A Cloud Guru is a technology company.
A Cloud Guru is a technology company.
A Cloud Guru has raised $40.0M across 2 funding rounds.
Key people at A Cloud Guru.
A Cloud Guru has raised $40.0M in total across 2 funding rounds.
A Cloud Guru (ACG) is an online education platform that provides comprehensive cloud skills training, including certification courses, hands-on labs, interactive quizzes, and content for AWS, Microsoft Azure, Google Cloud Platform, and more.[1][3][7] Founded with the mission "to teach the world to cloud," it serves individuals and enterprises seeking to bridge the cloud skills gap by offering accessible, engaging, and up-to-date learning to accelerate cloud adoption and career growth.[1][4][5] ACG solves the problem of expensive, outdated cloud training by delivering personalized, scalable education to over 2.5 million users worldwide, powering rapid upskilling for businesses and professionals.[1][2][6] Its growth culminated in a 2021 acquisition by Pluralsight, enhancing its scale and integration into a broader tech skills ecosystem.[1][2][6]
Brothers Sam and Ryan Kroonenburg founded A Cloud Guru in 2015 in Australia, frustrated by the high cost and irrelevance of existing cloud training amid rapidly evolving technology.[1][2][3] Drawing from their cloud engineering backgrounds, they built a serverless platform from scratch in under 30 days, leveraging community feedback to create fun, affordable courses priced like a movie ticket.[1][3] Early traction was explosive: within eight months, ACG gained over 280,000 students across 181 countries, evolving from basic courses into a full e-learning platform with labs and assessments.[1][3] Pivotal moments included 2018 investments from Summit Partners and Bain Capital Tech Opportunities, a merger with Linux Academy, and the 2021 Pluralsight acquisition, which validated its market leadership and expanded its reach.[1][2][6]
A Cloud Guru rides the explosive growth of cloud computing, addressing the critical skills gap as enterprises migrate to multi-cloud strategies amid digital transformation.[6][7] Its timing was ideal: launched during the cloud boom, it capitalized on demand for certifications and upskilling when legacy training lagged, influencing the edtech space by proving serverless models for global scale.[3] Market forces like talent shortages in AWS, Azure, and GCP favor ACG, as businesses prioritize cloud maturity for competitive edges; post-acquisition, it bolsters Pluralsight's enterprise offerings, shaping how millions build cloud-native careers and accelerating industry-wide adoption.[1][2][6]
As a Pluralsight brand, ACG is poised to dominate cloud skills development with expanding multi-cloud content, AI-driven personalization, and enterprise tools for hybrid workforces.[7] Trends like AI integration in clouds and rising certifications will fuel demand, potentially evolving ACG into a full tech-stack learning hub. Its influence may grow by setting standards for hands-on edtech, empowering broader workforce transformation—echoing its founding mission to make cloud mastery accessible to all.[5][6]
Key people at A Cloud Guru.
A Cloud Guru has raised $40.0M in total across 2 funding rounds.
A Cloud Guru's investors include Elephant Partners, Barney Harford, Richard Burton.
A Cloud Guru has raised $40.0M across 2 funding rounds. Most recently, it raised $33.0M Series B in April 2019.
| Date | Round | Lead Investors | Other Investors |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 1, 2019 | $33.0M Series B | Elephant Partners, Barney Harford, Richard Burton | |
| Jul 1, 2017 | $7.0M Series A | Elephant Partners, Barney Harford, Richard Burton |
