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Cirkled In was selected from a global applicant pool of 900+ startups across 69 countries, making it the largest and most competitive pool in the history of the GSV Cup. Notably<\/strong>, this distinction highlights the platform\u2019s growing global impact.<\/p>\n\n\n\n In addition<\/strong>, more than 200 judges from leading venture capital firms and strategic partners in digital learning and workforce skills participated in the evaluation process. Specifically<\/strong>, these experts brought deep industry knowledge and investment experience. As a result<\/strong>, the selection process reflected both rigor and real-world relevance. These included Accel, Bessemer Venture Partners, Blume Ventures, ECMC Group, NEA, Pear, Owl Ventures, Reach Capital, and others. Together<\/strong>, they leveraged a rigorous framework to assess each startup and determine the 200 most promising companies.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cWe are absolutely thrilled to be recognized among such amazing group of companies that are trailblazers in Education and Future of Work industry. There are plenty opportunities to make youth recruitment more effective, efficient, and equitable. Cirkled In is proud of its contribution to the modernization of youth recruitment system,\u201d Said Reetu Gupta, CEO and Co-founder of Cirkled In.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n By giving students an award-winning, secure, and engaging<\/strong> young professionals\u2019 platform, Cirkled In is empowering Gen-Z youth (K-16 grade) to showcase their professional identity holistically and is connecting them with the best-fit educational and employment opportunities creating win-win. Cirkled In provides one-stop-shop to students <\/strong>for educational and employment<\/strong> opportunities.<\/p>\n\n\n\n We are proud to support over three quarter million students on Cirkled In to help them showcase themselves and get matched with the best fit opportunities.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cOur GSV Cup semifinalists epitomize our 2023 theme, Brave New World \u2013 you can\u2019t use an old map for a new world. These 200 companies are charting new courses and drawing new maps to achieve the scaled delivery of learning and skills. We all hope to achieve the mission that ALL people deserve equal access to the future through the innovations of these great founders,\u201d said Deborah Quazzo, Managing Partner of GSV Ventures and Co-founder of the ASU+GSV Summit.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n The Elite 200 companies selected as semifinalists in this year\u2019s competition support learners from Pre-K to Gray and are well-distributed across the categories of Early Childhood, K-12, Higher Education, Adult Consumer Learning, and Workforce Learning. Among this year\u2019s Elite 200 companies:<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u25cf 43% of companies are headquartered outside of the United States<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u25cf 52% of companies have female founder(s)<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u25cf 48% of companies have founder(s) that identify as people of color<\/p>\n\n\n\n The 2023 Elite 200 join an illustrious group of startups with past winners and semifinalists.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n
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