Lisbon-based Miles in the Sky, an edtech startup that aims to transform the learning experience for students and professionals, announced that it has secured €1.5M in a Seed round of funding led by Armilar.
Founded in 2021, Miles in the Sky specializes in edtech and creates better learning environments to prepare individuals and organizations for the future.
A McKinsey survey found that 87 percent of firms suffer a critical skills gap in their workforces. But popular learning methods don’t deal with this issue.
While online courses fall short when it comes to student engagement and information retention, traditional classroom settings frequently have limited capacity and lack scalability.
This is where Miles in the Sky steps in.
The startup claims to be tackling the growing knowledge gap that its founders have experienced throughout their careers at major corporations, IT firms, and renowned Portuguese universities.
Miles in the Sky combines the latest trends in pedagogy and technology with human support.
This helps the startup to build a learning experience that combines the interaction and collaboration traits of face-to-face teaching with the interactivity and scalability provided by the digital model.
According to the company, its interactive “learning-by-doing” method has been shown to be six times more successful than conventional online courses.
Miles in the Sky offers tailored, effective learning opportunities that help organizations, corporations, and schools, fill skill shortages, expand delivery, and boost participation.
Miles in the Sky says it will use the funds to accelerate the development of the platform so that this new methodology can be used at scale.
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