Aceable

Aceable: Online Licensing and Certification Courses

Aceable is an American online education company specializing in training for professional licenses and certifications. Its offerings span four verticals: driver education (driving school), real estate, insurance, and mortgage. The company operates on a fully online model accessible from mobile devices, and its courses are state-accredited in more than 40 states.

Training Areas

• Driver Education: driving school courses, permit test prep, and defensive driving. It also includes an e-bikes and scooters line.
• Real Estate: training under the AceableAgent brand, from initial licensing to renewal.
• Insurance: courses designed for both new agents and experienced professionals.
• Mortgage: training programs for every stage of the mortgage industry.

Teaching Approach

The company maintains that its courses are developed with an evidence-based approach. Its in-house instructional design team, with over 50 years of educational experience, creates short, dynamic materials, applying instructional design best practices to make the content engaging, easy to retain, and effective. The platform is mobile-first and fully accredited. According to the company itself, its students consistently outperform competitors on pass rates.

History and Growth

Founded in 2013 by Blake Garrett at Capital Factory in Austin, Aceable began with a single app and a single state. Its first course was driver education for parents and students in Texas. It later secured a Series A funding round from Silverton and Floodgate, which fueled its scaling. It then launched AceableAgent, its first foray into real estate, and in a Series B round with Sageview acquired I Drive Safely and Driversed.com, consolidating its position as a market leader in driver education. The company has also introduced a fully audio-based course, acquired PrepAgent, and added Real Estate Institute, which allowed it to unlock the mortgage and insurance verticals. To date, it has raised over $100 million from investors.

Current Scale

The company has trained more than 20 million students, at a rate of 1.5 million students per year. It operates in more than 40 states and maintains four business verticals. Its platform incorporates artificial intelligence to adapt teaching, a development line the founder considers central to the company.

Recognition and Culture

Aceable has been recognized multiple times as one of the best places to work. The company declares a set of operating principles that guide its daily work, including helping others, authenticity, creating delightful experiences, understanding the real problem, perseverance in complex regulated environments, constant pursuit of growth, and agile execution.