# Woolf

> Woolf is the first global collegiate university built as software: qualified organizations - companies, nonprofits and academic groups - join as member colleges and issue genuinely accredited degrees. Licensed in Malta and carrying European ECTS credits recognized across 50+ countries, Woolf turns accreditation into an API. Its Airlock product lets education providers plug in, benchmark their learning content, and award credits that stand up to regulatory scrutiny. Founded in 2018 by former Oxford philosopher Joshua Broggi, Woolf partners with Saïd Business School (Oxford), Harvard Business Publishing and Udacity to make credible degrees faster, cheaper and portable across borders.

- **Founded:** 2018
- **Headquarters:** San Francisco, United States (licensed in Malta, EU)
- **Founders:** Joshua Broggi (Founder & CEO)
- **Team size:** ~100 employees
- **Products:** Woolf collegiate university, Airlock, Woolf Labs, University partnership courses, Degree mobility & recognition
- **Notable:** Built the first global collegiate university that lets organizations join as member colleges and issue accredited degrees, Launched Airlock, described as the world's first API for higher-education accreditation (US patent pending), Woolf degrees independently evaluated (ECE, FIS) as equivalent to US regional academic accreditation

## Products & services

- **Woolf collegiate university** — A global collegiate university where qualified organizations join as member colleges and offer accredited bachelor's, master's and doctoral degrees carrying European ECTS credits.
- **Airlock** — The world's first API (US patent pending) for higher-education accreditation. Education providers connect programmatically, have learning content benchmarked, and match it to an accreditation license so students can be issued credits.
- **Woolf Labs** — AI-era reskilling and upskilling programs plus partnership tooling that lets education providers launch accredited degrees and certificates.
- **University partnership courses** — Accredited-for-credit courses and certificates delivered with Saïd Business School (University of Oxford) and Harvard Business Publishing, spanning AI, leadership and business.
- **Degree mobility & recognition** — ECTS-based credit transfer and degree-recognition support enabling international mobility, immigration and further study across 50+ countries.

## Achievements

- Built the first global collegiate university that lets organizations join as member colleges and issue accredited degrees
- Launched Airlock, described as the world's first API for higher-education accreditation (US patent pending)
- Woolf degrees independently evaluated (ECE, FIS) as equivalent to US regional academic accreditation
- ECTS credits recognized across 50+ countries, enabling cross-border credit transfer and mobility
- Secured partnerships with Oxford Saïd Business School, Harvard Business Publishing and Udacity
- Raised a $7.5M seed round led by First Round Capital

## Latest updates

- **2025-01** — Partnered with Saïd Business School, University of Oxford, letting students earn Oxford certificates plus Woolf credit in AI, business and leadership.
- **2024-11** — Collaborated with Harvard Business Publishing to offer globally recognized, fully online courses for credit.
- **2024-06** — Udacity and Woolf launched an accredited Master of Science in Artificial Intelligence recognized via ECTS across 60+ countries.
- **2022-11** — Launched Airlock, positioned as the world's first API for higher-education accreditation.
- **2021-11** — Featured by TechCrunch for pioneering 'accrediting as a service' and the future of alternative degrees.

## Links

- Website: https://woolf.university
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/school/woolfuniversity
- Twitter/X: https://twitter.com/WoolfUniversity
- Facebook: https://facebook.com/WoolfUniversity

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Last updated: 2026-07-02