Udacity

Udacity is a global online education platform that provides digital upskilling in emerging technologies through Nanodegree programs and standalone courses. Founded in 2011 with roots in Silicon Valley and Stanford, the company began as an experiment when it offered a free "Introduction to Artificial Intelligence" course to anyone, anywhere; more than 160,000 students from over 190 countries enrolled, and the top 400 performers were not from Stanford - an outcome that shaped the founding belief that talent is globally distributed.

The company's technical work spans artificial intelligence, machine learning, data science and cloud computing. Its Nanodegree programs are project-based and built around real-world projects co-created with industry leaders, including Google, AWS and Microsoft. Learners receive personalised mentorship from more than 700 industry expert mentors, and the emphasis throughout is on measurable career outcomes. Udacity also offers individual courses, amounting to more than 15,000 hours of content.

Udacity reports 16.9 million registered users across more than 240 countries. Learners have submitted more than 2.6 million projects and earned more than 205,000 Nanodegree certificates, from a catalogue of 97 Nanodegree programs. The company reports a favourable career-change rate of 73% among graduates. Since 2024 Udacity has been part of Accenture, where it focuses on workforce transformation at scale.

The stated mission is to democratise education and make lifelong learning more equitable and inclusive, with an emphasis on hands-on learning and on changing lives, organisations and nations through upskilling.