Skill-Lync
Skill-Lync is an online education platform that teaches technical skills to students globally. It has raised $18M in funding and employs 1,190 people.
The growth story
Skill-Lync grew from 3,177 to 1,190 employees between 2022 and 2026, raising $18M along the way, most recently a Series A in August 2021.
About
Skill-Lync provides online courses in technical subjects, created by industry experts and aimed at helping students start careers. The platform focuses on affordability and global reach.
The company was founded in 2018 and raised $18M in a Series A round in August 2021. Its investor group includes Y Combinator and Binny Bansal.
Founders and leadership
Sales is the largest function at Skill-Lync, with 70 employees. The company is led by a team that includes founders with backgrounds in education and technology.
The Skill-Lync org chart
SuryaNarayanan PaneerSelvam (Co-Founder) leads 60 mapped leaders with 2 direct reports. Click +N to expand a team; names link to the person’s public profile.
Departments, and which ones grew
Headcount by function: Sales 339 (0% YoY), Engineering 136 (+3% YoY), Education 107 (-4% YoY), Information Technology 98 (-3% YoY), Business Development 71 (+4% YoY), Community and Social Services 56 (+2% YoY).
Talent flow
Skill-Lync hires heavily from other education companies, with BYJU'S, WhiteHat Jr, and OYO being top sources. Alumni often move to tech companies like Zoho, Freshworks, and Amazon.
Most common previous employers of Skill-Lync staff: BYJU'S (11), WhiteHat Jr (5), OYO (5), Vedantu (4), ICICI Bank (3), Cognizant (3). Former Skill-Lync employees most often moved to Zoho (8), Freshworks (7), Amazon (6), Crio.Do (6), Masters' Union (5), HCL GUVI (5).
Alumni worth knowing
The Skill-Lync mafia
Skill-Lync alumni have founded 19 companies, including Creative Technostructure, TN Solar Solution, and Morph Electric, which employ between 8 and 14 people each.
19Ranjith Kumar S., was Sales Development Manager until 2023Venkata Nori, was Associate Director until 2023Chinda Vamsi, was HR Analytics,AI and Operations until 2023Krishnav Dave, was Director until 2023Sharmila Jagadeesan, was SME-Customer Experience Specialist until 2022Ghanisht Dave, was Inside Sales Specialist until 2023
Aashiq Rahim, was Inside Sales Specialist until 2023
Leela Krishna Reddy Venati 〽, was Brand Manager until 2023
Eshwar Reddy Iragala, was Talent Acquisition Associate until 2023
Soniya Tyagi, was Inside Sales Manager until 2023
Anup Dama, was Sales Engineer until 2023
Vinit Nair, was Email Marketing Course Instructor until 2022
Sumitra Behera, was Associate Director - Talent Acquisition (Head of Talent Acquisition) until 2022
Krishna Vijay Samayamantri, was Course Instructor until 2023
Adiba Waquar, was Business Development Specialist until 2023
Manivannan Arunachalam, was International Sales Specialist until 2022
Subramanian J H, was Director until 2026Web traffic
Traffic mix: 38% direct, 42% search, 6% social, 0% paid.
What this company is made of
Most common skills at Skill-Lync: Communication (155), Microsoft Excel (123), Microsoft Office (99), Analytical Skills (99), Sales (96), English (93), Customer Relationship Management (CRM) (91), Problem Solving (90).
Where the team actually sits
Skill-Lync people are concentrated in Tamil Nadu, India (125), Karnataka, India (58), Telangana, India (33), Maharashtra, India (20).
What employees say
- Compensation
- 3.40 / 5
- Career opportunities
- 3.20 / 5
- Senior management
- 3.20 / 5
- Work-life balance
- 3.20 / 5
Frequently asked
Skill-Lync has 1,190 employees as of September 2026.
Skill-Lync has raised $18M in total, most recently a Series A round in August 2021.
Skill-Lync was founded in 2018 by SuryaNarayanan PaneerSelvam, Krishna Bandaru.
SuryaNarayanan PaneerSelvam (Co-Founder) sits at the top of Skill-Lync's reporting structure, with 2 direct reports.
The most common previous employers of current Skill-Lync staff are BYJU'S (11 people), WhiteHat Jr (5 people), OYO (5 people).
Former Skill-Lync employees most often move to Zoho (8), Freshworks (7), Amazon (6).
At least 19 companies have a founder who previously worked at Skill-Lync, including Creative Technostructure, TN Solar Solution, Morph Electric.
The most common skills among Skill-Lync staff are Communication, Microsoft Excel, Microsoft Office, Analytical Skills, Sales.
Skill-Lync staff are concentrated in Tamil Nadu, India (125), Karnataka, India (58), Telangana, India (33).
Skill-Lync has about 339 people in Sales, up 0% over the past year, as of September 2026.
Skill-Lync has about 136 people in Engineering, up 3% over the past year, as of September 2026.
Computed from 337 current and 983 former Skill-Lync profiles, as of September 2026. Source: Crustdata.
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