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Go1 is an education technology company. Go1 offers an online platform used by HR and Learning and Development (L&D) teams to manage corporate training. The online platform aggregates training content from more than 250 providers and integrates into existing HR and learning management systems.
Go1 provides organizations worldwide with compliance training, professional development, and upskilling resources [1], with content accessible within workplace tools.
History
[edit]Founding (2015)
[edit]Go1 was founded by Andrew Barnes, Vu Tran, Chris Eigeland, and Chris Hood in 2015, after being accepted into the Y Combinator accelerator program.[2]
Early support and growth
[edit]In 2016, the company received early-stage funding from Advance Queensland’s Ignite Ideas program, followed by additional state funding in 2018. [3] Two years later, they received a further $250,000 in funding to help market a personal training assistant platform.
Rapid expansion and valuation
[edit]In early 2022, Go1 secured an additional funding round of over US$100 million[4]. The investment was led by existing backers including Larsen Ventures, Tiger Global’s Scott Shleifer and John Curtius, Steve Baxter’s TEN13, Microsoft’s M12 fund, SEEK, Y Combinator, AirTree Ventures, Blue Cloud Ventures, Madrona, Salesforce Ventures, and SoftBank Vision Fund 2, with new participation from Five Sigma.
This lifted Go1’s valuation to Unicorn. [5]
Products and services
[edit]Learning platform and content aggregation
[edit]Go1’s platform hosts training and professional development materials licensed from more than 250 providers. These include content providers from across the globe such as Traliant, Easy Llama, Pluralsight, Scrimba, Coursera, Skillsoft, Blinkist, and Harvard Manage Mentor.
The company reports that its content library contains over 80,000 courses in more than 40 languages, covering subjects such as workplace compliance, leadership, technology, and personal development.
Learning content is delivered in multiple formats, including video, audio, text, and interactive modules.
The platform also includes discovery and curation tools, usage analytics, and personalized recommendations to support learning and development activities and reporting.
Go1 is offered to businesses on a subscription model.
Integrations
[edit]The Go1 platform is designed to integrate with a wide range of Learning Management Systems (LMS), Human Resource Information Systems (HRIS), and other workplace learning tools. It has established partnerships with systems including Workday, SAP SuccessFactors, Docebo, Adobe, ADP, Litmos and Zensai.
These integrations allow organizations to embed Go1’s aggregated content directly into their existing workflows, enabling admins to manage, assign and report on content in the systems they already use.
Learning services
[edit]Go1 also offers strategic learning services designed to support organizations in achieving their learning and development (L&D) objectives. These services include custom curation, strategic planning, and workshops.
Global presence
[edit]While headquartered in Brisbane, Australia, Go1 operates globally with a presence in North America, Europe and Asia-Pacific.
By early 2025, Go1 supports more than 10,000 organizations, and 11 million learners - from fast-growing startups and regional mid-market firms, to some of the world's best-known brands.[6]
Awards
[edit]- TIME & Statista’s World's Top EdTech Companies (2024): Ranked No. 71.[7]
- Startup Daily Best in Tech Awards – Scaleup of the Year (2023).[8]
- Australian Young Entrepreneur Awards – Trailblazer Award (2021)[9]
- Disrupt100 & LinkedIn Top Startups (2018–2020).[10]
Funding and acquisitions
[edit]Funding rounds
[edit]Go1 has reportedly raised around US$400 million[11] since its founding in 2015, scaling from early seed funding through Y Combinator to becoming a global edtech unicorn.
Key milestones included a US$200 million Series D in 2021 that brought its valuation above US$1 billion. Later rounds in 2022 and 2023 raised its valuation to a reported US$3 billion .
Acquisitions
[edit]- In April 2022, Go1 acquired Coorpacademy [12], a SwissFrench edtech firm, expanding Go1's presence in Europe.
- In January 2023, Go1 acquired Anders Pink [13], a UK-based content-curation platform, adding automated recommendation features.
- In May 2023, Go1 acquired Blinkist [14], a German app known for its book summaries and short-form learning content.
- In January 2024, Go1 integrated Sunlight Inc.[15] a learning budget management technology platform, into their broader learning solution, allowing employees to request and purchase external learning content through their employer’s learning budget.
See also
[edit]- Blinkist
- Educational technology
- E-learning
- Corporate training
- Training and development
- Human resource management
- Human resource management system
- Learning management system
- List of learning management systems
- Organizational performance management
References
[edit]- ^ "Report: Go1's Business Breakdown & Founding Story". Contrary Research. 16 January 2025. Retrieved 9 September 2025.
- ^ "Go1 – Y Combinator". Y Combinator. Retrieved 9 September 2025.
- ^ "Igniting Innovation: The Go1 Journey from Logan Startup to Brisbane's First 'Unicorn'". Advance Queensland. 19 June 2024. Retrieved 9 September 2025.
- ^ Anver, Gazala (7 June 2022). "Edtech unicorn Go1 raises US$100 million as valuation reaches US$2 billion". SmartCompany. Retrieved 12 September 2025.
- ^ Bersin, Josh (25 September 2021). "Ten New Truths About The HR Technology Market". JoshBersin.com. Retrieved 25 September 2025.
- ^ "Go1 Named Top-Tier Software Vendor by APPS RUN THE WORLD". APPS RUN THE WORLD. September 2025. Retrieved 11 September 2025.
- ^ "World's Top EdTech Companies 2024". TIME. 18 June 2024. Retrieved 5 September 2025.
- ^ "Best in Tech Awards 2023 winners". Startup Daily. 2023. Retrieved 9 September 2025.
- ^ "Founders of Queensland unicorn Go1 named 2021 Australian Young Entrepreneurs of the Year". Business News Australia. 20 December 2021. Retrieved 10 September 2025.
- ^ "Edtech GO1 is leading the global reskilling revolution from South Africa". Endeavor. n.d. Retrieved 11 September 2025.
- ^ Kidman, Dominic (June 7, 2022). "Go1 doubles its valuation to $2.8 billion after $100 million raise". Startup Daily. Retrieved 12 September 2025.
- ^ "Go1 acquires Coorpacademy". Learning News. 12 April 2022. Retrieved 11 September 2025.
- ^ "Anders Pink Acquired by Go1 to Provide Best-in-Class Content Curation". Learning News. 25 January 2023. Retrieved 11 September 2025.
- ^ "Report: Go1's Business Breakdown & Founding Story — Thesis". Contrary Research. Retrieved 25 September 2025.
- ^ "Sunlight & Go1: A New Dawn for Sunlight with Go1". Sunlight. n.d. Retrieved 11 September 2025.
External links
[edit]Category:Human resource management Category:Educational technology Category:Learning management systems Category:Organizational performance management Category:Educational technology companies