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August 17, 2022

Remote coding school Microverse doubles valuation with Series A extension

The startup says it’s seen “soaring” demand for it’s training programme for coding students in developing countries


Tim Smith

3 min read

Microverse's students

Barcelona-based remote coding school Microverse is today announcing a $4m extension of its $12.5m Series A round, doubling the company’s valuation. The extension comes from existing investors Northzone, General Catalyst, Rubio Impact Ventures and All Iron Ventures, with new investors True Equity joining the round.

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A screenshot of a zoom mosaic showing some of Microverse's students
Some of Microverse's students
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Tim Smith

Tim Smith was news editor at Sifted. He covered deeptech and AI, and produced Startup Europe — The Sifted Podcast . Follow him on X and LinkedIn

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