The close of the apprenticeship operator's series GV-backed series B round took its total funding to about $64m and follows its opening of a US office.

UK-based apprenticeship provider Multiverse has closed a $44m series B round backed by GV, a venture capital subsidiary of internet and technology conglomerate Alphabet.

VC firm General Catalyst led the round, with participation from Audacious Ventures, Latitude, SemperVirens, Index Ventures and Lightspeed Venture Partners. The company was valued at about $200m in the series B, according to the Financial Times.

Co-founded in 2016 by Euan Blair, a son of former UK Prime Minister Tony Blair, Multiverse provides access to apprenticeships…