Multiverse, a startup which connects apprentices with companies, has secured $44m in new funding — the biggest ever funding round for a UK edtech company.
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January 19, 2021
Tony Blair’s son secures UK’s biggest ever edtech raise
Multiverse connects apprentices with companies, aiming to help forge other paths into careers outside of university.
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