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Virtual Internships provides a platform connecting students and graduates with global remote internship opportunities. It facilitates work-integrated learning by matching individuals with host companies, delivering real-world experience and professional development. The program ensures guaranteed placements, expert coaching, and skill-enhancing courses, preparing interns for their careers.
Daniel Nivern and Ed Holroyd Pearce founded Virtual Internships in 2018. Their insight addressed the challenge of gaining professional experience without prior work history. They established the company to democratize internship access, removing geographical and socioeconomic barriers to career development for aspiring professionals worldwide.
The platform serves interns seeking experience, educators integrating practical learning, and companies accessing diverse talent. Virtual Internships fosters employability and bridges the gap between academic preparation and industry demands, envisioning a future where meaningful work experience is universally accessible.
Virtual Internships has raised $19.5M across 3 funding rounds.
Virtual Internships has raised $19.5M in total across 3 funding rounds.
Virtual Internships has raised $19.5M in total across 3 funding rounds.
Virtual Internships's investors include Hambro Perks, BEENEXT, Episode 1 Ventures, Firebolt Ventures, Flucas Ventures, Peak XV Partners (formerly Sequoia Capital India & SEA), Vibe Capital, Doug Monro, Gokul Rajaram, Paul Forster, 500 Startups, Jason Rottenberg.
Virtual Internships is a technology-enabled workforce platform that runs a global marketplace and managed program for remote internships, matching students and early-career talent with vetted host companies and providing training and placement support to increase employability and employer pipelines[1][3].
High-Level Overview
Origin Story
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Quick Take & Future Outlook
Quick reminder: the organisation is an edtech/HR tech company rather than an investment firm, so sections about “investment philosophy” and “partners as key investment figures” do not apply to Virtual Internships[1][2].
Virtual Internships has raised $19.5M across 3 funding rounds. Most recently, it raised $14.0M Series A in September 2022.
| Date | Round | Lead Investors | Other Investors |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 1, 2022 | $14.0M Series A | Hambro Perks | BEENEXT, Episode 1 Ventures, Firebolt Ventures, Flucas Ventures, Peak XV Partners (formerly Sequoia Capital India & SEA), Vibe Capital, Doug Monro, Gokul Rajaram, Paul Forster, 500 Startups, Jason Rottenberg, Ascend Vietnam Ventures, Linda Cowan, Peak XV Partners (Sequoia Capital India), STIC Investments |
| Jul 12, 2021 | $2.5M Other Equity | Peak XV Partners (Sequoia Capital India) | 500 Startups, Arc Impact, Hustle Fund, iSeed |
| Jul 1, 2021 | $3.0M Seed | BEENEXT, Firebolt Ventures, Flucas Ventures, Peak XV Partners (formerly Sequoia Capital India & SEA), Vibe Capital, Gokul Rajaram |