Interplay Learning Newsroom
Interplay Learning, a leading provider of immersive training for industrial and skilled trades, has recently been recognized by TIME and Forbes for its industry impact and financial strength, while partnering with companies like Konecranes to deliver VR crane simulation training that expands customer training capacity and reduces equipment downtime.
Recent News
Konecranes Adopts ITI VR Crane Sim to Expand Customer Training Capacity and Reduce Equipment Downtime
Blending simulation with instructor-led training, Konecranes Training Institute delivers hands-on crane training without taking equipment out of service. AUSTIN, TX — May 6, 2026 — Interplay Learning, the leading provider
May 6, 2026
Interplay Learning Named One of America’s Top EdTech Companies by TIME
The leader in immersive training for the industrial and skilled trades has been recognized for its financial strength and its industry impact. AUSTIN, Texas — April 30, 2026 — Interplay
April 29, 2026
Interplay Learning Named to Forbes’ List of America’s Best Startup Employers 2026
The leader in immersive training for the industrial and skilled trades ranked No. 98 overall, No. 2 in the Education and EdTech sector. AUSTIN, Texas — March 10, 2026 —
March 10, 2026
In the News
- September 8, 2022: The Digital Classroom: Chris West Plumbing uses Interplay’s simulation training to accelerate learning and get techs up to speed quickly.
- May 17, 2021: Interplay CEO Doug Donovan tells MarketScale the innovation coming to help skilled trades education keep pace
- May 17, 2021: Austin Startups showcases Interplay board member Sam Decker’s post-pandemic view for rebuilding the skilled trades
- May 8, 2021: Joel Berken, Online Learning Manager for Success Academy, writes about Interplay and Comersive Learning
- May 7, 2021: CEO Doug Donovan shares how Interplay Learning is making the most of the post-covid boom
- April 22, 2021: Built in ATX features Interplay Learning as one of 21 Austin companies to watch in 2021
- April 22, 2021: CEO Doug Donovan speaks to Off The Cuff Podcast about online & VR training for the skilled trades
- February 26, 2021: Austin American-Statesman features Interplay Learning’s recent funding deal
- February 26, 2021: Contracting Business covers Interplay Learning’s Series B Funding
- February 26, 2021: Forbes highlights Interplay Learning for raising $18 million to expand it’s XR Training platform
- February 17, 2021: Interplay Learning, an Edtech Startup for Trade Workers, Raises $18M
- February 17, 2021: Interplay Raises $18M to Build a Lynda.com for Essential Skilled Trades
- February 17, 2021: Interplay raises $18 million for enterprise-focused VR training solutions
- February 10, 2021: CEO Doug Donovan speaks with Chief Executive Magazine about the booming need for digital and VR training
- December 30, 2020: CEO Doug Donovan Writes about New Educational Models and how a Generation of Digital Natives May Be the Future of the Skilled Trades
- December 16, 2020: LinkedIn News Live: December 16 VR Training for Jobs
- November 3, 2020: VP of Marketing Martha Aviles tells The Enterprisers Project about Interplay’s virtual onboarding buddies for new hires
- October 26, 2020: CEO Doug Donovan Writes about Digital Natives and the Future of the Trades
- September 22, 2020: CEO Doug Donovan explains how Interplay’s VR programs have been extremely valuable in the pandemic – and much more.
- September 17, 2020: CEO Doug Donovan joins Gary McCreadie to discuss how VR training for HVAC and other skilled trades is taking off
- September 16, 2020: Will VR eventually replace technical college? CEO Doug Donovan Discusses with Matt Jones
- August 31, 2020: CEO Doug Donovan joins the international HVAC show The Air Conditioning Podcast
- August 27, 2020: CEO Doug Donovan joins Jim Huntsman to discuss newest solutions for technical training for facilities management
- August 27, 2020: The News covers Rheem Academy’s addition of Interplay Learning’s VR Courses
- August 27, 2020: Rework chats with CEO Doug Donovan about upskilling and reskilling for a better employee experience
- August 24, 2020: HVAC Uncensored talks with CEO Doug Donovan about how Interplay Learning is solving the skills gap problem
- August 20, 2020: Interplay Learning CEO Doug Donovan Tells GoodFirms About the Surge in Demand for Its Online Technical Training
- August 17, 2020: Training in the Age of COVID-19
- August 14, 2020: Facility Maintenance training is rapidly changing – CEO Doug Donovan explains how VR is taking off on FM Evolution
- August 13, 2020: CEO Doug Donovan discusses using VR to train facility maintenance personnel
- August 7, 2020: Contracting Business Covers Interplay Learning’s Partnership with NATE
- October 10, 2019: The NEWS talks with Doug Donovan, CEO about HVAC training using VR technology.