quickly shifted their workforce strategies to empower remote work and talent mobility.
"The workforce has fundamentally shifted over the past months, and orgzations are investing further in their people and skills," said Ian Chiu, Managing Director of Owl Ventures.
"The need for lifelong learning is greater than ever and with this latest funding round, Degreed is well-positioned to shape a future where a person's skills are the measure of their success and not their job titles. Where nobody becomes irrelevant because of a lack of the right skills at the right time," added Ian.
To see how Degreed is matching talent to workforce opportunities, visit their website: degreed.com.
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( With inputs from ANI )