Learning People attracts new backing from Talis
One of London's leading backers of technology start-ups is leading a multimillion pound investment in Learning People, an online training company which its backers believes is well-placed to capitalise on the explosion in corporate demand for cybersecurity advice. Sky News understands that Talis Capital, which is a shareholder in businesses including Darktrace and Iwoca, will announce this week a fresh commitment to Learning People.The online training group and its subsidiary, Skillsfox, will also unveil the appointment to their advisory boards of Tony Glass, former boss of the European operations of Skillsoft, a similar company sold to the buyout firm Charterhouse for $ 2bn.Talis's new backing for Learning People will follow an initial in...