WorkRamp
acquired by Learning PoolYC S16San Francisco, US · Founded 2015 · Delaware corporation · 106 employees · 9 known investors
WorkRamp provides a learning platform trusted by over 3 million learners at major brands. The company builds software for corporate employee training and development.
Also known as Learn:Up · WorkRamp Inc.
Founders & leadership· Y Combinator alumni (S16)
WorkRamp was founded in 2015 by Ted Blosser and Arsh Mand.
Board

Investors · 9
Reported raises · per SEC filings
Form D private placements$57.5M disclosed across 2 rounds · 2020–2022
▶$39.8MraisedMar 2022 · 7 investors · Other TechnologyRule 506(b)
- Arshdeep MandDirector
- Rafi SyedDirector
- Annie PearlDirector
- Eugene LeeDirector
- Theodore BlosserExecutive Officer, Director
- Offering amount
- $40M
- Amount sold
- $39.8M
- First sale
- Mar 2022
- Incorporated
- Corporation, Delaware
- Federal exemptions
- 06b
▶$17.7MraisedDec 2020 · 5 investors · Other TechnologyRule 506(b)
- Theodore BlosserExecutive Officer, Director
- Arshdeep MandDirector
- Rafi SyedDirector
- Eugene LeeDirector
- Offering amount
- $17.7M
- Amount sold
- $17.7M
- First sale
- Dec 2020
- Incorporated
- Corporation, Delaware
- Federal exemptions
- 06b
Source: SEC EDGAR Form D. Amounts as filed; amended filings shown once at their latest values.
Company profile
researched Aug 2026WorkRamp is an enterprise learning company that sells a learning management system used for employee training, customer education and partner enablement. Its platform supports video, interactive content, assessments, live training and certifications, covering onboarding, compliance, ongoing learning and development, go-to-market and partner enablement, and customer education. Historically the product was organized into an Employee Learning Cloud (employee LMS) and a Customer Learning Cloud (customer and partner LMS), each documented in the company's help center alongside AI Simulations and a Product Academy.
The consumer-facing brand has been restructured: the core LMS is marketed as Learn:Up (formerly WorkRamp), with adjacent modules sold separately as Perform (formerly Confirm) for performance and engagement insight, Academy (formerly WorkRamp) for branded customer and partner learning academies, Practice (formerly AI Simulations) for AI role-play, Create (formerly Elucidat) for authoring, plus an off-the-shelf course Library and custom program services. The company frames these products around a "Talent Flywheel" of Learn, Engage and Perform engines.
WorkRamp also runs WorkRamp.org, a social-impact arm pledging 1% of the company's time, product and profits. It donates or discounts the learning platform and provides instructional design resources to nonprofits, and has worked with Cristo Rey De La Salle East Bay High School, Hayward Collegiate and the Blue Bear School of Music in San Francisco.
Founding story
WorkRamp was co-founded by Ted Blosser (CEO) and Arsh Mand (CTO/COO), who remain listed as its founders, and the company went through Y Combinator in Summer 2016.
Business model
Business-to-business software-as-a-service. The platform is sold as a core LMS with additional modules purchased separately, and buyers are directed to request quotes or book demos rather than self-serve.
Per-user subscription pricing billed annually. Published starting prices, based on a 200-person company, are $9 per user per month for Learn:Up, $8 for Perform and $4 for Practice; Academy, Create, Library and custom programs are quoted separately.
Traction
Y Combinator lists a team size of 106. Customers cited include Box, Outreach, Reddit, Zoom, Workiva, Zappi and Sprout Social; Zappi's head of global revenue enablement credits the platform with supporting a sixfold increase in hiring in 2021 versus 2020, and Sprout Social's sales enablement manager reports an implementation completed in one month against an expected nine-month timeline.
Latest developments
The company's site now markets the LMS under the Learn:Up brand with a modular product line that includes Perform, Academy, Practice, Create and a course Library, and its help center publishes monthly product roundups and documentation for AI Simulations.
▸Full profile — market position, technology, go-to-market, geography, history
Market position
Positions itself as an all-in-one learning platform and an LMS built for fast-growing teams, contrasting itself with legacy platforms described as built for slower-moving companies. It is now part of Learning Pool, a Marlin Equity Partners portfolio company.
Coverage of employee, customer and partner learning in a single platform, combined with AI simulations for conversation practice, AI-assisted content creation and analytics that tie learning activity to business outcomes such as win rates and ramp time.
Technology
An AI-first LMS. Capabilities include AI-driven role plays and simulations with coaching feedback and video or written pitch certifications, AI Assist for drafting courses from uploaded files, generating imagery and Q&A, and automating captioning and translation, learner-selected content modalities such as podcast, narration or reader, a skills engine, configurable dashboards with AI-prompted data visualizations and training ROI tracking. It supports SCORM, video, PDF and document imports and integrates with HRIS/HCM systems, SSO, workforce scheduling tools and applications including Salesforce, Slack, Zoom, Okta and Google Workspace via connectors and custom APIs.
Go-to-market
Direct enterprise sales driven by demo requests and quote requests on the website, supported by customer references, a help center and product academy for onboarding and enablement, and monthly product update communications.
Fast-growing companies and enterprise learning, L&D, sales enablement and revenue enablement teams, plus organizations training external customers and partners. Named customers and references include Box, Outreach, Reddit, Zoom, Workiva, Zappi and Sprout Social. Nonprofits are served through WorkRamp.org at reduced or no cost.
Geography
Headquartered in San Francisco; pricing is published in both US dollars and British pounds, indicating sales into the UK market.
History
Founded in 2015 and part of Y Combinator's Summer 2016 batch, WorkRamp built an enterprise learning platform spanning employee and customer learning. Salesforce Ventures lists it among its portfolio companies. Y Combinator records the company as acquired, with founder profiles and an October 15, 2025 Marlin Equity Partners news item citing its acquisition by Learning Pool. Following the acquisition, the core product was rebranded Learn:Up and packaged alongside Perform (formerly Confirm), Academy, Practice and Create (formerly Elucidat).
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.
Competitors · 9
by search overlapCompanies competing with WorkRamp for the same Google search keywords, organic and paid, via search-intersection analysis.
Timeline · 3
launches, deals, and filingsThe company website presents an AI-powered LMS branded Learn:Up (formerly WorkRamp), alongside Perform (formerly Confirm), Academy (formerly WorkRamp), Practice (formerly AI Simulations) and Create (formerly Elucidat), sold as separate products.
A Marlin Equity Partners news item titled "Marlin portfolio company Learning Pool acquires WorkRamp" is listed as WorkRamp news dated October 15, 2025; WorkRamp founder profiles describe the company as acquired by Learning Pool / Marlin Equity.
WorkRamp is listed as a Y Combinator Summer 2016 batch company.
Dated company events from announcements, filings, and press; legal rows summarize public dockets and regulator releases.
Legal entities · 1
corporate structureIn the news
▸Research sources · 8
primary sources listed
- WorkRampworkramp.com · web
8 public sources were cited for this profile; the first-party ones are listed here.
Frequently asked questions
- What does WorkRamp do?
- WorkRamp, now branded Learn:Up, is an AI-powered learning management platform for employee, customer and partner training.
- Who founded WorkRamp?
- WorkRamp was founded by Ted Blosser, Arsh Mand in 2015.
- Who are WorkRamp's investors?
- WorkRamp's investors include Bow Capital, OMERS Ventures, Y Combinator, GTMfund, Initialized Capital, Salesforce Ventures, Slack Fund, Susa Ventures and 1 more.
- How much funding has WorkRamp raised?
- WorkRamp has disclosed $57.5M raised across 2 rounds.
- Who acquired WorkRamp?
- WorkRamp was acquired by Learning Pool.
- Where is WorkRamp headquartered?
- WorkRamp is headquartered in San Francisco, US.









