WGU Labs Invests in Making Space to Lower Employment Barriers for Disabled Talent
WGU Labs, the research, development and investment arm of Western Governors University (WGU), has invested in Making Space, a talent acquisition and learning platform dedicated to creating a more equitable and accessible future of work for Disabled talent. This investment aims to support the transition from learning to work by lowering barriers to employment for Disabled applicants across the country while diversifying talent pools at WGU.
Making Space, a B2B SaaS talent acquisition and learning platform for companies to train, access, and retain pre-qualified Disabled talent, is thrilled to announce the successful close of an oversubscribed $2 million pre-seed funding round. Led by Beta Boom, with participation from JFFVentures, FullCircle, American Student Assistance (ASA), ECMC Foundation, SmartJob, Mindshift Capital, Techstars and other notable investors.
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Developed using Netflix’s own design standards and produced by a disabled and women-led team from Intuition Films and Making Space Media, the five-course program will teach disabled artists essential elements of key art creation, with the potential for temporary contract opportunities at the streamer.
Reese Witherspoon‘s Hello Sunshine has tied with Making Space Media, the TV and film producer that places disabled voices front and center.