# Primerli

> Primerli is an edtech company that condenses decades of industry knowledge into engaging, story-based, one-hour video 'primers' that bring any professional up to speed on an unfamiliar sector fast. Built on an 'engagement-first' content philosophy and co-created with subject-matter experts from Fortune 500 companies, its Industry Library is sold to companies, consulting and financial-services firms, and universities on a subscription basis - and reports course-completion rates of 78.6%, far above the 5-10% typical of e-learning.

- **Founded:** 2021
- **Headquarters:** Dover, Delaware, United States (operations in Los Angeles / Laguna Niguel, California)
- **Founders:** Hakan Unsal (Founder & CEO)
- **Team size:** ~11 employees
- **Products:** Industry Primers, Primerli Industry Library, Real-world Assessments
- **Notable:** Reports a 78.6% average course-completion rate versus the 5-10% e-learning norm., Built a library covering 15+ industries and multiple business functions., Raised seed funding from LoftyInc Capital Management in 2022.

## Products & services

- **Industry Primers** — Story-based, animated, one-hour video courses that cover the essentials of a sector - key trends, terminology, value chain, economics, and products & services - created in collaboration with subject-matter experts from Fortune 500 companies.
- **Primerli Industry Library** — A growing subscription library spanning 15+ industries (from private equity and financial services to airlines, ocean shipping, media, and film & TV) plus business-function and emerging-tech topics, sold to companies and large teams and integrable into corporate training programs or university curricula.
- **Real-world Assessments** — Interactive, scenario-based assessments designed to test applied understanding rather than rote recall, reinforcing the engagement-first learning model.

## Achievements

- Reports a 78.6% average course-completion rate versus the 5-10% e-learning norm.
- Built a library covering 15+ industries and multiple business functions.
- Raised seed funding from LoftyInc Capital Management in 2022.
- Founded by an ex-BCG principal with a Columbia PhD, pairing consulting rigor with story-first design.

## Latest updates

- **2022-03** — Closed a seed funding round led by LoftyInc Capital Management to expand the platform and content library.
- **2025-06** — Founder Hakan Unsal, PhD featured as a presenter at the NACE25 Conference & Expo on preparing students for the workforce.

## Links

- Website: https://primerli.com
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/primerli
- YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@primerli

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Last updated: 2026-07-03