About
Senior engineers, building the platforms learning teams wish they had.
Tao Learning was founded in 2019 by alumni of Coursera, Stripe, and Khan Academy who got tired of watching ambitious learning roadmaps stall in vendor purgatory.
Mission
Every learner deserves software that respects their time.
We exist to give serious learning teams an engineering partner who treats their platform like a product, not a project. That means senior engineers, design-led delivery, and code we'd be proud to show our future selves.
Vision
A future where learning software fades into the background.
The best LMS is the one your learners don't notice. We build for that future — fast, accessible, intelligent, and quietly excellent.
Values
What we won't compromise on.
Outcomes over output
We measure ourselves by completion rates, not lines of code.
Boring infrastructure
PostgreSQL, not whatever's trending on Hacker News this week.
Pixel respect
Every flow is designed in Figma before a single line of TSX.
Senior by default
No staffing pyramids. The engineer in your kickoff is the engineer in your standup.
Leadership
A team that's been in your shoes.
Aisha Kapoor
Co-founder, CEO
Former Head of Learning Eng @ Coursera
David Chen
Co-founder, CTO
Staff Engineer @ Stripe & Khan Academy
Maya Okafor
VP Design
Design Lead @ Duolingo
Jordan Ellis
Head of Solutions
Solutions Architect @ Canvas / Instructure
Timeline
Seven years, 120 platforms.
2019
Founded in San Francisco
Aisha and David spin out from Coursera to build LMS platforms the right way.
2021
First Fortune 500 launch
Northwell credentialing platform ships, training 280K clinicians.
2023
100th platform shipped
Cross 100 production launches with a team of 18 engineers.
2024
AI Learning practice
Launch dedicated AI/LLM team focused on adaptive learning and RAG tutors.
2026
Today
120+ platforms, 4.2M learners, SOC 2 Type II certified.
Awards
Inc. 5000 (2023, 2024) · Forbes America's Best 2025
Certifications
SOC 2 Type II · HIPAA · ISO 27001 · WCAG 2.1 AA
Recognition
Featured in TechCrunch, EdSurge, and Forbes