BOSTON,
Nov. 30, 2018 /PRNewswire/ -- LearnLux the digital financial wellness platform announced it has closed a
$2 Million
seed round earlier this year. Funding comes fromAshton Kutcher's
fund Sound Ventures, Salesforce CEOMarc Benioff
, Underscore.vc, former Wealthfront CEOAdam Nash
and other notable investors. LearnLux was founded by siblingsRebecca and Michael Liebman
in 2015 and has grown into the leading digital financial wellness platform that teaches personal finance in an approachable, engaging way."We've built an independent, scalable solution,"
says Rebecca."We don't push people to financial products that they don't need and we can roll out to companies of any size, giving them a personalized experience."
Their vision that financial wellness will become as ubiquitous as healthcare in the workplace is supported by industry veterans, along with celebrity investorAshton Kutcher
."Financial wellness is a billion dollar opportunity and LearnLux is bridging the education gap that so many people have when it comes to money,"
said Kutcher."I'm personally passionate about FinTech and jumped at the opportunity to support LearnLux in their mission to bring financial wellness to the workplace."
The recent raise enables LearnLux to tackle the multi-billion dollar problem of lost employee productivity due to financial stress and hardship, with 10 new employer customers signing on since September.
"Financial stress costs US employers up to $250 Billion annually because a huge population of Americans don't have the right information when it comes to their finances," says John Pearce of
Underscore VC."This is an important and growing problem that Rebecca and Michael are well poised to tackle, and we at Underscore VC are honored to support them on their mission."
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