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Lepaya acquires iconic training provider Krauthammer

Written by:
Ravianne Vliet
Date created
August 23, 2023
Last updated
February 7, 2025
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Lepaya, EMEA’s leading corporate upskilling solution has acquired Krauthammer – a training provider for senior leadership and commercial excellence to further advance its mission to connect people’s potential to business impact. By combining Krauthammer’s deep learning expertise with Lepaya’s proven platform-driven approach, the combined entity will be the leading player in providing the most-advanced workforce upskilling to clients.

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Connecting people’s potential with business impact at scale

As companies in the current economic cycle face the challenge of doing more with less, the need for an impactful and scalable upskilling approach is more relevant than ever. The demand for tangible results of learning rises, leading to a clear desire for platforms that align impact with innovation and engagement. That is why combining Krauthammer’s deep learning expertise with Lepaya’s proven platform-driven approach marks a major step in the industry, where the combined entity will be the leading player in providing the most-advanced capability platform to clients.

Since its foundation, Lepaya has complemented organic growth with successful acquisitions. From acquiring AI technology companies like Munich-based VCoach (now Lepaya AI-Coach), and Amsterdam-based Smartenup to the recent acquisition of London-based SpeakFirst, Lepaya has successfully integrated product portfolios and helped existing, world-class portfolios and solutions to accelerate their societal impact by scaling faster and reaching more companies and learners. “We are unique in that our technology can prove that employees, after having gone through our programs, truly apply the skills we teach on the job,” said Peter Kuperus, co-CEO of Lepaya. “No other European player can do this at scale”.

Lepaya’s technology has proven that by combining VR technology with facilitated learning, learning transfer goes up by 20%. As innovation becomes more important also for Krauthammer clients, the acquisition by Lepaya came as a logical next step in its mission to remain on the forefront of the training industry. “I’m really excited to have Krauthammer and Lepaya join forces,” said Frans van Kreuningen, CEO of Krauthammer. “By combining Krauthammer’s long-standing training quality, in combination with delivering it at scale with Lepaya’s platform and the AI and VR-powered technology, we will be able to upskill and transform companies at every level of the organization.”

“The acquisition of Krauthammer is a major step forward for Lepaya – making Lepaya the leading capability platform that boosts productivity and retention of workforces of the world’s largest organizations,” said René Janssen, co-CEO of Lepaya. “In just our 5th year of existence, we will touch the lives of more than 250.000 employees, while aiming to eventually help the full global workforce of 3.3B.”

About Lepaya

Lepaya is Europe’s leading people development company, with global reach and expertise. Lepaya helps the world’s largest enterprises and high-growth organizations to unlock growth through the power of people development.

Founded by René Janssen and Peter Kuperus in 2018 with the perspective that the right training, at the right time, focused on the right skill, makes organizations productive and enables overall business growth. As a leader in a fragmented corporate upskilling market that represents a USD 800B opportunity according to Morgan Stanley, Lepaya responds to the upskilling needs of global enterprises and fast-growing companies, such as Roche, ING, Microsoft, Dell, Freundenberg, Just-Eat-Take-Away. Lepaya supports millions of professionals through its global upskilling academies, designed to help retain and grow talent, and deliver continuous business impact at every career level.​

About Krauthammer

Krauthammer leverages a rich heritage of excellence in bringing out the best in people, with over 50 years training managers, sales teams and leaders worldwide.

Over 120 trainers deliver hands-on, action-based training in over 20 languages, using a unique 6-step methodology to achieve long-lasting results. Krauthammer clients choose them for the brand’s impactful training experiences that lead to sustainable success for both individuals and organizations.

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Lepaya is Europe’s leading people’s development company that takes a strategic and scalable approach to workplace learning through its global upskilling academies for every career level.

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