Thrive acquires Huler to form the world’s first integrated learning, mentoring, and employee experience platform
The acquisition of Huler signals Thrive’s continued mission to design a unified future for learning and employee experience, with technology people actually want - and use.
Thrive, the world’s fastest growing learning technology company, today welcomes Huler, the next-gen employee hub, into its portfolio to build the first fully integrated learning, mentoring and employee experience platform.
The acquisition of Huler, a smart intranet with AI-powered search and personalisation, signals Thrive’s continued mission to design a unified future for learning and employee experience, with technology people actually want - and use.
It’s the second acquisition for the company this month, following its deal with Guider, the UK’s leading mentoring and coaching platform.
Together, Huler’s UX-first smart intranet, Thrive’s AI-powered learning, and Guider’s mentoring expertise create the first-ever truly AI-first employee experience - with Huler as the front door to every app, system and interaction at work.
With standout customers like Travelodge, Norgine and Dairy Queen, Huler brings together everything from calendars and Slack messages to Jira tickets, Trello boards and company updates. With AI-powered personalisation and federated search, it gives employees one seamless, intuitive experience to access every tool, system and interaction they need all in one place.
“We’re in the AI era now, and it’s time workplace tools caught up,” said CEO and Founder of Thrive, Sean Reddington.
“With Thrive, Guider and Huler, we’re building tools that are actually fit for how people think, learn and work today. They’re fast, intuitive, and built to bring together human connection and AI - the way work should be.”
Founded in 2019, Thrive continues to disrupt the L&D space, boasting a 54% YoY recurring revenue increase and a growing user base of over 3 million employees across brands like British Airways, Vodafone, Burger King, Volvo, and the Scottish Government.
The acquisition of Huler extends Thrive’s reach into the fast-growing internal comms and employee experience market, helping customers create people-first digital workplaces that unify comms, learning, engagement, and performance.
Huler’s UX-first smart intranet is a testament to its platform’s ability to bring content, tools, news and culture together in a real consumer-grade and intuitive experience that a modern workforce expects.
With Huler, Thrive and Guider are creating a beautifully designed, personalised employee hub - a single, central destination where onboarding, internal campaigns, learning content, and workplace tools come together in one seamless experience, fully tailored to each employee’s unique role, goals, and needs.
Huler will continue to operate as a standalone brand, with significant investment in its roadmap, including enhanced analytics, AI-driven personalisation, and a powerful new federated experience that enables users to search across every connected workplace system. This includes deeper integrations with HRIS, learning platforms, skills tools, communication systems, CRM software, and a wide range of business apps, giving employees a single, intelligent access point to everything they need, wherever it lives.
“We’re not just buying another product, we’re building a movement and investing in a future where every employee’s learning, comms and growth are connected by design. Together, Thrive and Huler are creating a workplace experience that’s as engaging and intuitive as the apps we use in our daily lives. This is what a real connected employee experience looks like and we’re excited to lead it,” said Thrive Co-CEO Cassie Gasson.
CEO at Huler Richard Urwin said: “We set out to change the world of work and make workplace tools feel as intuitive and accessible as the apps people love outside of work. We’ve always had bold ambitions and a different way of doing things, so teaming up with Thrive made perfect sense.
With their momentum, vision and standout tech stack, we’re not just building tools for the AI era - we’re delivering them to customers who are ready to lead now.”The news also comes as Thrive signs for its new global connected HQ in London’s King’s Cross, a landmark move that marks the company’s rapid growth and expanding international presence.