What GreenLight Credentials does

GreenLight Credentials is a Dallas-based software company founded in 2018 by Manoj Kutty that provides a blockchain-secured digital credential management platform for the education-to-workforce pipeline. The platform, built on IBM Hyperledger Fabric, lets students aggregate, own, and instantly share verified academic and professional records — including transcripts, badges, certificates, and recommendation letters — through a Digital Locker web product and a companion Credentials Wallet mobile app on iOS and Android. Educational institutions issue credentials onto the ledger using unique private keys, making records immutable and tamper-evident, while students retain consent-based control and can revoke access at any time. The company also operates as a node on the Velocity Network Mainnet and integrates with Credential Engine's CTDL standard for credential transparency.

The product surface has expanded from pure credential storage into an AI Smart Solutions suite, including Sherlock AI For Education (K-12 data insights), AI Pathways Advisor (career guidance), GetSetToWork (AI resume builder and interview simulator), and ACE (an autonomous agent for higher education enrollment and admissions). The company also extends into adjacent verticals through VitalSign6 (depression and substance use screening in primary care) and GreenLight Balance (mental wellness peer support), and into student fitness through the 2022 FitnessGram acquisition and Cooper Institute partnership. Customer concentration is heavily skewed toward Texas K-12 districts and higher education institutions, with flagship partners including Dallas College (DCCCD), Dallas ISD, UNT Dallas, Texas Woman's University, and Amarillo College, plus a national receiver network of 3,000+ colleges and 5,000+ scholarship providers.

The business operates on a hybrid freemium and enterprise subscription model: students and receiver institutions access the core Digital Locker and credential sharing at no cost, while monetization is expected to come from enterprise/employer access, analytics and reporting for institutions, and channel-driven enterprise contracts — most prominently through a 2023 strategic distribution partnership with Follett Higher Education. To date the company has been funded primarily through philanthropic grants rather than institutional venture capital, including a $500K Communities Foundation of Texas Caruth Fund grant (2019), a Greater Texas Foundation grant (2021), and a $1M United Way/AT&T Health Innovation prize (2021).

Name

GreenLight Credentials

Legal name

GreenLight Credentials, LLC

Website

https://glcredentials.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2018

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

GreenLight Credentials is a Dallas-based software company founded in 2018 that provides a blockchain-secured digital credential management platform, enabling K-12 students, colleges, employers, and scholarship providers to issue, store, and instantly share verified academic and professional records via Digital Locker and a mobile wallet app.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Dallas

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Software

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Institutional Subscriptions: K-12 schools, colleges, and universities pay for access to the platform to issue and manage student credentials. The platform offers 'Free' receiver status for institutions accepting student records.
2. Student/Family Services: Individual students and families access digital locker and credential sharing services. Core platform described as free for institutions and students.
3. Enterprise/Employer Access: Employers and organizations pay for access to verified candidate credentials and recruitment tools through the platform.
4. Platform Analytics & Reporting: Analytics and reporting services allow academic institutions to monitor where students are applying, which employers are hiring, in what industries, enabling data-driven career guidance.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion4 records

Distribution channels5 records

Marketing channels7 records

Core offering

GreenLight Credentials provides a blockchain-secured Digital Locker and Credentials Wallet mobile app that allow students to store, own, and instantly share verified academic and professional records (transcripts, badges, certificates, recommendation letters) with colleges, employers, and scholarship providers. The platform is built on IBM Hyperledger Fabric, giving learners revocable consent over who accesses their records, and is complemented by AI Smart Solutions (Sherlock AI, AI Pathways Advisor, GetSetToWork, ACE) for career guidance, resume building, interview simulation, and enrollment automation.

Product overview

GreenLight Credentials offers a unified platform centered on its Digital Locker (blockchain-secured credential storage) and companion Credentials Wallet mobile app, supplemented by an expanding suite of AI Smart Solutions. The core platform enables students to store, own, and share verified academic credentials (transcripts, badges, certificates) with educational institutions and employers. The AI Smart Solutions portfolio includes Sherlock AI For Education (data insights), AI Pathways Advisor (career guidance), GetSetToWork (resume/interview prep formerly ReadyToWork AI), ACE (enrollment/admissions automation), and AI Enhanced Career Connect (job matching). The company also acquired health-focused products VitalSign6 (depression screening) and GreenLight Balance (mental health support), and partnered with FitnessGram for student fitness records. The Marketplace feature enables student-to-institution record sharing with user consent.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• SHERLOCK AI: AI-powered tool for K-12 education that provides data-driven insights to enhance student outcomes and operational efficiency.
• AI Pathways Advisor
• GetSetToWork
• The Credentials Wallet
• Digital Locker
• VitalSign6
• GreenLight Balance
• GreenLight Fitness

Products and services

• GreenLight Digital Locker Core blockchain-secured digital locker enabling students to store, own, and share verified educational and professional credentials (transcripts, badges, certificates, recommendation letters) with colleges, scholarship providers, and employers on demand.
• Credentials Wallet Mobile App Mobile companion app available on Apple App Store and Google Play that enables learners to access their educational and professional records and share them on demand from their smartphones.
• Sherlock AI For Education AI-powered tool for K-12 education that provides data-driven insights to enhance student outcomes and operational efficiency, helping schools make informed decisions about student performance and institutional operations.
• AI Pathways Advisor AI-powered career guidance tool that analyzes student skills, interests, and market trends to provide personalized educational and professional pathway recommendations, helping students discover career paths aligned to their strengths.
• GetSetToWork AI Career Readiness Suite AI-powered career preparation suite including AI Resume Builder (with real-time feedback, keyword optimization, professional templates) and AI Interview Simulator (real-life interview practice, actionable feedback, dynamic personalization) to help students build resumes and practice job interviews at scale.
• ACE (All-Campus Expert) AI-powered autonomous-agent solution designed to boost enrollment, streamline admissions, automate administrative tasks, and engage students 24/7 for higher education institutions.
• AI Enhanced Career Connect AI-powered career connection platform that helps students explore career paths, match with job opportunities, and gain skills needed for the future workforce, bridging the gap between education and employment.
• VitalSign6 Depression & Clinical Decision Support Suite Suite of depression, anxiety, and substance use disorder screening and clinical decision support software tools for primary care and health-system settings, with encrypted storage and blockchain-secured data sharing.

Quantifiable outcome

• Reduces transcript processing time from days/weeks to instant verification
• +5 more outcomes

Named customers13 records

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

AI capability8 records

Feature7 records

Partnerships

15 partnerships are on record, tiered flagship, core and minor.

• Follett Higher EducationflagshipStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 May 2023Strategic partnership designed to remove cost barriers and make it possible for every student to access postsecondary opportunities regardless of economic situation. This channel partnership distributes GreenLight through Follett's extensive higher education customer base. Partnership won the Ed Tech Chronicle 2024 Gold Award for Best Higher Ed M&A Deal.
• The Cooper InstitutecoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2022Partnership to integrate FitnessGram student fitness assessment data with GreenLight's blockchain digital locker. The Cooper Institute launched FitnessGram in 1982, now assessing fitness for more than 10 million students in over 10,000 U.S. schools. Partnership extends GreenLight's credential capabilities to include health and fitness records.
• Velocity Network FoundationcoreTechnology or Integration · 1 January 2022GreenLight became part of the Velocity Network backbone, operating as one of 28 nodes on the Velocity Network Mainnet (Internet of Careers). This makes Velocity the world's largest blockchain network for verifiable career credentials. GreenLight enables Velocity students to monetize their records and gain wider visibility to employers and recruiters.
• Economic Mobility Systems (EMS)coreTechnology or Integration · 1 August 2021EMS designed solutions on equity platforms including Salesforce and GreenLight Credentials. EMS Solutions enable local high schools to case manage students ensuring completion of college entry steps aligned to living wage employment.
• Amarillo CollegecoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 August 2021Serving the Texas Panhandle region (23,000+ high school students in Region 16). Partnership allows students throughout the Panhandle to share education records using the GreenLight app, bypassing traditional bureaucracies to expedite higher education entry.
• Texas Woman's UniversitycoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 July 2021TWU formed consortium of North Texas institutions using shared GreenLight platform to store and share students' educational records with other institutions and employers. Supports the new skills economy initiative.
• Credential EnginecoreTechnology or Integration · 1 April 2021Partnership to leverage Credential Engine's Credential Transparency Description Language (CTDL) for standardized credential description. Enables learners to share credential information with education and training providers, improving workforce entry outcomes. GreenLight integrates with the Credential Registry for credential transparency.
• National UniversityminorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2021California-based National University partnered to create blockchain-secured digital student transcripts. Pilot program provided 300 students with free access to digital locker for academic records accessible anytime on any device.
• Southwest Independent School District (San Antonio)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 October 2020Fastest-growing area of Bexar County, Texas. District jump-started digital credentials strategy giving students access to GreenLight Locker for controlling and sending learning records to colleges, scholarship providers, and employers. Part of Virtual College & Career Platform expansion to San Antonio.
• Commit Partnership / Texas College BridgecoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 September 2020Commit Partnership, a coalition of over 200 public and private schools, colleges, universities, foundations, businesses, and nonprofits selected GreenLight to provide its blockchain platform to the Texas College Bridge program. In partnership with Texas Education Agency, helps Texas students become college ready with over 100 Texas ISD districts signed up.
• University of North Texas at DallascoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 May 2020First four-year university to partner with GreenLight, enabling students instant access to transcripts around the clock. UNT Dallas President Bob Mong instrumental in launching GreenLight platform. Hundreds of students shared records with colleges and employers.
• Dallas County Community College District (DCCCD)flagshipStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 September 2019First-in-nation implementation where DCCCD became the first institution to allow students complete academic record access and lifetime ownership. DCCCD serves 85,000+ students across seven colleges. Partnership includes Dallas ISD and UNT Dallas to remove barriers for students.
• Educate TexascoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 April 2019Statewide educational initiative dedicated to promoting successful transitions from school to workforce subcontracted with GreenLight to build out platform components using Caruth funding. Helps widen GreenLight's network among school districts and post-secondary institutions in Texas.
• IBMcoreTechnology or IntegrationIBM Hyperledger Fabric blockchain technology powers GreenLight's platform. IBM's enterprise blockchain infrastructure provides the foundation for secure, permissioned credential management.
• Salesforce / Salesforce.orgcoreTechnology or IntegrationSalesforce platform used for case management and analytics in GreenLight's economic mobility solutions. College and Career Solutions dashboards on Salesforce provide advisors visibility to support student transitions from high school to college and employment.

Scale indicators14 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Market position

Strengths1 record

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat6 records

Customer concentration

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Number of profiles

Profiles5 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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

M&A

Investments

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