Jolt
Business School for Self-made Professionals
Startup Acquired Education & Knowledge Technologies Est. 2015 Acquired
Total Raised
$23.2M
Acquired
Last Round
$14M
3 rounds
Investors
7
7 public
Team
5
51-200 employees
Confidence
102/100
News
15
articles
About
Jolt is a business school designed specifically for self-made professionals. The company operates a network of campuses offering professional video courses to tech workers at every career stage. The courses are presented by internationally acclaimed experts and executives from leading tech companies, including Amazon, Google, Linkedin, and Netflix. Jolts mission is to give each of its students a competitive advantage.
Classification
Sector
Education & Knowledge TechnologiesAssessment & VerificationRetail PlatformsDigital Products
Core Technology
Platforms & InterfacesSoftwareMobileWeb
Target Customer
EducationHigher EducationConsumersEnterprise & Professional ServicesSMBs & SMEsHuman Resource & Employment ServicesTraining
Business Model
B2BB2C
Tags
knowledge-sharingtrainingknowledge-technologymarketplaceenterprise-solutionse-learningconsumerssmbenterpriseshrengagementedtechstudentsself-learning
Funding & Events
Sep 2022
Exit Undisclosed
Oct 2018
Seed $7.2M
Hillsven Capital, PICO Venture Partners
Jul 2016
Seed $2M
Hillsven Capital, at.inc/, Gil Hirsch, UpWest
Jan 2020
A Round $14M
Hillsven Capital, Octopus Ventures, Balderton Capital
News (15)
Feb 1, 2023 ยท www.globes.co.il
Not applicable
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Not applicable
Sep 11, 2022 ยท www.calcalist.co.il
growth-negative
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Management ChangesLayoffsExpand
Apr 7, 2022 ยท www.calcalist.co.il
growth-negative
Online business school Jolt shaken up after exit deal falls through, founders leave, 40% of staff fired CTech
Layoffs
Jun 28, 2021 ยท www.geektime.co.il
growth-positive
"ืื ืฉื™ื ื‘ื•ื—ืจื™ื ืงืจื™ื™ืจื” ืžื›ืœ ื”ืกื™ื‘ื•ืช ื”ืœื ื ื›ื•ื ื•ืช"
CustomersExpand
Mar 29, 2021 ยท www.calcalistech.com
growth-positive
Jolt and TALMA launch new program to close Israeli techies' English language gap
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Jan 5, 2021 ยท officesnapshots.com
growth-positive
Office Tour: Jolt Offices - Tel Aviv
Partners
Nov 29, 2020 ยท www.calcalistech.com
growth-positive
Israel's Jolt is set to help UK citizens with training program for high-tech jobs
CustomersPartnersInvestment
Jun 16, 2020 ยท www.calcalistech.com
growth-positive
"The pandemic created an opportunity for startups to create an alternative to higher education"
CustomersPartners
Jan 13, 2020 ยท tech.eu
growth-positive
Jolt raises $14 million to disrupt higher education with its pay-as-you-go MBA program - Tech.eu
InvestmentExpand
May 5, 2019 ยท www.jpost.com
growth-positive
https://www.jpost.com/Israel-News/Jolt-aims-to-go-head-to-head-with-higher-education-588842
CustomersInvestmentExpand
Jan 7, 2019 ยท www.fenews.co.uk
growth-positive
WORLD'S FIRST SCHOOL FOR YOUR CAREER, JOLT, LAUNCHES IN LONDON - FE News
CustomersExpand
Oct 16, 2018 ยท www.calcalistech.com
growth-positive
Live Video Courses Marketplace Jolt Raises $7.2 Million
InvestmentExpand
Aug 23, 2018 ยท www.forbes.com
growth-positive
Where Freelancers (And Other Professionals) Go To Learn: Meet JOLT
Customers
Feb 9, 2017 ยท www.businessinsider.com
growth-positive
This startup is 6 months into an employment experiment - no perks, lower pay, and you're free after 2 years
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Jul 19, 2016 ยท vator.tv
growth-positive
Jolt picks up $2M seed for marketplace of speakers
Investment
Details
Product Stage
Released
Employees
51-200
Exact Count
52
District
Center District
Founded
2015
Registrar
515291805
Crunchbase
jolt-c1ab
Locations
Shvil ha-Merets 2, Tel Aviv-Yafo, Israel
550 S California Ave, Palo Alto, CA, USA
34-37 Liverpool Street, London, England, UK
Links
Website
LinkedIn
Twitter
Facebook
Admin
Last Update
Jan 29, 2025
Verified by
Natalia Golczar
Claimed
Yes
Missing
markets
Team (5)
Doron Aaronsohn
CEO
Roei Deutsch
Co-founder (No longer with the company)
Founder
Nitzan Arazi
Co-founder (No longer with the company)
Founder
Nadav Leshem
Co-founder (No longer with the company)
Founder
Lior Frenkel
Co-founder (No longer with the company)
Founder
Internal
Created by
Roei Hamani (roei.hamani@mail.huji.ac.il)
Created
2015-12-09T00:00:00.000Z
Last editor
Matan Eblagon (matane@sncentral.org)
Status
Acquired by undisclosed on Sep, 2022