Open Learn

What Open Learn does

Open Learn is a privately held, video-based learning platform founded in 2010 and headquartered in Cambridge, Massachusetts, with a secondary sales office in New York. The company's product is a cloud-based eLearning suite that combines a virtual classroom, a multimedia Learning Management System (LMS), an authoring tool (Open Learn Producer), a conferencing suite (Open Learn Connect), a digital media hosting environment (E VIDEO Platform), social media learning features, and mobile delivery into a single integrated offering. Technology is delivered through a browser-based, cloud-hosted architecture with SCORM/AICC compliance, a Private Video Cloud option for single-tenant deployments, and mobile access across iOS, Android, and tablet devices. Vertical-specific solution packages are packaged for Healthcare, Bio Tech & Pharma, Financial Services, Human Resources, and Higher Learning, with named customers including Teleflex and an undisclosed leading pharmaceutical company.

Open Learn sells primarily through a direct enterprise field sales motion backed by inside sales phone outreach (888 711-8822 and Cambridge/New York lines), supported by content marketing (white papers, blog, demo video), thought-leadership events such as 'Power of Video in e-Learning' at Harvard Club Boston, and website-driven lead capture. Revenue is generated through SaaS subscriptions to the learning platform, supplemented by professional services for eLearning content design and IT integration services that align the platform to client infrastructure and network objectives. Pricing is quote-based and not publicly disclosed.

The company is founder-led by Aby Alexander (President and CTO, previously a senior manager at PictureTel), with Brian Anthony (MIT-affiliated video technology researcher and Emmy recipient) on the board and Ranjan Chari heading Professional Services. Operationally, Open Learn is a very small organization — 1–10 employees — with only $50,000 in disclosed funding (December 2014) and a web presence whose most recent dated content is from 2015, indicating limited current capital, headcount, or visible momentum.

Name

Open Learn

Legal name

Open Learn

Website

https://openlearn.tv

Company type

Private

Founded year

2010

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Open Learn is a privately held, video-based cloud learning platform that provides integrated virtual classroom, LMS, multimedia authoring, conferencing, and mobile delivery to enterprise customers in healthcare, pharma, financial services, higher education, and corporate training.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Enterprise Learning Management Systems

NAICS

Software Publishers (5132), Business Schools and Computer and Management Training (6114), Professional and Management Development Training (611430)

SIC

Services-Computer Programming, Data Processing, Etc. (7370), Services-Educational Services (8200)

akta.pro primary industry

Core Digital Curriculum & Courseware (Full Programs & Units) (EDAFACAA)

akta.pro secondary industry

Digital Learning Content Development (eLearning, Labs, Simulations) (BPAEANAD)

Keywords

• Video learning platform
• Enterprise learning management
• Virtual classroom software
• Multimedia authoring tools
• Cloud elearning solutions

Headquarters

HQ city

Cambridge

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Software

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. SaaS Learning Platform Subscription: Cloud-based learning management and video delivery platform offered as Software as a Service (SaaS) with subscription-based pricing model. Enterprise customers deploy video-based interactive learning modules through the platform.
2. Professional Services: Content development services including eLearning design, program/storyboard development, media acquisition, programming, production, testing, and consulting for learning initiatives.
3. IT Integration Services: Technology integration services guiding companies through product advancements, converged networking, and infrastructure alignment with firm objectives.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

Open Learn sells a cloud-based, video-centric enterprise eLearning platform delivered as SaaS. Its integrated suite combines a virtual classroom, multimedia learning management system, multimedia authoring tool (Open Learn Producer), video conferencing (Open Learn Connect), social media learning, mobile learning, and a private video cloud option, enabling organizations to create, manage, and deliver live and on-demand multimedia training content to employees, clients, and customers worldwide. The company also offers paid professional services, content development, and IT integration.

Product overview

Open Learn is a video-based learning system enabling organizations to create, manage, and deliver eLearning content. The product portfolio consists of a unified platform architecture with multiple integrated modules: Open Learn Producer (multimedia authoring tool), Open Learn LMS (learning management system), Virtual Class Room (live/on-demand video classroom), Open Learn Connect (video conferencing suite), E VIDEO Platform (digital media management), and Social Media Learning (social learning features). These core products work together as an integrated suite, with additional vertical-specific solutions for Healthcare, Bio Tech & Pharma, Financial, Human Resources, and Higher Learning. Supporting infrastructure includes Cloud Platform (public/private video cloud hosting) and Mobile Learning (iOS/Android/tablet access). The company also offers Professional Services, Content Development, and Integration Services.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Open Learn Producer: A multimedia authoring tool that enables instructors and content creators to capture, edit, and deliver compelling rich-media powered online events by integrating audio, video, text, and images with course materials.
• Open Learn LMS
• Virtual Classroom
• Open Learn Connect
• E Video
• Social Media Learning

Products and services

• Open Learn Producer

Quantifiable outcome

• Reduced training costs and time for video-based interactive learning modules
• +1 more outcomes

Named customers2 records

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles5 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature7 records

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• Leading CDN ProviderssupportingTechnology or IntegrationPartnership with leading CDN providers to enable content delivery network capabilities for the e VIDEO platform, ensuring optimum performance for mission-critical applications.

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Adobe Learning Manager (formerly Adobe Captivate Prime): Enterprise LMS with strong video/multimedia authoring and integration into Adobe creative ecosystem; comparable to Open Learn's Producer + LMS integrated workflow.
• Cornerstone OnDemand: Long-standing enterprise LMS/talent management suite serving healthcare and regulated industries with extended enterprise content capabilities — directly comparable to Open Learn's regulated-vertical GTM.
• Docebo: Public enterprise LMS with AI-driven learning and vertical templates; directly comparable to Open Learn in targeting mid-market and enterprise customers with a unified LMS + content marketplace platform.
• Litmos (by SAP): Cloud LMS targeting enterprise training with rapid deployment and SaaS pricing — direct comparison to Open Learn's enterprise SaaS LMS offer and target verticals.
• TalentLMS: Cloud LMS with course authoring, video, and mobile delivery; competes with Open Learn's mid-market LMS plus Virtual Classroom workflow.

Broad incumbents

• Skillsoft: Enterprise compliance and leadership learning platform with deep content library and is one of the largest established players in regulated training — directly comparable to Open Learn's pharma/financial verticals.
• Workday Learning: Enterprise learning module within the Workday HCM suite; competes for enterprise compliance and onboarding spend — particularly relevant since Open Learn also targets HR/corporate training.
• SAP SuccessFactors Learning: Largest enterprise HCM-adjacent LMS suite; competes with Open Learn for enterprise training budgets within SAP customer base. Broad incumbent because it specializes in HR suites, not video-first learning.

Emerging players

• LearnDash: WordPress-based LMS plugin widely adopted by SMEs for multimedia-rich courses; comparable niche focus on video/rich media learning content delivery, but serves a much smaller customer segment.

Others

• Moodle: Open-source LMS often used by higher education institutions and enterprises for cost-sensitive deployments; adjacent competitor that pressures Open Learn's Higher Learning vertical on price.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/openlearntv
• Facebookfacebook.com/155496307855012
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/open-learn

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles3 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds1 record

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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