What Aspireship does

Aspireship is a Scottsdale, Arizona-based online training and talent-matching platform founded in October 2019 by Corey Kossack and Jason Riedel, targeting career changers, early-tenure SaaS professionals, and companies under 250 employees that need pre-trained revenue-team talent. Its core offering is an on-demand learning management system delivering video-based curricula, quizzes, assessments, and virtual job simulations across multiple disciplines: SaaS Sales, Customer Success, B2B Marketing, Revenue Operations, Talent Acquisition, Sales Management, Software Engineering (delivered in partnership with Promineo Tech), and the newer Practical AI Fluency course, supplemented by a 70+ hour video library of expert interviews and a weekly live webinar series called Aspireship Live!.

The business operates a dual go-to-market motion. On the consumer side, learners can access Section 1 of any Foundations program for free, then upgrade to Aspireship Plus ($180 one-time lifetime) for full access, certifications, and assessment retakes, or purchase individual Intensives priced from $195 for Sales Management to $2,799-$2,979 for Software Engineering. On the employer side, a dedicated sales team sells two hiring plans to companies under 250 employees: a Flex Plan at $9,000 per hire with a 90-day replacement guarantee, and a High-Volume Hiring Plan at $499/month plus $6,000 per hire that also unlocks unlimited course use for onboarding and continuous learning. Distribution is amplified by partnerships with SV Academy (priority residency access for graduates), Refine Labs (B2B Marketing curriculum), Women In Sales (community), and hiring partners including Gong, Smith.ai, Gravy, HHA Exchange, RTA Fleet, Freestar, Acquco, and Xplor, with global reach spanning 100+ countries.

The company has raised approximately $2.85M across a 2019 pre-seed led by Story Ventures with TDF Ventures, Mana Ventures, Upfront Ventures Community Fund, Supernode Ventures, and Capital Factory, plus subsequent rounds from Story Ventures, Supernode Ventures, and Bay Wharf Capital through 2021. Leadership includes President & COO Christine Rogers (ex-Booker by MINDBODY, Infusionsoft), and the company was recognized as a G2 High Performer and Momentum Leader in multiple eLearning and sales training categories in Spring 2022, with 50,000+ professionals and thousands of businesses reported as users worldwide.

Name

Aspireship

Legal name

Aspireship Inc.

Website

https://aspireship.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2019

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Aspireship is an online training and reskilling platform founded in 2019 that prepares career changers and SaaS professionals for sales, customer success, marketing, RevOps, software engineering, and AI fluency roles, while selling pay-per-hire talent pipelines to companies under 250 employees.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Online Professional Training

NAICS

Professional and Management Development Training (611430), Business Schools and Computer and Management Training (6114), Educational Services (611), Computer Training (61142), Educational Support Services (611710)

SIC

Services-Educational Services (8200)

akta.pro primary industry

Customer & Go-to-Market Onboarding (Sales/CS/Support) (EDABAOAH)

Keywords

• Online learning platform
• Saas sales training
• Career reskilling
• Ai skills training
• Corporate hiring solutions

Headquarters

HQ city

Scottsdale

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B and B2C

Offering type

Software

Cost components

Personnel, Technology or R&D, Marketing or Sales, Operations, Supply Chain

Revenue model

1. Employer Hiring Plans: Flex Plan at $9,000 per hire with 90-day guarantee; High-Volume Hiring Plan at $499/month plus $6,000 per hire (33% discount). Companies pay only when a graduate accepts an offer.
2. Individual Subscriptions (Plus): Aspireship Plus provides full lifetime access to all Foundations programs, certifications, assessment retakes, and exclusive discounts for $180 one-time payment. Earlier pricing mentioned at $299.
3. Individual Course Purchases: Sales Management Aspireship sold for $195 one-time purchase with lifetime access. Software Engineering Intensives sold for $2,799-$2,979 with financing options available.
4. Software Engineering Intensives Partnership: Partnership with Promineo Tech for 18-week coding bootcamp. Front End and Back End intensives priced at $2,799 for members or $2,979 for non-members.
5. Bundled Corporate Training: Free skills training available for companies when paired with partner offerings that enhance the employee experience. Creates cross-sell opportunity with benefits administration partners.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion3 records

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels7 records

Core offering

Aspireship is an online learning platform that delivers on-demand, video-based training programs (Foundations and Intensives) to help individuals pivot into SaaS and tech careers across sales, customer success, B2B marketing, revenue operations, software engineering, and AI fluency. For companies, it operates a hiring partner network and offers enterprise training plans (Flex Plan, High-Volume Hiring Plan) that connect pre-trained graduates with employers under 250 employees, plus AI consulting services.

Product overview

Aspireship is an online learning platform offering a portfolio of expert-led, on-demand training courses and programs for career development in SaaS and tech industries. The core product lineup includes Practical AI Fluency (a hands-on AI skills course for non-technical professionals), multiple Foundations and Intensive course tracks across SaaS Sales, Customer Success, B2B Marketing, Revenue Operations, Talent Acquisition, Software Engineering, and Sales Management, a Video Library with 70+ hours of expert interviews, and the Plus membership providing full access to all Foundations programs. The platform also offers AI consulting services, a hiring partner network, and a partnership with SV Academy for job placement support. Programs range from free introductory sections through 12-24 week intensive bootcamps, with tiered pricing including free, membership ($180-299), and course-specific purchases ($195-2,799).

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Practical AI Fluency A hands-on course for non-technical professionals teaching practical AI skills including prompt enhancement, building AI agents, and vibe coding through five sections with real-world projects.
• SaaS Sales Foundations A 20-hour introductory program designed to help individuals land and succeed in roles as Sales Development Representatives (SDRs) or Account Executives (AEs) at SaaS or tech companies.
• SaaS Sales Intensive A 12-24 week on-demand sales training program for current and aspiring SaaS SDRs and AEs covering advanced phone, email, social techniques, and tech stack knowledge.
• Customer Success Foundations A 20-hour introductory program designed to help individuals land and succeed in roles as Customer Success Managers, Onboarding Specialists, or Implementation Specialists at tech companies.
• Customer Success Intensive A 12-24 week on-demand customer success training program covering advanced strategies to prevent churn, negotiate renewals, and navigate API integrations.
• B2B Marketing Foundations A 20+ hour introductory program teaching core principles of modern B2B Marketing Strategy based on Refine Labs methodology.
• B2B Marketing Intensive A 12-24 week on-demand training program covering core principles and practical applications of the Refine Labs B2B Marketing Strategy.
• Revenue Operations Foundations A 20-hour introductory program designed to help individuals land and succeed in roles as Revenue Operations Specialists, CRM Administrators, or related roles.
• Revenue Operations Intensive A 12-24 week program (150+ hours) teaching skills to implement a CRM from scratch, integrate third-party tools, and automate workflows to drive revenue.
• Talent Acquisition Foundations A modern course teaching skills to succeed in talent acquisition roles in any industry, taught through conversations with industry experts and practitioners.
• Software Engineering Foundations A 30-hour introductory program helping learners understand front-end web development fundamentals (HTML, CSS, JavaScript) and determine if a software engineering career is right for them.
• Software Engineering Intensive An 18-week coding bootcamp (500+ hours) offered in partnership with Promineo Tech, available in Front End, Back End, or Full Stack specializations. Priced at $2,799 for Unlimited members or $2,979 for non-members.
• Sales Management Foundations
• Video Library (Aspireship Live!) A library of 70+ hours of SaaS sales video content including interviews with industry experts, webinars, and career prep content available for replay.
• Aspireship Plus A membership providing full access to all Foundations programs, certification, assessment retakes with tailored feedback, and lifetime access. Priced at $180 (some sources mention $299).
• Aspireship AI Consulting AI consulting services offered by Aspireship for companies seeking guidance on AI implementation and strategy.
• Employer Hiring Plans Job placement support and hiring partner network connecting Aspireship graduates with vetted, innovative companies for sales and customer success roles, offered via Flex Plan ($9,000/hire with 90-day guarantee) and High-Volume Hiring Plan ($499/month + $6,000/hire).

Quantifiable outcome

• Graduates hired within weeks of completion - e.g., Hillary Farmer hired as Account Executive less than 1 month after graduating SaaS Sales Foundations
• +3 more outcomes

Named customers8 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature3 records

Partnerships

Four partnerships are on record, tiered core, major and minor.

• SV AcademycoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerJob placement partnership providing priority access for Aspireship graduates to SV Academy's paid Residency Program. Graduates eligible to skip to front of line with priority application to gain paid, on-the-job experience at hiring partner companies.
• Promineo TechmajorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnership for Software Engineering Intensives - 18-week coding bootcamp with 500+ hours of curriculum. Aspireship serves as enrollment channel with exclusive discounts for members.
• Refine LabsmajorStrategic or Co-development PartnerRefine Labs contributes to B2B Marketing curriculum using their methodology. Company logo appears as trusted partner and hiring partner on Aspireship site.
• Women In SalesminorGTM or Marketing PartnerCommunity partnership with Women In Sales organization. Logo appears on Aspireship partners page.

Scale indicators5 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Direct peers

• SV Academy: SV Academy is a direct competitor in the tech sales reskilling space, offering a paid Residency Program that places graduates into SDR roles. Aspireship and SV Academy are also channel partners, but they overlap heavily on curriculum (SaaS sales training) and target learner (career-changers seeking SDR/AE roles), making them the closest direct peer.
• Mindtickle: Mindtickle is a sales readiness and enablement platform offering training, coaching, and content for revenue teams. It directly overlaps with Aspireship's enterprise sales training and onboarding offerings, targeting similar B2B buyers (sales and revenue leaders) with a more enterprise-grade SaaS platform.
• Lessonly by Seismic: Lessonly (now part of Seismic) provides interactive sales training, onboarding, and enablement software for revenue teams. It competes in the same sales training and onboarding category where Aspireship earned G2 High Performer rankings, targeting mid-market and enterprise sales organizations.
• Sales Assembly: Sales Assembly is a membership community and training platform specifically for B2B SaaS sales, marketing, and RevOps professionals. Its curriculum and audience closely mirror Aspireship's customer success, marketing, and RevOps tracks.
• Promineo Tech: Promineo Tech is a coding bootcamp provider partnered with Aspireship to deliver the Software Engineering Intensives (18-week, 500+ hours). While they partner on this product, Promineo Tech also operates independently as a software engineering training provider, making it a direct peer in the tech-reskilling space.

Broad incumbents

• Sandler Training: Sandler Training is a long-established global sales training franchise offering methodology-driven sales, management, and customer service training. It is a broad incumbent in the sales training category where Aspireship competes, but serves a much wider range of industries and company sizes through a partner-franchise model.
• RAIN Group: RAIN Group is a global sales training and consulting firm offering customized sales training, coaching, and consulting to B2B organizations. It overlaps with Aspireship's enterprise sales training motion but operates primarily as a custom-engagement consultancy rather than a self-serve platform.

Emerging players

• Pavilion: Pavilion (formerly Revenue Collective) is a private membership community for sales, marketing, and revenue leaders that combines curated content, peer learning, and training programs. It is a partial competitor to Aspireship's mid-market and senior-revenue-leader programs, though its focus is more on community and leader-level development.
• Skilljar: Skilljar is a customer and partner training platform enabling companies to build external training academies. While it focuses more on external customer/partner education, its LMS and course-delivery capabilities intersect with Aspireship's enterprise training infrastructure for hiring-partner programs.
• Sales Hacker: Sales Hacker is a media and community platform serving B2B sales professionals with content, events, and training resources. It overlaps with Aspireship's content and community flywheel (Aspireship Live! and partner communities) and shares the SaaS sales audience.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles4 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds4 records

Investors7 records

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

M&A

Investments

M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

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