Company Overview

Rise (Rise.com), founded in 2005 by J. Stapley and C. K. Q. and headquartered in Los Angeles, California, US, is a technology company focused on online course creation and learning management systems (LMS), a corporate training solution in the productivity space. Rise is known for its intuitive course creation tools and strong learning management capabilities, helping businesses and educational institutions quickly create, deliver, and track online training content.

Rise provides a complete solution from course creation to learning management, including the core course creation tool, the Rise 360 advanced suite, AI-driven course generation, an LMS, and an API, with integrations with Salesforce, Workday, and SAP SuccessFactors.

Core Products and Services

  • Rise Course Creation: Core online course creation tool with rich media, interactive quizzes, and modular design.
  • Rise 360: Advanced course creation suite with responsive design, advanced interactive elements, and team collaboration.
  • Rise AI: AI-driven course generation and intelligent authoring assistance.
  • Rise LMS: Learning management system supporting course publishing, learner management, progress tracking, and certificates.
  • Rise API: Developer API for integration with third-party systems.

Core Strengths

  • Intuitive and Easy: Drag-and-drop course editor lets anyone create professional courses without coding or design skills.
  • Responsive Design: Course content automatically adapts to desktop, tablet, and mobile for learning anywhere.
  • AI-Assisted Authoring: Rise AI generates outlines, quizzes, and content from a topic automatically.
  • Complete LMS: Full workflow coverage from course creation to learner management and assessment tracking.

Key Milestones

  • 2005: Rise is founded in Los Angeles, California, focused on online education technology.
  • Growth: Launches the Rise core course creation tool and Rise 360, entering the corporate training market.
  • 2026: Continues iterating AI and LMS capabilities for businesses and educational institutions.

Market Position

Rise competes with the following providers in the online course creation and LMS market:

  • Teachable: An online course platform for individual creators and knowledge sellers.
  • Thinkific: An all-in-one course creation, marketing, and sales platform.
  • Kajabi: A knowledge product platform combining courses, marketing, and community.
  • TalentLMS: A lightweight learning management system for SMBs.

Related providers: Productivity