Skilljar - About the company
Skilljar is an acquired company based in Seattle (United States), founded in 2013 by Sandi Lin, Doug Gradt, Jason Stewart and Jonah Dempcy. It operates as a Cloud based customer onboarding and training platform. Skilljar has raised $53.1M in funding from investors like Insight Partners, Mayfield and Shasta Ventures, with last known valuation of $*****. The company has 52 active competitors, including 7 funded and 6 that have exited. Its top competitors include companies like Whatfix, WalkMe and AppLearn.
Company Details
Skilljar is a cloud based customer onboarding and training platform. It offers a cloud-based platform that enables instructors to create and deliver courses from their own branded websites. Instructors can drive traffic to their own site, retain ownership over their content, and develop direct relationships with their customers. The product handles course creation, student registration, payments, and course delivery. It enables the instructors to customize their own logo, styling, and domain. Monetizes through subscription-based pricing plans. It was a part of TechStars.
- Website
- www.skilljar.com/
- Email ID
- *****@skilljar.com.
- Registered Address
- Seattle, Washington
Key Metrics
Founded Year
2013
Location
Seattle, United States
Stage
Acquired
Total Funding
$53.1M in 4 rounds
Latest Funding Round
Last Known Valuation
$***** as on Oct 05, 2020
Investors
Ranked
3rd among 52 active competitors
Employee Count
40 as on Aug 31, 2026
Exit Details
Acquired by Gainsight (Apr 02, 2025)
Legal entities associated with Skilljar
Skilljar is associated with 2 legal entities given below:
Legal Entity Name | Date of Incorporation | Revenue | Latest Employee Count | Reports |
|---|---|---|---|---|
SKILLJAR INC. CIN: 32080635918 , United States, Active | Aug 17, 2021 | - | - | - |
SKILLJAR CIN: 462755706 , United States, Active | Dec 31, 1999 | - | 93 (As on Dec 31, 2024) | - |
Skilljar's acquisition details
Skilljar got acquired by Gainsight on Apr 02, 2025.
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Skilljar's funding and investors
Skilljar has raised a total funding of $53.1M over 4 rounds. Its first funding round was on Dec 12, 2013. Its latest funding round was a Series B round on Oct 05, 2020 for $*****. 4 investors participated in its latest round. Skilljar has 7 institutional investors.
Here is the list of recent funding rounds of Skilljar:
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Date of Funding | Funding Amount | Round Name | Post-Money Valuation | Revenue Multiple | Lead Investors | Other Investors |
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Oct 05, 2020 | 6855228 | Series B | 9843565 | 1998265 | 4554574 | 1537166 |
Mar 14, 2018 | 2747481 | Series A | 8382385 | 5064666 | 5954443 | |
Sep 21, 2015 | 9062489 | Seed | 3499335 | 9843990 | 3367806 |
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Skilljar's founders and board of directors
Founder? Claim ProfileHere are the details of Skilljar's key team members:
- Sandi Lin: Co-Founder & CEO of Skilljar. Contact Info: 1 email address
- Doug Gradt: Co-Founder of Skilljar.
- Jason Stewart: Co-Founder & CTO of Skilljar. Contact Info: 1 email address
- Jonah Dempcy: Cofounder / Lead Developer of Skilljar and founder of 1 other company.
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Skilljar's employee count trend
Skilljar has 40 employees as of Aug 26. Here is Skilljar's employee count trend over the years:
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Skilljar's Competitors and alternates
Top competitors of Skilljar include Whatfix, WalkMe and AppLearn. Here is the list of Top 10 competitors of Skilljar, ranked by Tracxn score:
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Rank | Company Details | Short Description | Total Funding | Investors | Tracxn Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1st | Whatfix 2013, San Jose (United States), Series E | Developer of a digital adoption platform providing in-application user guidance | $266M | 78/100 | |
2nd | WalkMe 2011, San Francisco (United States), Acquired | Provider of digital adoption platform | $308M | 71/100 | |
3rd | Skilljar 2013, Seattle (United States), Acquired | Cloud based customer onboarding and training platform | $53.1M | 58/100 | |
4th | AppLearn 2008, Manchester (United Kingdom), Acquired | Provides digital adoption platform | $25M | 54/100 | |
5th | Guidelines and knowledge management solutions for teams | $25.5M | 54/100 | ||
6th | Technical Documentation tool | - | 48/100 | ||
7th | Document360 2017, London (United Kingdom), Unfunded | Cloud-based enterprise knowledge management software provider | - | - | 44/100 |
8th | Thought Industries 2012, Boston (United States), Series A | Cloud based customer onboarding and training platform | - | 42/100 | |
9th | Berry 2020, San Francisco (United States), Seed | AI based platform to manage customer success and onboarding | $500K | 39/100 | |
10th | Conveyer 2014, Hackensack (United States), Series B | Platform offering digital adoption software | $14M | 39/100 |
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Skilljar's Investments and acquisitions
Skilljar has made no investments or acquisitions yet.
Reports related to Skilljar
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News related to Skilljar
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Customer success platform provider Gainsight acquires Skilljar, developer of external training-focused learning management systemStartup Log•Apr 04, 2025•Gainsight, Skilljar
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Skilljar Announces $33 Million Series B Funding Led by Insight PartnersBusiness Wire•Oct 06, 2020•Skilljar, Insight Partners, Mayfield, Trilogy Equity Partners and 1 other
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Skilljar Reports 635% Increase in Online Learning Driven by Shift to Virtual EducationBusiness Wire•Apr 06, 2020•Skilljar
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Skilljar Expands Suite of Webcasting Integrations to Help Scale Remote Customer and Partner LearningBusiness Wire•Mar 25, 2020•Skilljar, Webex
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Skilljar Wins Fourth Consecutive Brandon Hall Group Excellence in Technology AwardBusiness Wire•Dec 12, 2018•Skilljar
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Working Geek: Skilljar CEO Sandi Lin taps insights from Amazon to help run her startupGeekWire•Jul 27, 2018•Skilljar
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Skilljar Raises $16.4 Million To Transform Customer TrainingReuters•Mar 14, 2018•Skilljar, Mayfield, Shasta Ventures, Trilogy Equity Partners
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Skilljar Receives “Best Customer LMS” in the 2017 Talented Learning LMS AwardsDirectorsTalk Interviews•Dec 28, 2017•Skilljar
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Skilljar Wins Third Consecutive Brandon Hall Award - Best Advance in Learning Management Technology for External TrainingGlobeNewswire•Dec 18, 2017•Skilljar
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