Beep Raises 850K USD in Pre-Series A to Scale Career Access for Tier 2 and Tier 3 Students

Beep Raises 850K USD in Pre-Series A to Scale Career Access for Tier 2 and Tier 3 Students

• Funds to scale to 5 million users, onboard 150 new colleges and expand industry aligned programs
• Round backed by Knowhere Ventures LLC, Pacific Global Solutions, LeadAngels FLV and seasoned industry professionals
• With this round, total funds raised stands at 1.5M USD

Pune, 19th February 2026: Pune-based EdTech startup Beep, has raised 850K USD in a Pre- Series A funding round to accelerate its mission of building an AI-driven career ecosystem for students and early career professionals. The round saw participation from Knowhere Ventures LLC, Pacific Global Solutions Limited and LeadAngels FLV, along with individual investors Vipul Prakash, Founder of wowJobs, and Sandeep Johri, CEO of Checkmarx. With this round, the company’s total funding raised to date stands at 1.5M USD.

The company plans to utilise the capital to scale its platform to 5 million users and onboard 150 additional colleges over the next nine months. Beep will also invest in building more industry-relevant programs that equip students with practical, job-ready skills aligned with real hiring needs. Currently, the platform runs more than 28 live programs across design, work-ready certification and experiential internship tracks, helping learners transition from education to employment faster.

Commenting on the fundraise, Saurabh Mangrulkar, Founder and CEO of Beep, said, “Tier 2 and Tier 3 students have the same ambition as Tier 1, only the system does not give them the same access. This fundraise is fuel for our mission to build a Tier 1 like career ecosystem at scale, where every student can explore, learn and earn faster, smarter and with real outcomes. Along with this, we have launched new product upgrades across the Beep ecosystem, including AI career tools, job ready learning programs and stronger recruiter and college workflows to improve real student outcomes.”

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Since its inception, Beep has enabled more than 30,000 young talents and early professionals to secure placements, internships and gig work opportunities through its platform. What began during the second wave of COVID 19 as a safe discussion space for students has evolved into a comprehensive career ecosystem serving over 6.5 million users, partnering with more than 1,500 colleges and working with 7,800 hiring companies across India.

The platform integrates career guidance, structured mentorship, industry-aligned learning and AI-powered hiring tools to ensure faster and fairer transitions from education to employment. Its offerings include a career-building app that provides mentorship, resume support and access to jobs and internships, professional upskilling programs with placement assistance, UniBeep for institutional placement management and BeepHire.ai for AI-powered fresher recruitment.

With this round, Beep strengthens its financial runway amid growing demand for outcome-driven, skills-focused education platforms. The funding comes at a time when the EdTech sector is increasingly focused on linking learning outcomes with employability and workforce readiness.

About Beep:-
Beep is an EdTech company founded in 2021 in Pune by Saurabh Mangrulkar, Rakhi Pal and Yogesh Nogia, focused on career acceleration, upskilling and AI-led hiring automation for students and early career professionals. Launched during the second wave of COVID-19 as a student discussion space, it has evolved into a career ecosystem serving over 6.5 million users, partnering with 1,500+ colleges and working with 7,800 hiring companies across India. Beep offers a career-building app with mentorship and job access. It also runs upskilling programs with placement support, UniBeep for college placements and BeepHire.ai for AI-powered fresher hiring. The platform combines industry-aligned learning, structured mentorship and AI-driven tools to enable faster, fairer career outcomes for youth.