# Ethena

> Ethena is a New York-based compliance and workplace-culture training platform that turns the most-dreaded items on the corporate calendar - harassment prevention, code of conduct, cybersecurity, DEI - into short, well-written, mobile-friendly lessons people actually finish. Founded in 2019 by Roxanne Bras Petraeus and Anne Solmssen, it pairs legally vetted content with microlearning, Slack/email nudges, an ethics hotline, case management and AI-built courses, serving customers like Netflix, Zendesk, Carta and Figma.

- **Founded:** 2019
- **Headquarters:** New York, New York, United States
- **Founders:** Roxanne Bras Petraeus (Co-Founder & CEO), Anne Solmssen (Co-Founder & Chief Product Officer)
- **Team size:** approximately 75-90 employees (fully distributed)
- **Products:** Compliance & Culture Courses, Microlearning Delivery, AI Training Builder & Assignment Automation, Ethics Hotline & Case Management, Phishing Simulator
- **Notable:** Raised $30M Series B in June 2022, led by Lachy Groom, Grew from a single Harassment Prevention course to a 100+ course compliance and culture platform, Used by name-brand customers including Netflix, Zendesk, Carta and Figma

## Products & services

- **Compliance & Culture Courses** — 100+ courses including harassment prevention, DEI, code of conduct, cybersecurity awareness, data privacy, anti-bribery & corruption, and hiring & interviewing - legally vetted and refreshed for current regulations across states and countries.
- **Microlearning Delivery** — Short, mobile-friendly lessons pushed through Slack, email and other tools on a schedule, so training fits into the workday instead of derailing it.
- **AI Training Builder & Assignment Automation** — Turns company policies into custom courses and automates enrollment, reminders and completion tracking.
- **Ethics Hotline & Case Management** — Anonymous employee reporting plus tooling for HR teams to track and investigate cases.
- **Phishing Simulator** — Simulated phishing campaigns paired with cybersecurity training to test and build employee awareness.
- **Analytics & AI Policy Bot** — Training analytics and reporting, plus an AI bot that answers employees' policy questions on demand.

## Achievements

- Raised $30M Series B in June 2022, led by Lachy Groom
- Grew from a single Harassment Prevention course to a 100+ course compliance and culture platform
- Used by name-brand customers including Netflix, Zendesk, Carta and Figma
- Surpassed 50,000 monthly active learners on the platform
- Founder Roxanne Petraeus widely featured for reinventing a notoriously dull category

## Latest updates

- **2022-06** — Closed $30M Series B to expand compliance product lines and core training technology.
- **2025-02** — Featured in HR Brew on making compliance training less boring and more memorable; platform now spans AI course building, ethics hotline, case management and phishing simulation.

## Links

- Website: https://www.goethena.com
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/ethena
- Twitter/X: https://twitter.com/goethena
- Facebook: https://facebook.com/goethena

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Last updated: 2026-06-07