Together joins Absorb: A new era for mentoring & learning

Absorb acquires Together to create the first holistic learning solution, seamlessly integrating mentoring and enterprise learning to engage learners and drive measurable business impact.

Matthew Reeves

CEO of Together

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December 10, 2024

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We’re thrilled to share some incredible news: Together is now part of the Absorb family! This acquisition represents a major step forward in Together’s mission: to help every employee find and learn from peers, mentors, or experts at their company.  

At Together, we’ve always believed in the transformative power of mentoring, enabling personal and professional growth across organizations. Joining forces with Absorb allows us to scale this impact, seamlessly integrating mentorship into a broader strategic learning system that benefits learners and organizations alike. 

“Together and Absorb share a common vision: enabling people and organizations to thrive through continuous learning,” said Matthew Reeves, CEO of Together. “This partnership brings mentorship and learning closer together, creating opportunities for deeper engagement and impactful growth for our customers and their employees.”  

Why we’re excited 

Mentorship has always been a critical component of employee engagement and development, but it’s often siloed from broader learning initiatives – until now. With Together joining Absorb, we’ll be introducing the first solution that will seamlessly integrate mentorship into an AI-powered LMS. 

“Mentorship software and LMS platforms have traditionally operated as separate tools, even though enterprise L&D teams rely on both to create impactful learning experiences,” said Nathan Goldstein, Together’s Head of Product & Engineering. “This partnership bridges that gap, bringing Together’s proven mentorship capabilities and Absorb’s industry-leading learning system into a unified solution. By integrating these tools, we’re creating a seamless experience for L&D teams, enabling them to drive even greater impact through their learning initiatives”   

Together’s platform has helped organizations worldwide build scalable mentorship and employee connection programs. Now, with Absorb, we’ll be able to deliver these benefits as part of a unified learning ecosystem.  

“This transformative acquisition positions us as the first learning technology provider to integrate mentoring into its product ecosystem, advancing our vision of Strategic Learning Systems (SLS) and laying the foundation for a unified approach to learning.” Said Kimberly Williams, Absorb’s CEO. “Most importantly, it will empower our customers to create deeper learning experiences, engage and inspire their learners, and drive meaningful productivity gains and measurable business impact. We’re confident that this unified approach to learning will elevate individual growth and boost key HR and L&D metrics, delivering a true culture of learning.”  

What this means for you 

For Together customers, nothing about your current experience is changing. The features you know, love, and rely on will remain as they are. Together will continue to operate as a standalone solution, ensuring no disruption to your current experience. 

In the future, we’ll thoughtfully explore ways to complement Together’s mentorship platform with Absorb’s expertise, ensuring any new features or integrations enhance what you already have.  

Customers will benefit from: 

  • Seamless Learning Journeys
    Combine mentorship with formal learning to create comprehensive, skill-building experiences for employees. 
  • Enhanced Employee Engagement
    Drive deeper connections and improved performance through personalized mentorship paired with structured learning. 
  • Scalable Enterprise Solutions
    Foster a culture of continuous learning and connection, tailored to the needs of large organizations. 

A shared vision for strategic learning 

This partnership aligns the strengths of Together and Absorb to drive meaningful change in how organizations learn and grow. We love Absorb’s vision of Strategic Learning Systems (SLS), which focuses on aligning learning initiatives with business outcomes, and we can’t wait to be a part of it.  

We’re passionate about building meaningful connections. With Absorb as a partner, we’re leveling up that vision, supercharging L&D programs through the combined power of Absorb’s AI-powered online learning tools and Together’s employee connection and mentorship platform.  

This is just the beginning. As we work together to integrate our platforms, we’re excited about the possibilities this partnership will unlock for our customers and their employees.  

Thank you for being part of the Together journey. We look forward to continuing to support your mentoring and learning initiatives—and now, with Absorb, we’ll have even more tools to help you succeed.  

Keep an eye out for more exciting news on this partnership between Together and Absorb in 2025! 

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