Local startup Blue Ocean Brain was acquired last month by Texas-based e-learning firm HSI.
Blue Ocean Brain, co-founded in 2010 by Laura Howard, Gemma Brooks and Claire Herring, is an e-learning platform that combines collaborative consultation, award-winning content and flexible integration options to help companies support and enhance its employees.
The startup announced its exit in late November after experiencing accelerate growth over the last 18 months, Herring said. Blue Ocean Brain is currently operating in 55 countries. Herring said the partnership with HSI will give them access to more than 5,000 additional clients.
“We’ve experienced a tremendous amount of growth in the last year … Through the pandemic we’ve seen what we feel is a permanent change in how learning gets done,” she said. “A big piece is daily learning that focuses on soft skills including a focus on diversity, equity and inclusion. Organizations have wanted to take a long-range view of how to build work…
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