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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

Éanna Kelly

2 min read

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.

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Éanna Kelly

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

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