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BUSINESS·2 min read·May 14, 2026

Selecting stage GetWork brings Rs 2 Cr up in seed round drove by Artha Venture Fund

Gurugram-based edtech and HR-tech stage GetWork on Wednesday declared that it has brought Rs 2 crore up in a seed subsidizing round drove by Artha Venture Fund (AVF), a beginning phase miniature VC store. The round likewise saw the interest of India Accelerator’s private supporters. With this

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Gurugram-based edtech and HR-tech stage GetWork on Wednesday declared that it has brought Rs 2 crore up in a seed subsidizing round drove by Artha Venture Fund (AVF), a beginning phase miniature VC store. The round likewise saw the interest of India Accelerator’s private supporters.

With this round, AVF purchased a 16 percent stake — its tenth interest in the current round — in the nearby enrollment stage.

As per the authority proclamation, the startup intends to use this venture to develop its span with managers and assemble instruments that will assist with shutting positions straightforwardly on its foundation.

Dispatched in 2019, GetWork is an enrolling stage for corporates, SMEs, and new companies to straightforwardly recruit from the 18,000 position cells in foundations and schools.

Chief Rahul Veerwal established GetWork with the aim to connect the employability hole between ability procurement trained professionals and grounds spotters. He was subsequently joined by Sumit Gupta as the Co-originator and CTO.

The pandemic has made it hard for businesses, all things considered, to enlist new alumni outside the critical schools with all around staffed position cells. GetWork’s foundation addresses this issue and furthermore gives situations cells in Tier II, III, or IV urban communities to improve their arrangement rate.

Talking about the new turn of events, Rahul Veerwal said,

“The examples of overcoming adversity of AVF’s portfolio are a demonstration of the association’s essential methodology towards accomplishing business measurements. We were searching for a financial backer who might go past the ordinary standards of a VC and help us scale the business. We are respected to have joined forces with AVF, a firm that has cut its specialty in the miniature VC section.”

“Universities and foundations that change to GetWork see 2-3x normal expansion in number of rumored work postings, and it empowers arrangement cells and organizations to go online in only two minutes,” added Sumit Gupta.

Remarking on the speculation, Anirudh A Damani, Managing Partner, Artha Venture Fund, said,

“The pandemic constrained advanced education organizations to go on the web. It additionally prompted the expansion of upskilling stages and establishments that improve worker abilities for better occupation possibilities. Every one of them connect autonomously to bosses through different channels, overpowering their selecting groups and making the work hard for businesses and representatives to track down one another.”

“GetWork takes care of that issue by giving a solitary stage answer for situation cells and managers to speak with one another, post their prerequisites and openings, and makes it simpler for businesses of any size to discover a colleague that coordinates with their necessities,” he added.

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