Learnerbly is a technology company.
Learnerbly has raised $12.0M across 2 funding rounds.
Key people at Learnerbly.
Learnerbly has raised $12.0M in total across 2 funding rounds.
Key people at Learnerbly.
Learnerbly has raised $12.0M in total across 2 funding rounds.
Learnerbly's investors include AngelList Syndicator, Beringea, Better Capital, Coelius Capital, Dawn Capital, Fabric Ventures, Frontline Ventures, GTMFund, Kindred Capital VC, LocalGlobe, Look Up Ventures, Mosaic Ventures.
Learnerbly is a London-based edtech company founded in 2016 that builds a curated online marketplace for workplace learning resources, including courses, workshops, conferences, coaching, books, podcasts, and more from over 250 top providers like General Assembly, Pluralsight, MasterClass, and Headspace[1][3][4]. It serves progressive scale-ups and enterprises such as King.com, GoCardless, IDEO, Curve, HelloFresh, Bazaarvoice, WeTransfer, Snyk, and Treatwell, enabling them to manage personal learning budgets, foster employee autonomy, and drive upskilling with AI-driven content discovery and high engagement rates (95%+ activation, 40-60% monthly, 3x industry average)[1][3][4]. The platform solves the problem of rigid, top-down L&D by empowering employees to own personalized, self-paced learning journeys, cutting internal red tape and costs while boosting retention and talent development in hybrid/remote work environments[1][3][4].
With operations spanning over 50 countries and 100+ clients, Learnerbly has achieved strong growth momentum: team size tripled in recent years to 60+, supporting thousands of employees across 85+ organizations, earning L&D Supplier of the Year in 2020, and CEO recognition as a World Economic Forum Young Global Leader[3][4].
Learnerbly was founded in 2016 by Rajeeb Dey MBE in London, UK, driven by his passion to transform workplace learning from compliance-focused to employee-empowered[1][5]. Prior to Learnerbly, Dey created Enternships.com, a portal connecting students to startup placements for clients like Telefonica and Santander, earning him the O2 X Young Entrepreneur of the Year in 2009 and the youngest Queen's Award for Enterprise Promotion in 2013[1]. The idea emerged from recognizing gaps in accessible, personalized professional development, especially amid rising remote work and talent retention needs; early traction came from partnering with innovative scale-ups, building to 75+ enterprise clients globally[3][4][5].
Pivotal moments include rapid expansion post-rebrand around 2021, where the company emphasized "sparking brilliance" in learners, and accolades like the 2020 Personnel Today award, solidifying its role in modern L&D[3][4].
Learnerbly rides the corporate upskilling wave in edtech, fueled by hybrid work, AI disruption across industries, and talent wars where 70-80% of employees seek growth opportunities[1][3][7]. Timing is ideal post-pandemic, as firms prioritize retention amid skills gaps—Learnerbly's remote-first model supports distributed teams in 15+ regions, countering outdated L&D with democratized access[3][4]. Market forces like software eating industries (creating tech job booms) and sustainability in talent development favor it, influencing the ecosystem by setting benchmarks for employee-centric platforms and inspiring progressive cultures at scale-ups[1][3][4][7].
Learnerbly is poised to dominate as the go-to enterprise learning gateway, expanding its marketplace and AI capabilities to capture more of the $400B+ global L&D market amid rising GenAI demands for personalized upskilling. Trends like lifelong learning mandates and remote talent globalization will accelerate growth, potentially through deeper HR integrations or international acquisitions. Its influence may evolve from niche innovator to ecosystem standard-setter, sparking progressive cultures worldwide and delivering outsized ROI on talent investments—just as it began by challenging L&D's status quo.
Learnerbly has raised $12.0M across 2 funding rounds. Most recently, it raised $10.0M Series A in December 2021.
| Date | Round | Lead Investors | Other Investors |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 1, 2021 | $10.0M Series A | AngelList Syndicator, Beringea, Better Capital, Coelius Capital, Dawn Capital, Fabric Ventures, Frontline Ventures, GTMFund, Kindred Capital VC, LocalGlobe, Look Up Ventures, Mosaic Ventures, OMERS Ventures, Passion Capital, Point Nine Capital, Possible Ventures, Prototype Capital, Seedcamp, Sequoia Capital, Y Combinator, Andy Chung, Ashish Agrawal, Bradley Horowitz, Christian Bach, Fredrik Björk, Ian Hogarth, Jacob De Geer, Jan Wilmking, Jason Stockwood, Leonard Picardo, Mathias Biilmann Christensen, Michael Pennington, Ott Kaukver, Paul Forster, Russell Smith, Salwa Fathallah, Thijn Lamers | |
| Jul 1, 2017 | $2.0M Seed | AngelList Syndicator, Angular Ventures, Beringea, Coelius Capital, Frontline Ventures, Kindred Capital VC, Mosaic Ventures, Jeff Richards, Oak HC/FT, Point Nine Capital, Possible Ventures, Prototype Capital, Andy Chung, Bradley Horowitz, Jacob De Geer, Jason Stockwood, Leonard Picardo, Ott Kaukver, Paul Forster, Russell Smith, Salwa Fathallah, Stanton Green, Thijn Lamers |
