In a significant boost for the experiential learning sector, Seattle-based artificial intelligence (AI) startup Yoodli has successfully secured $40 million in a Series B funding round. The investment, announced on December 2, 2025, was spearheaded by the global investment firm WestBridge Capital.
Funding Details and Strategic Backers
The latest $40 million infusion marks Yoodli's second major funding event this year, following a $13.7 million Series A round led by Neotribe in May. Existing investors Neotribe and Madrona also participated in the recent Series B round. This brings the total capital raised by the company to approximately $60 million, building on a $6 million seed round from Madrona and Cercano Management back in 2021.
WestBridge Capital, which manages assets worth $7 billion, has been actively investing in the AI domain. This investment in Yoodli represents its fifth AI-focused deal in 2025. Other notable bets include leading a $50 million round for UnifyApps, a $16 million round for language learning startup SpeakX, and a $60 million round for Tessel, an AI-native database platform.
Plans for Growth and Product Enhancement
According to the company's leadership, the fresh capital will be strategically deployed to accelerate growth and technological advancement. Varun Puri, Co-founder and CEO of Yoodli, stated that the funding will help scale the team and serve more enterprise clients on a comprehensive experiential learning platform.
The primary objectives for the fund utilization include:
- Bolstering the core AI coaching, analytics, and personalization capabilities of the platform.
- Expanding the product development, AI research, and customer success teams.
- Making a deeper push into the enterprise market, helping organizations with internal professional development and sales team training.
Puri emphasized that the platform's goal is to move beyond passive content consumption. "The future of learning isn’t about consuming content—it’s about adaptive, real-world practice that drives behavioral change," he said in a statement.
Yoodli's AI-Powered Coaching Model
Yoodli operates as an AI "roleplay" company, functioning as a personalized communication coach. Its technology uses an AI bot to create realistic scenarios—such as public speaking, job interviews, or sales pitches—for users to practice with. The platform then provides detailed, actionable feedback to help individuals improve their confidence and communication skills.
The startup has already garnered an impressive roster of enterprise clients, including tech giants like Google, Databricks, and Snowflake. It also counts sales training firm Sandler Sales and cloud communications company RingCentral among its users. This clientele validates the platform's application for internal professional development and boosting the effectiveness of go-to-market teams.
The funding round underscores a growing investor confidence in applied AI solutions for professional development. Rishit Desai, a partner at WestBridge, had previously indicated that Indian AI startups are poised for increased growth-stage funding in the near term, a sentiment that aligns with this cross-border investment in a US-based company with global applicability.
