The Regis Company
Golden, US · 4 known investors
The Regis Company develops AI-powered simulation software for practice-based learning, helping organizations create training experiences that develop real skills. The platform serves corporate learning and development teams seeking to demonstrate training impact and close skills gaps.
Also known as Regis · Regis Company
Founders & leadership
Investors · 4
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Also in the syndicate · 1
Funding
SEC filings, press & company announcements- Undisclosed amountseed funding roundSep 2023 · 2 sources
Access Venture Partners (lead), Firebrand Ventures, FirstMile Ventures, Management Concepts
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Source: company announcements and press reports — follow each round's link for the claim.
Company profile
researched Aug 2026The Regis Company is a Golden, Colorado-based developer of enterprise learning technology centered on practice-based simulation. Its platform, SimGate, lets organizations create, develop, deploy, manage and maintain business simulations through a no-code authoring environment. AI capabilities include ingestion of an organization's existing learning materials and proprietary data to form the basis of a simulation, automated interviews that extract knowledge from subject-matter experts, automatic generation of knowledge maps and characters, and dynamic AI characters that respond in scenario role-plays as colleagues, customers or stakeholders.
The company positions simulations as a way to move learning measurement beyond course completion: each learner decision generates behavioral data that feeds readiness metrics and skills-intelligence reporting for learning leaders. Simulations are configurable in duration and delivery format (self-guided, team-based or in-person) and are applied to leadership, interpersonal skills, sales effectiveness, operational efficiency and business acumen. Additional platform areas advertised on the company site include AI integrations, AI-assisted design, security and skills intelligence reporting. Source tracing links each interaction back to its source content so that updates to source material propagate into the learning experience.
Founding story
The Regis Company was founded in 2003 in Golden, Colorado by Mike Vaughan and co-founders, growing out of Vaughan's interest in neuroscience and how people learn, and the premise that skills develop through practice-based learning in which people work through real scenarios and make decisions rather than through content consumption.
Business model
Enterprise software sold to organizations that build and run their own simulations on the SimGate platform; the company site lists a pricing page and a demo-request funnel. The company previously built custom simulations for Fortune 500 clients before shifting toward a platform model.
Traction
The company states it has operated for more than 20 years, built custom simulations for Fortune 500 companies and won more than 50 industry awards. Its COO is described as having built Fortune 500 partnerships collectively reaching over 1.2 million learners. The website highlights awards for software impact and innovation.
Latest developments
The company markets SimGate 2.0, with platform components covering AI integrations, AI-assisted design, dynamic AI characters and skills intelligence reporting. Its leadership team includes CEO Mike Vaughan, COO Kevin Himmel, CTO Joel Janov, CMO Holly Hamann, VP of Customer Success Tamika Pumphrey and VP of Sales Charlie Chung.
▸Full profile — market position, technology, go-to-market, geography, history
Market position
Positions itself as a long-standing simulation design specialist now applying AI to lower the cost and time of simulation development, which the company says historically required months of specialized work and limited simulations to the largest organizations.
Emphasis on reducing simulation build time and cost (the company cites a 90% reduction in design and development cost and customer statements of four months of work compressed to 40 minutes), maintainability through source-linked content updates, and behavioral data as evidence of capability rather than completion tracking.
Technology
SimGate combines a no-code simulation authoring environment with a curated ecosystem of AI services. Capabilities include intelligent ingestion of existing content, AI-guided subject-matter-expert interviews, automatic generation of knowledge maps and AI characters, source tracing that ties interactions to underlying content with synchronized updates, and behavioral analytics that capture learner decisions for readiness and skills reporting.
Go-to-market
Direct enterprise sales supported by marketing and demand generation, with a request-a-demo motion on the company website and downloadable thought-leadership materials on practice-based learning. Seed proceeds were earmarked for expanding the sales and marketing team. Leadership participates in industry conferences such as ATD and the CLO Symposium.
Large and mid-sized enterprise learning and development functions, including chief learning officers accountable for workforce readiness and learning managers or program owners responsible for closing skills gaps; historically Fortune 500 companies worldwide.
Geography
Headquartered at 1301 19th Street, Golden, Colorado (c/o Beck Venture Center), serving Fortune 500 clients worldwide.
History
Founded in 2003 in Golden, Colorado, the company spent roughly two decades building custom simulations for Fortune 500 organizations. In September 2023 it released SimGate, an AI-powered simulation platform for enterprise learning, and closed a $3.5 million seed round. The company has since promoted SimGate 2.0 and repositioned around democratizing practice-based learning for organizations of any size.
Compiled by commissioned research from 8 cited public sources — announcements, filings, and press listed under research sources below.
Key figures
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Competitors · 1
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Timeline · 2
launches, deals, and filingsThe company announced the close of a $3.5 million seed funding round led by Access Venture Partners with participation from Firebrand Ventures, FirstMile Ventures and strategic investor Management Concepts. Proceeds were designated for building out the sales and marketing team.
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The Regis Company released SimGate, an AI-powered simulation platform for enterprise learning with a no-code authoring environment for creating, deploying and managing business simulations.
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In the news
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Frequently asked questions
- What does The Regis Company do?
- The Regis Company builds SimGate, an AI-powered platform enterprises use to create and deploy practice-based learning simulations.
- Who are The Regis Company's investors?
- The Regis Company's investors include Firebrand Ventures, FirstMile Ventures, Access Venture Partners.
- Where is The Regis Company headquartered?
- The Regis Company is headquartered in Golden, US.