Pelgo, a NYC-based company providing an AI-powered career transition agent service, has raised $5.5 million in seed funding led by Flybridge Capital Partners.
The round also saw participation from ENIAC Ventures, Primary Venture Partners, and 645 Ventures.
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The company plans to use the funds to hire more engineers, speed up market research and product development, and prepare for its initial product launch in early February.
“Few opportunities are more important than the future of work in an AI-driven world. Pelgo has created a full-service platform that makes high-quality career guidance affordable for any company or university. In the past, these services were only available to managers and executives. By improving quality and cutting costs, we ensure that every displaced worker has a clear path into the new jobs created by AI.”
Learning new AI tools for data analysis and content creation is important, but reskilling for an AI-driven economy is key to staying relevant. Pelgo’s platform helps employees navigate the toughest moments in their careers with care and support.
Whether employees are facing a layoff, recent college grads entering the job market, or workers looking to pivot in the growing AI economy, Pelgo’s tools, combined with human counselors, make job placement, career transitions, and reskilling more effective, affordable, and supported.
“Few opportunities are more important than shaping the future of work in an AI-driven world.
Pelgo has created a full-service platform that makes high-quality career guidance affordable for any company or university,” said Chieh Huang, CEO and Co-Founder of Pelgo. “In the past, these services were only available to managers and executives. By improving quality and cutting costs, we’re making sure every displaced worker has a clear path into the new jobs created by AI.”
“We invested in Pelgo because they understand how the workforce is changing overall, while also creating tools that help individual workers,” said Jesse Middleton, general partner at Flybridge Capital Partners. “AI is transforming every industry and job, and we believe in Pelgo’s approach that focuses on human potential.”
Huang concludes, “Our main goal over the next 3–5 years is to make career transition services accessible to everyone, not just executives. Pelgo uses technology to provide a better experience at much lower cost, making it available to people at any level, in any company, industry, or university.”
Pelgo is preparing to launch its product in February, beginning with beta tests for businesses. The company plans to hire more AI engineers and career counselors and will focus on connecting with HR leaders at large companies and universities.
About Peglo
Pelgo was founded by CEO Chieh Huang and experienced leaders from multi-billion-dollar companies, with a mission to prepare people at scale for the AI-driven workforce. Its AI-powered platform is transforming the outdated, costly process of career transition, making it more affordable for companies.
Pelgo’s services support everyone—whether you’re entering the job market for the first time or making a career change—helping workers seamlessly join or rejoin the workforce with real job placement in an AI economy.
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