With the massive and rapid growth of the tech industry paired with the internet boom, the educational sector has leveraged these newly available options to improve. Thinkific is one of the platforms that offers a great example of this forward momentum.

Thinkific is the brainchild of Greg Smith, the current co-founder and CEO of the company. He and his brother Matt Smith were attempting to attract more students to Greg’s LSAT online course. To their surprise, once they offered the course online, it started earning a lot of money. The brothers grasped this opportunity, even dropping their corporate lawyer career paths.

Soon, other brands and entrepreneurs started reaching out to the Thinkific team, asking if they could offer their own courses on the platform with full control over their content and data. The brothers, along with their co-founders Miranda Lievers and Matt Payne, were happy to oblige.

From these humble beginnings just a decade ago, this team has managed to build one of the most prolific online education platforms to date.

Interesting Thinkific Statistics

• More than 100 million course enrollments at the end of 2020.
• Thinkific raised $160 million gross when it went public on the Toronto Stock Exchange in 2021.
• Thinkific’s leadership team includes 48% female members.
• Over 500 dedicated employees are part of their ranks.
• $38.1 million in revenue in 2021.