Bimbing Platform Raise Funding from init-6
6/20/2022
Bimbing , an educational technology startup, announced funding from init-6, a venture capital company founded by Founder , Achmad Zaky.
This new funding will be allocated to recruit more senior talent, expand marketing, and perfect Learning Management System (LMS) for each student, for a better learning experience and quality.
In addition, Guidance also focuses on optimizing 'Scareer' ( School of Career ) services and developing digital skills curriculum by collaborating with the best campuses in Indonesia, including, University of Indonesia (UI), Bogor Agricultural University (IPB), Universitas Airlangga ( UNAIR), Brawijaya University, and Bakrie University.
CEO Zaky Muhammad Syah said that his party was honored to get the trust and support from init-6. This partnership can occur because of the common vision, namely to open the widest possible access for everyone to learn skills in the digital era, while reducing unemployment in Indonesia.
"Init-6's investment strengthens our determination to continue to produce work-ready digital talent, where our target is to increase the level of alumni employment from 80% today to 100% in the near future," said Zaky through a press release, Monday (20/20/2020). 6/2022).
As a one-stop platform for digital skills training and career acceleration, Guidance provides affordable course schemes and access to job distribution after graduation.
Currently, Guidance already has 450 Hiring Partners & Hiring Companies (HPHC) throughout Southeast Asia who are ready to recruit alumni, such as Zenius, Ajaib, Bibit, SIRCLO, and many others.
The job acceptance rate from the Bootcamp has also reached 80%, where on average there are 3,000 active students who join every year.
The capacity-building enhanced by Learning Management System that adapts the curriculum to the needs of each student. Students can get hands-on training from >100 experienced mentors from leading companies in Indonesia.
During the period from 2021 to mid-2022, Guidance has opened hundreds of digital classes - from mini courses to bootcamps - with materials that are very relevant to the needs of Indonesia 4.0, such as Data Science , UI/UX Design , Digital Marketing , Web Development and Product Management .
In addition, the Guided platform also offers complete services in preparation for entering the workforce, such as CV reviews, LinkedIn reviews, Cover Letter reviews, English preparation for the scope of work, interview exercises, and mentoring career
“We are very impressed with their vision of creating the best learning platform so that young talents can develop their careers optimally. With today's outstanding performance and growth, we believe that Guidance is on the right track to become a upskilling in Indonesia, which can produce the best talents to compete in the global digital era," said Rexi Christopher, Venture Partner at the initiating event. 6.
Glimpse of Success Thanks to SSI
Zaky also revealed that his start-up company can develop sustainably because it has the right business focus. He also learned a lot about business development from the prestigious incubator program, “Startup Studio Indonesia” Batch 2, which was organized by the Ministry of Communication and Information Technology.
“Different from other training programs, SSI encourages all participants to focus on achieving Product-Market fit . It was also very helpful for us because we were able to meet with startup practitioners who are much more experienced, and get hands-on knowledge about building digital products that are needed by the community. After participating in SSI, we put this learning into practice by determining the target market, testing and evaluating products, and determining long-term business plans," added Zaky.
In 2022, Guidance plans to increase the number of job distributions, add topics to study programs, and increase collaboration with universities in Southeast Asia for Scareer services, special career preparation services for students which include CV design, mentoring, digital skills upskilling, and so on.
Not only that, the startup, which has graduated 30,000+ digital talents, also plans to expand its user base to 330 thousand users, with more complete activities and services on the platform.
