# Emtrain

> Emtrain is a San Francisco-based workplace CultureTech company that pairs video-based microlearning with a behavioral analytics engine. Founded by employment lawyer Janine Yancey, it sells respect, inclusion, and ethics training to more than 800 organizations - including Netflix, Yelp, Dolby, and Live Nation - while quietly mining every learner click for early signals of cultural risk.

- **Founded:** 2000
- **Headquarters:** San Francisco, California, United States
- **Founders:** Janine Yancey (Founder & CEO)
- **Team size:** ~95 employees
- **Products:** Emtrain Platform, Respect Training, Inclusion Training, Ethics & Business Compliance, Workplace Color Spectrum
- **Notable:** Named a Fast Company World Changing Idea (2020), Used by 800+ employers including Netflix, Yelp, Dolby, and Live Nation, Recognized as a woman-owned business

## Products & services

- **Emtrain Platform** — Cloud-based learning and culture analytics platform with role-based onboarding, campaign management, and benchmarking.
- **Respect Training** — Harassment prevention and bystander intervention courses, including state-specific versions (AB1825, etc.).
- **Inclusion Training** — Unconscious bias, microaggressions, and inclusive leadership microlearning.
- **Ethics & Business Compliance** — Code of conduct, anti-bribery/FCPA, conflicts of interest, HIPAA, cybersecurity, and data privacy modules.
- **Workplace Color Spectrum** — Signature framework that asks learners to judge ambiguous workplace situations - producing benchmark data on cultural alignment.
- **Hootsworth** — Branded owl character that delivers nudges and microlessons across courses.

## Achievements

- Named a Fast Company World Changing Idea (2020)
- Used by 800+ employers including Netflix, Yelp, Dolby, and Live Nation
- Recognized as a woman-owned business
- Raised $8M in growth capital led by Education Growth Partners in 2020

## Latest updates

- **2020-05** — Closed $8M Series A led by Education Growth Partners with a $2M facility from Signature Bank.
- **2020** — Recognized by Fast Company as a World Changing Idea for its workplace culture platform.
- **2024-05** — Refreshed brand and website, leaning into 'CultureTech' positioning and the Hootsworth mascot.

## Links

- Website: https://emtrain.com
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/emtrain
- Twitter/X: https://twitter.com/emtrain
- YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCzMVDUAsPe7dWIioL4iJMCw
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/emtrain.ai/
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/Emtrain/

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Last updated: 2026-05-19