Wooclap, EdTech leader, raises €25 million from Impact Expansion to accelerate its international growth
A €25 million funding round led by Impact Expansion, an impact fund focused on education, health, and climate. This is a major boost for the Wooclap active learning platform, which is already used by more than 50 million learners worldwide
A major milestone. With the support of Impact Expansion, Wooclap will accelerate its international growth, focusing primarily on the North American higher education market and the corporate training sector. Equally crucially, this investment will enable Wooclap to lead the next wave of innovation in active learning by developing AI-based features that enhance learner engagement.
“Active engagement is at the heart of any successful learning experience; empowering teachers is the key to achieving this,” comments Baudouin Corman, CEO, Wooclap. “With Impact Expansion by our side, we are ready to accelerate our growth, drive innovation, and collaborate with teachers to shape the future of active learning.”
Transforming learning through engagement
The Wooclap platform enables higher education institutions and businesses to boost learner engagement and retention, both in person and online. By transforming passive lectures into interactive experiences, Wooclap provides teachers and trainers with tools to make learning more active, effective, and impactful. Already recognized by more than 50 million learners, Wooclap has become a global benchmark in active pedagogy.
The story began in 2015 in Brussels. Sébastien Lebbe and Jonathan Alzetta created Wooclap with the support of Olivier Verdin. Based on cognitive science, the platform offers dozens of interactive activities (multiple-choice questions, polls, word clouds, brainstorming, image annotations, etc.) that capture learners’ attention, measure their understanding in real time, and reinforce skill acquisition. Intuitive and powerful, the platform integrates seamlessly with existing tools (LMS, PowerPoint, Microsoft Teams, etc.). It should be noted that Wooclap is also behind Wooflash, a complementary microlearning application optimized by AI and spaced repetition, designed to help learners memorize knowledge.
Redefining knowledge sharing
“From day one, we have been convinced that every learner should be able to play an active role in their learning,” continues Sébastien Lebbe, Co-founder & President, Wooclap. “This investment brings us closer to that vision and gives us the means to continue creating tools that truly support teachers and instructional designers around the world.”
Impact Expansion was attracted by Wooclap’s unique combination of pedagogical depth, product quality, and international ambition. “Wooclap is redefining the way knowledge is shared and assimilated, offering immediate added value to teachers and trainers to help them accomplish their mission,” say Gilles Davignon and Karen de Vits, Managing Directors at Impact Expansion.
New partners will join leading organizations such as Sorbonne University, the University of Sheffield, and Duke University, as well as major organizations such as Dior, Pernod Ricard, Onepoint, and the Red Cross for their training and development programs, all of which rely on Wooclap to create more engaging and effective learning experiences.
