| Company type | Private |
|---|---|
| Industry | Education Technology |
| Founded | 2007 |
| Headquarters | Dublin, Ireland |
Key people | Gavin Cooney (Founder & CEO) Mark Lynch (Founder & CTO) |
| Services | Authoring, assessment delivery, reporting |
| Website | www |
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] The company is headquartered in Dublin, Ireland and has offices in Sydney, Australia, New York, USA and London, UK.
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. [3] 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). [4] [5]
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. [6]
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. [7]
In June 2021, Learnosity acquired the UK headquartered Questionmark. [8]
In 2024, it announces major AI investment and Workforce expansion, creating Learnosity's AI Labs. [9] Subsequently it announced the release of Author Aide, an AI-powered item generator and Feedback Aide, a grading feedback assistant. [10] [11]
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%. [12]
In May 2018, 3P Learning sold its 40% stake in Learnosity to Boston-based company Battery Ventures. [13]
In January 2025, Learnosity was acquired by US Private Equity firm Leeds Equity Partners. [14] [15] Learnosity’s management team remain significant shareholders after the transaction and Cooney will continue to lead the company. [16]