Top 12 Soft Skills Development startups

Updated: Jan 08, 2026
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These startups develop communication training apps, emotional intelligence courses, leadership development platforms, conflict resolution tools, time management workshops, etc.
1
Skillsoft
Country: USA | Funding: $555M
Skillsoft provides online learning and e-learning solutions for global enterprises, SMEs, governments and educational institutions.
2
Strivr
Country: USA | Funding: $86M
STRIVR is an enterprise VR learning platform for the world’s best brands
3
Talespin
Country: USA | Funding: $40.6M
Talespin creates enterprise XR (virtual, augmented, and mixed reality) workforce transformation solutions.
4
Mursion
Country: USA | Funding: $40.1M
Mursion provides immersive simulated practice for essential skills in the workplace powered by humans and assisted by AI.
5
PlanetSpark
Country: India | Funding: $37.3M
PlanetSpark is an edtech company that focuses on providing online learning solutions for children.
6
DeansList
Country: USA
DeansList is a new gradebook that helps schools assess critical “soft skills” like perseverance, diligence, leadership, teamwork and grit.
7
GoSkills
Country: New Zealand
GoSkills helps you learn essential business skills to achieve your full potential.
8
VirtualSpeech
Country: UK
Virtualspeech provide a realistic training platform for soft skills training in VR.
9
Soft Skills Pills
Country: Bulgaria
SoftSkillsPills.com is the platform for dev teams who care about people. You can both learn and practice your soft skills directly.
10
House of Soft Skills
Country: India
HOSS House of soft skills mission is to ensure each child develops excellent English communication skills.
11
Jalan Journey
Country: Singapore
Jalan Journey is a pioneering developer, publisher, and promoter of digital games that inspire empathy and drive social impact.
12
rafiq.ai
Country: Egypt
rafiq.ai is an AI-powered soft-skills training platform for MENA, offering personalized learning in Arabic, local dialects and English. Learners train with AI coaches and top Arab experts through culturally aligned, adaptive journeys powered by agentic AI.
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Nadia Neveu
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