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Marine Learning Systems

Marine Learning Systems builds training and competency software for the maritime industry — cruise lines, ferry operators, coast guards and navies. Murray Goldberg founded it in Vancouver in 2010 with BC Ferries as its first customer, and sold it to Bleecker Street Group in 2023.

Acquired

EdTechVancouverFounded 2010marinels.com
~35staff on Granville Island plus a small European office (2018)TechVancouver stage 2018-06-10
2xrevenue growth per year, as stated on stage in 2018TechVancouver stage 2018-06-10

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What they build

SkillGraderCrew skills assessment app spun out in 2023Product page ↗

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About

Goldberg built the first version while consulting for BC Ferries, then turned it into a company. The learning management system was designed for industrial and safety-critical training rather than classrooms, and the business doubled roughly year over year through the 2010s. It was sold in 2023; SkillGrader, a crew-assessment mobile app, spun out the same year.

Backers

Bootstrapped; no disclosed venture funding

Some figures are founder-stated, not independently confirmed

Quick answers

What does Marine Learning Systems do?

It sells a learning management system built for maritime and industrial training — the kind where a failed competency check has safety consequences.

Who founded it?

Murray Goldberg, in 2010, after building the first version as an eLearning consultant to BC Ferries. He had previously founded WebCT.

What happened to the company?

It was sold to Bleecker Street Group in 2023. SkillGrader, a crew assessment app, spun out of it the same year.

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