LearnUpon Names Tommy Barlow CRO After $50 Million Growth Facility

By Amara Osei

LearnUpon named Tommy Barlow chief revenue officer after securing a $50 million growth financing facility from Claret Capital Partners. LearnUpon, a provider of AI-powered enterprise learning technology, said Barlow will lead a unified commercial organization supporting global expansion. The company said its Agentic Learning Platform serves more than 1,700 organizations worldwide.

Barlow joined LearnUpon in 2023 as vice president of global sales, where he oversaw commercial growth and international sales execution. In his new role, he will oversee new-business acquisition, onboarding, customer retention and account expansion, LearnUpon said. The company expects the structure to improve coordination between commercial teams and strengthen its delivery of measurable outcomes for enterprise customers.

Under the reorganization, Barlow will oversee sales and customer experience through the unified commercial organization. LearnUpon expects this structure to improve coordination among teams responsible for different stages of the customer relationship.

LearnUpon said Barlow previously held senior commercial and revenue leadership positions at Amazon Web Services and Pluralsight. At Pluralsight, he contributed to commercial development during a period that included the company’s successful initial public offering.

Barlow also brings experience from early-stage technology businesses, rapidly growing software companies and major enterprise technology organizations, LearnUpon said. He has led workforce transformation initiatives and driven revenue growth across multiple geographic markets. LearnUpon believes his enterprise technology experience and familiarity with existing operations will support the company’s next phase of international expansion.

Brendan Noud, CEO and co-founder of LearnUpon, said:

“The enterprise learning market is undergoing a structural shift. The emergence of agentic AI has turned corporate learning from a passive back-office tool into an active driver of business transformation. Tommy brings a rare combination of elite enterprise pedigree and deep institutional knowledge.

Having proven his ability to drive international scale across our business, he is uniquely suited to lead our unified revenue organization as we deploy our growth capital and enter this next chapter of accelerated growth.”

How is the $50 million financing being used?

LearnUpon plans to use the financing to expand its go-to-market organization, strengthen customer-success capabilities and accelerate research and development involving autonomous AI technology. The capital also supports its transition toward AI-powered learning systems that automate administrative processes and deliver more personalized educational experiences.

LearnUpon introduced the Agentic Learning Platform as part of the broader strategy. The platform moves beyond traditional learning management systems that primarily organize courses, track participation and administer training programs.

Under LearnUpon’s model, specialized AI agents execute operational workflows within parameters established by human users. Organizations define business objectives, learning strategies and operational guidelines, while agents automate appropriate activities involved in delivering training.

LearnUpon believes this model can reduce administrative workloads and let learning professionals focus on strategic workforce development. The company says learning leaders remain responsible for objectives and organizational priorities, while AI agents handle suitable operational activities. The approach is designed to improve efficiency while maintaining human oversight.

Tommy Barlow, Chief Revenue Officer of LearnUpon, said:

“Enterprise buyers don’t just want software licenses; they want measurable operational outcomes from day one. By unifying our entire commercial motion—from first outreach through onboarding, retention, and long-term expansion—we ensure our teams are held accountable to client success throughout the customer lifecycle.

With our Agentic Learning Platform, the financial backing of Claret Capital Partners, and an extraordinary team deployed strategically across the world, LearnUpon is uniquely positioned to turn workforce capability into an enterprise superpower.”

What does the platform serve?

LearnUpon said its platform supports more than 1,700 organizations worldwide, including Premium Retail Services and Fidelity National Financial. Its technology is designed to help businesses deliver employee training, develop workforce skills and address capability gaps. The company sees growing opportunities for AI systems that connect learning activities with measurable operational outcomes.

Traditional corporate learning platforms can require extensive manual administration, including assigning training, managing enrollments, tracking completion and coordinating learning programs. LearnUpon says agentic AI can automate many of those processes while adapting learning experiences to individual users and organizational requirements. The company is developing its platform around human decision-making combined with autonomous execution.

How is LearnUpon changing its operating model?

LearnUpon is restructuring internal operations to strengthen product development and customer service. The company is integrating customer-support functions more directly into its product engineering organization.

LearnUpon said the change should allow customer feedback and operational insights to influence product-development priorities and future AI capabilities more quickly. The company has initiated a search for a new vice president of customer experience.

The executive will report directly to Barlow and support the unified commercial organization, LearnUpon said. The company linked the planned appointment to its effort to align leadership with development of the AI-powered learning platform.

LearnUpon’s next phase puts the $50 million facility behind go-to-market expansion, customer success and autonomous AI development. The test is whether the unified organization can support international growth across a base of more than 1,700 organizations while preserving the platform’s human oversight.