Honor Education, a learning platform transforming skills and cultures, has secured $38 million in Series A funding from investors including Alpha Edison and Wasserstein & Co. This funding reflects growing confidence in Honor’s innovative approach to delivering engaging learning experiences across degree programs, credentialing, and corporate leadership development.
Launched by Joel Podolny, former Dean of the Yale School of Management, Honor addresses the evolving landscape of lifelong learning and role transitions. The platform combines advanced educational methodologies, personalized guidance, AI-based courses, and mobile technology, empowering learners and organizational leaders.
Initially successful in higher education, Honor has partnered with institutions such as The Wharton School and Northeastern University, and is now expanding into the enterprise sector through partnerships with notable companies like Netflix and the American College of Healthcare Executives.
With over 700,000 learner sessions delivered and an impressive 85% course completion rate. And its credentialed experiences integrate with Accredible, allowing partners to issue branded certificates while maintaining control over their standards.
How the funding will be used: The new funding will be utilized to enhance AI capabilities, improve personalization, and expand teams to meet the increasing demand from enterprises and educational institutions.
KEY QUOTES:
“Real learning is driven by human connection, relevance, and challenge. With this funding, we will further scale our collective learning approach – partnering with powerful brands to create credentialed programs that learners proudly engage with, and equipping leaders to build cultures that accelerate organizational growth and alignment.”
Joel Podolny, CEO and founder of Honor Education
“Honor Education is building an inspiring model for collaborative learning in higher education. Joel Podolny and his team are bringing modern consumer-level user experience and design — something typically absent in traditional ed tech — into the online learning space. Their innovative, asynchronous platform facilitates seminar-quality engagement through social annotation and thoughtful peer interaction, which holds enormous potential to transform how we teach, learn, and engage at scale.”
Matthew Rascoff, Vice Provost for Digital Education at Stanford University
“Honor’s learning experience moves beyond static content, creating networks of practice where members engage, apply, and learn from one another. Together, we’ve made learning social, relevant, and actionable to meet leaders where they are – empowering them to grow, adapt, and lead effectively in a rapidly changing healthcare landscape.”
David Bartholomew, Fellow of the American College of Healthcare Executives, SVP of Learning at ACHE
