When was Courseplay founded?

Courseplay was founded in 2012 and raised its 1st funding round 7 years after it was founded.

Where is Courseplay located?

Courseplay is headquartered in Mumbai, India. It is registered at 163/C, MITTAL TOWER,NARIMAN POINT, MUMBAI, Maharashtra, India, 400021.

Which legal entities is Courseplay associated with?

Courseplay is associated with FIRSTVENTURE CORPORATION PRIVATE LIMITED.

How many employees does Courseplay have?

As of Apr 30, 2026, the latest employee count at Courseplay is 28.

Is Courseplay a funded company?

Courseplay is a funded company, having raised a total of $794K across 2 funding rounds to date. The company's 1st funding round was a $***** Seed round, raised on May 20, 2019.

How much is Courseplay worth?

The last known valuation of Courseplay was $***** as of Mar 05, 2024.

When was the latest funding round of Courseplay?

Courseplay's latest funding was a $***** Seed round on Nov 30, 2021, with participation from 26 investors.

What is the annual revenue of Courseplay?

Annual revenue of Courseplay is less than ₹10 Cr as on Mar 31, 2025

Where does Courseplay rank among its competitors?

Courseplay ranks 386th amongst 4631 active competitors, of which 308 are funded. It stands 11th in terms of total funding among its competitors. The most recent competitor to raise funding was Factorial, which secured $150M in Jun, 2026.

Who are the top competitors of Courseplay?

Courseplay's top competitors include Workday, Cornerstone and Kronos. Among them, Factorial secured the most recent funding round in June, 2026.

Courseplay - 2026 Company Profile, Team, Funding, Competitors & Financials

Q: Is Courseplay an acquired company?

Courseplay got acquired by CIEL HR on Mar 05, 2024.

Courseplay is an acquired company based in Mumbai (India), founded in 2012 by Arjun Gupta. It operates as an AI-powered employee growth and learning experience platform. Courseplay has raised $794K in funding from Inflection Point Ventures, with last known valuation of $*****. The company has 4631 active competitors, including 308 funded and 322 that have exited. Its top competitors include companies like Workday, Cornerstone and Kronos.

Company Details

AI-powered employee growth and learning experience platform. It focuses on employee learning, performance management, coaching, mentorship, onboarding, and skill development on a unified platform. It helps organizations manage the full employee development lifecycle through LMS, LXP, Performance tracking, behavioral scorecards, coaching and mentorship, employee onboarding, and AI-driven learning recommendations.

Website: courseplay.ai/
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Email ID: *****@courseplay.co
Phone Number: +91 **********
Part Of
Registered Address: 163/C, MITTAL TOWER,NARIMAN POINT, MUMBAI, Maharashtra, India, 400021

Key Metrics

Founded Year

2012

Location

Mumbai, India

Stage

Acquired

Total Funding

$794K in 2 rounds

Latest Funding Round

Seed, Nov 30, 2021, $*****

Last Known Valuation

$***** as on Mar 05, 2024

Investors

Inflection Point Ventures & 36 more

Ranked

386^th among 4631 active competitors

Annual Revenue

0 - ₹10 Cr as on Mar 31, 2025

Employee Count

28 as on Apr 30, 2026

Similar Companies

Cornerstone & 2445 more

Exit Details

Acquired by CIEL HR (Mar 05, 2024)

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Courseplay is associated with 1 legal entity given below:

Legal Entity Name	Date of Incorporation	Revenue	Latest Employee Count	Documents
FIRSTVENTURE CORPORATION PRIVATE LIMITED CIN: U74999MH2012PTC228159 , India, Active	Mar 14, 2012	0 - ₹10 Cr (As on Mar 31, 2025)	28 (As on Apr 30, 2026)

Courseplay got acquired by CIEL HR on Mar 05, 2024 at an acquisition amount of $*****.

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Courseplay has raised a total funding of $794K over 2 rounds. Its first funding round was on May 20, 2019. Its latest funding round was a Seed round on Nov 30, 2021 for $*****. 26 investors participated in its latest round. Courseplay has 11 institutional investors and 26 angel investors.

Here is the list of recent funding rounds of Courseplay:

Date of Funding	Funding Amount	Round Name	Post-Money Valuation	Revenue Multiple	Lead Investors	Other Investors
Nov 30, 2021	6113294	Seed	9347784	8208805	3550733	8687616
May 20, 2019	1091616	Seed	2628145	3572363	8274980	Kaiserdevelopers & 5 more

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The founders of Courseplay is Arjun Gupta. Guillaume Dalais is the CEO of Courseplay.

Here are the details of Courseplay's key team members:

Arjun Gupta: Former Founder of Courseplay and founder of 1 other company. They are also an angel investor in 4 startups and serve on the boards of 2 companies.
Contact Info: 1 email address and 1 phone number

Courseplay's Board of Directors

Courseplay's board has 7 active members. Arjun Gupta and Nishita Gupta are part of team and Hemalatha Rajan, Karuppasamy Pandiarajan, Adityanarayan Mishra, Doraiswamy Rajiv Krishnan and Santhosh Nair are independent board members.

Here is the list of Courseplay's board of directors:

Name	Type	Representing	Status	Duration
Arjun Gupta	Investor	-	Current	14y 5m
Nishita Gupta	Investor	-	Current	6y 11m
Hemalatha Rajan	Independent board member	-	Current	2y 5m
{vlim{c	Independent board member	-	Current	4y 2m
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ndicoxm	Independent board member	-	Current	7y 8m
hwu{efx	Independent board member	-	Current	2y 6m

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Courseplay's employee count trend

Courseplay has 28 employees as of Apr 26. The total employee count is 24.0% lower than what it was in Apr 25. Here is Courseplay's employee count trend over the years:

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Top competitors of Courseplay include Workday, Cornerstone and Kronos. Here is the list of Top 10 competitors of Courseplay, ranked by Tracxn score:

Rank	Company Details	Short Description	Total Funding	Investors	Tracxn Score
1st	Workday 2005, Pleasanton (United States), Public	Developer of cloud software for human resources finance and operations	$352M	Greylock Partners, T. Rowe Price & 11 others	88/100
2nd	Cornerstone 1999, Santa Monica (United States), Acquired	Provider of a platform for talent experience and workforce agility	$64.4M	Meritech, Bessemer Venture Partners & 16 others	85/100
3rd	Kronos 1977, Lowell (United States), Acquired	Provider of HCM software solutions for enterprises	$855M	GIC, Blackstone & 3 others	81/100
4th	Go1 1998, Brisbane (Australia), Series D	Cloud-based LMS platform for multi-industry	$430M	Seek, AirTree & 33 others	80/100
5th	Deel 2019, San Francisco (United States), Series E	Provider of human resources and international payroll compliance software tools	$986M	Spark Capital, Andreessen Horowitz & 55 others	79/100
6th	GreytHR 1994, Bengaluru (India), Acquired	Provider of cloud based human resource management system and payroll software.	$47.4M	New Enterprise Associates, Info Edge & 14 others	79/100
7th	Factorial 2016, Barcelona (Spain), Series D	Provider of business management software for human resources and finance	$369M	Atomico, Tiger Global Management & 10 others	78/100
8th	PeopleStrong 2005, Gurugram (India), Acquired	Provider of human capital management platform offering integrated HR solutions	$30.7M	West Street AEP I Offshore Aggregator, HDFC Bank ... & 41 others	78/100
9th	Remote 2019, Amsterdam (Netherlands), Series C	Provider of employment infrastructure for payroll compliance and contractor management	$506M	SoftBank Vision Fund, Two Sigma Ventures ... & 27 others	77/100
10th	Dayforce 2008, Toronto (Canada), Acquired	Developer of human capital management software providing HR and talent solutions	$30M	Bridgescale, Ceridian & 1 others	77/100
386th	Courseplay 2012, Mumbai (India), Acquired	AI-powered employee growth and learning experience platform	$794K	Firstport Capital, Mintosh & 35 others	37/100

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Founders (largest shareholder) own 69.38%, Funds own 8.91%, Enterprises own 0.25% and Angels own 4.75%. The net worth of Courseplay's founders is INR 13.9Cr as of Nov 30, 2021.

Shareholders Name	Post Round Holding %	Net worth	Cumulative Investment	Realised Returns	Unrealised Returns	Return Multiple
Founder	69.38%	13.9Cr	7739743	6691753	7336214	2781204
Arjun Gupta	6803608	6796707	7028390	2518100	1904341	1479464
Fund	8.91%	1.78Cr	3675166	9530118	4053321	5672594
Inflection Point Ventures	0	0	0	0	0	0
Pransh Capital Partners	0	0	0	0	0	0
Enterprise	0.25%	5L	0	0	0	0
Angel	4.75%	95.1L	4630	3305	1796	1991
Other People	16.70%	3.34Cr	3469906	7068073	5682543	9250781
Total	100.00%	20Cr	8187647	9788726	2216792	4770396