Skill-lync
YC W19Chennai, IN · Founded 2018 · Delaware corporation · 3,000 employees · 6 known investors
Skill-Lync is an engineering education platform that offers post-graduate programs and training to help students gain skills and secure placement in automotive and embedded systems industries. The company works with learners globally and partners with leading companies to build talent pipelines.
Also known as Skill Lync · Skill-Lync
Founders & leadership· Y Combinator alumni (W19)
Skill-lync was founded in 2018 by Surya Paneerselvam and Sarang.
Investors · 6
Reported raises · per SEC filings
Form D private placements$17.3M disclosed across 1 round · 2021
▶$17.3MraisedAug 2021 · 13 investors · Other TechnologyRule 506(b)
- Suryanarayanan PaneerselvamExecutive Officer, Director
- Offering amount
- $17.4M
- Amount sold
- $17.3M
- Minimum investment
- $17.4M
- First sale
- Jul 2021
- Incorporated
- Corporation, Delaware, 2018
- Federal exemptions
- 06b
Source: SEC EDGAR Form D. Amounts as filed; amended filings shown once at their latest values.
Company profile
researched Aug 2026Skill-Lync is an engineering education company based in Chennai, India, that delivers online courses and post-graduate programs for engineering disciplines including mechanical, electrical, civil, computer science and electronics. Its catalog includes certification programs, workshops and project-based coursework, with named programs such as Post Graduate Program in Data Analytics and Data Science, Post Graduate Program in High-Rise Building Design & Analysis, Post Graduate Program in Hybrid Electric Vehicle Design and Analysis, and Post Graduate Program in CAD.
The learning model combines pre-recorded video instruction with technical support, project work that builds a learner profile, and assessments. Post-graduate programs are stated to take eight to twelve months to complete, after which learners are routed into interview processes with hiring companies. Alongside individual learners, the company runs a business-facing offering and has worked with employers to build trained talent pipelines. The company positions its work as bridging academia and industry, with activity dating to 2015 according to its website.
Business model
Skill-Lync sells online engineering certification and post-graduate programs to individual learners, with job assistance and placement support bundled into the programs. It also operates a business-facing line ("For Business") and undertakes corporate talent-pipeline engagements, such as training embedded systems professionals for an enterprise employer.
Revenue is generated from learner fees for certification programs, workshops and post-graduate programs, and from business/enterprise training engagements.
Traction
The website reports more than 2,000 placements, over 500 companies hiring, a highest reported placement salary of 14 lakhs per annum, and a 4.8 learner rating. Individual placement outcomes are published for graduates hired by employers including Kabira Mobility, Riverstone and DGS Technical Services.
Latest developments
The company continues to publish technical and careers content, with blog posts through July 2025, and maintains an active course catalog and placement listings.
▸Full profile — market position, technology, go-to-market, geography
Market position
Described in Indian media coverage cited by the company as one of India's leading engineering edtech startups, with a focus on core engineering domains such as automotive, EV, embedded systems and building design rather than general software upskilling.
Focus on core engineering domains, project-based portfolios visible to employers, integrated placement support with a stated network of hiring companies, and physical teaching assets such as an in-house-built electric vehicle used to illustrate automotive industry practice.
Technology
Delivery is through an online learning platform combining pre-recorded video lessons, technical support for learners who get stuck, project submissions that populate a learner profile, and assessments. The company has also built an in-house electric vehicle, assembled by a team of six internal experts working with professionals from Indian OEMs, as a teaching asset for students studying the automotive industry.
Go-to-market
The company markets directly to engineering students and early-career engineers through its website, free demo bookings, published student placement stories and reviews, and a content marketing program of technical blog articles on CAD, GD&T, engineering software and career topics. It additionally pursues employer partnerships that supply trained candidates, and has announced physical skill centres to extend reach in Indian cities.
Engineering students and graduates in mechanical, electrical, civil, computer science and electronics disciplines seeking their first core engineering role or a career change, plus employers seeking trained engineering and embedded systems talent.
Geography
Headquartered in Chennai, India, serving learners described as being around the globe. A planned network of 14 skill centres across India was announced, with the first phase in Pune, Bengaluru, Hyderabad and Chennai.
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Key figures
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Competitors · 4
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Timeline · 3
launches, deals, and filingsThe company announced it would open 14 skill centres by the end of fiscal 2021, with the first phase in Pune, Bengaluru, Hyderabad and Chennai.
Skill-Lync announced a partnership with engineering and digital technology solutions company Cyient to add roughly 500 Skill-Lync-trained embedded professionals to Cyient's workforce by February 2022, supporting Cyient's plan to add over 4,000 embedded professionals over time.
Skill-Lync said it had built an in-house electric vehicle to give students insight into the automotive industry's direction. The vehicle was built by a team of six in-house experts in collaboration with professionals from leading Indian OEMs.
Dated company events from announcements, filings, and press; legal rows summarize public dockets and regulator releases.
Legal entities · 1
corporate structureIn the news
▸Research sources · 1
primary sources listed
- Skill-lyncskill-lync.com · web
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Frequently asked questions
- What does Skill-lync do?
- Indian engineering edtech offering online post-graduate programs with projects, technical support and placement assistance.
- Who founded Skill-lync?
- Skill-lync was founded by Surya Paneerselvam, Sarang in 2018.
- Who are Skill-lync's investors?
- Skill-lync's investors include Better Capital, Flucas Ventures, Iron Pillar, Xeed Ventures, Y Combinator, ACE & Company.
- How much funding has Skill-lync raised?
- Skill-lync has disclosed $17.3M raised across 1 round.
- Where is Skill-lync headquartered?
- Skill-lync is headquartered in Chennai, IN.