# Certiverse

Startup profile on Capital Atlas: https://capitalatlas.ai/startups/certiverse

- Industry: Software
- Headquarters: Chicago, US
- Website: www.certiverse.com/
- Total disclosed funding: $15M
- Latest round: Series A (Mar 25, 2025)
- Investors on record: 6

## About

Founded in 2019 and based in Illinois, US, pValue, Inc., doing business as Certiverse, operates as a developer of an AI-integrated end-to-end exam development platform. The company was founded by its CEO Ruben Garcia, alongside Tyler Meadlin. In late 2020, it launched its first live exam with The Linux Foundation. In March 2025, Certiverse raised USD 11 million in series A funding led by new investor Cherryrock Capital, with participation from returning investors Chingona Ventures, Hyde Park Venture Partners, Angeles Investors, Hunt Holdings, and Zeal Capital Partners. The company's product is an AI-integrated platform that helps users in end-to-end exam development. It minimizes costs and expenses for organizations in terms of developing exams or assessments by using psychometric data. The company consults subject matter experts to reduce exam biases. The company plans to utilize the March 2025 funding to scale its platform and improve the accessibility of its certification programs to organizations and across all industries.

## Funding rounds

- Series A, Mar 25, 2025, $11M — Hunt Holdings, Hyde Park Venture Partners, Chingona Ventures, Zeal Capital Partners, Angeles Investors, Cherryrock Capital
- Seed, Dec 15, 2021, $1M — Hyde Park Venture Partners, Hunt Holdings, Zeal Capital Partners, Angeles Investors
- Seed, Apr 21, 2021, $3M — Hyde Park Venture Partners, Hunt Holdings, Chingona Ventures, Angeles Investors
- Seed, Feb 28, 2020 — Angeles Investors

## Investors

- Angeles Investors (https://capitalatlas.ai/funds/angeles-investors) — Seed, Series A
- Hyde Park Venture Partners (https://capitalatlas.ai/funds/hyde-park-venture-partners) — Seed, Series A
- Hunt Holdings — Seed, Series A
- Chingona Ventures (https://capitalatlas.ai/funds/chingona-ventures) — Seed, Series A
- Zeal Capital Partners (https://capitalatlas.ai/funds/zeal-capital-partners) — Seed, Series A
- Cherryrock Capital (https://capitalatlas.ai/funds/cherryrock-capital) — Series A