Echo360
Echo360 is a U.S. SaaS company providing a unified Learning Transformation Platform that combines video, engagement, content authoring, assessment, and AI skill evaluation for higher education, K-12, government/military, and corporate enterprises globally.
- Company typePrivate
- Founded2007
- HeadquartersDulles, United States
- Headcount101–250
- GTM typeB2B
- OfferingSoftware
What Echo360 does
Echo360 (legal entity Turning Tech Intermediate, Inc.) is a privately held U.S.-based SaaS company that operates the Echosystem, a unified Learning Transformation Platform (LTP) serving higher education institutions, K-12 districts, U.S. federal and military organizations (including all four JROTC branches), and corporate enterprises in healthcare, retail, quick-service restaurants, manufacturing, and life sciences. The platform is built around five integrated product groups: video capture and management (EchoVideo), live engagement and polling (EchoEngage, EchoPoll, PointSolutions), content authoring and curriculum design (EchoInk, EchoPathways, EchoChecklists), assessment (EchoExam), and AI-powered video skill evaluation (GoReact). Underlying capabilities include LTI 1.2-compliant integrations with every major LMS (Canvas, Blackboard, D2L Brightspace, Moodle, Sakai), embedded connectors into Microsoft Teams, Zoom, PowerPoint, and OneDrive, and a portfolio of AI services (Echo.ai Assist, AskEcho, automated chaptering and tagging, transcript generation) that the company positions as content-grounded rather than generic LLM features. Compliance certifications include SOC2 Type 2, ISO 27001, GDPR, CCPA, and EU-US Data Privacy Framework, with FERPA-aligned architecture.
The business model is enterprise SaaS with quote-based pricing, multi-year contracts, and direct sales coverage across the United States, United Kingdom, and Australia, supplemented by self-serve sign-up for lighter-weight products such as PointSolutions and EchoPoll, and professional services for implementation and content migration. The go-to-market is anchored on large institutional and corporate buyers (disclosed customers include McDonald's, Johnson & Johnson, Whole Foods, Cargill, Delta, General Mills, Dell, Lululemon, Otsuka, Orange Theory, Peacock, Ohio State University, Johns Hopkins University, and Boston University), with revenue diversified across the education, federal/military, and corporate segments. The company has been actively consolidating via M&A, completing the merger with Turning Technologies in November 2021, acquiring Inkling's content management business in May 2024, and acquiring GoReact in May 2025, supported by a $43 million growth financing from o15 Capital Partners in May 2024. Recent strategic moves include partnerships with Exxat (healthcare experiential education, February 2026) and Epiphan Video (lecture capture hardware, March 2026), which together signal a deliberate expansion into new verticals and a bundled hardware-plus-software channel.
Echo360 firmographics
Firmographics- Name
- Echo360
- Legal name
- Turning Tech Intermediate, Inc.
- Website
- https://echo360.com
- Company type
- Private
- Founded year
- 2007
- Operating status
- Operating
- Headcount range
- 101–250 employees
- Short description
- Echo360 is a U.S. SaaS company providing a unified Learning Transformation Platform that combines video, engagement, content authoring, assessment, and AI skill evaluation for higher education, K-12, government/military, and corporate enterprises globally.
- Ownership category
- akta.pro rank
Echo360 industry classification
Industry- Product category
- Learning Technology / Learning Transformation Platform (EdTech SaaS)
- NAICS
- Computer Systems Design and Related Services (5415), Computing Infrastructure Providers, Data Processing, Web Hosting, and Related Services (5182)
- SIC
- Services-Prepackaged Software (7372), Services-Computer Integrated Systems Design (7373), Services-Computer Programming, Data Processing, Etc. (7370)
- akta.pro primary industry
- Learning Technology & LMS/LXP Implementation (BPACANAH)
- akta.pro secondary industry
- LMS Integrations, Interoperability & Identity (LTI/SCORM/xAPI, SSO, APIs) (EDAFAAAI)
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Where Echo360 is headquartered
LocationHeadquarters
- HQ city
- Dulles
- HQ country
- United States
- HQ region
- North America
Offices4 records
Markets served
Echo360 business model
Business model- GTM type
- B2B
- Offering type
- Software
- Cost components
- Personnel, Technology or R&D, Marketing or Sales, Infrastructure, Operations
Revenue model
- Enterprise & Education SaaS Subscriptions: Recurring SaaS subscriptions to the Echosystem LTP platform, sold to universities, K-12 institutions, and corporate buyers across restaurant/QSR, retail, hospitality, healthcare, life sciences, grocery, manufacturing, publishing, insurance, technology, and government verticals. Following the 2024 Inkling acquisition and 2025 GoReact acquisition, Echo360 is positioned as a 'global education and corporate learning SaaS enterprise.' Pricing is quote-based (Request Info/Demo), suggesting multi-year enterprise contracts.
- Self-Serve Tier (PointSolutions / EchoPoll): Lower-touch self-serve sign-up available for PointSolutions and EchoPoll, enabling individual/freelance or SMB subscriptions to the polling/engagement products.
- Professional Services & Implementation: Customer success and implementation services referenced in privacy disclosures and product pages (e.g., EchoInk customer success team helps convert paper manuals to digital content); supports larger enterprise rollouts.
Pricing tiers
| Model | Billing | Price |
|---|---|---|
| Subscription | Multi-year contract | Enterprise Echosystem (Education/Business/Government) |
| Subscription | Monthly | Self-Serve PointSolutions / EchoPoll |
| Other | — | Subscription Activation |
Go-to-market motion4 records
Distribution channels6 records
Marketing channels14 records
Echo360 product offering
Product offeringCore offering
Echo360 provides The Echosystem, a unified Learning Transformation Platform (LTP) that integrates video capture and management (EchoVideo), audience engagement and polling (EchoEngage, EchoPoll, PointSolutions), content authoring and learning journeys (EchoInk, EchoPathways, EchoChecklists), secure summative assessment (EchoExam), and AI-powered video-based skill assessment (GoReact). The platform is sold on a recurring subscription basis to higher education institutions, K-12 schools, government and military organizations, and corporate enterprises, with deep LMS (LTI 1.2/1.3) and productivity tool (OneDrive, Microsoft Teams, PowerPoint, Zoom) integrations.
Product overview
Echo360 offers a unified platform-plus-modules architecture known as The Echosystem, billed as the world's first and only Learning Transformation Platform (LTP). The platform integrates the EchoVideo module (industry-leading video creation, capture, and management with LMS, OneDrive, and Microsoft Teams integration), the EchoEngage suite (EchoPoll for next-generation polling and engagement plus PointSolutions for clicker-based learner response and gamification), the EchoInk authoring module (with EchoPathways for learning journey delivery and EchoChecklists for operational workflows), and the EchoExam summative assessment module, all supported by intelligent services EchoAI and EchoAR. Echo360 has expanded this platform through the acquisitions of Inkling (May 2024, digital training and content management) and GoReact (May 2025, AI-powered video-based skill assessment), enabling global education and corporate learning SaaS solutions serving higher education, K-12, government, and corporate industries including healthcare, life sciences, retail, manufacturing, hospitality, and grocery.
Differentiator
Problem solved
Functional benefit
Brands
- EchoVideo: Video creation, capture, management and content management solution within the Echosystem.
- EchoEngage
- EchoPoll
- PointSolutions
- EchoInk
- EchoPathways
- EchoChecklists
- EchoExam
- GoReact
Products and services
- EchoVideo Video creation, capture, and management solution with deep LMS integration via LTI, OneDrive file syncing, automatic gradebook sync, offline recording with auto-sync, video splicing/editing, Microsoft Teams integration, lecture capture, video quizzing, and analytics; offers up to 99.95% platform uptime with 100% dynamic scaling. Targets universities, K-12, and corporate enterprises for hybrid learning and video management.
- EchoEngage Audience engagement suite combining live polling, gamification, attendance tracking, PowerPoint integration, and learner response tools via mobile, web, or clickers through web and desktop applications. Comprises the EchoPoll and PointSolutions sub-products and includes the UserWay accessibility widget for WCAG 2.1 compliance.
- EchoPoll Next-generation polling and engagement solution supporting synchronous and asynchronous polling with seven question types, attendance tracking, Echo.ai Assist for AI-generated poll questions, PowerPoint integration, and LMS gradebook sync; delivers 99.95% uptime with offline sync and is LTI 1.2/1.3 compliant for integrations with Canvas, Blackboard, Moodle, D2L/Brightspace, Sakai, Schoology, and Google Classroom.
- PointSolutions Formative assessment solution that pioneered learner response technology for both online and offline use; delivers gamification functionality (team leaderboards, wagering) to keep learners engaged while boosting knowledge retention of concepts via clicker devices or mobile/web platforms.
- EchoInk No-code, drag-and-drop authoring solution for creating, curating, personalizing, and distributing interactive content and curricula optimized for mobile in the flow of learning; offers standard connectors via iPaaS, real-time xAPI data integration, SSO support, AskEcho AI for summaries/FAQs, and reportedly reduces development time by up to 60%. Acquired via the Inkling acquisition in May 2024.
- EchoPathways Mobile-first learning path solution delivering responsive content for iOS and Android with multilingual support, enterprise-grade search, SSO, xAPI, SCORM/AICC content support, automated assignments, dynamic teams, and progress dashboards to support frontline and deskless worker training.
- EchoChecklists Integrated Echosystem workflow utility that keeps operations and employees on task and on time through dynamic digital checklists with conditional logic, validation rules, dropdown menus, offline support, embedded training, and real-time reporting for deskless and corporate workers.
- EchoExam Multi-modal, secure, and interoperable test generator for education and business featuring customizable question types (essay, fill in the blank, multiple choice, numeric), metadata tagging, auto-created question banks, K-12 standards content, Browser Lock by Respondus, video proctoring, and 19 NCLEX-specific question types for nursing readiness.
- GoReact (Powered by Echo360) AI-powered video-based skill assessment platform enabling real-time skill demonstration, competency evaluation, and personalized feedback across education and corporate training sectors including healthcare and human services programs such as nursing, social work, counseling, teacher education, physical therapy, and occupational therapy.
- The Echosystem (Learning Transformation Platform) The unified, interoperable, modular end-to-end SaaS suite branded as the world's first Learning Transformation Platform (LTP), encompassing EchoVideo, EchoEngage (EchoPoll + PointSolutions), EchoInk (EchoPathways + EchoChecklists), EchoExam, GoReact, and EchoAI/EchoAR intelligent services. Sold as a quote-based enterprise subscription to higher education, K-12, government, and corporate customers.
Companies that use Echo360
Customer profileNamed customers46 records
Segments6 records
Ideal customer profiles5 records
Echo360 technology and API
TechnologyTechnology focussed Yes
API detail
- Has API
- No
- API docs
- API detail
Core technology
AI maturity
App detail
Integration16 records
AI capability12 records
Feature9 records
Echo360 partnerships and signals
Strategic signalPartnerships
Twelve partnerships are on record, tiered core.
- Epiphan VideocoreEcho360 and Epiphan Video announced a partnership making EchoVideo compatible with Epiphan's lecture capture devices, expanding institutional choice and flexibility for higher education worldwide. Delivers simplified implementation, extended value from existing capture investments, increased administrative flexibility, and proven dependability. Higher education institutions in the Americas, EMEA, and APAC regions are already testing the integration through an Early Access Program.
- ExxatcoreEcho360 and Exxat announced a strategic partnership to integrate GoReact's AI-powered video assessment into Exxat's experiential education platform for healthcare and human services programs (nursing, social work, counseling, teacher education, physical therapy, and occupational therapy). Joint global webinar on workforce-ready skills scheduled for March 5, 2026.
- BlackboardcoreLTI 1.2-compliant LMS integration enabling EchoPoll, EchoVideo, EchoExam, and EchoEngage to sync courses, rosters, and gradebooks inside Blackboard.
- Canvas (Instructure)coreLTI 1.2-compliant integration with Canvas supporting course sync, roster sync, and grade sync for EchoPoll/EchoEngage.
- MoodlecoreLTI 1.2-compliant integration enabling EchoPoll and other Echosystem tools to integrate with Moodle LMS.
- D2L / BrightspacecoreLTI 1.2-compliant integration with D2L Brightspace LMS for EchoPoll/EchoEngage.
- Google ClassroomcoreLTI-compliant integration with Google Classroom plus EchoPoll's use of Google API Services (Google Classroom) under Google API Services User Data Policy.
- Microsoft TeamscoreDeep Microsoft Teams integration — EchoVideo is positioned as having the deepest integrations with Microsoft Teams for collaboration and daily workflow coordination; also integrated with EchoExam video proctoring.
- Microsoft (OneDrive)coreEchoVideo's exclusive OneDrive integration syncs files so users never have to worry about multiple versions in multiple places.
- ZoomcoreEchoPoll and EchoEngage connect with Zoom for live polling and presentation; EchoExam video proctoring works with Zoom, EchoVideo, Microsoft Teams, and Google Meet.
- PowerPoint (Microsoft)coreEchoPoll's industry-leading PowerPoint integration enables instructors to add interactive polling directly to existing PowerPoint decks via the EchoPoll+ companion app, without recreating presentations.
- ResponduscoreBrowser Lock by Respondus is integrated into every EchoExam subscription for secure exam delivery with advanced options for configuring allowed URLs and applications.
Scale indicators8 records
Recent moves6 records
Expansion highlights6 records
Echo360 competitors and assessment
Company assessmentDirect peers
- Panopto: Direct competitor in enterprise lecture capture and video learning management for higher education and corporate L&D. Panopto competes head-to-head with EchoVideo on video capture, management, search and analytics, with a comparable LMS-integration and analytics-led value proposition.
- YuJa: Direct peer in lecture capture, video management and proctoring for higher education and corporate training. YuJa competes with Echo360 on video, engagement, and assessment (EchoExam/proctoring) at a similar price band for universities and community colleges.
- Sonic Foundry (Mediasite): Direct peer via the Mediasite lecture-capture platform, long-established in higher education and increasingly in corporate/government training. Mediasite competes with EchoVideo on hardware-software lecture capture, video management and live streaming for institutions.
- Kaltura: Direct peer providing a video platform for education and enterprises, including virtual classroom, video management and LMS integrations. Kaltura's video + LXP/learning offering directly overlaps Echo360's EchoVideo and EchoEngage modules and is sold into the same higher-education and enterprise segments.
Broad incumbents
- Instructure (Canvas): Broad incumbent as the operator of Canvas, the largest US higher-ed LMS and a core Echo360 integration partner. Canvas competes at the platform level by adding native video, engagement and assessment features that can disintermediate Echo360's value-add within the Canvas ecosystem.
- Skillsoft: Broad incumbent in corporate learning and development offering content libraries, learning platforms and recently Percipio/Codecademy-style capability. Skillsoft competes with Echo360 for corporate L&D budgets and overlaps on enterprise compliance and frontline-worker training use cases.
- Anthology (Blackboard): Broad incumbent via the Blackboard LMS ecosystem, a long-standing Echo360 LTI integration partner. Anthology/Blackboard serves higher education and workforce/government segments with both LMS and adjacent student-success tools that overlap Echo360's footprint.
- D2L (Brightspace): Broad incumbent operating the Brightspace LMS, a core Echo360 LTI integration partner. D2L serves overlapping higher-education and K-12 customers and competes at the platform level as it expands native video and assessment functionality.
Emerging players
- Docebo: Emerging AI-first enterprise learning platform serving mid-market and enterprise L&D. Docebo overlaps Echo360's EchoInk authoring and corporate learning delivery motion, including AI-driven content creation, and is a credible competitive reference point for Echo360's corporate expansion.
- Degreed: Emerging player in the LXP / skills-graph category, focused on enterprise learning experience, content aggregation and upskilling. Degreed overlaps Echo360's EchoInk/EchoPathways area in delivering curated, just-in-time learning in the flow of work.
Market position
Strengths5 records
Weaknesses5 records
Competitive moat6 records
Key risks6 records
Key highlights7 records
Customer concentration
Echo360 social profiles
Digital presenceEcho360 compliance and trust
Trust signalCompliance8 records
Echo360 financial estimates
Financial estimateRevenue estimate
Valuation estimate
Echo360 leadership team
Management profileNumber of profiles
Profiles12 records
Echo360 subsidiaries and ownership
Company hierarchySubsidiaries4 records
Echo360 funding detail
Funding detailFunding overview
Funding rounds13 records
Investors12 records
Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →
Echo360 M&A and investment
M&A and investmentM&A6 records
Investments
M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →
Frequently asked questions about Echo360
What does Echo360 do?
Echo360 provides The Echosystem, a unified Learning Transformation Platform (LTP) that integrates video capture and management (EchoVideo), audience engagement and polling (EchoEngage, EchoPoll, PointSolutions), content authoring and learning journeys (EchoInk, EchoPathways, EchoChecklists), secure summative assessment (EchoExam), and AI-powered video-based skill assessment (GoReact). The platform is sold on a recurring subscription basis to higher education institutions, K-12 schools, government and military organizations, and corporate enterprises, with deep LMS (LTI 1.2/1.3) and productivity tool (OneDrive, Microsoft Teams, PowerPoint, Zoom) integrations.
Is Echo360 a public or private company?
Echo360 is a private company. It is classified as venture growth investor backed and is currently operating.
When was Echo360 founded?
Echo360 was founded in 2007. It employs 101 to 250 people.
Where is Echo360 based?
Echo360 is headquartered in Dulles, United States, in the North America region.
How does Echo360 make money?
Three revenue lines are on record. Enterprise & Education SaaS Subscriptions are the primary driver. The others are self-Serve Tier (PointSolutions / EchoPoll) and professional Services & Implementation.
Who are Echo360's main competitors?
Direct peers on record are Panopto, YuJa, Sonic Foundry (Mediasite) and Kaltura. Broad incumbents are Instructure (Canvas), Skillsoft, Anthology (Blackboard) and D2L (Brightspace). Emerging players are Docebo and Degreed.
Does Echo360 have an API?
No public API is recorded for Echo360.
What industry is Echo360 in?
Echo360's product category is Learning Technology / Learning Transformation Platform (EdTech SaaS). Its primary akta.pro industry code is BPACANAH, Learning Technology & LMS/LXP Implementation, with a secondary code of EDAFAAAI, LMS Integrations, Interoperability & Identity (LTI/SCORM/xAPI, SSO, APIs). Its NAICS code is 5415 and its SIC code is 7372.