# D2L

> D2L (or Desire2Learn) is a Canada-based global software company with offices in Australia, Brazil, Europe, India, Singapore, and the United States. D2L is the developer of the Brightspace learning management system, a cloud-based software suite used by schools, higher educational institutions, and businesses for online and blended classroom learning. The company is also the developer […]

**D2L** (or **Desire2Learn**) is a Canada-based global software company with offices in Australia, Brazil, Europe, India, Singapore, and the United States.

D2L is the developer of the Brightspace learning management system, a cloud-based software suite used by schools, higher educational institutions, and businesses for online and blended classroom learning. The company is also the developer of Open Courses, a Massive Open Online Course platform.

## History

D2L was founded in 1999 by Canadian John Baker, who became president and CEO. He founded D2L while studying systems design engineering during his third year at the University of Waterloo. He was awarded the Meritorious Service Cross in 2017, for his work at the company to advance learning across the country and around the world. D2L raised $80 million in Series A funding, one of the largest tech funding rounds in Canada at the time, to expand its product offerings and grow internationally. The company went public with an initial public offering in November 2021, on the Toronto Stock Exchange. D2L named Stephen Laster as

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*Source: [Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/D2L)*

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- **Categories:** Learning management systems