Skapa Functions as an External Product Development Team

Relias, one of the top healthcare education companies in the US, utilizes hybrid training to combine online education, classroom and real-life situations into one program. Skapa started working with Relias after Relias acquired Straightaway, a start-up founded to train entry-level healthcare providers, primarily Certified Nurse Assistants, with the goal of improving patient care and reducing staff turnover. Straightaway selected Skapa to be its product development team in creating a minimum viable product (MVP) and scaling it into a fully commercialized product in the industry.

“Skapa has been a tremendous partner for us at Relias and Straightaway. At Straightaway, we operated as a start-up and were able to outsource our entire product development function to Skapa, from concept to commercialized product. Skapa helped us bring our product to market much faster and cost effectively than would have been possible via internal development.” Mike Mutka, Chief Strategy Officer and Co-Founder at Relias.

“Skapa has been instrumental in creating a robust platform to grow Relias with live online and classroom-based education. The Skapa Tech team is efficient and great at coming up with innovative solutions.” Grace Danks, Senior Product Manager

Learner, Instructor/Teacher & Administrator Dashboards

The Learner dashboard, is intuitive and provides the learner with a snapshot to see their progress throughout the training program. The dashboard provides instructors and administrators the ability to track learner progress across the organization and at the facility/building level. It provides detailed information on test results as well as learning trends.

Continued Growth

Since 2019, Relias has grown from one product line to six and are continuing to build product lines with the help and dedication of Skapa Tech.

• Relias works with more than 10,000 healthcare organizations.
• Annual recurring revenue has increased from $250,000 to $30 million.
• User base growth has increased 10x in the past year.

“They have provided us with a cost-effective way to have flexibility to expand our product development capacity beyond our internal resources. Skapa brings a ‘can do’ approach to every project, and we have high confidence in the quality of their work and their understanding of our business objectives and product strategy. They are my first call for any project that requires an outside partner.” Mike Mutka, Chief Strategy Officer and Co-Founder at Relias