Corporate education platform acquires Coorpacademy

Founded in 2013 at the EPFL, Coorpacademy revolutionized online training through its Learning Experience Platform that integrates the latest innovations in instructional design, including gamification, microlearning and adaptive and social learning. Since its founding, the Edtech startup has established itself as a European leader in Corporate Digital Learning. It has built a catalogue of over 1,800 courses produced with top industry content partners like Forbes, IBM, Wolters Kluwer and Video Arts to upskill employees on Future of Work topics and develop their employability. Nearly one million users in various multinational companies benefit from the tailor-made content.

Go1, one of the world’s largest corporate education content hubs, is taking over the edtech startup to support its growth plans, including reaching one billion learners globally following its $200M Series D funding round in July 2021. As Go1 continues to scale globally, it focuses on expanding in the US and Europe. With headquarters in Australia, Go1 has offices in the United States, South Africa, Vietnam, The United Kingdom and Malaysia.

“Go1’s core purpose is to help organizations and learners access great content from thousands of content providers. The combination with Coorpacademy brings an exciting set of new content partners into the mix and ultimately helps us reach more skills and areas of interest for our customers,” said Andrew Barnes, CEO and co-founder of Go1.

The integration of Coorpacademy will focus on augmenting existing products and content libraries to ensure that a variety of users have content that fits the needs of their customers. With nearly one million users already utilizing Coorpacademy’s current offering, its integration into Go1 will accelerate professional growth and development and support Go1’s mission to the dedication of lifelong learning. Additionally, this acquisition will enhance Go1’s existing roots in Europe and extend the e-learning content library in the region to support the growing demand for quality content.

Coorpacademy’s co-founders Arnauld Mitre, Frederick Benichou and Jean-Marc Tassetto, will join the Go1 leadership team to continue supporting company growth and overseeing the day-to-day operations of Coorpacademy.

“Go1’s unique approach to learning and development through curated playlists makes this company and leadership team an ideal partner for Coorpacademy,” said Jean-Marc Tassetto, Coorpacademy’s Co-Founder and CEO. “Not only is this a great opportunity for our two companies to come together to make corporate education accessible to millions of learners, but it adds value for existing customers that are prioritizing and expanding their learning and development resources. We are looking forward to building the future of L&D with Go1.”

(Press release/RAN)