Certification platform Certiverse nabs $11M Series A led by Cherryrock

Certification platform Certiverse raised an $11 million Series A led by Cherryrock Capital, it announced this week. The company was founded by Ruben Garcia, Pablo Meyer, and Federico Lopez in 2023. It lets organizations develop certification exams at, its founders say, far less cost than traditional methods. Certifications are an age-old method to gain technical skills to boost job prospects, as well as gain mastery over a particular subject. The company says it works with a range of companies, from the technology nonprofit The Linux Foundation to the software company HashiCorp. CEO Garcia is not new to the certification industry. He previously co-founded (and sold) Innovative Exams, a testing-service company that also provided exam delivery services. Becoming certified can be “life changing events for leaders and professionals,” he said, but added that it can cost a company as much as $150,000 to develop certification programs and exams. “Our clients have developed up to 10 in o ... Read full article.