Top 18 Executive and Leadership Training startups

Sep 19, 2025 | By Nadia Neveu

These startups develop executive coaching platforms, leadership assessment tools, management training programs, virtual leadership workshops, etc.
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Country: UK | Funding: £50M
Enjoy learning for life with free, online courses from top UK and international universities.
2
Eruditus
Country: India | Funding: $1.6B
Eruditus provides global access to executive education programs.
3
upGrad
Country: India | Funding: $782.7M
UpGrad is an online higher education platform providing various programs.
4
Skillsoft
Country: USA | Funding: $555M
Skillsoft provides online learning and e-learning solutions for global enterprises, SMEs, governments and educational institutions.
5
ExecOnline
Country: USA | Funding: $87.7M
ExecOnline is connecting all leaders to their future potential.
6
Hone
Country: USA | Funding: $52.4M
Hone provides effective, engaging, and scalable management training to help high-growth companies thrive.
7
Maven
Country: USA | Funding: $25.1M
Maven empowers the world’s experts to offer cohort-based courses directly to their audience.
8
Medley
Country: USA | Funding: $3.7M
Medley is a membership for curious, growth-minded people who want a structured, social, and accessible way to invest in themselves
9
Wibo
Country: Italy | Funding: $931.5K
We help companies to retaine talents and leaders using a community based, mobile first learning platform
10
Mentorly
Country: Canada | Funding: CA$1M
Mentorly is a platform that enables organizations to drive impact through mentorship and learning programs.
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Editor: Nadia Neveu
Nadia Neveu is a senior editor for EdTechStartups. She is a writer covering early childhood education, K-12, higher education and edtech business, and her work has appeared in The New York Times, BBC and Vice. Nadia holds a degree in mass communication from the University of Texas Rio Grande Valley. Nadia is also a student in the Master of Science in Data Analytics program at the University of Houston-Downtown. Nadia seeks to uplift all teachers in the work that they do and support them as leaders and agents of change. You can contact Nadia at neveu(at)edtechstartups(dot)com