Simplilearn

Simplilearn

Get Certified. Get Ahead.
Type of business Private
Available in English
Founded April 2009 (2009-04)
Headquarters San Francisco, California, United States
Area served 150+ countries
Founder(s) Krishna Kumar [1]
CEO Krishna Kumar
Industry Online education
Online training
e learning
Products Online Certification
Online Training
Employees 500-1000
Subsidiaries Market Motive
Slogan(s) Get Certified. Get Ahead.
Website www.simplilearn.com
Launched April 2010
Current status Online

Simplilearn is an online education provider of professional training based in San Francisco, California, USA and Bangalore, India. The company offers over 400 courses in the area of IT, programming, digital marketing, and project management. [2]

History

Simplilearn was founded in 2009 as a project management blog by founder and current CEO Krishna Kumar after his company TechUnified was acquired by ORG Informatics in 2007.[3][4][5]

In April 2010, Simplilearn introduced a blended learning approach to Project Management Professional (PMP) training, employing a mixture of classroom and online training.[6][7]

In 2013 the company acquired a US-based SAP training organization, adding SAP training to its programs.

In 2013 the company raised USD $10 million in a series B round led by Helion Venture Partners and its existing investor Kalaari Capital.[8] In 2015 Simplilearn raised $15 million in Series C funding.[9]

In June 2015, the company acquired a US based digital marketing training company Market Motive for $10 million.[10]

As of 2016, Simplilearn has trained over 400,000+ professionals across 150+ countries.[2]

References

  1. ↑ Nandana Das (2012-08-27). "Online training platform Simplilearn raises funding from IndoUS Venture Partners". Techcircle.vccircle.com. Retrieved 2014-01-07.
  2. 1 2 "About Simplilearn". Simplilearn.com.
  3. ↑ "Bangalore-based Simplilearn offers online courses for executives to scale up skills". M.economictimes.com. 2012-10-26. Retrieved 2014-01-07.
  4. ↑ Jha, Kartik (2013-11-29). "Simplilearn helps working professionals get certified and scale up". Thetechpanda.com. Retrieved 2014-01-07.
  5. ↑ "Simplilearn – a PMP preparation portal". Vcbytes.com. 2010-05-02. Retrieved 2014-01-07.
  6. ↑ Punj, Deepshikha. "Shop for courses at these portals". The New Indian Express. Retrieved 2014-01-07.
  7. ↑ Chandran, Pradeesh (2012-12-10). "Simplilearn taps the urge to learn and rise". Business Standard. Retrieved 2014-01-07.
  8. ↑ Gopalakrishnan, Hema (2013-09-18). "Simplilearn Raises Second Round of Funding | Vyapaari". Vyapaari.in. Retrieved 2014-01-07.
  9. ↑ Ha, Anthony (2015-04-22). "Simplilearn Raises $15 Million in Series C funding". Techcrunch.com. Retrieved 2015-05-07.
  10. ↑ Mukherjee, Riddhi. "Simplilearn acquires digital marketing training company Market Motive for $10M". Medianama. Medianama.

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