Vertices, Khaitan act on Skill-Lync Series A round of funding from Iron Pillar

Y Combinator-backed Skill-Lync, an engineering-focused edtech startup, has raised $17.5 million in a Series A funding round led by Iron Pillar.

While the India-focused venture capital invested $15 million, the remainder came from investors such as Binny Bansal (co-founder of Flipkart), Sai Krishnamurthy (ex-Flipkart; co-founder of Xto10X) and Rashmi Kwatra (founder of Sixteenth Street Capital), reported ET.

Vertices Partners advised Skill Lync and the team was led by Managing Partner Vinayak Burman.

Gunderson Dettmer too advised Skill Lynch and the was led by Managing Partner Jonathan Pentzien (South East Asia).

Khaitan & Co acted for Iron Pillar with a team led by Partners Karthik Maheshwari and Tanushree Bhuwalka.

Frost Brown and Todd (law firm based in the Southern and Midwestern United States), with a team led by Partner Brittany Bradshaw also advised Iron Pillar.

Ahuja Valecha & Associates advised on the regulatory and secretarial aspects of the transaction for Skill Lync led by Managing Partner Lalit Valecha

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