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Articulate
SaaS training and development platform
- 201-500 employees
- B2B
- Enterprise
- Internal tools
- Content
- Training
- Learning
- SaaS
- 244 5th Ave, New York, 10001, US
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Company mission
To empower people to live better lives.
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Theo Margolius
COO of Otta
Articulate is a SaaS based training platform for SMBs and Enterprises, aiming to empower anyone – not just learning professionals – to deliver training to a business.
The business was founded in 2002 as a plug-in for Microsoft PowerPoint, and was entirely bootstrapped until a 2021 funding round of $1.5 billion (the largest Series A round in US history). Since its launch, it has grown significantly: Articulate now serves 120,000 organizations and around 130M learners customers across 172 countries, including every single one of the Fortune 100.
The company has used this major funding round to expand aggressively, expecting 10x growth over the next few years. Articulate is already the most dominant player by far in course authoring apps, and it has capitalized on the significant opportunity in targeting businesses that are looking to move from in-person to online-based learning.
Benefits
- Student debt repayment - Get up to $2,400 annually ($200/month) in student loan repayments
- Flexible PTO
- Fully remote - We're 100% remote—and always have been. We'll help set up your home office with awesome equipment and technology.
- We support our employees' well-being, however they define “well-being”. We offer $100 a month toward items and services that support emotional, physical, environmental, social, financial, intellectual, and spiritual well-being
- We offer Fortune 500-level medical, dental, and vision coverage for our employees and their dependents
- We offer a baby bonding benefit of up to 17 weeks paid leave to primary and non-primary caregivers
- We offer all employees up to $3,000 tax-free annually for child care assistance
- Tuition reimbursement - Continue your education in any subject you want. We provide up to $5,250/year for classes at a code school or accredited college
- Transgender benefit - We offer medical coverage for gender-affirming surgery and supplemental procedures, along with paid leave for recovery
- We match up to $500 of employee donations each calendar year to nonprofit organizations
- We offer $4,000 annually to travel to seek legal abortion services
- Contribute to your choice of Fidelity 401k plans. Articulate will also contribute 3% of your salary to your 401k whether you decide to contribute or not
- Give your loved ones peace of mind. We provide life, AD&D, short-term disability, and long-term disability benefits to all employees
- We cover 100% of eleven therapy sessions and eleven therapeutic coaching sessions per year with a licensed therapist through the Modern Health platform for each employee and their dependents
- Health savings account (HSA) - We contribute $1000 for family and $500 for individuals annually to help cover co-pays and other medical expenses
- Get coaching in social, physical, financial, and mental well-being. We offer unlimited life-coaching sessions with certified coaches through the Wellness Coach platform
- We value our employees and the important milestones in their lives. We celebrate with cupcakes, Slack shoutouts, and virtual parties
- We support the growth and development of our employees through coaching, internal training, and skills training opportunities
- We offer our employees time off to volunteer in meaningful ways within their communities and beyond
- We offer service sabbaticals to support our employees in doing the work to advance human rights, civil rights, and environmental health
- Cash for Change - Our employee-guided corporate giving program supports organizations advancing human rights, civil rights, and environmental health
Company values
- We are all human
- We are all connected
- We are all works-in-progress
- We are responsible for ourselves and accountable to one another
- We are focused on results and strive to make a positive impact in the world
- We are called to create an equitable, sustainable, and empowering workplace
Funding (1 round)
Jul 2021
$1.5bn
SERIES A
$1.5bn
Total funding
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Founders
Adam Schwartz
(Executive Chairman)Founded Articulate in 2002 with a vision to make it easier for the world to learn. Previously served as General Manager for a division of Knowledge Universe, a $1.75 billion learning and education organization founded by Michael Milken and Larry Ellison.
Lucy Suros
(CEO, not founder)Has served as CEO since 2021. Previously acted as Marketing Consultant for The Content Bureau and as PR Director for Switzer Communications.
Diversity & Inclusion at Articulate
- We're committed to hiring people with minoritized identities and supporting these employees at every level in the organization. We employ inclusive hiring strategies, coach managers on inclusion, and regularly audit salaries and development opportunities to ensure equity company-wide
- We're creating thriving spaces and positive experiences for all employees. Our employee resource groups (ERGs) create a sense of belonging, cultivate relationships, and build support structures between people with similar backgrounds and experiences. We incorporate DIBs programming into our annual company retreat and sponsor professional development organizations focused on marginalized communities
- We're continuously expanding our capacity to support each other across various identities. We offer training and coaching to help our team understand how to build and participate in an inclusive culture—at work and throughout their lives. For example, every Articulate employee participates in "Look Deeper: Race" training, which includes discussions on how we collectively build a diverse culture of equity, inclusion, and belonging amongst our Articulate and Rise.com teams. We also regularly hold virtual lunch and learns, have virtual guest speakers, and offer educational e-learning courses on celebrations and histories of various cultures
- We work to provide employees with clear guidance and institute company-wide practices that support our diversity and inclusion efforts. Our DIBs committee is composed of a rotating group of Articulate employees (including executives) who foster a culture where employees feel empowered, accepted, respected, valued, and safe in all our differences. The committee explores ways we can improve practices related to DIBs and develops strategies for strengthening the hiring, support, and retention of underrepresented employees
- We measure how we are doing meeting our diversity and inclusion goals through an annual engagement survey. The DIBs committee analyzes results, highlights themes, and makes recommendations for improvement
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