Learnosity

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Learnosity
Company typePrivate
IndustryEducation Technology
Founded2007
Headquarters Dublin, Ireland
Key people
Gavin Cooney (Founder & CEO)
Mark Lynch (Founder & CTO)
ServicesAuthoring, assessment delivery, reporting
Website www.learnosity.com

Learnosity is an Irish-based education technology company. It produces a set of tools that businesses use to build online assessment and learning products. [1] [2] [3] The company is headquartered in Dublin, Ireland and has offices in Sydney, Australia, New York, USA and Los Angeles, USA.

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History

Learnosity was founded in Dublin, Ireland in 2007 by CEO, Gavin Cooney and CTO, Mark Lynch. The company creates online education assessment and teaching software. [4] Learnosity initially focussed primarily on audio assessment and mobile-assisted language learning, notably the FÓN project – a joint collaboration between The National Council for Curriculum and Assessment (NCCA) and the National Centre for Technology in Education (NCTE). [5] [6]

In 2011, Learnosity pivoted from a primarily B2C model to a B2B model.[ citation needed ] The company currently operates a Platform as a Service (PaaS) business model where its products, including a suite of embeddable technology-enhanced items. [7]

In 2016, the company formed the MathQuill Alliance together with Desmos and Sapient Docs to support the continued development of MathQuill, a cross-browser, JavaScript library that displays, and allows users to easily edit and create, mathematical notation in web browsers. [8]

Funding

In September 2015, Australian-based, company 3P Learning announced that it had acquired a 23.07% shareholding in Learnosity. In January 2016, 3P Learning acquired a further 16.93% interest in Learnosity for AUD$20.2million, taking its total shareholding in Learnosity to 40%. [9]

In May 2018, 3P Learning sold its 40% stake in Learnosity to Boston-based company Battery Ventures. [10]

In June 2021, Learnosity acquired the UK headquartered Questionmark. [11]

Awards

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