Risely offers an AI‑driven coaching platform that gives every employee a virtual coach for on‑demand, conversational skill development across 83 workplace competencies. The service combines daily micro‑nudges, multi‑week learning journeys, and measurable assessments, while providing HR dashboards that track aggregate skill growth without exposing private conversation content.
Funding
Funding not disclosed
Founders
Product
Problem
Organizations struggle to develop consistent workplace skills because traditional executive coaching is expensive and limited to a small fraction of employees, while workshops and e‑learning often fail to translate into real behavior change.
Solution
Risely delivers an AI‑powered coaching platform that provides every manager and individual contributor with a personal virtual coach named Merlin. The system offers on‑demand, conversational coaching on actual work challenges, daily micro‑nudges, and multi‑week learning journeys that reinforce skill practice. It covers 83 defined workplace competencies, from feedback and delegation to conflict resolution and speaking up, and measures progress through before‑and‑after assessments with self‑evaluation and team feedback. Coaching interactions are private, stored securely, and the platform aggregates skill‑growth data for HR dashboards without exposing conversation content. By automating the coaching delivery model, Risely scales the effectiveness of executive‑level development to the entire workforce at a predictable subscription cost.
Target Audience
Primary customers are HR and L&D teams in mid‑size to large enterprises seeking scalable development for managers and individual contributors, as well as individual professionals who want personal skill coaching.
Features
- AI coach (Merlin) that conducts unlimited voice or chat conversations in 40 languages, handling real‑time work scenarios
- Daily nudges (5‑minute tips) delivered via email, Slack, or Teams to reinforce practice
- Personalized multi‑week learning journeys with weekly activities aligned to each skill
- Structured assessments for 83 skills, including self‑ratings and peer feedback, with before‑and‑after measurement
- Admin dashboard for HR/L&D showing engagement metrics, cohort tracking, and aggregate skill reports
- Integration options for Slack, Microsoft Teams, and API access for custom competency frameworks (Enterprise tier)
- AI agents that can design role‑specific competency frameworks and coaching plans
- Full privacy model: individual coaching content is never shared with managers or used to train the AI