# Galena Educação Ltda.

Startup profile on Capital Atlas: https://capitalatlas.ai/startups/galena-educacao-ltda

- Industry: Education/Training
- Headquarters: Sao Paulo, Brazil
- Website: www.galena.com
- Total disclosed funding: $24M
- Latest round: Series A (Apr 13, 2022)
- Investors on record: 6

## About

Based in Brazil, and founded in 2020 by its CEO Guilherme Luz, Eduardo Mufarej, Felipe Gressler, Lygia Vidigal, Otávio Gurgel, Rodrigo Dib, Thomaz Pacheco, and Sabrina Silva, Galena Educação LTDA operates as an educational technology (EdTech) company. In March 2021, Galena Education Ltda raised USD 7.5 million in seed funding led by new investor Exor Seeds, with participation from ArpexCapital and Owl Ventures. In April 2022, Galena Education Ltda raised USD 16.7 million in series A funding, led by Altos Ventures and Reaction Fund.

Galena provides online job training and educational courses, allowing young people to find jobs and subsequently pay course costs. The company's platform allows students to pay nothing during training and only pay once the course is completed.

The company generates revenue once the candidate has been employed with a base pay of BRL 2,000 or above.

The company plans to use the funds raised in April 2022 to support business growth, product development, and talent acquisition.

## Funding rounds

- Series A, Apr 13, 2022, $17M — Altos Ventures, OWL Ventures, Exor Seeds, Reaction Fund, Globo Ventures
- Seed, May 9, 2021, $7.5M — ArpexCapital, OWL Ventures, Exor Seeds

## Investors

- ArpexCapital (https://capitalatlas.ai/funds/arpexcapital) — Seed
- OWL Ventures (https://capitalatlas.ai/funds/owl-ventures) — Seed, Series A
- Exor Seeds — Seed, Series A
- Altos Ventures (https://capitalatlas.ai/funds/altos-ventures) — Series A
- Reaction Fund — Series A
- Globo Ventures (https://capitalatlas.ai/funds/globo-ventures) — Series A