Upskilling platform Ivee has raised a $1m seed round backed by entrepreneur and podcaster Steven Bartlett and Social Impact Enterprises, as it expands its focus to help jobseekers get to grips with rapidly evolving AI tools.

Pro
News
March 2, 2026
AI upskilling platform Ivee raises $1m seed round backed by Steven Bartlett
The startup caught the public eye after appearing on BBC reality show Dragons’ Den
2 min read
Éanna Kelly is a contributing editor at Sifted, and writes Startup Life , a weekly newsletter on what it takes to build a startup. Follow him on X and LinkedIn

Up Round newsletter
Your weekly snapshot of European VC, covering the latest funding trends, new VC funds, people moves and gossip.
Recommended
Are VCs as ‘dangerous’ as Nik Storonsky thinks they are?
Revolut CEO says founders should keep VCs off their boards. But others argue the right investors can be invaluable
Follow Jensen’s money not his mouth
Despite the region’s promise, the Nvidia CEO is right that there are many things that need fixing in Europe
Scaleup capital drives a fifth straight quarter of growth, as Paris and Munich outstrip London
European tech notched the highest quarterly total for funding on record in Q3, the third quarter in a row the figure has been broken


