Not dropping the ball. Indonesian edtech Binar Academy just raised an undisclosed funding round from international investors—including NBA star Jeremy Lin. But no, they don’t teach sports.

They’re here to bridge the tech talent gap and train Indonesians with the skills they need to be world-class tech talents.

• Founded in 2017, they’ve trained over 130,000 students.
• They’ve worked with over 130 partner employers, including companies in Singapore and the US.

Investor check. Investors in the round include Blue7, JN Capital & Growth Advisory, Scala Group, DGS, MD Capital, and JLIN Capital Studio (Jeremy Lin’s impact investment entity for Asia and the US)

• Binar last raised Pre-Series A follow-on funding in 2022.

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🧐 How they do it?

Bootcamps. Ready to make a big career move? Join their 4-6 month courses focused on project-based learning. Choose from courses like Software Engineering, Product Management, UI/UX Research and Design, and Data Science!

• You’ll get access to their internship program, English courses, career development program, and more too.

Webinars and independent learning. Not into bootcamps? Join their 2-3 hour paid webinars instead.

• Anytime, anywhere. They also have BinarGo, an independent learning platform where you can learn from a variety of video courses at your own pace.

Corporate training and IT outsourcing. Finding, training, and retaining the best talent is tough for every company. Binar makes it easy by offering corporate training and digital transformation services to upskill your company’s current talents.

• They also offer IT outsourcing services to help you quickly fill in open roles when needed.

Get hired. They also run Job Connect, a platform where anyone (not just BINAR alumni) can find new jobs and companies can find tech talent.

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💰 What’s with the $$$?

They’ll use the funding to reorganize the company to reach profitability and innovate new products and services.