Qwasar Silicon valley
Qwasar Silicon Valley College of Engineering offers modern, industry-aligned software engineering programs, including a Master's degree with specializations in Software Engineering, AI/Machine Learning, and Full Stack Development. They also provide rigorous certificate programs designed for the 21st century, built by software engineers. Qwasar differentiates itself by training to Silicon Valley standards, focusing on competency-based education, and utilizing a proprietary learning platform. Their admissions process is performance-based, evaluating skills and potential over traditional academic credentials. The company has launched at over 16 campuses globally, generated $50M in income gains over 5 years, and educated over 25,000 students. They license their programs, content, and curriculum to partners worldwide, including universities, NPOs, and governments, to train local talent.
Qwasar Silicon valley
Qwasar Silicon Valley College of Engineering offers modern, industry-aligned software engineering programs, including a Master's degree with specializations in Software Engineering, AI/Machine Learning, and Full Stack Development. They also provide rigorous certificate programs designed for the 21st century, built by software engineers. Qwasar differentiates itself by training to Silicon Valley standards, focusing on competency-based education, and utilizing a proprietary learning platform. Their admissions process is performance-based, evaluating skills and potential over traditional academic credentials. The company has launched at over 16 campuses globally, generated $50M in income gains over 5 years, and educated over 25,000 students. They license their programs, content, and curriculum to partners worldwide, including universities, NPOs, and governments, to train local talent.
TL;DR
Headquarters: Oakland / San Francisco Bay Area
Founded: 2019
Product: Project-based software engineering degree and certificate programs; licenses curriculum and learning platform
Students / Reach: Launched at 16+ campuses globally; 25,000+ educated (reported)
Funding (most recent): Seed round on 2022-03-07
Company Overview
Problem Domain
Access to industry-aligned software engineering education and scalable technical workforce development.
Founded
2019
Industry
Education / EdTech
Funding Track Record
Most recent listed round; company has multiple early-stage rounds reported (pre-seed and seed).
Investor Signal
“SOSV, Sukna Ventures, CITRIS Foundry”