OpenSesame Inc
Educational technology company
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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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| Type of business | Online education |
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Type of site | Online Courses and Training |
| Available in | English, French, German, Arabic, Italian, Portuguese, Dutch, Russian, Spanish, Chinese |
| Founded | 2011 |
| Headquarters | Decentralized, Global |
| Key people | Don Spear, Joshua Blank, Aaron Bridges |
| Industry | eLearning |
| Employees | 250 |
| URL | www |
| Registration | Required |
| Current status | Active |
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]