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AccioJob
YC W19Gurugram, IN · Founded 2018 · Delaware corporation · 120 employees · 4 known investors
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AccioJob provides online and offline skill training courses in software development and technology, with mentorship and job placement support for students seeking roles at Indian tech companies.
Also known as AccioJob Private Limited
Founders & leadership· Y Combinator alumni (W19)
AccioJob was founded in 2018 by Vishu Bansal, Harsh Sharma, Priyanshu Agarwal, and Yashwardhan Burad.
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Vishu BansalCo-FounderFounder of AccioJob, which offers skill training in software development and technology with mentorship and job placement support for students in India.
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Harsh SharmaCo-FounderFounder of AccioJob, which offers skill training in software development and technology with job placement support in India.
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Priyanshu AgarwalCo-Founder & COOPriyanshu Agarwal is a graduate of Indian Institute of Technology, Delhi, with operations and business development experience in human resources. He is founder of AccioJob, which provides skill training in software development and technology with job placement support for Indian tech companies.
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Yashwardhan BuradCEO & Co-FounderYashwardhan Burad is the founder and CEO of AccioJob, which provides skill training in software development and technology alongside mentorship and job placement services for students in India. He holds a degree from IIT Delhi.
Investors · 4
Y Combinatorlisted by Y CombinatorSan Francisco · $500K
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Venture Investment AssociatesreportedPeapack
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Also in the syndicate · 1
Mehta Ventureslead
Reported raises · per SEC filings
Form D private placements$2.7M disclosed across 1 of 2 rounds · 2019–2023
▶$2.7MraisedSep 2023 · 3 investors · Other TechnologyRule 506(b)
▶$2.7MraisedSep 2023 · 3 investors · Other Technology
Rule 506(b)Officers, directors & promoters on the filing
- Priyanshu AgarwalDirector
- Vishu BansalDirector
- Yashwardhan BuradExecutive Officer, Director
- Harsh SharmaDirector
- Offering amount
- $2.7M
- Amount sold
- $2.7M
- First sale
- Aug 2023
- Incorporated
- Corporation, Delaware, 2018
- Federal exemptions
- 06b
Source: SEC EDGAR Form D. Amounts as filed; amended filings shown once at their latest values.
The YC application· Winter 2019 batch
Alumni Q&A
- How did your company get started? (i.e., How did the founders meet? How did you come up with the idea? How did you decide to be a founder?)
- AccioJob was founded in 2018 by four IIT Delhi alumni and batchmates since 2013 — Vishu Bansal, Harsh Sharma, Priyanshu Agarwal, and Yashwardhan Burad. Focused on graduate employability in India, they spent the first years iterating from software sales to colleges to B2B training before settling on B2C online and offline upskilling programs. Before founding the company, they were active in higher education, speaking at events and advising students on career decisions.
- What's the history of your company from getting started until the present day? What were the big inflection points?
- Founded in 2018 by four IIT Delhi alumni, the company went through Y Combinator's W19 batch. In 2024 it shifted from online-only courses to offline centres, opening its first skill centre in Noida in March 2024 and reaching profitability there within eight months, then expanding to Hyderabad, Pune, and Chennai between November 2024 and October 2025. It now runs three programmes — Data Analytics with Gen AI, AI Engineering with Full Stack, and Data Science and AI — and has placed over 2,000 students across more than 500 hiring partners.
- What is the core problem you are solving? Why is this a big problem? What made you decide to work on it?
- India graduates over a million engineers a year, and the founders argue most lack structured practice, feedback, and access to hiring companies rather than ability. Citing single-digit completion rates for self-paced online courses, they built in-person skill centres where students attend daily, learn in cohorts, and receive mentor feedback, and run the hiring side directly with 50+ hiring drives a month across 500+ partner companies.
- What is your long-term vision? If you truly succeed, what will be different about the world?
- The founders aim for employability to be based on skills over degrees, positioning AccioJob skill centres as trusted local institutions for career guidance, mentorship, community, upskilling, and job opportunities. Concretely, they want centres in every Indian city with a tech hiring market — beyond the current four — with a placement record companies trust enough to hire without a separate screening round.
Summarized from the founders' answers on their Y Combinator profile.
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Frequently asked questions
- What does AccioJob do?
- AccioJob provides online and offline skill training courses in software development and technology, with mentorship and job placement support for students seeking roles at Indian tech companies.
- Who founded AccioJob?
- AccioJob was founded by Vishu Bansal, Harsh Sharma, Priyanshu Agarwal, Yashwardhan Burad in 2018.
- Who are AccioJob's investors?
- AccioJob's investors include Y Combinator, Mynavi, Venture Investment Associates.
- How much funding has AccioJob raised?
- AccioJob has disclosed $2.7M raised across 1 of its 2 known rounds.
- Where is AccioJob headquartered?
- AccioJob is headquartered in Gurugram, IN.