Udemy Business Leadership Academy

Name

Udemy Business Leadership Academy

Legal name

Udemy, Inc.

Website

https://business.udemy.com

Company type

Public

Founded year

2010

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Enterprise Learning Platform

NAICS

Professional and Management Development Training (61143), Business Schools and Computer and Management Training (6114)

SIC

Services-Educational Services (8200)

akta.pro primary industry

Strategic Leadership & Business Acumen (EDABAAAC)

akta.pro secondary industries

Executive Leadership & C-Suite Development (EDABAAAA), Corporate & Leadership Development (BPACANAA)

Keywords

• Enterprise learning platform
• Leadership development programs
• Online course marketplace
• Corporate training solutions
• AI-powered upskilling

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Software

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Enterprise Plan Subscription: Enterprise Plan is designed for larger organizations and includes advanced analytics, skills assessments, integrations like SSO, and dedicated customer support. Requires working with sales to get started. Pricing varies by organization size and requirements.
2. Team Plan Subscription: Team Plan is priced per user, per year and billed annually. Available for teams of 2-50 users. Self-serve purchase with credit card.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels8 records

Core offering

Udemy Business Leadership Academy is a cohort-based leadership development program within the Udemy Business enterprise learning platform. It delivers guided, self-paced programs (including the Leading GenAI Innovation Program and the Invested Leader Program) that combine self-paced activities, collaborative discussion forums, and expert-led live events for current and emerging organizational leaders. The offering sits on top of Udemy Business's broader enterprise learning ecosystem of on-demand courses, immersive hands-on labs, AI-powered personalization, multi-language content, and analytics, sold to businesses through Team and Enterprise subscriptions.

Product overview

Udemy Business is a comprehensive enterprise learning platform offering a multi-modal learning ecosystem. The core Udemy Business platform provides on-demand courses and team training with analytics. Udemy Business Pro adds hands-on technical training with labs and workspaces. The Udemy Business Leadership Academy delivers cohort-based leadership programs including Leading GenAI Innovation and Invested Leader programs. AI Starter Paths provide role-specific AI learning paths. The platform also includes Multi-Language Collection (15+ languages), Certification Prep & Badges, Analytics & Insights, and Customer Success services. Learning modalities span On-Demand Learning, Hands-On Learning, and Cohort Learning, all supported by AI-powered personalization and recommendations.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Udemy Business Leadership Academy: A cohort-based leadership development program offering guided, self-paced programs for growing leaders. Part of Udemy Business's cohort learning solutions, including programs like Leading GenAI Innovation, Invested Leader Program, and other leadership-focused courses.

Products and services

• Udemy Business Enterprise online learning platform providing on-demand courses, team training, analytics, and integrated learning solutions sold to organizations via Team Plan (2–50 users, self-serve) and Enterprise Plan (21+ learners, field sales).
• Udemy Business Pro

Quantifiable outcome

• 66% faster new talent onboarding
• +13 more outcomes

Named customers14 records

Segments10 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

AI capability5 records

Feature6 records

Partnerships

Three partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• AWScoreTechnology or IntegrationAWS is featured as a partner logo and integrated into AI Starter Paths including AI on AWS covering LLMs, Foundational Models, Agents, Amazon Q Developer, Amazon Bedrock, and Amazon SageMaker AI.
• Cognos OnlineminorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorCognos Online is listed as a partner logo, suggesting a distribution or referral relationship.
• Altkom AkademiaminorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorAltkom Akademia is listed as a partner logo, indicating a distribution or referral relationship in the Polish market.

Scale indicators5 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Emerging players

• Degreed: Degreed is a learning experience platform that aggregates content from multiple providers (including Udemy) and adds skill tracking, partially overlapping as both a partner and adjacent competitor in enterprise learning ecosystems.
• 360Learning: 360Learning provides collaborative, cohort-based learning platforms for enterprise L&D teams, competing with Udemy Business Leadership Academy's cohort learning format and AI-assisted course authoring.

Direct peers

• Pluralsight: Pluralsight offers enterprise technology skills training with hands-on labs and skill assessments, overlapping with Udemy Business Pro on tech team upskilling, certifications, and AI/cloud learning paths.
• Coursera for Business: Coursera for Business offers enterprise subscriptions to online courses and certificate programs from universities and companies, directly competing with Udemy Business across content breadth, AI skills, and leadership development use cases.
• Skillsoft: Skillsoft provides enterprise learning content, leadership development programs (including Aspire Journeys), and compliance training to large organizations, overlapping directly with Udemy Business on leadership and professional development content.
• BetterUp: BetterUp delivers enterprise leadership coaching and development programs with AI-enabled features, directly competing with Udemy Business Leadership Academy's cohort-based leadership offerings.
• LinkedIn Learning: LinkedIn Learning (owned by Microsoft) provides enterprise online learning subscriptions integrated with LinkedIn's professional network, competing head-to-head with Udemy Business on business, tech, and leadership content for organizations.
• edX for Business: edX for Business (owned by 2U) provides enterprise access to university-level courses and professional certificates, competing with Udemy Business on professional development, leadership, and tech upskilling content for organizations.

Broad incumbents

• Cornerstone OnDemand: Cornerstone OnDemand is a broader enterprise talent management and learning platform offering learning, performance, and content solutions; it overlaps with Udemy Business on corporate L&D but as part of a wider talent suite rather than specialized content.
• Workday Learning: Workday Learning is a learning module within Workday's HCM suite, offering enterprise L&D alongside HR systems; it competes broadly with Udemy Business in enterprise training purchases, especially for existing Workday customers.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat6 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/udemybusinessleadershipacademy

Compliance1 record

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

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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