Roam
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Roam Media operates Outside Learn, an online learning platform offering more than 4,000 videos across 1,000 lessons in climbing, skiing, fitness, yoga, backpacking, and nutrition. The service is part of the Outside+ subscription, which also bundles GPS apps, digital magazine content, and video documentaries for outdoor enthusiasts.
Also known as Outside Learn · Roam Media
Investors · 12
Also in the syndicate · 3
Funding
SEC filings, press & company announcements$35.5M disclosed across 2 of 4 rounds · 2023–2025
- $11.5MSeries AApr 2025 · 2 sources
Founders Fund (lead), Khosla Ventures (lead)
Source ↗ - $24MSeries AFeb 2024 · 2 sources
Equator (lead), At One Ventures, One Small Planet, Renew Capital, TES Ventures, The World We Want, U.S. International Development Finance Corporation (DFC)
Source ↗ - Undisclosed amountSeed FundingSep 2023Source ↗
Source: company announcements and press reports — follow each round's link for the claim.
Company profile
researched Aug 2026Roam Media operates Outside Learn, a subscription online learning platform offering premium video courses taught by athletes, explorers and wellness experts. Course catalogue spans climbing, skiing, mountain biking, backpacking, outdoor survival, navigation, yoga, fitness, nutrition and cooking, as well as creator-oriented topics such as social media for creatives. Titles include Climbing Essentials with Conrad Anker, Backpacking 101 and Backcountry Kitchen with Sienna Fry, Yoga for Strength & Flexibility with DJ Townsel, Mind Body Prep with Lynsey Dyer, Overcome Your Fear of Falling with Arno Ilgner, The Oxygen Challenge 8 with Sohee Lee, Outdoor Survival 101 with Shane Hobel, Whole-Foods Plant-Based Cooking with Amy Symington, Gaia GPS 101 with Abby Levene and Slopestyle: Advanced Drops and Jumps with Cam Zink.
Courses are structured for a range of skill levels, from introductory to advanced, and can be consumed as complete courses or as individual lessons. Material combines video from professional instructors with in-depth text lessons and step-by-step photography. The company states that new courses are added on a monthly basis and maintains a mailing list to notify subscribers of additions.
Business model
Access to Outside Learn courses is gated behind the Outside+ paid subscription rather than sold as standalone course purchases.
Subscription revenue via Outside+, a bundled membership that includes Outside Learn courses alongside other digital products.
▸Full profile — market position, go-to-market
Market position
Instruction is delivered by named professional athletes and subject-matter experts, and courses are bundled into a wider membership that also provides premium GPS applications (Gaia GPS Premium and Trailforks Pro), digital content from 15+ titles including Outside Magazine, Triathlete, Ski, Trail Runner and VeloNews, and 600+ hours of video covering endurance challenges, cycling and skiing action and travel documentaries.
Go-to-market
Distribution is through the Outside+ membership, with a mailing list used to notify users of newly released courses.
Consumers interested in outdoor sports and wellness — climbers, skiers, mountain bikers, backpackers, and people pursuing fitness, yoga and nutrition goals — at beginner through advanced levels.
Compiled by commissioned research from 8 cited public sources — announcements, filings, and press listed under research sources below.
Key figures
latest reportedCompany-reported or press-reported figures, each dated to when it was claimed — not independently audited.
In the news
▸Research sources · 8
primary sources listed
- Roamroammedia.com · web
8 public sources were cited for this profile; the first-party ones are listed here.
Frequently asked questions
- What does Roam do?
- Roam Media runs Outside Learn, an online course platform with expert-led outdoor, fitness and wellness instruction.
- Who are Roam's investors?
- Roam's investors include Advancit Capital, Black Jays Ventures, Miroma Ventures, At One Ventures, Equator, Founders Fund, Khosla Ventures, Renew Capital and 1 more.
- How much funding has Roam raised?
- Roam has disclosed $35.5M raised across 2 of its 4 known rounds.