{"id":53200,"date":"2026-03-25T17:17:19","date_gmt":"2026-03-25T11:47:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/thedeccanmessenger.com\/index.php\/2026\/03\/25\/ai-and-blockchain-startup-edubuk-secured-usd-50-million-led-by-nimbus-capital\/"},"modified":"2026-03-25T17:17:19","modified_gmt":"2026-03-25T11:47:19","slug":"ai-and-blockchain-startup-edubuk-secured-usd-50-million-led-by-nimbus-capital","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thedeccanmessenger.com\/index.php\/2026\/03\/25\/ai-and-blockchain-startup-edubuk-secured-usd-50-million-led-by-nimbus-capital\/","title":{"rendered":"AI and Blockchain Startup Edubuk Secured USD 50 Million Led by Nimbus Capital"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>New Delhi [India], March 25:\u00a0<\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.edubuk.io\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">Edubuk<\/a>, a fast-scaling AI and blockchain startup, has secured a $50 million strategic investment commitment from Nimbus Capital, marking a major milestone in its mission to redefine global hiring infrastructure, powered by its upcoming $EBUK reward token launch.<\/p>\n<p>Founded by&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/apoorva-bajaj-iit-iim-cfa-edubuk\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">Apoorva Bajaj<\/a>&nbsp;(CFA, IIT Dhanbad; IIM Kozhikode Gold Medallist, with work experience in Global Financial Markets with Goldman Sachs, DE Shaw, GlobalData) and Shivani Mehrotra (MBE from Lucknow University, Topper, UGC NET Qualified ex-Professor, Education leader, Microsoft Innovative Educator, Women in AI APAC finalist), Edubuk is tackling one of the world\u2019s largest yet overlooked problems: fake credentials and broken verification systems, impacting over 500 million profiles globally, a $50 billion+ issue.<\/p>\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>$50M strategic backing from Nimbus Capital<\/li>\n<li>100,000+ on-chain verifications<\/li>\n<li>Expanding across India, South East Asia, Middle East, Europe &amp; Africa<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>At the core is TruCV, a blockchain-powered, tamper-proof CV platform integrated with DigiLocker, enabling instant credential verification, and TruJobs, an AI-driven job matching platform for employers.<\/p>\n<p>Backed by global recognition and awards from G20, MIT, Harvard, GITEX, CNBC, CNN, Leap-to-Unicorn, STPI, and others, Edubuk is not just building a product; it is building the trust layer for the future of work.<\/p>\n<p>This isn\u2019t just a startup; it\u2019s the infrastructure for a transparent, skill-first global workforce.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Website:<\/strong>&nbsp;https:\/\/www.edubuk.io\/<\/p>\n<p><em>If you object to the content of this press release, please notify us at pr.error.rectification@gmail.com. We will respond and rectify the situation within 24 hours.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>New Delhi [India], March 25:\u00a0Edubuk, a fast-scaling AI and blockchain startup, has secured a $50 million strategic investment commitment from Nimbus Capital, marking a major milestone in its mission to [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":53199,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[4,32],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-53200","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-business","category-press-release","rishi-post"],"rishi__cb_customizer_meta":"","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/thedeccanmessenger.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/53200","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/thedeccanmessenger.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/thedeccanmessenger.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thedeccanmessenger.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thedeccanmessenger.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=53200"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/thedeccanmessenger.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/53200\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thedeccanmessenger.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/53199"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/thedeccanmessenger.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=53200"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thedeccanmessenger.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=53200"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thedeccanmessenger.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=53200"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}