WhiteHat is building an outstanding alternative to university through apprenticeships. Their focus is on helping employers find high potential non-graduate talent and matching them to roles based on competencies and values, rather than academics and work experience. WhiteHat then provides training programs in fields like software engineering, digital marketing, and business, delivering an applied learning experience designed to develop future leaders.
Location: United Kingdom, England, London
Employees: 201-500
Total raised: $414M
Founded date: 2016
Investors 3
| Date | Name | Website |
| - | Lightspeed... | lsvp.com |
| 12.08.2020 | Village Gl... | villageglo... |
| - | Index Vent... | indexventu... |
Funding Rounds 5
| Date | Series | Amount | Investors |
| 08.06.2022 | - | $220M | Index Vent... |
| 29.09.2021 | - | $130M | - |
| 19.01.2021 | Series B | $44M | - |
| 15.07.2019 | Series A | $16M | - |
| 12.09.2018 | Seed | $4M | - |
Mentions in press and media 13
| Date | Title | Description |
| 19.01.2021 | Multiverse completes $44 Million Series B Funding Round to Bring College Alternative to the U.S. Market | Multiverse Apprentices Multiverse, a U.K.-based startup tech company focused on high-quality education and training through a unique apprenticeship model, today announced the closing of a $44 million Series B funding round to launch techno... |
| 19.01.2021 | UK’s WhiteHat rebrands as Multiverse, raises $44M to build tech apprenticeships in the US | University education is getting more expensive, and at the moment it feels a bit like a Petri dish for infections, but the long-term trends continue to show a dramatic growth in the number of people worldwide getting degrees beyond high sch... |
| 14.01.2021 | Can Edtech Close the Talent and Workforce Gap in Cybersecurity? | How we protect our data is more important than ever. Attacks on high-value entities, including big businesses and federal government agencies, regularly make headlines. Schools are increasingly targeted as well. Just last month, the FBI, CI... |
| 15.09.2020 | Applications are now open for Tech Nation’s flagship growth programmes | Today we are delighted to open applications for our three flagship growth programmes: Rising Stars 3.0, Upscale 6.0 and Future Fifty 9.0. The global pandemic has changed the world, and some aspects of our lives may never return to the way ... |
| 14.02.2020 | TechRound’s 20 Startups to Watch in 2020 | 207 shares Share Tweet Pin LinkedIn With the UK being one of the leading countries in Europe for startups, it’s exciting to think of what the new decade will bring to this booming sector. This millennium has already seen a majorly disr... |
| 30.01.2020 | 30 of the UK’s most exciting scaleups join the prestigious Upscale programme | After a nationwide call-out and an intensive and thorough judging process, we are delighted to announce the 30 companies joining Tech Nation’s flagship programme for mid-stage, fast-growing tech companies: Upscale 5.0. “The UK has a fantas... |
| 30.01.2020 | 30 UK scaleups about to take off | The UK’s flagship programme for scaling tech companies, Tech Nation’s Upscale, has today announced the 30 companies joining its fifth annual programme. The prestigious peer-to-peer growth programme boasts tech alumni that have collectively ... |
| 02.12.2019 | Tech.eu Podcast — Slush Interview Special: Sophie Adelman (WhiteHat) and Pieter van der Does (Adyen) | Welcome to our interview special — an episode format, in which we put together a few pre-recorded conversations with some of the most interesting people of the European startup ecosystem. This episode is kindly sponsored by Google Cloud for... |
| 15.07.2019 | Apprenticeship Startup WhiteHat Raises $16m Series A Led by Index, Signs Up 250 Employers | WhiteHat, a tech startup building an outstanding alternative to university through apprenticeships, has today announced a $16m fundraise and substantial growth, with over 250 employers including BP, Facebook, Salesforce, Publicis, Santande... |
| 15.07.2019 | UK-based WhiteHat scores $16 million in Series A funding for its apprenticeship programmes | UK-based apprenticeship startup WhiteHat has secured $16 million in Series A financing in a round led by Index Ventures with participation from Lightspeed Venture Partners and Salesforce Ventures. The funding comes at a time WhiteHat has si... |
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