内容来源：https://techcrunch.com/2026/01/14/indias-emversity-doubles-valuation-as-it-scales-workers-ai-cant-replace/

内容总结：

在人工智能技术逐步替代部分工作岗位的背景下，印度职业教育初创企业Emversity瞄准AI难以取代的领域，致力于构建专业人才输送渠道。近日该公司宣布完成3000万美元A轮融资，将用于在全球人口最多的市场——印度——扩大就业导向型技能培训规模。

本轮融资由Premji Invest领投，Lightspeed Venture Partners和Z47跟投。据知情人士向TechCrunch透露，融资后Emversity估值约1.2亿美元，较2025年4月Pre-A轮融资时的6000万美元估值实现翻倍。公司累计融资总额已达4600万美元。

印度正面临日益严峻的技能缺口困境：高校毕业生普遍缺乏就业所需技能，而医疗等关键服务行业却难以招到合格员工。印度政府数据显示，全国现有约430万名注册护理人员及5253所护理院校，年培养护士约38.7万人，但专业护理人员短缺问题依然突出。酒店行业同样面临挑战，行业报告显示其劳动力供需缺口高达55%至60%。

成立两年的Emversity通过与雇主合作设计培训课程，并将其融入高校教学体系，同时依托印度国家技能发展公司（NSDC）旗下技能中心开展短期认证与就业安置，着力弥合这一缺口。目前该公司已与23所高校的40多个校区建立合作，重点培养需要实操培训与专业认证的“灰领”岗位人才，包括护士、物理治疗师、医学实验室技术员等医疗岗位，以及宾客关系、餐饮服务等酒店管理职位。

创始人兼首席执行官维韦克·辛哈透露，公司已累计培训约4500名学员，并成功帮助800人实现就业。其商业模式主要通过与高校合作收取费用，以及运营短期认证课程获得收入，雇主方无需付费。公司毛利率约80%，凭借有机增长渠道将客户获取成本控制在营收的10%以内。

新一轮资金将支持Emversity在未来两年内将业务拓展至200多个地点，深化医疗和酒店管理领域的培训，并逐步进军工程、采购、施工及制造业。公司已与印度顶尖工程总承包企业展开深度洽谈，计划年内推出专项培训项目。值得注意的是，Emversity去年营收中，高校嵌入式培训与自主技能中心短期课程各占半壁江山。

尽管当前主要服务于印度本土市场，但辛哈指出，随着日本、德国等老龄化社会对专业医护人员的需求增长，未来公司也将关注国际人才输出机遇。目前Emversity拥有约700名员工，其中200至250名培训师分布在各合作校区。

中文翻译：

随着人工智能逐步替代部分劳动力，印度职业培训初创企业Emversity正致力于构建人工智能无法取代岗位的人才输送渠道，并在新一轮融资中筹集3000万美元，以在全球人口最多的市场拓展就业导向型培训。

这家总部位于班加罗尔的初创公司周四宣布，本轮纯股权A轮融资由Premji Invest领投，Lightspeed Venture Partners和Z47跟投。消息人士向TechCrunch证实，本轮融资后Emversity估值约为1.2亿美元，较2025年4月A轮前融资约6000万美元的估值实现翻番。公司融资总额目前达4600万美元。

印度长期面临日益扩大的技能缺口——毕业生往往缺乏就业所需技能，而关键服务行业却难以招到训练有素的员工。在医疗保健领域，印度政府数据显示全国约有430万名注册护理人员及5253所护理院校，每年培养约38.7万名护士，但近期报告仍持续警示人员短缺。据行业估算，酒店服务业劳动力供需缺口高达55%至60%。

Emversity正通过两种方式弥合这一缺口：将企业设计的培训项目融入大学课程体系，同时运营印度政府国家技能发展公司（NSDC）认证的技能中心，提供短期认证与就业安置服务。

这家成立两年的初创企业已与23所高等院校的40多个校区建立合作，专注于需要实操训练和职业认证的"灰领"岗位，包括护士、物理治疗师、医学实验室技术员等医疗岗位，以及宾客关系、餐饮服务等酒店服务类职位。

创始人兼首席执行官维韦克·辛哈（题图）在接受采访时表示，公司迄今已培训约4500名学员，并成功安置800名求职者。辛哈曾在印度教育科技初创公司Unacademy担任三年多首席运营官，于2023年创立Emversity。他向TechCrunch透露，这个创业构想源于其设计政府基层岗位招考培训课程时的发现——应试者中竟包括工程师、MBA甚至博士。

"我开始与这些学员交流，"他说，"有些人曾向私立学院支付学费，耗费16到18年获得学位。"

辛哈指出，近年来这种技能错配现象日益严重。随着自动化技术和新型职场工具改变企业对初级雇员的期望，而医疗保健等需要实操训练和固定人员配比的认证岗位需求持续旺盛，这种差距可能进一步扩大。

"人工智能可以减轻护士的行政工作负担，例如整理患者信息或电子病历，"辛哈阐述道，"但在ICU病房每两张病床仍需配备一名护士的情况下，人工智能无法取代护士的职能。"

Emversity与富通医疗、阿波罗医院、Aster、KIMS、IHCL（泰姬酒店集团）和柠檬树酒店等企业合作，共同设计岗位定制化培训模块，并协助高校将其嵌入学位课程。该公司不向企业收费，而是通过合作院校支付的费用及NSDC认证技能中心的短期认证项目获得收入。

辛哈表示，公司毛利率约80%，主要通过有机渠道而非效果营销获客，使客户获取成本保持在营收的10%以下。他补充说，公司为高中生提供的职业咨询平台去年产生超35万次咨询，贡献了超20%的营收。

获得新资金后，Emversity计划未来两年将业务拓展至200多个地点，深化医疗保健和酒店服务领域的布局，同时进军工程、采购与施工（EPC）及制造业等新领域。辛哈透露，公司已与印度顶级EPC企业之一开展深入洽谈，将于今年设计推出岗位定制化项目，并计划明年启动制造业专项培训。

为确保各校区教学质量统一，Emversity采用企业主导的课程设计，并配备包括护理与急救等临床岗位模拟实验室在内的实操培训设施。辛哈表示，去年公司营收中，高校嵌入式培训项目与自有技能中心短期认证课程大致各占一半。

尽管目前主要服务印度本土企业，辛哈认为未来存在拓展国际市场的机遇，特别是在日本、德国等老龄化市场对训练有素的医疗工作者需求旺盛的背景下。不过他未透露开拓全球市场的具体时间表。目前Emversity拥有约700名员工，其中200至250名培训师分布在各合作校区。

英文来源：

As AI automates parts of the workforce, Emversity, an Indian workforce-training startup, is building talent pipelines for roles it sees AI can’t replace, and has raised $30 million in a new round to expand job-ready training in the world’s most populous market.
The all-equity Series A round was led by Premji Invest, with participation from Lightspeed Venture Partners and Z47, the Bengaluru-based startup announced on Thursday. The funding values Emversity at around $120 million post-money, sources confirmed to TechCrunch, up from about $60 million in its April 2025 pre-Series A round. Total funding now stands at $46 million.
India has been grappling with a widening skills gap, with graduates often entering the workforce without job-ready skills even as key service sectors struggle to hire trained staff. In healthcare, the Indian government says the country has about 4.3 million registered nursing personnel and 5,253 nursing institutions producing roughly 387,000 nurses annually, yet recent reports have continued to flag a shortage. Hospitality, too, has faced a 55% to 60% demand-supply gap for workers, according to industry estimates.
Emversity is trying to bridge that gap by integrating employer-designed training programs into university curricula and running skill centers affiliated with the Indian government’s National Skill Development Corporation (NSDC) for short-term certifications and placements.
The two-year-old startup has partnered with 23 universities and colleges across over 40 campuses and focuses on “grey-collar” roles — positions that require hands-on training and credentialing — including nurses, physiotherapists, and medical lab technicians, as well as hospitality roles such as guest relations and food and beverage service.
Emversity has trained about 4,500 learners so far and placed 800 candidates to date, founder and CEO Vivek Sinha (pictured above) said in an interview.
Sinha, who previously served as chief operating officer at Indian edtech startup Unacademy for over three years before starting Emversity in 2023, told TechCrunch he conceived the idea while working on test-preparation courses for entry-level government jobs. He noticed that applicants included engineers, MBAs, and even PhDs.
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“I started speaking to these learners,” he said. “Some of them had paid fees to private colleges and spent 16 to 18 years earning those degrees.”
Sinha said the gap has widened in recent years and could grow further as automation and new workplace tools change what employers expect from entry-level hires, while demand remains strong in credentialed roles such as healthcare, where hands-on training and staffing ratios still matter.
“AI can cut down the administrative work of a nurse, such as filing patient details or electronic medical records,” Sinha stated. “But AI can’t replace a nurse if you still need one at an ICU for every two beds.”
Emversity works with employers such as Fortis Healthcare, Apollo Hospitals, Aster, KIMS, IHCL (Taj Hotels), and Lemon Tree Hotels to co-design role-specific training modules, which it then helps universities embed into their degree programs. The startup does not charge employers, instead earning revenue through fees paid by partner institutions and through short-term certification programs run at its NSDC-affiliated skill centers.
The startup operates with gross margins of about 80% and has kept customer acquisition costs below 10% of revenue by relying largely on organic channels rather than performance marketing, Sinha said.
He added that the startup offers a career counseling platform for high school students that generated more than 350,000 inquiries and accounted for more than 20% of revenue last year.
With the fresh funding, Emversity plans to expand its footprint to more than 200 locations over the next two years and deepen its focus on healthcare and hospitality, while entering new industries such as engineering, procurement and construction (EPC) and manufacturing. The startup is already in advanced discussions with one of India’s top EPC companies to design and roll out role-specific programs this year, and plans to begin manufacturing-focused training next year, Sinha said.
To deliver consistent outcomes across campuses, Emversity combines employer-led curriculum design with hands-on training infrastructure, including simulation labs for clinical roles such as nursing and emergency care.
Last year, Emversity’s revenue split roughly evenly between its university-embedded training programs and short-term certification courses run through its own skill centers, Sinha said.
While Emversity currently builds talent pipelines for domestic employers, Sinha said the startup sees an opportunity to eventually serve international demand as well, particularly in healthcare, as aging populations in markets such as Japan and Germany look for trained workers. However, he did not disclose the exact timeline for catering to global demand.
Emversity has about 700 employees, including 200 to 250 trainers deployed across its campus network.