7 Learning Management App Business Success Stories [2023]
Here are some real life success stories of starting a learning management app business:
1. Disco ($1M/year)
How much they make: $1M/year
Where they're located: Toronto, ON, Canada
Current team size: 29


Disco's all-in-one platform for knowledge creators and organizations to build their live learning empires raised $5M pre-seed funding in 2021, closed a $15 million Series A funding round led by GSV Ventures.



2. Instructure
Instructure built the preferred learning management system (LMS) and employee development software with Canvas and Bridge to maximize your growth from the first day of school to the last day of work. Find out what makes Instructure a great place to work for, and to invest in. Learn more.
- Business rank: #58
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4. Udemy
Udemy is an online learning and teaching marketplace with over 130,000 courses and 35 million students. Learn programming, marketing, data science and more.
- Website traffic: 110M/month
- Business rank: #107
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5. Coursera
Join Coursera for free and learn online. Build skills with courses from top universities like Yale, Michigan, Stanford, and leading companies like Google and IBM. Advance your career with degrees, certificates, Specializations, & MOOCs in data science, computer science, business, and dozens of other topics.
- Website traffic: 51.6M/month
- Business rank: #239
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So... can you actually make money with a learning management app business?
Of course. There are millions to be made in this industry.
But how?
- Research real, profitable businesses and see exactly how much money they make.
- Study exactly what works, and what doesnβt.
- Take action, because now you have the roadmap.
Join Starter Story and build your next big thing:
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