$7 million for a system that replaces the diploma

23 March 2015. (6:00 p.m.) Degreed is a startup that aims to help people demonstrate their skills to employers regardless of traditional college degrees. This year, the developers received $7 million from investors to develop the project. This size of investment is the first time the project comes to the market, although the startup itself entered the market several years ago. At this point, the total size of the project's savings is about $10 million. 

The main advantage of Degreed is that the resumes that users fill out on the site are not quite standard. They have a number of advantages over traditional forms. The user can add information not only about the diploma obtained or about the completion of any online course. Now everyone can brag about the works of philosophers they've read, for example.

On this platform you can plan your steps in the educational process, choose an individual program of courses and set goals. There's also a section of the site that contains stories of people who've achieved great things through incremental growth. It's designed to inspire users and help some people find their calling.

Source: www.edutainme.ru