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New funding has been raised for an online learning platform helping students avoid the debt of college. Campus was created by Tade Oyerinde, also its chancellor, to provide quality education to students through accredited, career-focused degree programs led by professors from top higher learning institutions such as Stanford University, University of California – Los Angeles , and Howard University. According to its website, Campus offers online associates degrees in business administration and business administration with applied artificial intelligence (AI) concentration to participants nationally. For its Sacramento, CA, campus, it has specific offerings for students in-state such as an associate’s degree in paralegal studies as well as one in AWS cloud administration. This campus also provides certification in medical assisting, medical billing and coding, phlebotomy, technical support, barbering and cosmetology, and other programs for California residents. Furthermore, to...
When immigrants move to a new country, activities like finding a rental unit, getting good rates on loans and more can feel impossible without a credit history that’s easy to access. The team at Nova Credit, including Misha Esipov, Nicky Goulimis and Loek Janssen, discovered that this was a struggle for immigrants trying to move for a job or to attend school. Although it was originally founded as a research project by the three Stanford University grad students, it is now a company with backing from Index Ventures and General Catalyst. Nova Credit provides the solution that allows immigrants to share their credit history from their country of origin with financial service providers. This allows immigrants to access lenders, property managers and more. It opens the doors for access in ways that were extremely difficult or impossible before. It gives immigrants a fresh start and fewer factors working against them. The Nova Credit team has grown their reach to cover the credit...