Skillsoft Acquires Codecademy

Coursera Acquires Udemy in $2.5 Billion All-Stock Merger

December 18, 2025

Cloud & SaaS

Coursera and Udemy signed a definitive all-stock merger agreement valued at about $2.5 billion to combine their online learning platforms into a larger skills and workforce development business aimed at the AI era. Coursera later announced the transaction closed on May 11, 2026, with Udemy delisted from NASDAQ and continuing shareholders receiving 0.800 shares of Coursera for each Udemy share.

Learning.com Acquires Codesters and Vidcode

January 24, 2023

Education

Learning.com has acquired Codesters, bringing Codesters' web-based Python curriculum and the previously acquired Vidcode offering into Learning.com's platform. The acquisition integrates the Codesters team (with founder Gordon Smith joining as VP of Product Strategy) and expands Learning.com's K-12 computer science and digital literacy offerings to its existing customer base.

Simplilearn Acquires Fullstack Academy

November 28, 2022

Education

Simplilearn, a Blackstone-backed online bootcamp operator, has acquired Fullstack Academy, a New York–based tech bootcamp, in an all-cash, 100% acquisition. The deal expands Simplilearn’s U.S. footprint and university/government partnerships, and brings Fullstack’s ~300 employees and ~USD 30M in annual revenue into Simplilearn’s global platform.

CoderPad Acquires CodinGame

October 13, 2021

Software

CoderPad, the San Francisco–based technical hiring platform, has acquired CodinGame, a France-based developer skill-building community and technical assessment platform. The deal brings CodinGame’s team and 2M+ developer community into CoderPad to expand its assessment, training and candidate-sourcing capabilities and accelerate skills-based hiring workflows.

Udemy Acquires CorpU

August 30, 2021

Education

Udemy acquired CorpU, a cohort-based online leadership development platform, to expand its enterprise learning and immersive leadership development capabilities. The acquisition integrates CorpU’s cohort-based, expert-facilitated programs and analytics into Udemy’s enterprise offering to deepen leadership development and scalable immersive learning for corporate customers.

Learnit Acquires AcademyX

March 3, 2020

Education

Learnit, a San Francisco-based provider of instructor-led corporate training, has acquired AcademyX to expand its technical upskilling capabilities. The deal brings AcademyX's technical course offerings and customer base into Learnit's portfolio to scale learning and development programming for enterprise clients.