About Workera.ai
Workera is an AI-powered skills intelligence platform that helps enterprises assess, verify, and develop workforce capabilities at scale. The platform uses AI agents, adaptive assessments, and a proprietary skills ontology to deliver verified skills data and personalized learning plans, enabling organizations to make data-driven talent decisions across hiring, upskilling, and workforce mobility. Its customers include Fortune 500 companies such as Siemens Energy, BCG, Eli Lilly, and the U.S. Air Force.
Company details
Funding
Total raised
$44.5M
Last stage
Series B
Investors
Founders
Kian Katanforoosh
Stanford AI Adjunct Lecturer and co-creator of the Deep Learning Specialization on Coursera. Previously co-founded deeplearning.ai with Andrew Ng. Forbes 30 Under 30 (Education, 2020).
LinkedInJames Lee
Former VP of Global Operations at Udacity. Co-founded Workera with Kian Katanforoosh in 2020.
Andrew Ng
AI pioneer, Coursera co-founder, former head of Google Brain and Chief Scientist at Baidu. Serves as Chairman of Workera.
LinkedInWhat happens next.
No applications, no recruiter spam. Just the intro.
Confirm the fit
A few questions to make sure this role is the right shape for you. Two minutes.
I pitch you to the company
I write the intro, send it to the founder, and handle the back-and-forth.
A meeting lands on your calendar
If they’re a yes, I book the chat. You show up — that’s the whole job-hunt.