Go1

Founded in 2015 by Andrew Barnes, Vu Tran, Chris Eigeland, and Chris Hood, Australian firm Go1 aggregates and curates learning content for businesses. The platform’s library hosts about 150,000 pieces of content from around 1,000 sources including Pearson, EdX, Coursera, Skillsoft, Blinkist, Harvard Business Review and Harvard Business Publishing. Content providers receive royalties based on the consumption of their content. Go1 also offers curated bundles of content called “playlists” created by the platform or by customers. In February 2024, Go1 launched Go1 AI, a suite of AI-powered personalized learning capabilities that helps L&D administrators discover and recommend the best content for each learner from their library.

The company aims to provide businesses with a single platform to access materials from different publishers and creators without requiring multiple subscriptions. It also seeks to integrate into businesses’ existing education or training platforms whether it be SAP, Workday, Salesforce or a Microsoft-based platform. 

In February 2022, the company acquired Education Changemakers, an Australian educational consultant firm that provides professional learning workshops and personalized support for teachers and administrators. More recently, in April 2022, Go1 acquired Switzerland-based Coorpacademy, a learning experience platform, to extend its French and German language content. In January 2023, the firm acquired Anders Pink, a content curation provider, to further strengthen its content aggregation and content curation tools. In May 2023, the firm acquired Blinkist, a mobile learning app, to strengthen the company’s mobile learning capabilities and expand its presence in the corporate learning market. 

As of June 2022, the platform served 5 million+ users across more than 1,600 businesses. As of July 2021, the company’s user base reportedly has grown by more than 300% over the past year. 

Key customers and partnerships

In August 2021, Go1 announced a collaborative investment of AUD 330,000 (USD 244,500) in Noa, a Dublin-based audio journalism platform. The partnership will allow Go1 to add Noa’s content to its existing content library so users can stay updated on relevant news from trusted sources while learning. The company also partnered with Adobe to provide users of Adobe Captivate Prime LMS access to Go1's online library within a content marketplace. In September 2021, the company partnered with Harvard Business Publishing Corporate Learning to provide Go1 users with access to Harvard ManageMentor to build skills in leadership and management. The company deepened its partnership with LMS365 in November 2021 to allow joint customers to push curated content playlists directly from Go1 into LMS365 catalogs.

Funding and financials

In June 2022, Go1 raised USD 100 million (~AUD 139 million) in a funding round that values the company at USD 2 billion. The round follows its USD 200 million Series D funding round raised in July 2021. The most recent funds will be allocated toward platform development, mainly focusing on new content and resources.