Amsterdam-based StellarUp, an HR SaaS solution that enables better knowledge sharing through structured and unstructured learning tools, announced on Wednesday, July 5, that it has raised €500K in a seed round of funding.
The round was led by an undisclosed US tech investor who was interested in StellarUp since the beginning.
The US tech investor says, “Mentoring and knowledge sharing between people play a key role in tackling HR Challenges. SterllarUp’s platform effectively connects growth and learning opportunities within an organisation efficiently.”
“I am impressed by the speed of the founding team to capture opportunities in a fast-growing market by providing unparalleled solutions,” adds the investor.
Capital utilisation
StellarUp says it will use the money to improve and accelerate its user interface and experience design (UI/ UX), features and integration, and increase its marketing efforts.
Estelle Roux-Stevens, co-founder at StellarUp, says, “With this capital investment and level of trust, our mission-driven team is primed not only to expand our product’s reach but also to elevate it to new heights of improved performance, speed, and excellence.”
“Connect, Learn, Grow”
Founded in 2020 by Estelle Roux-Stevens and Julian Roux-Stevens, StellarUp improves knowledge sharing through organised and unstructured learning tools including mentor programmes, e-learning academies, online resource libraries, and community solutions.
It offers a SaaS platform that helps companies to launch and administer mentoring programmes in a quantifiable and scalable manner.
Onboarding, matching, and mentoring relationship management are core capabilities aimed to promote participant engagement and optimise operational processes.
StellarUp has onboarded a number of large-scale, non-profit and government projects since its inception. Some of them include Rijksdienst voor Ondernemend Nederland, Giving Back, BufferSprings, The United Nations Foundation, Aleto Foundation, ScaleNL, Konstanze University in Germany, Utrecht University of Applied Sciences, InvestNL, and others.
Brief about the founders
Estelle Roux-Stevens is the co-founder and CEO of StellarUp. Her mission is to create diversified environments in which people-first cultures can thrive. She has over 23 years of HR expertise in the IT and FinTech sectors.
Roux-Stevens has spent the last three years establishing a firm that solves the engagement and retention difficulties and possibilities that enterprises face. She was also nominated for a Woman in Tech award in the Diversity category in 2017.
Julian Roux-Stevens is the co-founder and CTPO of StellarUp. His aim is to empower communities and businesses to achieve personal and professional growth at scale while addressing engagement and employee retention concerns.
He has over 30 years of technical and product development expertise and has spent the last 5 years developing a product and team to address the difficulties and potential of a SaaS solution for remote enterprises.
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