Building a world where everyone has a fair shot at their dream career, regardless of background

Today marks a milestone in our journey to transform how the world approaches career development. I'm thrilled to announce that Prentus has secured funding from visionary investors who share our belief that career success shouldn't depend on who you know or where you come from.

This new funding was led by Potencia Ventures and LearnLaunch, leading social impact investors who support companies at the intersection of education and employability. The round also includes backing from industry pioneers like Jamie Farrell (founding COO of Trilogy, CRO at Emeritus and other executive roles at General Assembly and 2U), Jonathan Finkelstein (founder of Credly), and other forward-thinking partners who recognize the opportunity to transform how learning connects to positive career outcomes.

A Mission Born from Personal Experience

This journey is personal for me. As a first-generation immigrant, I experienced firsthand how challenging career development can be without connections. When I graduated from college, I didn't have an "Uncle Bob" to tell me the unwritten rules of job searching or to make introductions to the right people.

This experience revealed a fundamental truth: talent is evenly distributed, but opportunity is not. At Prentus, we're changing that equation. We're building a future where your success isn't determined by your network, but by your talent, determination, and the right tools to showcase them.

Reinventing Career Success for the Digital Age

While others have approached career services as a collection of disconnected tools, we've reimagined it from the ground up. Prentus is doing for job searching what Duolingo did for language learning – transforming what was once tedious and intimidating into something engaging, accessible, and effective for everyone.

Our AI-powered platform creates a seamless experience that students actually want to use. Job seekers can access cutting-edge tools that were previously available only to those with connections or resources:

• AI Resume Builder and Analyzer: Instantly generates and improves resumes tailored to specific jobs with personalized feedback

• Smart Interview Coach: Provides unlimited mock interviews with questions generated specifically for each job description

• Personalized AI Advisor: Offers 24/7 guidance on job search strategy, networking approaches, and application optimization

By combining these powerful AI tools with vibrant community features and thoughtful gamification, we've created an experience students genuinely engage with, leading to remarkable outcomes. Students find jobs 54% faster, earn an average starting salary of $70,000, and 75% continue using our platform after 30 days.

For educational institutions, the impact is equally transformative. Schools today face an impossible challenge: delivering exceptional career outcomes with fragmented tools and understaffed teams. Our all-in-one platform empowers career services to provide personalized guidance at scale, making advisors three times more effective while reducing technology costs. Our breakthrough in outcome tracking gives institutions unprecedented visibility into placement results, helping demonstrate clear ROI and translate student success directly into enrollment growth.

This vision is already becoming a reality through our partnerships with forward-thinking institutions like DeVry University and Miami Dade College. These pioneers in career-focused education have implemented Prentus across their student populations, setting a new standard for what career services can be in the digital age.

Richard Korczyk, Chief Experience Officer at DeVry University, explains why they chose Prentus: "When we looked for a platform that can serve the needs of modern learners and careers, we knew it had to offer an ecosystem of interconnected tools that supported learners through each step of their career attainment journey. It would've been easy to just link to a simple resume generator or connect learners with the LinkedIn job stream. What we wanted was so much more for our learners. We needed a platform that could shepherd them through the critical steps to not only get the job done, but empower and coach them along the way. Prentus offered that and also ensured that we kept our advising team firmly at the center of the experience so that technology and talented professionals could work together to help our graduates succeed. We also got a partner in Prentus that can scale with us adding new features and optimizing the experience continuously to evolve right along-side our learners and their needs."

Building on Momentum for Greater Impact

I'm proud to share that Prentus was already profitable before this funding round, demonstrating the strong market fit of our solution. Now, with this additional capital, we're accelerating our vision to expand our reach, pioneer new AI innovations, and create direct employer connections that bypass traditional hiring barriers.

"We are proud to back Prentus because they're not just streamlining career services - they are building the connective tissue between learning and earning," said Ana Aristizábal, Director and Head of Investments in Education and Workforce at Potencia Ventures. "Prentus is unlocking faster pathways to employment, improving higher-education outcomes, and expanding access to hidden opportunities for all learners - not just the well-connected. Their early results speak for themselves, and we believe their vision can transform what career services look like."

LearnLaunch General Partner Matt Rubins added, "What set Prentus apart for us is their unique focus on the student experience and their deep understanding of their customers needs. We're excited to support Prentus in this next phase of growth."

We're at the beginning of a fundamental shift in how education connects to employment. As AI transforms the hiring landscape and institutions face mounting pressure to demonstrate value, Prentus offers a path forward that benefits everyone: students find meaningful careers faster, institutions showcase stronger outcomes, and employers discover diverse talent they might otherwise miss.

The Road Ahead

At Prentus, we believe everyone deserves a fair shot at their dream career. We envision a world where your success isn't determined by the circumstances of your birth, but by your talents, efforts, and the quality of tools available to you.

Today's funding announcement represents not just growth capital, but a validation of this vision and the progress we've already made. We're building a future where career development is fair, fast, and fun for everyone – not just those who already have advantages.

The future we're creating is one where educational institutions measure success through job outcomes, where career services becomes a strategic advantage rather than an afterthought, and where every student can navigate their career journey with confidence.

I invite you to join us on this journey. Whether you're an educational institution looking to transform your career services, an employer seeking rising talent, or simply someone who believes in our mission – there's a place for you in the future we're building.

For more information about Prentus and our vision, visit prentus.com.