Weekly Refresh: Udemy Secured $50M, ‘Etsy for Prison Art,’ and More

Over $100 million in funding, plus more Colorado tech news from the past week.

Written by Anna Holmquist
Published on Feb. 24, 2020
Weekly Refresh: Udemy Secured $50M, ‘Etsy for Prison Art,’ and More
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Udemy secured $50M. The company offers an online marketplace for teaching and learning. The investment came from Benesse Holdings, Inc., a longtime partner. [BusinessWire]

Pax8 to hire up to 1,800. The cloud distribution tech startup currently employs over 430 people. Over the next eight years, it aims to hire for its ad sales, partner support, engineering and human resource departments. [Built In Colorado]

Outrider launched with $53M. The logistics startup automates distribution yard operations. It emerged from stealth with this Series A funding and currently has over 75 employees. [Built In Colorado]

Colorado Digital Service recruiting short-term technologists. The office works to build out digital government services for the state of Colorado. Rather than looking to hire permanently, it’s seeking programmers and engineers to work for a year or two. [State Scoop]

Arts for Redemption receives $100K. The founder calls the venture “Etsy for prison art.” The e-commerce platform aims to show and sell art made by incarcerated people. [ColoradoInno]

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