ivee has just raised £1m Seed: An interview with Amelia Miller, Co-founder of ivee

ivee has announced the first close of its seed round, raising $1m and going for more.The company started as a recruitment platform helping people back into work. After Dragon’s Den and a sharp shift in the market, it expanded into AI upskilling as companies began racing to retrain their workforce. Amelia Miller argues the next divide in the labour market will be AI-fluent vs non-AI-fluent, and that learning to use these tools properly is quickly becoming career leverage.The Scaling Europe show is presented by Deel - check them out here:https://get.deel.com/ruynb7o4lfjkSponsors:SurrealDB: The multi-model database for AI agents. Check them out here: https://surrealdb.com/Omni: The AI analytics platform trusted by fast-growing companies like Perplexity, Synthesia, and dbt Labs. Check them out here: https://omni.co/Venture Comet: The platform that gives startups and scale-ups real-time equity tracking, daily business insights and automated management information. Check them out here: https://venturecomet.com/Timestamps:0:10 - Announcement of seed round close1:59 - Expansion into AI upskilling4:57 - Key skills for AI proficiency5:48 - Workflow automation and AI agents6:59 - Upskilling on AI for career growth7:33 - AI fluency wage premium statistics8:19 - Importance of AI in non-technical jobs11:56 - Best tools for AI usage12:44 - Importance of micro upskilling14:01 - Normalizing business pivots16:34 - Shift towards AI fluency17:21 - Iterating product before release19:00 - Importance of public messaging21:00 - Mission-driven organization focus22:30 - Exciting new partnerships and funding