Skilljar

Skilljar

SaaS platform for customer training analytics

Overview

Skilljar is a customer education platform that helps businesses create, distribute, and manage training programs to drive user success. Administrators design training modules, publish them to learners, track progress, and measure impact through a detailed analytics dashboard. The product works as a SaaS solution with tiered subscription plans, enabling onboarding, ongoing education, and ongoing engagement for users across technology companies, enterprises, and educational institutions. What sets Skilljar apart is its explicit focus on customer onboarding and ongoing education, combined with robust analytics and reporting to show content effectiveness and learner progress, all delivered through a centralized platform that scales with different organization sizes. The company's goal is to improve customer success and satisfaction by helping users learn what they need to use a product effectively, reduce time-to-value, and drive better business outcomes.

About Skilljar

Simplify's Rating
Why Skilljar is rated
C-
Rated C on Competitive Edge
Rated C on Growth Potential
Rated D+ on Differentiation

Industries

Data & Analytics

Enterprise Software

Education

Company Size

11-50

Company Stage

Series B

Total Funding

$53.1M

Headquarters

Seattle, Washington

Founded

2013

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What believers are saying

  • Gainsight acquisition on April 2, 2025, adds AI-powered federated learning.
  • Serves 400+ customers like LinkedIn, Verizon with enterprise scalability.
  • 2022 Benchmarks show trained customers renew more, cost less to support.

What critics are saying

  • 20-30% customers defect to Docebo within 12 months post-acquisition.
  • LinkedIn, Verizon switch to Totango bundled AI learning in 12-18 months.
  • FTC antitrust probe halts integrations, forces divestiture in 3-6 months.

What makes Skilljar unique

  • Skilljar specializes in external LMS for customer and partner education.
  • Integrates seamlessly with CRM, CS tools, and 80+ platforms.
  • Drives product adoption via personalized paths and certifications.

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Funding

Total Funding

$53.1M

Meets

Industry Average

Funded Over

4 Rounds

Notable Investors:
Series B funding is typically for startups that have proven their business model and need more funding to expand rapidly—often by entering new markets or adding more products. Investors are usually venture capital firms that specialize in later-stage investments.
Series B Funding Comparison
Meet Average

Industry standards

$35M
$33M
Skilljar
$45M
Linktree
$65M
Substack
$100M
ClickUp

Benefits

Comprehensive medical coverage

Flexible PTO

Remote work option

401k

Stock options

EAP

Monthly technology reimbursement

Home office reimbursement

Growth & Insights and Company News

Headcount

6 month growth

-2%

1 year growth

-6%

2 year growth

6%
株式会社PR TIMES
Apr 3rd, 2025
Gainsight Acquires Skilljar for Enhanced Learning

Gainsight, a leading customer success platform, announced its acquisition of Skilljar, a prominent LMS company specializing in external training, on April 2, 2025. This acquisition aims to enhance customer learning delivery by integrating Skilljar's AI technology to create personalized learning experiences. Gainsight plans to leverage this to support revenue growth and customer success. The collaboration will offer seamless learning experiences across various customer touchpoints, transforming education into a revenue source.

GlobeNewswire
Apr 2nd, 2025
Gainsight Acquires Skilljar for Learning Integration

Gainsight has acquired Skilljar, a leading Learning Management Software provider, to enhance its Customer Success platform. This acquisition aims to integrate learning into daily workflows using AI, offering personalized, scalable training solutions. The combined platform, Skilljar by Gainsight, will support enterprise-grade scalability and seamless integration with CRM and CS tools, driving engagement and revenue. Gainsight will continue to support Skilljar's 400+ customers, including LinkedIn and Verizon.

Cision
Jun 22nd, 2022
Skilljar Launches 2022 Customer Education Benchmarks And Trends...

Download the 2022 Customer Education Benchmarks and Trends Report to uncover trends in budgets, content formats, monetization strategies, and more! “Trained customers are your best customers because they are more satisfied, renew more often, and cost less to support. Companies who deeply value their customers are ramping up their investments in order to drive better business outcomes.” - Sandi Lin, CEO and Co-Founder of Skilljar. Skilljar, the recognized leader in software that powers customer and partner training, today announced the launch of their 2022 Customer Education Benchmarks and Trends Report. According to the report, companies are demonstrating the value of their customer education programs by driving strategic business outcomes such as faster time to value, increased customer retention, and higher customer satisfaction

Finsmes
Oct 6th, 2020
Skilljar Raises $33M in Series B Funding

Skilljar, a Seattle, WA-based Customer Education Platform, raised $33m in Series B funding. The round was led by Insight Partners with participation from existing investors Mayfield, Trilogy Equity Partners, and Shasta Ventures. As part of the financing, Jonathan Rosenbaum, Vice President at Insight Partners, will join Skilljar’s Board of Directors. The company intends to use […]

GeekWire
Oct 6th, 2020
Seattle startup Skilljar raises $33M as pandemic sparks demand for its customer education software

The third time really has been a charm for Sandi Lin and Jason Stewart.

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