
Credly by Pearson is a leading digital credentialing platform that empowers individuals and organizations in the skills-based economy. For organizations, it offers solutions for learning and development, talent acquisition, and workforce planning, enabling them to issue verified digital credentials and gain insights into employee skills. For individuals, Credly allows them to showcase their verified skills and achievements to advance their careers. The platform boasts a large network of over 4,000 credential issuers and 90,000+ learning opportunities, with significant traction including over 100 million credentials earned and managed and 650,000 digital credentials shared monthly. Credly is recognized for its industry-leading technology, enterprise-class security, and unmatched customer support, helping users speak a common language of verified knowledge, skills, and abilities.

Credly by Pearson is a leading digital credentialing platform that empowers individuals and organizations in the skills-based economy. For organizations, it offers solutions for learning and development, talent acquisition, and workforce planning, enabling them to issue verified digital credentials and gain insights into employee skills. For individuals, Credly allows them to showcase their verified skills and achievements to advance their careers. The platform boasts a large network of over 4,000 credential issuers and 90,000+ learning opportunities, with significant traction including over 100 million credentials earned and managed and 650,000 digital credentials shared monthly. Credly is recognized for its industry-leading technology, enterprise-class security, and unmatched customer support, helping users speak a common language of verified knowledge, skills, and abilities.
What they do: Digital credentialing platform for issuing, verifying, and sharing digital badges and skills metadata
Scale: 100M+ credentials earned and managed; tens of millions of individuals and large monthly sharing volume
Ownership: Part of Pearson
Founding: Founded 2012 by Jonathan Finkelstein
Funding (pre-acquisition): $18.2M raised; last disclosed round Apr 24, 2019
Skills verification, credentialing, workforce skills visibility, and talent development
2012
EdTech / Digital credentialing
Latest disclosed private round prior to acquisition