OpenSesame Inc

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OpenSesame
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Type of business Online education
Type of site
Online Courses and Training
Available inEnglish, French, German, Arabic, Italian, Portuguese, Dutch, Russian, Spanish, Chinese
Founded2011
HeadquartersDecentralized, Global
Key peopleDon Spear, Joshua Blank, Aaron Bridges
IndustryeLearning
Employees250
URL www.opensesame.com
RegistrationRequired
Current statusActive

OpenSesame Inc. is a global educational technology company that provides an online marketplace for buying and selling online courses focused primarily on employee training. [1] The company was founded in 2011 [2] and operates as a decentralized organization to a global market.

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History

The company was founded in 2011 by Don Spear, Joshua Blank, Aaron Bridges and Tom Turnbull. [3] The website functions as an ecommerce platform where users buy and sell courses for employee training and personal education. [4] [5] As of 2014, the company had raised $10 million in funding from investors. [6]

As of January 2025, OpenSesame hosted over 40,000 courses from over 100 publishers spanning 30+ languages. [7]

Software

OpenSesame operates a "course marketplace" that aggregates training material from hundreds of publishers across nine categories. Training categories include safety, compliance, business skills, technology, and leadership among others. [8] These courses are made available to subscribers who can use OpenSesame software to build training programs and export them to third-party LMS products for consumption.

The company also offers a course creation tool with translation features in 70+ languages [9] and a talent growth platform focused on personalized training programs and assessments. [10]

Patent Law

Since 2010 the company has held a patent on a remote learning system called “Open and Interactive E-Learning System and Method". This patent was challenged in 2022 by Australian elearning company "Go1" to cancel all patent claims. After a year of proceedings the Patent Trial and Appeal Board (PTAB) issued a final decision on February 26, 2024 in favor of OpenSesame. [11]

Awards

In 2025, "Icon", a brand exclusively available on OpenSesame, was awarded a bronze Telly Award in general thought leadership for the content contained in the course "The Truth About Bias in AI". [12]

References

  1. ↑ Manon Garnier (20 January 2014). "OpenSesame ambitionne de devenir la plus grande plateforme de elearning pour les entreprises". L’Atelier BNP Paribas. Retrieved 24 April 2016.
  2. ↑ Mathôt, Sebastiaan; Schreij, Daniel; Theeuwes, Jan (2012). "OpenSesame: an open-source, graphical experiment builder for the social sciences". Behavior Research Methods. 44 (2): 314–324. doi:10.3758/s13428-011-0168-7. ISSN   1554-3528. PMC   3356517 . PMID   22083660.
  3. ↑ Andy Giegerich (7 February 2013). "Meet the 40: OpenSesame's Josh Blank VIDEO". Portland Business Journal. Retrieved 24 April 2016.
  4. ↑ Mike Rogoway (10 July 2014). "OpenSesame, out on its own, works to upgrade 'e-learning'". Oregon Live. Retrieved 24 April 2016.
  5. ↑ Rip Empson (14 Jan 2014). "OpenSesame Lands $8M To Become The iTunes Of Corporate Training Content". TechCrunch. Retrieved 24 April 2016.
  6. ↑ Mike Rogoway (13 January 2014). "OpenSesame, Portland e-learning startup, raises $8 million". Oregon Live. Retrieved 24 April 2016.
  7. ↑ "Marketplace". OpenSesame: Online training today for the skills you need tomorrow. Retrieved 2025-03-15.
  8. ↑ "Marketplace". OpenSesame: Online training today for the skills you need tomorrow. Retrieved 2025-03-19.
  9. ↑ "Simon". OpenSesame: Online training today for the skills you need tomorrow. Retrieved 2025-04-17.
  10. ↑ "Oro by OpenSesame | Personalized AI Learning for Workplace Skills". OpenSesame: Online training today for the skills you need tomorrow. Retrieved 2025-04-17.
  11. ↑ Peet, Ellen (2024-04-02). "PTAB upholds validity of all claims of OpenSesame's patent". Patent Lawyer Magazine. Retrieved 2025-04-17.
  12. ↑ "The Truth About Bias in AI - 2025 Bronze Winner". Telly Awards. Retrieved 2025-07-08.
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