Simplilearn
Simplilearn (/sɪmplɪlɝn/) is a global online education technology company headquartered in San Francisco, California. It was founded by Indian engineer Krishna Kumar in 2010.[1] Currently, it has offices in Raleigh, North Carolina and Bangalore, India.[2]
In June 2018, it crossed 1 million students on its platform from 150 countries.[3]
[History]
Simplilearn was founded in 2010 by Indian entrepreneur Krishna Kumar, an alumnus of the National Institute of Technology, Suratkal.[4][5][6][7] Initially, Simplilearn started as a technology blog. However, it later evolved into a training website for topics related to project management.[8]
As of 2020, the company's learning portal provides online certifications (MOOC) related to cybersecurity, cloud computing[9], project management, digital marketing, and data science.[10]
Funding
So far, the company has raised $31 million in capital from investors such as Innoven Capital, Helion Venture Partner, Kalaari Capital, and Mayfield Fund.[11]
Strategic Partnerships
As a company, it is collaborating with universities in North America to provide basic and mid-career skill enhancement programs through MOOC.[12]
In June 2019, Simplilearn and IBM jointly designed and launched courses in Artificial Intelligence and Data Science.[13] In November 2019, Simplilearn partnered with Purdue University to offer courses in artificial intelligence and machine learning.[14][15] In July 2020, the company entered into a partnership with University of Massachusetts Amherst to provide online training solutions to its students and alumni through "University Without Walls".[16] Simplilearn - Center for Technology and Management Education (CalTech-CTME) jointly offering a "DevOps Post Graduate" program, a cloud computing course.[17]
References
- ^ (EN) Punita Sabharwal, The Learning Curve: Krishna Kumar, Founder of Simplilearn Unplugged, su entrepreneur.com, 27 ottobre 2018.
- ^ India Press Trust of, Simplilearn Aims to Double its Revenues to INR 500 Crores by 2021, Business Standard India, 16 maggio 2019.
- ^ (EN) The need for reskilling is constant in digital economy, su financialexpress.com, 18 giugno 2018.
- ^ Simplifying the Learning Process, su newindianexpress.com.
- ^ (EN) Simplilearn eyes one more acquisition worth $10M within a year, su vccircle.com, 26 giugno 2015.
- ^ (EN) [The Turning Point] From blogging to setting up a corporate training startup – the inspiring story of Simplilearn, su in.finance.yahoo.com.
- ^ (EN) The Huge Investment Opportunity In Edtech, su forbesindia.com.
- ^ Simplilearn: How a blog turned into a professional training startup- Technology News, Firstpost, su firstpost.com, 20 giugno 2016.
- ^ CTME | Cloud Computing Post Grad Program, su ctme.caltech.edu.
- ^ 5 Online Data Science Courses that can Help Students and Professionals, su dqindia.com.
- ^ Simplilearn @ Crunchbase, su crunchbase.com.
- ^ Anand Parthasarathy, Coronavirus Challenge Propelling a New Paradigm of Work from Home (PDF), su nopr.niscair.res.in.
- ^ (EN) IBM, Simplilearn to offer certificates in AI and data science, su hrdive.com.
- ^ (EN) Purdue News Service, Purdue and Simplilearn launch data science training program, su purdue.edu.
- ^ India Press Trust of, Simplilearn and Purdue University Launch AI and Machine Learning Training Program, Business Standard India, 5 novembre 2019.
- ^ (EN) UMass Amherst Enters Collaboration with Simplilearn to Offer Students, Alumni New Online Learning, Training Opportunities, su umass.edu.
- ^ CTME | DevOps Post Grad Program, su ctme.caltech.edu.
See Also
Coursera EdX Khan Academy MIT OpencourseWare MOOC OpenCourseWare Stanford Engineering Everywhere Udacity