Skillsline

What Skillsline does

Skillsline is a privately held education technology company founded in 2020 that develops and distributes a mobile-first microlearning platform for teaching "durable human skills" — communication, collaboration, critical thinking, initiative, and adaptability — to K-12 students, post-secondary learners, and incumbent workforces. The company's core product, Skillsline Learning, delivers 100+ research-backed microlessons structured around a Socratic question-based, scaffolded progression from awareness through transfer, supported by progress tracking and reflection tools. The platform is sold through multiple channels: direct sales to school districts and employers, channel partnerships with organizations such as NACCE (~300 community colleges, ~3M students) and the Educational Service Centers of Indiana (720,000 students), and free distribution via the American Student Assistance EvolveMe platform, which reaches 10M+ students annually.

The company's revenue model mixes subscription/recurring platform access, one-time professional development workshop licenses ($995-$1,295), flat-fee consulting engagements such as the Needs Assessment & Action Plan ($2,500), and direct-to-consumer cohort programs such as The Early Career Edge ($200-$250 per seat). Skillsline serves approximately 7-8 core team members operating from Chicago (with the legal entity Skillsline Group, LLC domiciled in California), has not disclosed any institutional funding, and remains founder-controlled. Documented outcomes include 80-90%+ lesson completion rates across deployments, 93% self-reported employability-skills gains from the Kansas Board of Regents pilot, and 200,000+ learners supported since inception.

Name

Skillsline

Legal name

Skillsline Group, LLC

Website

https://skillsline.co

Company type

Private

Founded year

2020

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Skillsline builds a mobile-first microlearning platform that teaches durable human skills (communication, collaboration, critical thinking) to K-12 districts, community colleges, and employers through 100+ research-backed microlessons distributed via direct sales and channel partners like NACCE and ASA's EvolveMe.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Workforce Skills Training

NAICS

Professional and Management Development Training (611430), Professional and Management Development Training (61143), Educational Support Services (61171)

SIC

Services-Educational Services (8200), Services-Management Consulting Services (8742)

akta.pro primary industry

Sales, Customer Service & Soft Skills Training (BPACANAD)

akta.pro secondary industries

Training Delivery Services (Onsite/Virtual Instruction, Workshops, Coaching) (BPAEANAN), Skills Assessment & Talent/Employability Testing Platforms (EDAFADAM)

Keywords

• Human skills training
• Microlearning platform
• Workforce readiness
• Soft skills education
• Career readiness curriculum

Headquarters

HQ city

Chicago

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Software

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Platform/Subscription Access: Schools, employers, and training providers access the Skillsline Learning platform with 100+ microlessons. Revenue likely derives from per-user or site licensing, though specific pricing not publicly disclosed for full platform access.
2. PD Workshop Sales: Fully packaged half-day professional development workshop for districts, schools, and regional education partners. Sold as one-time purchase at $995 (early-bird) or $1,295 standard price. Includes workshop materials and 1-hour virtual consultation.
3. Needs Assessment Services: Three-session needs assessment and action plan service for education and workforce leaders at $2,500 flat fee. Includes discovery sessions, prioritization workshops, and written action plan deliverables.
4. Cohort-Based Programs: 4-week cohort-based Early Career Edge program for college students and recent grads at $200-250 per enrollment. Direct consumer sales via Stripe with early-bird discounts available.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion3 records

Distribution channels7 records

Marketing channels8 records

Core offering

Skillsline operates a mobile-first microlearning platform that delivers 100+ research-backed 10-minute microlessons teaching durable human skills (communication, collaboration, critical thinking, initiative, adaptability). The platform serves K-12 schools, post-secondary programs, employers, and training providers through Skillsline Learning, supplemented by Skillsline Essentials, a PD Workshop, a Needs Assessment & Action Plan consulting service, and the Early Career Edge cohort program for students and recent graduates.

Product overview

Skillsline offers a unified microlearning platform (Skillsline Learning) for teaching durable human skills, supported by a portfolio of targeted offerings. The core platform provides 100+ interactive microlessons on skills like communication, collaboration, critical thinking, and initiative. Additional products include Skillsline Essentials (mobile-first solution for high school markets), the Skillsline PD Workshop (professional development for educators), Needs Assessment & Action Plan (consulting service for districts), and The Early Career Edge (cohort program for college students/recent grads). The platform serves K-12 districts, post-secondary programs, and employer organizations.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Skillsline Learning: The company's microlearning platform that teaches durable human skills through interactive, research-backed microlessons.
• The Early Career Edge
• Needs Assessment & Action Plan
• Skillsline PD Workshop

Products and services

• Skillsline Learning An interactive microlearning platform with 100+ research-backed microlessons teaching durable human skills (communication, critical thinking, collaboration, initiative, and more) through 10-minute practical lessons accessible on any device. Designed for K-12 districts, post-secondary programs, employer organizations, and training providers seeking structured curriculum and shared language for human skills development.
• Skillsline Essentials Mobile-first microlearning solution for high school students delivering daily 10-minute challenges covering 30+ career-ready essential skills across five competencies: self-agency, collaboration, higher order thinking, intentionality, and results orientation.
• Skillsline PD Workshop A fully packaged half-day professional development workshop for districts, schools, and regional education partners that equips facilitators to teach durable human skills intentionally. Includes activities, common language exercises, and a 1-hour virtual consultation. Priced at $995 (early-bird) or $1,295 standard.
• Needs Assessment & Action Plan Three focused sessions with leadership teams for education and workforce leaders to develop a practical action plan for durable skills implementation. Includes written action plan with grade-by-grade skill sequence. Priced at $2,500 flat fee.
• The Early Career Edge A 4-week cohort-based program for college students and recent graduates entering the AI-shaped job market. Teaches durable human skills (communication, collaboration, adaptability, critical thinking) with live group sessions and results in a LinkedIn-shareable credential. Priced at $200-250 per enrollment.

Quantifiable outcome

• 80% of companies struggle to find candidates with durable human skills; 85% of upward career mobility comes from demonstrating well-developed human skills
• +7 more outcomes

Named customers9 records

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration2 records

Feature5 records

Partnerships

Eleven partnerships are on record, tiered core and major.

• Greater Health NowcoreImplementation/ SI/ Consulting Partner · 15 May 2026Greater Health Now partnered with Skillsline and Triumph Treatment Services for workforce development pilot. GHN is an Accountable Community of Health dedicated to increasing access to community services and strengthening workforce. Pilot delivered 1,500+ micro-lessons to 98 Triumph staff. GHN exploring regional implementation as part of talent pipeline strategy.
• Triumph Treatment ServicescoreImplementation/ SI/ Consulting Partner · 15 May 2026Triumph Treatment Services, provider of residential and outpatient behavioral healthcare in Washington's Yakima Valley, completed workforce development pilot with Skillsline. Nearly 100 employees completed microlearning modules on growth mindset, emotional intelligence, adaptability, and self-knowledge. Program achieved measurable growth in five dimensions of self-agency and 75% agreed it was worthwhile use of time.
• IBM SkillsBuildcoreTechnology or Integration · 7 April 2025Skillsline supports collaboration between ASA and IBM SkillsBuild for EvolveMe platform. EvolveMe users access 20 IBM SkillsBuild learning activities on topics like AI, UX design, and cybersecurity. IBM SkillsBuild offers 1,000+ free courses with IBM-branded digital credentials recognized in the market. Skillsline content combines technical skills from IBM SkillsBuild with durable human skills.
• Dream Center IndianapoliscoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 20 March 2025Skillsline is key technology partner for Dream Center's Pathways Program helping single mothers secure careers with starting salaries of $50,000. Skillsline provides growth mindset, agency, and career readiness skills. Phase 1/2 outcomes: 80% certification completion, 140% average income increase, 100% stable housing achievement.
• La Salle High School (Washington)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 14 January 2025Partnership through DeBruce Foundation grant helping La Salle teachers integrate durable skills training into curriculum for 200+ students. Skillsline delivers 10-15 minute microlessons on communication, collaboration, mindfulness, and critical thinking aligned with work-based learning program.
• The DeBruce FoundationmajorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 4 December 2024Strategic partnership in support of Yakima Workforce Readiness Project, a pilot initiative empowering staff, students and families through personal skills development and career assessment. Skillsline provides human skills learning and career development support for La Salle High School students and YWCA Yakima families. Funded pilot with holistic approach for education, employment, and life preparation.
• American Student Assistance (ASA)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 17 April 2023Skillsline partnered with ASA as part of first cohort to provide human skill microlearning through ASA's EvolveMe platform. ASA's free suite engages 10M+ students per year. Skillsline provides six microlessons with access to full suite of 100+ lessons. 80% of teens complete Skillsline lessons on EvolveMe, with 40% exploring additional topics.
• Educational Service Centers of Indiana (ESC of I)coreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ Distributor · 13 September 2022Named vendor partner by ESC of I, a collaborative of nine Indiana Education Service Centers serving schools in designated regions. Partnership gives member districts access to versatile microlesson platform for human skills development aligned with Indiana's Graduates Prepared for Success initiative. ESC of I serves nearly 50,000 educators and 720,000 students.
• NACCE (National Association for Community College Entrepreneurship)majorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 20 July 2021Partnership launched to modernize essential soft skill delivery with engaging mobile-first learning platform. Skillsline benefits NACCE members with exclusive offering to catalyze Presidents for Entrepreneurship Pledge implementation. NACCE has 300+ member colleges representing nearly 2,000 members and approximately 3 million students.
• Jobs for America's Graduates (JAG-LA)majorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnership highlighted by Getting Smart for developing job-ready human skills. Skillsline helps JAG-LA students build durable skills needed to succeed in workforce through innovative microlearning approach.
• JobPathcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerDr. Ana Grief's Johns Hopkins dissertation used Skillsline as primary intervention for manufacturing technicians at aerospace and defense manufacturer. Research demonstrates durable skills can be taught, unlocking employee potential and maximizing organizational potential. Results showed significant improvement in durable skills and workplace behavior in 10 weeks.

Scale indicators8 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Direct peers

• EVERFI (Blackbaud): EVERFI, now part of Blackbaud, delivers K-12 and adult SEL, financial literacy, and career readiness curricula through digital courses — directly overlapping with Skillsline's durable human skills content, audience (schools, employers, students), and self-paced microlearning delivery model.
• PAIRIN: PAIRIN provides employability skills assessment, curriculum, and workforce development tools for education and workforce agencies — closely comparable to Skillsline's needs assessment service and durable skills framework for employer and training-provider buyers.
• Pathstream: Pathstream partners with employers and universities to deliver job-ready skill training with employer connections — comparable to Skillsline's post-secondary and employer-segment focus on durable skills and career readiness outcomes.
• iCEV: iCEV provides CTE curriculum and employability skills content to secondary and post-secondary institutions, with certification-aligned pathways — comparable to Skillsline's K-12/post-secondary durable skills curriculum for career-readiness programs.
• Mursion: Mursion delivers VR-based soft-skills simulations for workplace communication, leadership, and customer service training — a directly comparable soft-skills training vendor targeting employer and education customers, albeit with a different delivery modality.
• Aperture Education: Aperture Education provides social-emotional learning (SEL) assessment, curriculum, and intervention tools for K-12 districts — comparable as an adjacent durable-skills/SEL vendor serving the same K-12 buyer with structured curriculum and measurement.

Others

• America Succeeds: America Succeeds is the nonprofit advocate that originated the Durable Skills framework and co-hosts industry webinars with Skillsline — adjacent rather than competitive, serving as a category creator and ecosystem influencer for Skillsline's core market.
• Credential Engine: Credential Engine is a nonprofit that maintains the open Credential Transparency Description Language and skills/credential frameworks — adjacent enabler that helps define and standardize the durable-skills taxonomy Skillsline's outcomes map to.

Broad incumbents

• Skillsoft: Skillsoft is an established corporate learning platform offering content, coaching, and AI-driven skill development for enterprise L&D — overlaps with Skillsline's employer segment but operates as a broad incumbent across many skill categories.
• LinkedIn Learning: LinkedIn Learning (via Microsoft) offers video-based courses on soft skills, business, and technology with employer distribution — a broad incumbent with overlapping durable-skills content but a much wider catalog and distribution footprint than Skillsline.

Market position

Strengths1 record

Weaknesses1 record

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Xtwitter.com/realskillsline
• YouTubeyoutube.com/@humanskillscompany
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/skillsline
• Instagraminstagram.com/skillsline

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles6 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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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