Pluralsight History Timeline

Pluralsight History

Timeline

2021
October 2021
Launches New Tech Certification Experience
This new experience enables learners to survey more than 130 certification prep paths offered within Pluralsight Skills and get clear guidance on how to develop the skills to pass the certification exams.
October 2021
Launches Expansion to Pluralsight Skills
Pluralsight Skills adds hands-on learning capabilities in high-demand technology skills such as cybersecurity, IT ops, and software development.
July 2021
Pluralsight Acquires A Cloud Guru
With this acquisition, the joint organization will now be better positioned to meet the market demand for cloud skill development.
July 2021
Gary Eimerman Promoted to GM of Pluralsight Skills
In this new role, Eimerman will focus on building solutions that help companies develop world-class technology teams that achieve their technology and business objectives.
June 2021
Appoints Chief Financial Officer: Mark Miller
As CFO, Mark will be responsible for overseeing all aspects of Pluralsight’s financial team in support of the company’s growth.
June 2021
Lindsay Bayuk Promoted to Chief Marketing Officer
As CMO, Bayuk will oversee the development and execution of Pluralsight’s brand, demand generation, and customer marketing.
June 2021
Will Clive Promoted to Chief People Officer
As CPO, Clive will lead all aspects of Pluralsight’s people strategy and operations.
April 2021
Pluralsight Acquired by Vista Equity
With this acquisition, Pluralsight will leverage Vista’s resources to continue to innovate and deliver solutions that help companies strengthen technology skills and achieve their goals.
February 2021
Partners with Degreed
Pluralsight partners with Degreed to deliver enhanced visibility into technology upskilling programs.
February 2021
Partners with Microsoft
Pluralsight partners with Microsoft and integrates with Microsoft Viva.
January 2021
Acquires Next Tech
Through this acquisition, Pluralsight will broaden and accelerate technology skills development through hands-on experiences.
2020
November 2020
Ranks No. 14 on Utah 100
Pluralsight named on MountainWest Capital Network's 2020 Utah List for the seventh consecutive year.
October 2020
Launches New Capabilities to Pluralsight Skills
Pluralsight introduces new capabilities including the introduction of Priorities -designed to completely align skills development strategy with business objectives - and cloud labs - a hands-on learning experience designed to accelerate cloud skills development.
October 2020
Launches New Pluralsight Flow Experience
Pluralsight introduces a Delivery Module for Pluralsight Flow, designed to help engineering teams proactively overcome roadblocks in the software development process and identify improvements to deliver greater value and improve time-to-market.
October 2020
Acquires DevelopIntelligence
Through this acquistion, Pluralsight broadens its upskilling experiences for enterprises and enables businesses to accelerate digital transformation.
September 2020
Pluralsight Named one of the Best Workplaces for Women
Pluralsight makes Best Workplaces for Women for its commitment to investing and creating meaningful programs to build a stronger sense of belonging for all.
September 2020
Ranks No. 11 on Utah Fast 50
Pluralsight makes Utah Business' 2020 list of the fastest growing companies in Utah for the 7th consecutive year.
August 2020
Pluralsight Named one of the Best Workplaces for Millenials
Pluralsight makes Best Workplaces for Millenials for its commitment to creating a culture where its youngest employees experience not only an environment where they can grow professionally and personally.
July 2020
Pluralsight One Partners with USBE
Pluralsight One partners with the Utah State Board of Education to advance computer science in Utah.
March 2020
Ranks No. 10 on FORTUNE’s Best Workplaces in Technology 2020 List
Pluralsight makes Best Workplaces in Technology for its commitment to fostering a culture that empowers and engages team members through its mission to democratize technology skills.
March 2020
Pluralsight’s Anita Grantham Honored with For All Leadership Award by Great Place to Work®
CPO Anita Grantham Honored with For All Leadership Award by Great Place to Work®
February 2020
Named a 2020 Fortune 100 Best Companies to work For
Pluralsight makes 100 Best Companies to Work List by Great Place to Work® and FORTUNE for the first time.
February 2020
Appoints chief customer officer: Angela Han
Pluralsight appoints Angela Han as chief customer officer as it expands its customer success and support organization.
2019
October 2019
Ranks No. 16 on Utah 100
Pluralsight named on MountainWest Capital Network's 2019 Utah 100 List for the sixth consecutive year.
October 2019
Pluralsight Named One of the 2019 Best Workplaces by Great Place to Work and FORTUNE
Pluralsight makes Best Medium Workplaces List for the third time in a row, but this time at Number 16.
September 2019
Named a 2019 Best Workplaces for Women by Great Place to Work® and FORTUNE
Pluralsight makes Best Workplaces for Women List for the second consecutive year.
August 2019
Launches GitPrime Integration and more
Pluralsight introduces Pluralsight Skills and Pluralsight Flow, plus expands skills development courses in artificial intelligence, machine learning, data, and security.
August 2019
Launches New Cloud Skill Development Initiative
The initiative includes the launch of a Skill IQ assessment for associate cloud engineers on Google Cloud Platform and the release of new courses such as data analytics, machine learning, kubernetes, and cloud infrastructure.
August 2019
Pluralsight One Partners with Year Up
Pluralsight One partners with Year Up to close the opportunity divide for underserved young adults by building technology skills that strengthen pathways to professional employment.
August 2019
Expands Cloud Skills Coverage for Microsoft Azure
This expansion will help customers rapidly index their teams’ skills on Azure. Includes five new Role IQs, 22 new Skill IQs and 98 courses that map to the new Role IQs.
June 2019
Recognized by 451 Research
Pluralsight receives a 451 Firestarter award from 451 Research for innovative contribution within the technology industry.
June 2019
Pluralsight One Partners with NRC
The partnership will transform the Norwegian Refugee Council's digital capabilities, and bring technology skills development opportunities to displaced people and their host communities around the world.
May 2019
Introduces Pluralsight Q&A
Pluralsight introduces a new platform experience allowing customers to ask questions, connect with the right experts in their organisations, and get answers fast.
May 2019
Acquires GitPrime
GitPrime's developer productivity capabilities provides Pluralsight customers the ability to improve efficiencies and speed up product development to deliver their digital transformation strategies.
April 2019
Partners with Google Cloud
Pluralsight partners with Google Cloud to provide enterprise companies a role-based approach to skill development on Google Cloud technologies.
April 2019
Expands Role IQ and Skill IQ Analytics
With this expansion, technology leaders will have deeper insights and more actionable data to build modern and competitive technology teams.
March 2019
Pluralsight One Partners with Malala Fund
Through a financial commitment as well as product grant, Pluralsight One supports Malala Fund’s strategy and work across all of the countries they operate in to realize every girl’s right to free, safe, and quality education.
February 2019
Unveils Inaugural Pluralsight One Impact Book
The Pluralsight One Impact Book captures the company’s major social impact milestones over the last year.
February 2019
Brandon Peay promoted to Chief Strategy and Operations Officer
In his new role, Peay will create alignment across the company to execute the corporate strategy and ensure operational excellence to drive greater speed and growth of the business in support of that strategy.
February 2019
CXO Nate Walkingshaw Honored as Innovator of the Year by Great Place to Work®
Chief Experience Officer Nate Walkingshaw was honored for his critical role in helping Pluralsight drive innovation by inspiring “Innovation By All”— every employee feels inspired to take part in the innovation process.
January 2019
Ranks No. 5 on Great Place to Work® and FORTUNE Best Workplaces in Technology
Pluralsight makes the Small & Medium company list for creating a culture that invites all employees to innovate, creating a competitive edge for their businesses and helping to realize the unique potential of each individual.
2018
December 2018
CS Courses Approved for Utah Teachers
Pluralsight One computer science courses approved as recommended coursework for Utah teachers by Utah State Board of Education.
November 2018
Named a 2018 Top Workplace by The Boston Globe
Pluralsight ranked No. 18 on the list for its commitment to creating an inclusive environment where employees can deliver their best work.
November 2018
Named to Deloitte Technology Fast 500
Pluralsight named a Fastest Growing Company on Deloitte’s 2018 Technology Fast 500 for the fifth consecutive year.
November 2018
Named 2018 Top Workplace and Top Leadership by The Salt Lake Tribune
Pluralsight received the award for creating an exceptional team member experience and Co-founder and CEO Aaron Skonnard was awarded the Top Leadership award for his leadership in the large company category.
November 2018
Ranks No. 43 on Utah 100
Pluralsight named on MountainWest Capital Network's 2018 Utah 100 List for the fifth consecutive year.
October 2018
Breaks ground on new worldwide headquarters
Co-Founder and CEO Aaron Skonnard and company executives were joined by Gov. Gary R. Herbert and Draper Mayor Troy Walker to celebrate the start of construction on Pluralsight’s new headquarters in Silicon Slopes.
October 2018
Appoints 2 new board members
Pluralsight appoints Former Citigroup SVP Leah Johnson and Google VP Bonita Stewart as independent directors.
October 2018
Ranks No. 18 on Great Place to Work® and FORTUNE Best Workplaces for Women List
Pluralsight makes Best Workplaces for Women List for creating great workplaces for all employees, regardless of gender or other personal characteristics.
October 2018
Ranks No. 9 on Great Place to Work® and FORTUNE Best Workplaces List
Pluralsight makes Best Workplaces List for the second time in a row, but this time at No. 9 improving its number 80 ranking in 2017.
September 2018
Ranks No. 9 on Entrepreneur Magazine’s Top Company Cultures List
Pluralsight, the only enterprise SaaS company to be in the top 10 list, is recognized for creating a culture that drives employee engagement, exceeds employee expectations and directly impacts company success.
August 2018
Pluralsight One unveils product offering
Pluralsight One launches a new suite of product offerings for social and education sectors to amplify their capacity and equip them and the communities they support with the technology skills.
August 2018
Pluralsight One partners with Code.org and CSTA
These partnerships will strengthen the technology skills of students and computer science teachers.
August 2018
Introduces Role IQ
Pluralsight releases Role IQ, an efficient and accurate way to determine a technology professional’s expertise level
July 2018
Announces Create the Future Awards
The Create the Future Awards provides an opportunity for entrepreneurs and small businesses to compete for a grand prize and a chance to pitch their technology solution or service to potential investors and buyers.
June 2018
Appoints Senior VP of Sales in EMEIA: Sean Farrington
Sean Farrington brings 17+ years of international sales experience to lead EMEIA Sales as Pluralsight continues global growth and expansion
May 2018
Lists on Nasdaq
Pluralsight makes an official public offering on Nasdaq under the symbol PS.
May 2018
Wins 'Product of the Year' at America Business Awards
Pluralsight is winner of the Gold Stevie Award for product of the year in The 16th Annual American Business Awards for its Pluralsight IQ.
April 2018
Launches Technology Index
The Pluralsight Technology Index equips CIOs, CTOs, and their teams with insights on technology trends to inform their technology strategies
March 2018
Appoints general counsel: Matthew Forkner
Matthew Forkner joins the team to spearhead all legal matters for Pluralsight.
Feb 2018
Partners with Stack Overflow
Pluralsight partners with Stack Overflow, allowing developers to display their Pluralsight IQ on their Stack Overflow Developer Story.
Jan 2018
Boosts Cyber Security Learning Resources
Pluralsight releases security courses to help technology professionals acquire skills to prevent attacks.
2017
Dec 2017
K-12 computer science advocacy
Pluralsight One obtained over 2,000 signatures from leaders across the state of Utah to help ensure that every K-12 student has access to high-quality computer science learning.
Dec 2017
Announces new EMEA Headquarters
Pluralsight supports its growing customer base in EMEA by announcing its new EMEA headquarters in Dublin.
Dec 2017
Appoints 2 new board members and names lead independent director
Pluralsight appoints Scott Dorsey and Karenann to its board of directors and names Gary Crittenden lead independent director.
Sept 2017
Computer Science Education Week
Pluralsight One hosts Utah’s first-ever Hour of Code workshop for LGBTQ+ youth at Encircle’s IGNITE Summit.
Nov 2017
Hosts Hour of Code workshop for LGBTQ+ youth
Pluralsight One hosts Utah's first-ever Hour of Code workshop for LGBTQ+ youth at Encircle's IGNITE Summit.
Sept 2017
Pluralsight One commits $10M to K-12 computer science education
$10M committed over 5 years to expand opportunities in computer science education.
Sept 2017
Pluralsight One launches at LIVE
Pluralsight One is our commitment to drive significant, lasting social impact by improving equal access to technology skills.
Sept 2017
Announces new suite & skills assessment
Pluralsight enhances its platform with Pluralsight IQ, advanced skills analytics and advanced channels analytics.
Sept 2017
Pluralsight LIVE
Pluralsight hosts its first-ever user conference for industry experts, business leaders and technologists.
Aug 2017
Ranks No. 1155 on Inc. 5000
Pluralsight makes the Inc. 5000 for the fifth time, a milestone fewer than a tenth of Inc. 5000 honorees ever achieve.
Jul 2017
Ranks No. 20 on Forbes Cloud 100
Forbes ranks Pluralsight No. 20 among the top 100 private cloud companies in the world.
May 2017
Partners with Adobe
Pluralsight and Adobe join forces to create 20 new Adobe Experience Cloud courses for digital marketing professionals.
April 2017
Appoints chief financial officer: James Budge
Chief financial officer James Budge brings 20+ years of finance and ops experience to Pluralsight.
Mar 2017
Partners with Microsoft
Pluralsight partners with Microsoft to provide Visual Studio subscribers and other Microsoft dev communities with free platform access.
Mar 2017
Partners with Oracle
In partnership with Oracle, Pluralsight creates three new learning paths and two courses on Oracle Cloud technology.
Feb 2017
Named to Fast Company Most Innovative Companies
Pluralsight lands No. 7 ranking in Education “for recognizing that on-the-job learning needs to be on-demand.”
2016
Dec 2016
Raises $30M in Series C funding from Insight Venture Partners and ICONIQ Capital
With the closing of its round of Series C funding, Pluralsight’s valuation exceeds $1 billion.
Dec 2016
Ranks No. 115 on Deloitte Technology Fast 500
Pluralsight ranks at No. 115 on the Deloitte Technology Fast 500, the leading technology awards program.
Sept 2016
Appoints chief marketing officer: Heather Zynczak
Pluralsight appoints Heather Zynczak as chief marketing officer to lead strategy as it expands into the enterprise.
Sept 2016
Ranks No. 36 on Forbes Cloud 100
Pluralsight lands the No. 36 spot on Forbes’ inaugural Cloud 100 list, recognizing its financial growth and excellence.
Aug 2016
Named Best Saas Product for Web Development
Pluralsight’s platform is recognized by the SaaS Awards Program for being a solution that meets the needs of developers.
Aug 2016
Ranks No. 475 on Inc. 500
Pluralsight makes Inc. 5000 for the fourth year in a row, ranking in at no. 475.
Jul 2016
Appoints chief revenue officer: Joe DiBartolomeo
Joe DiBartolomeo brings 25+ of experience to Pluralsight’s newly created chief revenue officer role.
Jul 2016
Appoints chief people officer: Anita Grantham
Anita Grantham joins Pluralsight as chief people officer to drive company culture, happiness and productivity.
Jul 2016
Acquires Train Simple, an Adobe-centric video training company
Through the acquisition of Train Simple, Pluralsight adds 150+ Adobe courses to its growing creative content library.
Jun 2016
Published 5,000th course
With 5,000 courses published, Pluralsight touts depth and breadth of content available on its platform.
Jun 2016
Launches enterprise technology learning platform
Pluralsight launches new platform experiences including skill assesments, learning paths and live mentoring.
Jun 2016
Appoints 4 new board members
Pluralsight appoints Arne Duncan, Brad Rencher, Gary Crittenden and Tim Maudlin to its board of directors.
Apr 22, 2016
Hires 1,000th author
Pluralsight hires its 1,000th author, marking a major milestone in its effort to build a strong community of experts.
2015
Dec 2015
Ranks No. 1 on Business Insider 20 Best Unicorn Startups to Work For, According to Their Employees
Thanks to great employee reviews on Glassdoor, Pluralsight is named best unicorn startup to work for.
Nov 2015
Ranks No. 95 on Deloitte Technology Fast 500
Pluralsight ranks No. 95 in digital content/media/entertainment companies on the Deloitte Technology Fast 500.
Aug 2015
Ranks No. 338 on Inc. 500
In addition, Pluralsight ranks No. 2 overall in the education industry and No. 7 for all Utah companies.
Jul 2015
Acquires HackHands, an online mentoring platform for programmers
Pluralsight expands platform beyond video courses by acquiring HackHands’ online mentoring platform.
Feb 2015
Appoints chief experience officer: Nate Walkingshaw
Product expert Nate Walkingshaw joins Pluralsight to lead the content, engineering and product departments.
Feb 2015
Named to the The Wall Street Journal Billion Dollar Startup Club
Pluralsight is honored by the Wall Street Journal for its $1B valuation and total equity funding of $169M.
Jan 2015
Named Fortune Unicorn
Pluralsight comes in at No. 127 on Fortune’s Unicorn List, which highlights companies that reach a $1 billion valuation.
Jan 2015
Ranks No. 42 on Forbes Most Promising Companies
Pluralsight ranks No. 42 out of 100 companies on Forbes prestigious list of high-growth, privately held companies.
Jan 2015
Acquires Code School, an online learn-to-code destination
Code School’s learn-by-doing content provides Pluralsight customers with an interactive way to learn programming.
2014
Nov 2014
Ranks No. 77 on Deloitte Technology Fast 500
Pluralsight climbs to No. 77 on the Deloitte Technology Fast 500, the leading technology awards program.
Nov 2014
Acquires Smarterer, a skills assessment engine
Pluralsight takes the first step toward creating an industry standard for skills measurement by acquiring Smarterer.
Aug 2014
Ranks No. 621 on Inc. 5000
Pluralsight ranks No. 621 on Inc. magazine’s annual ranking of the fast-growing private companies in the U.S.
Aug 2014
Raises $135M in Series B funding from Insight Venture Partners, ICONIQ Capital and Sorenson Capital Partners
Pluralsight closes $135M in Series B funding, bringing its total funding to $165M to date.
Feb 2014
Acquires Digital-Tutors, a provider of online training for creative professionals
Adding 1,500+ professional creative courses to its library, Pluralsight makes its debut in the creative learning market.
2013
Oct 2013
Acquires Tekpub, a provider of technical screencasts for programmers
Tekpub’s premium programming screencasts on C#, Ruby, JavaScript and more join the Pluralsight library.
Aug 2013
Ranks No. 692 on Inc. 5000
Pluralsight ranks No. 692 in Inc. magazine’s annual ranking of fast-growing private companies in the U.S.
Jul 2013
Author Scott Allen reaches $1M in teaching fees and royalties
Pluralsight author reaches $1M in teaching fees and royalties.
Jul 2013
Acquires TrainSignal, a provider of online training for IT professionals
With the addition of TrainSignal’s IT courses, Pluralsight doubles its market value and appeals to new IT pro audience.
Jul 2013
Acquires PeepCode, a provider of open source training for developers
In acquiring PeepCode, Pluralsight expands its course library to include high-quality open source content.
2012
Dec 2012
Raises $27.5M in Series A funding from Insight Venture Partners
Pluralsight accelerates rapid expansion with $27.5M in Series A funding from Insight Venture Partners.
Dec 2012
Ranks No. 202 on Deloitte Technology Fast 500
Pluralsight ranks No. 202 on the Deloitte Technology Fast 500, the leading technology awards program.
2010
Jan 2010
Transitions to online learning model
In order to reach more learners, Pluralight shifts to an online learning model.
2008
May 2008
Publishes first online course
Branching out from their classroom-based beginnings, Pluralsight publishes first online course.
2004
Apr 2004
Founded by developers
United by their passion for helping technologists expand their skills, three developers start Pluralsight.