AcademyAI raises £1.65M to close the workplace AI skills gap

AcademyAI has raised £1.65 million in an oversubscribed pre-seed funding round to develop its platform for assessing employees' AI skills and providing training tailored to their roles. Investors in the round include Nexus Family Office and Panthera Family Office. AcademyAI, co-founded by Alex Packham , Andy Lambert , Michael Walton and Rob Barnett , is developing a platform designed to help organisations understand how effectively employees can use AI tools and identify areas where additional t