Guild - About the company
Guild is a series F company based in Denver (United States), founded in 2015 by Rachel Romer Carlson. It operates as a Provider of corporate training solutions. Guild has raised $725M in funding from investors like Redpoint Ventures, Bessemer Venture Partners and Felicis Ventures, with a current valuation of $3.75B. The company has 4269 active competitors, including 304 funded and 311 that have exited. Its top competitors include companies like Workday, Cornerstone and People Strong.
Company Details
Provider of corporate training solutions. The platform helps employers provide tuition free education, skilling, and career mobility to the workforce. Additionally, it provides career exploration coaches, materials, and tools to assist staff in exploring career options, creating resumes, charting career pathways, and more.
- Website
- guild.com
- Social
- Email ID
- *****@guild.com
- Registered Address
- Denver, Colorado
Key Metrics
Founded Year
2015
Location
Denver, United States
Stage
Series F
Total Funding
$725M in 7 rounds
Latest Funding Round
Post Money Valuation
$3.75B as on Jun 02, 2021
Investors
Ranked
95th among 4269 active competitors
Employee Count
1,226 as on Mar 31, 2026
Investment & Acquisitions
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Legal entities associated with Guild
Guild is associated with 3 legal entities given below:
Legal Entity Name | Date of Incorporation | Revenue | Latest Employee Count | Documents |
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THE GUILD, INC. CIN: 204055034 , United States, Active | Dec 31, 1999 | - | 28 (As on Dec 31, 2015) | - |
GUILD EDUCATION, INC. CIN: 5846153 , United States, Active | Sep 29, 2020 | - | 859 (As on Dec 31, 2024) | - |
GUILD EDUCATION, INC. CIN: 474675198 , United States, Active | Dec 26, 999 | - | 859 (As on Dec 31, 2024) | - |
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Guild's funding and investors
Guild has raised a total funding of $725M over 7 rounds. Its first funding round was on Sep 16, 2016. Its latest funding round was a Series F round on May 12, 2022 for $265M. 7 investors participated in its latest round. Guild has 33 institutional investors and 2 angel investors.
Here is the list of recent funding rounds of Guild:
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Filter this listDate of Funding | Funding Amount | Round Name | Post-Money Valuation | Revenue Multiple | Lead Investors | Other Investors |
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May 12, 2022 | $265M | Series F | - | - | ||
Jun 02, 2021 | $234M | Series E | $3.75B | - | ||
Nov 01, 2019 | $157M | Series D | $1B | - |
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Guild's founders and board of directors
Founder? Claim ProfileThe founders of Guild is Rachel Romer Carlson. Rachel Romer Carlson and Bijal Shah are the CEOs of Guild.
Here are the details of Guild's key team members:
- Rachel Romer Carlson: Founder & CEO of Guild and founder of 2 other companies, Student Blueprint and Guild Education. They are also an angel investor in 4 startups.Contact Info: 2 email addresses
- Bijal Shah: CEO of Guild. They are also an angel investor in 1 startup and serve on the boards of 2 companies.
Guild's Board of Directors
Guild's board has 16 active members. Michael Dearing, Annie Kadavy, Paul Freedman, Wesley Chan, Ken Chenault, Josh Scott, Bijal Shah, Byron Deeter, Leighanne Levensaler, Chris Garber, Greg Siegel, Brittany Stich, Natalie McCullough, RACHEL ROMER CARLSON, LORNA HAGEN and JOHNNY TAYLOR are independent board members.Here is the list of Guild's board of directors:
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Independent board member | - | Current | 5y 1m | |
Independent board member | - | Current | 4y 1m | |
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Independent board member | - | Current | 6y 7m | |
Independent board member | - | Current | 5y 1m | |
Independent board member | - | Current | 6y 7m | |
Independent board member | - | Current | 4y 1m | |
Independent board member | - | Current | 5y 1m |
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Guild's employee count trend
Guild has 1,226 employees as of Mar 26. Here is Guild's employee count trend over the years:
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Guild's Competitors and alternates
Top competitors of Guild include Workday, Cornerstone and People Strong. Here is the list of Top 10 competitors of Guild, ranked by Tracxn score:
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Rank | Company Details | Short Description | Total Funding | Investors | Tracxn Score |
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1st |  Workday 2005, Pleasanton (United States), Public | Developer of cloud software for human resources finance and operations | $352M | 88/100 | |
2nd |  Cornerstone 1999, Santa Monica (United States), Acquired | Provider of a platform for talent experience and workforce agility | $64.4M | 85/100 | |
3rd |  People Strong 2005, Gurugram (India), Acquired | Provider of human capital management platform offering integrated HR solutions | $30.7M | 83/100 | |
4th | Provider of business management software for human resources and finance | $369M | 81/100 | ||
5th | Cloud-based LMS platform for multi-industry | $430M | 80/100 | ||
6th |  Kronos 1977, Lowell (United States), Acquired | Provider of HCM software solutions for enterprises | $855M | 80/100 | |
7th | Provider of a platform for human resources, payroll, and finance | $574M | 79/100 | ||
8th | Provider of cloud based human resource management system and payroll software. | $47.4M | 78/100 | ||
9th | Developer of human capital management software providing HR and talent solutions | $30M | 77/100 | ||
10th | Remote 2019, Amsterdam (Netherlands), Series C | Provider of employment infrastructure for payroll compliance and contractor management | $506M | 77/100 | |
95th |  Guild 2015, Denver (United States), Series F | Provider of corporate training solutions | $725M | 54/100 |
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Guild's Investments and acquisitions
Guild has acquired 2 companies including Nomadic Learning and Entangled. Guild has not made any investments as of now.Reports related to Guild
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News related to Guild
Filter this listMedia has covered Guild for 1 event in last 1 year, It was about company updates.
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Guild's Marketplace Selected by Amazon as Partner for Career Choice ProgramRad AI•Jul 24, 2026•Guild, Amazon
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Guild saved learners over $1B in tuition & expanded access to 500K+ employees in 2024.Business Wire•Jan 28, 2025•Guild
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Guild’s Student Debt Prevention Impact Expands to Include Debt Optimization through Partnership with CandidlyGlobal Fintech Series•Jul 14, 2023•Guild, Candidly
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