Job and professional networking platform Apna.Co has secured close to $100 million in Series C funding led by Tiger Global. The round also saw participation from Owl Ventures, Insight Partners, Sequoia Capital India, Maverick Ventures, and GSV Ventures.
With this round, Apna has attained a total valuation of $1.1 billion. The startup aims to go into overdrive to sustainably solve the immense challenges of unemployment, poverty, and upskilling.
Apna plans to use the new funds to further strengthen its presence in the 28 cities it is operational in and expand pan-India by the end of 2021.