FourthRev Raises $8M in Series A Funding

FourthRev, a London, UK-based online education company, closed an $8m Series A funding.

The round was led by Educapital, with participation from Reach Capital, Emerge Education and Danner Capital as well as a number of edtech entrepreneurs and executives.

The company intends to use the funds to develop and promote more Career Accelerators focused on key areas experiencing the most acute digital skills shortages such as cybersecurity, AI, analytics, UI and project management skills, as well as double headcount worldwide, expanding operations in the UK, Australia, South Africa and North America.

Led by Jack Hylands, FourthRev has created a new category of education called Career Accelerators to tackle digital skills gaps globally. Its programs lead the way in employer-university collaboration by combining university education with job-focused technical education. The company brings together globally recognised universities, such as the London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE) and now King’s College London, leading technology companies such as Tableau and Github and industry employers such as Thoughtworks and Robert Walters to design globally relevant programmes.

The first FourthRev Career Accelerator in Data Analytics which is currently underway is a six-month program that will train students from a range of different backgrounds and disciplines to develop holistic data analysis skills. It has been designed and developed by LSE’s Departments of Statistics and Department of Methodology, in collaboration with partners to ensure outcomes align with current industry demand. The program will introduce core concepts of data-handling and analysis and will incorporate real-world projects to allow students to apply and challenge their knowledge in authentic business scenarios.