Toronto, March 17, 2025 – Cognota, the world’s first LearnOps® platform, has been recognized as a Potential Challenger in the 2025 Fosway 9-Grid™ for Learning Systems, solidifying its position as a disruptor in the corporate Learning & Development (L&D) technology space. This recognition underscores Cognota’s rapid market momentum and its mission to power learning operations for enterprises with a vision to transform the learning function into a strategic catalyst for business growth.
The Fosway 9-Grid™, developed by Fosway Group, Europe’s leading HR industry analyst, evaluates learning systems based on performance, potential, market presence, and trajectory. As a Potential Challenger, Cognota is gaining recognition for its LearnOps® category, which is revolutionizing how L&D teams streamline operations, optimize learning investments, and align training programs with business outcomes.
LearnOps®: The Future of Learning Operations
Cognota is pioneering a new approach to L&D technology, addressing the gaps left by traditional learning management systems (LMS) and project management tools. Instead of focusing solely on content delivery, Cognota empowers learning leaders to operate L&D as a business, ensuring alignment with corporate objectives and proving measurable ROI.
Key differentiators that led to this recognition include:
LearnOps® technology – The first platform designed to manage L&D intake, planning, execution, and measurement in one place.
Strategic alignment – Helping L&D leaders make data-driven decisions that impact business performance.
Operational efficiency – Reducing reliance on spreadsheets, generic project management tools, Training Management Systems (TMS) and disconnected measurement tools.
Measurable ROI – Demonstrating the value of L&D programs through analytics and impact storytelling.
“Being named a Potential Challenger in the Fosway 9-Grid™ validates our vision for LearnOps® and our commitment to reshaping the L&D and talent industry,” said Ryan Austin, CEO of Cognota. “As L&D teams face increasing pressure to drive business value, we provide them with the technology and insights to optimize learning operations and secure their strategic role within the enterprise.”
“Economic challenges are forcing Learning teams to be deliver more impact in less time, and often with less resources. To do this, L&D teams need to optimise their back-end processes, as well as their front-end impact and value,” said David Wilson, CEO of Fosway Group. “Cognota’s specialist focus on optimising learning operations makes them a worthy new entrant to 9-Grid™ for Learning Systems as a Potential Challenger.”
Why This Recognition Matters
Fosway’s Potential Challenger category highlights fast-growing and innovative providers that have the potential to disrupt the status quo. For L&D leaders looking for a modern alternative to legacy solutions, Cognota offers a future-proof approach that enables them to:
- Move beyond LMS and TMS limitations and focus on the full learning operations lifecycle
- Gain real-time visibility into learning investments and resource allocation
- Streamline stakeholder collaboration and business requests
- Prove the impact of learning programs through robust measurement workflows and analytics
With this recognition, Cognota continues its expansion as the category leader in LearnOps®, empowering enterprises to operationalize Talent, L&D and HR strategy at scale.
About Cognota
Cognota is the first LearnOps® platform purpose-built for corporate L&D teams, enabling organizations to align, plan, deliver, measure, and optimize learning operations. By providing a centralized system for managing training requests, capacity planning, and impact measurement, Cognota is transforming how learning teams operate and proving the strategic value of L&D.
For more information about Cognota’s position in the Fosway 9-Grid™, visit www.cognota.com or contact press@cognota.com.
About Fosway
Fosway Group is Europe’s #1 HR Industry Analyst focused on Next Gen HR, Talent and Learning. Founded in 1996, we are known for our unique European research, our independence and our integrity. Businesses across Europe trust HR Insights from Fosway Group for our next level research and analysis of HR, Talent and Learning systems.
