Alongside O'Reilly AlphaTech Ventures in Fidelis' series A round are venture capital firm Accel Partners, Novak Biddle and Ulu Ventures and angel investors.

Technology publisher O’Reilly Media’s corporate venturing unit has joined the consortium providing $2.5m to Fidelis College, a US-based placement company with an accredited transfer college for helping military personnel go to university or work at a corporation.

Alongside O’Reilly AlphaTech Ventures in Fidelis’ series A round are venture capital firm Accel Partners, Novak Biddle and Ulu Ventures and angel investors.

Fidelis was started by Gunnar Counselman, a former captain in the Human Intelligence Officer unit at US Marine Corps, which has as its motto Semper FidelisLatin for "Always Faithful".

James Mawson

James Mawson is founder and chief executive of Global Venturing.