Dual recognition positions Lepaya at the forefront of AI-era skills building

 Amsterdam, 11 September 2025

Lepaya, Europe’s leading blended training platform, has been recognized on both the Sifted 100: Nordics & Benelux Leaderboard and the 2025 Experiential Learning Technologies Watch List. These dual recognitions highlight Lepaya’s role in redefining how organizations prepare their people for the future of work.

Being named in the Sifted 100 among fast growing B2B SAAS businesses like Cargoplot, emma, Sana Labs, Elective and more reflects Lepaya’s enduring relevance in a challenging market, while the Experiential Learning Technologies Watch List acknowledges its innovation in immersive, science-backed learning design. Together, these recognitions validate Lepaya’s mission: helping companies future-proof their workforce with the skills that matter most in an era of unprecedented change.

People – the missing link to effective AI implementation

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Despite AI’s projected $4.4 trillion productivity potential (McKinsey), organizations consistently report barriers to realizing value. The missing link isn’t access to tools - it’s the workforce capability to use them effectively.

From critical thinking and adaptability to storytelling and network building, demand for future-proof skills is accelerating as companies realize that long-term competitiveness depends not on the technology they adopt, but on the people who power it. 

With its blended training approach, Lepaya has become a key player in the workforce development market—helping leading companies like ING, Microsoft, Dell, Freudenberg, and Just Eat Takeaway not only upskill their people with these AI-proof capabilities, but also ensure that skills are applied on the job and translated into measurable business outcomes.

“Being named in both the Sifted 100 and the Experiential Learning Technologies Watch List underlines what leading organizations already know: in times of uncertainty, skills development is non-negotiable,”

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said René Janssen, CEO of Lepaya. “To unlock the promise of AI, companies need immersive, hands-on learning solutions that go beyond knowledge transfer - driving the applied skills that turn technology into results.”

About Lepaya

Lepaya is Europe’s leading blended training platform that connects workforce upskilling with business impact, empowering companies to develop the right skills at the right time to drive both people and business growth.

Through its Portal, Academies, and App, Lepaya seamlessly aligns business and workforce needs, delivers blended training programs for every career level, and enables learners to learn, practice, and apply new skills effectively.

Trusted by global enterprises and fast-growing companies—including Roche, ING, Microsoft, Dell, Freudenberg, and Just Eat Takeaway—Lepaya helps organizations stay competitive in today’s rapidly evolving business landscape. Backed by investors like Endeit, Educapital, Target Global, Mediahuis Ventures, and Tablomonto, Lepaya has raised $80 million and made four strategic acquisitions: SmartenUp (2020), vCoach (2022), SpeakFirst (2022), and Krauthammer (2023).

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