Simplilearn
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| Type | Private |
|---|---|
| Founded | April 2010 |
| Headquarters | Houston USA |
| Area served | 150+ countries |
| Founder(s) | Krishna Kumar [1] |
| CEO | Krishna Kumar |
| Slogan(s) | your pace, your place |
| Website |
simplilearn |
| Available in | English |
| Launched | April 2010 |
| Current status | Online |
Simplilearn is a provider of professional certification training,based in Houston, USA. Simplilearn has trained more than 400,000 customers globally while it offers more than 250+ professional certification training courses across 20 verticals through its multiple-modes of training – Classroom Training, Self-Learning Online Training and Instructor-Led Online Classroom Training. The multiple-mode training was initiated by Simplilearn to suit the different needs of working professionals.[2]
History
Simplilearn was founded in 2009 as Simplilearn.com, a project management blog, by founder and CEO Krishna Kumar after his company TechUnified was acquired by ORG Informatics in 2007[3][4][5][6] The blog provided project management tips as well as information on certification and professional training, and was accessed by three thousand people in 150 countries over the site's first nine months.[7][8] In April 2010, Simplilearn introduced a “blended model” approach to Project Management Professional (PMP) training, which employed a mixture of classroom and online training.[9][10] This included additional courses, including online training, blended classroom training and exam practice tests in areas like IT service management, IT security management, finance management, quality management, and certification Microsoft and Cisco.[11] Simplilearn has trained over 400,000+ professionals across 150+ countries.[2] Moreover in 2013 the company had acquired a US-based SAP training organization, adding SAP training to its programs.[12]
Awards
- In 2012, Simplilearn won the TiE Lumis Excellence award 2012.[13][14]
- The company was also ranked 4th at the Deloitte Technology Fast50 India awards.[15]
- In December 2013, Simplilearn was ranked 11th in the Deloitte Technology Fast 500 Asia Pacific Awards.[16]
- In July 2013, Krishna Kumar, Founder & CEO, Simplilearn Solutions Pvt. Ltd. won the E-Learning Leadership Award hosted by World HRD Congress.[17]
- In February 2014, Simplilearn won the India Digital Awards organized by IAMAI for the best educational website.[18]
- In September 2014, Simplilearn won The Golden Bridge Awards in San Francisco for the following categories viz; Best Blog- Gold Award and New Products and Services- Bronze Award.[19]
- In November 2014, Simplilearn won Global Learntech Award in three categories viz; E-Learning development company of the year, E-Learning development company of the year and 50 Best E-Learning Companies of India.[20]
- In November 2014, Simplilearn again won 11th Position in Deloitte Technology Fast 50 India Rankings.[21]
References
- ↑ Team TC (2012-08-27). "Online training platform Simplilearn raises funding from IndoUS Venture Partners | Techcircle.in - India startup news, internet, mobile, e-commerce, software, online businesses, technology news, funding". Techcircle.vccircle.com. Retrieved 2014-01-07.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 "About Us".
- ↑ . M.economictimes.com. 2012-10-26 http://m.economictimes.com/news/emerging-businesses/startups//articleshow/16961102.cms. Retrieved 2014-01-07. Missing or empty
|title=(help) - ↑ Jha, Kartik. "Simplilearn helps working professionals get certified and scale up". Thetechpanda.com. Retrieved 2014-01-07.
- ↑ Entrepreneur Views≪Br /≫ (2007-06-15). "Road less-travelled to the Mideast market | The Brunei Times". Bt.com.bn. Retrieved 2014-01-07.
- ↑ "Simplilearn – a PMP preparation portal « Ideas|Products|Startups|VCs". Vcbytes.com. 2010-05-02. Retrieved 2014-01-07.
- ↑ "E-Learning Startup Simplilearn Raises $10 mn in Series B from Helion Venture Partners & Kalaari Capital". NextBigWhat.com. 2013-09-18. Retrieved 2014-01-07.
- ↑ Venkatesh Ganesh (2013-02-07). "Training young guns | Business Line". Thehindubusinessline.com. Retrieved 2014-01-07.
- ↑ Punj, Deepshikha. "Shop for courses at these portals". The New Indian Express. Retrieved 2014-01-07.
- ↑ Tuesday, January 7, 2014 (2012-12-10). "Simplilearn taps the urge to learn and rise". Business Standard. Retrieved 2014-01-07.
- ↑ September 18, 2013 at 9:39 pm by Pankaj Maru (2013-09-18). "Online edu-training startup Simplilearn gets $10M in funding". Techinasia.com. Retrieved 2014-01-07.
- ↑ Hema Gopalakrishnan (2013-09-18). "Simplilearn Raises Second Round of Funding | Vyapaari". Vyapaari.in. Retrieved 2014-01-07.
- ↑ "IHO, Simplilearn and Skanray bag TiE awards". TwoCircles.net. Retrieved 2014-01-07.
- ↑ "TiE Delhi and Lumis Partners Entrepreneurial Excellence Awards". Excellenceawards.tiecon-delhi.org. Retrieved 2014-01-07.
- ↑ "Deloitte Technology Fast50 India 2013" (PDF). Deloitte. October 2013. Retrieved 7 January 2014.
- ↑ "Deloitte Technology Fast 500 APAC 2013" (PDF). Deloitte. December 2013. Retrieved 7 January 2014.
- ↑ "Global E-learning award- E-Learning Leadership Award".
- ↑ "IAMAI- India Digital Awards- Best Website Category 2014" (PDF).
- ↑ "Best Blog of the Year".
- ↑ "AWARD WINNERS 2014".
- ↑ "Simplilearn Wins 11th Position In Deloitte Technology Fast 50 India Rankings". indiaPRwire.com. November 2014. Retrieved 12 November 2014.