Pathrise Raises $9M in Series A Funding Pathrise, a San Francisco, CA-based online mentorship and job placement platform for tech professionals, secured $9m in Series A Funding including $5.5m in new equity capital and $3.5m in venture debt. The round was led by Learn Capital and also included Western Technology Investment and Day One Ventures and existing investors K50 Ventures, Y Combinator, and GoAhead Ventures. Led by Kevin Wu, CEO and Co-Founder, Pathrise is an online program for aspiring and established tech professionals, which provides one-on-one mentorship, insider knowledge, training, and advice from experts at top tech companies such as Google, Amazon, and Uber. It is built around aligned incentives – prospective employees only pay if they succeed in getting hired and start work at a top tier job.