Yoodli moves AI roleplay platform into corporate training

Yoodli is trying to turn an AI roleplay product into a broader corporate-training platform, adding course creation, coaching inside work apps and skill measurement tied to business results. The company announced the expansion Oct. 7, positioning the platform around workforce development rather than task automation.

Customers are already using Yoodli for onboarding, AI-tool training and certifications, according to the announcement. The company reports more than 1 million learners and names Google, LHH, Databricks and Snowflake among the organizations using its software.

Google uses Yoodli to train its own teams on Gemini, co-founder and CEO Varun Puri told GeekWire. That use goes beyond the sales pitches, speeches and job interviews employees and other users have rehearsed with the software.

Yoodli says its Create tool generates a learning program from a single prompt, while Coach works inside apps including Zoom, Slack and Teams. Companies can also deploy AI personas grounded in their own materials to answer questions on intranets or live calls, with paths to hand off to a human.

Measure is designed to report skill improvement to employees and managers and map it to business results, rather than simply record course completion. For sales teams, that could mean connecting training to deals closed, Puri told GeekWire.

The expansion puts Yoodli alongside larger corporate-learning providers. Workday acquired AI learning company Sana last year, while Microsoft’s LinkedIn offers AI training and coaching tools, according to GeekWire. Yoodli also integrates with Workday and sales-training provider Highspot, making some larger vendors potential partners as well as competitors.