In the world in which we live, there is a growing phenomenon called "Titulitis", where more and more importance is attached to having an adequate education, and the provision of academic qualifications has become a requirement to demonstrate such education.
Universities have set about increasing the number of courses offered, however, this has gone further, as due to the increase in counterfeit degrees, more and more companies are demanding to be able to verify university degrees.
This is why companies dedicated to the verification of these credentials have emerged, companies focused on the issuance of online degrees or credentials that are easy to share in order to facilitate the procedures and give them a certain guarantee for companies or business schools.
Which companies verify titles?
One of these companies is Credlya company that aims to facilitate the demonstration of skills and knowledge gained.
The company collaborates with several of the most prestigious universities in the United States as well as working with associations and businesses to verify training programmesThe Committee of the Regions welcomes the Commission's intention to provide certification assistance to help holders of such certifications to translate such experiences into greater career opportunities.
Credly has been able to grow nationally and become a reference in the issuance and maintenance of such credentials, thanks to this privileged situation the company has been able to raise more than $11M from among others the venture capital fund Zoma Capital.
It seems that in the future this type of accreditation will be able to fully or partially replace paper securities, providing them with greater transparency and security, and for this very reason Zoma Capital has decided to invest in a company with great growth potential.
This sector is buoyant, here we bring you other similar operations:
Parchment
Parchment is a technology company that enables students requesting, verifying and sharing study credentials through one of the most transparent and secure systems on the market.
It has now issued more than 15 million credentials in several major American cities alone, and expects to grow across the national landscape, which is why in April it secured $7M in funding.
ID.me
The mission of ID.me is to make the world a more trustworthy place, enabling the world to transparent interactions between people and organisations. ID.me is a digital identity network that enables consumers to prove their identity through a digital medium.
For users, ID.me provides a single API endpoint through which partners can verify the identity of users trying to access a website or unlock a unique benefit.
The US Department of Commerce selected ID.me as one of the top five identity companies in America in 2013 among other awards.
Due to the application capabilities of this site, with capacity for growth outside of verification in online pages and education, the company in 2017 was able to obtain a $19M funding round.
Accredible
Accredible es una de las firmas que colabora con más empresas privadas de gran tamaño para verifying education through easily accessible credentialsThe training activities are designed to give added value to those training actions for workers and to help them to remain employable.
Accredible's clients include companies such as Rosseta Stone, Google, Udacity, Hootsuite or Telefonica among others.
Debido al tamaño y calidad de la clientela obtenida Accredible ha sido capaz de obtener una ampliación de capital por valor de $3,5M.
