# Upright Education: Career Planning, New York, United States

> Upright Education: Upright Education partners with colleges and universities to close the technology skills gap and prepare adults for high-growth careers.

Source: https://millionrounds.com/startup/upright-education (Millionrounds; every figure on the page links to its filing or article)

United States · [Career Planning startup](https://millionrounds.com/companies)

# Upright Education

Upright Education partners with colleges and universities to close the technology skills gap and prepare adults for high-growth careers.

Funding reported Last round: Seed

Career Planning New York, United States

Company summary

- **Founded:** 2021 5 years old
- **Team:** 11 11 to 50 people
- **Funding reported:** $2.8M in dollars
- **Last round:** Seed Nov 2023

How sure we are

- ✓ **Listed** We know it exists and what it does
- 2 **Funding reported** A company dataset reports a raise
- 3 **Observed** A filing or a dated announcement confirms a round

No round for Upright Education has been confirmed by a filing or an announcement yet, so nothing here counts toward an investor's record. [How we decide](https://millionrounds.com/methodology)

## What company datasets say Upright Education raised

Funding, as reported

Reported in all **$2.8M** in dollars

Rounds **3**

Last round **Seed**

Last round date **Nov 2023**

Investors listed **3**

## Founders and team

From Upright Education's own website and the SEC filings it signed: 2 on the team.

- **Janel Highfill** Associate VP Workforce Development & Strategic Partnerships
- **Benjamin Boas** Executive Officer, Director i

## On a portfolio page

Investors who name them

- [Rebalance Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/rebalance-capital)

Each firm lists Upright Education on its own website. That is the firm's claim, a weaker thing than a round we watched, but a named source.

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