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See our story
Forge is built by the team behind Rise Up, one of Europe’s leading enterprise learning platforms. Founded in 2014, Rise Up is today the only LMS with native adaptive learning, helping organisations close skill gaps, bring learning into the flow of work, and accelerate Time-to-Skill™ at scale.
But training alone was never enough. Organisations needed their people to actually perform. That realisation led to Forge: an AI Performance Officer that goes beyond learning to detect gaps, coach in real time, and drive measurable business outcomes.
We believe the best way to prepare the future is to act now. Rise Up helps organisations close skill gaps, bring learning into the flow of work, and personalise development for every employee. With Forge, we extend that mission beyond learning, into performance itself.
Rise Up by the numbers
Arnaud and Guillaume Blachon are brothers and co-founders. They founded Rise Up in 2014 and grew it into a profitable SaaS company now powering learning for 600+ enterprises worldwide, with 130+ people across Paris, London, Lisbon and Sydney, and they’re doing it all over again with Forge.
Arnaud Blachon
CEO & Co-founder
“We believe that the best way to prepare the future is to act now. We help organisations and their teams accelerate their upskilling so they are ready for whatever the day throws at them.”
Guillaume Blachon
CPTO & Co-founder
“Rise Up’s success rests on mastering leading-edge technology to answer real business stakes. Natively embedding AI and Adaptive Learning into the LMS is how we help our clients accelerate Time-to-Skill, an objective that has always been, and remains, at the heart of our mission.”
Backed by
IMPACT Partners · Bpifrance · MAIF Avenir · Connected Capital
Rise Up has been supported by tier-one European investors since day one, doubling headcount year over year and expanding across Europe, the UK, and APAC.
Trusted by
Schneider Electric (20,000+ learners since 2017), Decathlon (107,000 teammates in 85 countries), Sika (35,000 collaborators), E.Leclerc, AXA, Engie, NHS, OECD, Brabners, LDLC, Ardian, Foncia, CNED, and hundreds more.
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