Proof of Learn (POL), a Web 3 learn-to-earn platform, has raised $15 million in a funding round led by venture capital firm New Enterprise Associates.

The firm will use the funding to spread awareness among users. POL will give users access to Web 3 employers through a careers marketplace, while letting them earn cryptocurrency and NFT rewards as they learn.Other investors in the round included Animoca Brands, GoldenTree Asset Management, gumi Cryptos Capital and Infinity Ventures Crypto.POL was co-founded by Filipino-American entrepreneur and former CEO of Care.com, Sheila Lirio Marcelo. The firm will launch its first project in mid-2022.”The global demand for accessible and affordable education has created a massive opportunity for Proof of Learn to make learning scalable with a new decentralized model for people around the world,” said Tony Florence, managing general partner, technology at New Enterprise Associates.New Enterprise Associates said it has been making numerous investments in the education and crypto sector. Investing in FTX, Coursera, MasterClass, Everfi, DesireToLearn, MoonPay, OpenSea and Royal.There has been growing interest in Web 3, which is the third generation of internet services that has been made possible by decentralized networks.Most recently, Former Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey publicly sparred with venture capitalists over Web 3. Dorsey stated in a tweet on Dec. 20 that VCs, not users, control Web 3, thus making it a “centralized entity with a different label.

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