Funding Raised In Seed Round By Vah Vah, Online Beauty Training Platform Round Led By Sequoia Surge

• BySheetal Sidhu     |    July 13, 2021

training platform offering makeup and beauty courses, has raised $1.85 million in a seed round led by Sequoia India’s Surge accelerator.The Bengaluru based company is one of the 23 early-stage startups to make it to Surge’s fifth cohort its largest so far, Vah Vah! offers live cohort-based courses, and aims to impart vocational skills that can translate into job opportunities for the youth or help them start their own businesses.

Co-founder Shailesh Daxini said in a statement, “The shortfall of vocational schools means that vocational training is often inaccessible or too costly for many – making it especially challenging for those who live outside of metropolitan areas looking to upskill themselves. With Vah Vah!, anyone with a mobile phone and an internet connection can now access quality vocational education,” further adding, “We want to bring the best teachers to every corner of India, and raise the quality of education in overlooked sectors that have the potential to create the next 100 million jobs.”

Vah Vah!’s professional makeup course is a 22-day comprehensive training programme, and also includes career counselling and one-on-one Q&As with trainers.

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