How Symplicity CEO Matthew Small grew to $15.4M revenue and 41M customers in 2021.

In 2021, Symplicity's revenue reached $15.4M. Since its launch in 1997, Symplicity has shown consistent revenue growth.

Matthew Small

With more than 20 years of higher ed experience, Matt comes to Symplicity from Blackboard Inc., where he held various leadership positions including Chief Business Officer and President, International. At Blackboard, Matt had numerous responsibilities across the organization throughout the company’s history, including operations, marketing, HR, legal, business and corporate development, publisher relationships, mergers and acquisitions and, most recently, Blackboard International. Matt also led several major company transactions during his tenure at Blackboard, including Blackboard’s initial public offering in 2004; several public equity and debt financings; the acquisition and integration of several education technology companies such as WebCT, Inc. (2006), Xythos Software (2007), The NTI Group, Inc. (2008), Angel Learning (2009), Terriblyclever Design LLC (2009), Elluminate (2010), Wimba (2010), Presidium Learning (2010), Moodlerooms (2011), Netspot (2011), Txttools (2011), Positivo Portal (2013), Remote Learner UK (2014), Nivel Siete (2015) and X-Ray Analytics (2015); and the sale of Blackboard Inc. to Providence Equity Partners in 2011.

Symplicity serves 41M customers.

Symplicity employs approximately 221 people as of 2026. It serves 41M customers that rely on its solutions.

Symplicity operates across multiple industries. Browse revenue, funding, and growth data for Symplicity in each sector below.

• Other HR Software
• Admissions and Enrollment Management Software
• Education Software
• Student Information Systems (SIS)