--- title: "About Panopto" date: 2026-06-01 author: "Erin Weaver" featured_image: "https://www.panopto.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/5-4-panopto-thumbnail.jpg" --- # About Panopto About Panopto # We believe knowledge deserves to last Panopto is the video knowledge platform that helps enterprises and universities capture, manage, and share knowledge at scale—turning every training session, lecture, and meeting into something searchable, reusable, and lasting. [ Get a demo ](/schedule-demo/) ## We built an intelligent platform to help organizations improve the way they train, teach, and share knowledge—turning every session into something searchable, reusable, and lasting. Panopto founding belief · Pittsburgh, 2007 150+ Distributed employees around the globe 2007 Year founded—nearly 20 years in learning tech 9.6 Customer satisfaction score, 6 years running Our story ## Built by educators. Scaled to the enterprise. Panopto was founded in 2007 as a spinout of Carnegie Mellon University, built on a simple belief that recorded knowledge should be as searchable and accessible as written text. What started in lecture halls became something far larger. Today Panopto serves 2,000+ organizations across higher education and the Fortune 500—with 11 million people accessing it daily. In October 2024, we acquired Elai, adding AI avatar-driven video creation to the platform. In April 2025, Stephen Laster joined as CEO. The mission hasn’t changed. The technology around it has. ![](https://www.panopto.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/5-4-pittsburg-1-1024x819.jpg) What we build ## The system of record for everything your organization knows [ Get a demo ](https://www.panopto.com/schedule-demo/) ## Video CMS Centralized, governed video library with intelligent search and role-based access controls. [ Video CMS ](https://www.panopto.com/video-cms/) ## Access AI AI-powered summaries, enhanced smart chapters, and automatic language detection across your entire Panopto library. [ Access AI ](https://www.panopto.com/platform/add-ons/access-ai/) ## AI Video Studio (Elai) Turn presentations, PDFs, and text prompts into a polished training video in minutes—no camera or production team required. [ AI Video Studio (Elai) ](https://www.panopto.com/platform/add-ons/ai-video-studio/) ## Connect A fully brandable external video portal for sharing content beyond the LMS. [ Connect ](https://www.panopto.com/platform/add-ons/connect/) ## Knowledge Insights Analytics that prove learning happened—engagement, usage, performance, and BI tool integration. [ Knowledge Insights ](https://www.panopto.com/platform/add-ons/knowledge-insights/) ![](https://www.panopto.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/panopto-g2-spring-2026-wintergreen.jpg) G2 Spring 2026 recognitions ## Recognized by the people who actually use it In G2’s Spring 2026 reports, Panopto earned five recognitions across the enterprise video platform category. The ones that matter most aren’t about market share—they reflect what it’s actually like to work with Panopto: how quickly teams get up and running, whether the investment pays off, and whether users would recommend it to a colleague. [ G2 reviews ](https://www.g2.com/sellers/panopto) Leadership ## Led by people who’ve lived the problem Our leadership team combines 20+ years of edtech and enterprise technology experience—from Harvard Business School and D2L to Fortune 500 technology leadership. They didn’t come from generic SaaS backgrounds. They came from the institutions and organizations Panopto serves. [ Meet the leadership team ](https://www.panopto.com/leadership/) ![](https://www.panopto.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/about-us-leadership-team-1024x494.png) ![](https://www.panopto.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/about-panopto-life-at-panopto-1.jpg) Life at Panopto ## 150+ people. One mission. Fully distributed. We’re a remote-first team operating across five continents, united by the belief that technology succeeds when it helps people achieve meaningful goals—in the classroom, the workplace, or anywhere learning happens. Our offices in Pittsburgh, London, Singapore, Hong Kong, and Sydney exist for those who want them—not as a mandate. We measure output, not attendance. [ Explore open roles ](https://www.panopto.com/careers/) ![](https://www.panopto.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/about-us-great-place-to-work.jpg) Recognized as a Great Place to Work® ## Recognized by the people who work here Panopto earned Great Place to Work® certification in 2025—based entirely on what current employees reported about their experience. No survey coaching. No curated responses. Just what people said when asked directly. *“This certification validates what we’ve always believed: Panopto is a great place to work.”* —**Tina Bennett,** VP of People & Culture 92% of employees say Panopto is a great place to work. Our values ## The guiding principles that bring us together Our values are the heartbeat of our organization. They shape what we build, how we treat each other, and what we hold ourselves accountable to. ### Customers first, always We obsess over understanding our users’ goals and deliver solutions that genuinely matter—not what’s easiest to ship. ### Elevate the craft We do the most impactful work of our careers and invest in lifelong learning—for ourselves and for the millions of learners we serve. ### Clarity over complexity We strive for simple elegance in every product, plan, and interaction. If something is hard to explain, it probably needs a rethink. ### Act with ownership We hold ourselves accountable to outcomes, not activity. Trust is earned through quality, follow-through, and doing what you said you’d do. ### Thrive together We challenge ideas, not people—knowing that our shared success depends on our collective wisdom and willingness to lift each other up. Previous Next ## Trusted by 2,000+ customers across higher education and enterprise ![](https://www.panopto.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/05/qualcomm-logo-dark-wintergreen.png) ![](https://www.panopto.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/05/u-penn-logo-dark-wintergreen.png) ![](https://www.panopto.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/05/john-deere-logo-dark-wintergreen.png) ![](https://www.panopto.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/05/university-of-oxford-logo-dark-wintergreen.png) ![](https://www.panopto.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/boeing-logo-dark-wintergreen-adj.png) ![](https://www.panopto.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/05/washington-state-board-community-and-technical-colleges-logo-dark-wintergreen.png) ## Recognized by analysts, customers, and industry peers 2026 ### Best EdTech CEO EdTech Chronicle 2025 ### Leader Aragon Research Globe 2025 ### Enterprise Leader G2 2024 ### Best M&A Deal Under $20M EdTech Chronicle ## Frequently asked questions What does Panopto do?Panopto is a video knowledge management platform that helps organizations capture, organize, search, and share video content at scale. It enables enterprises and higher education institutions to record lectures, training sessions, and expert knowledge, then make that content searchable by spoken word and on-screen text—so the right information is findable when people need it. Panopto serves over 2,000 customers worldwide, including universities, corporations, healthcare systems, and government agencies. Who uses Panopto?Panopto is used by higher education institutions and enterprise organizations, including companies in regulated industries such as manufacturing, financial services, healthcare, energy, and government. In higher education, universities, community colleges, and online programs use Panopto for lecture capture, hybrid learning, accessibility compliance, and LMS integration. In enterprise, learning and development, compliance, and operations teams use Panopto to standardize onboarding, document expert processes, deliver regulatory training, and maintain audit-ready records of workforce education. Panopto integrates with tools including Canvas, D2L Brightspace, Moodle, Microsoft Teams, and Zoom. How does Panopto differ from general video platforms like YouTube or Vimeo?Unlike general-purpose video hosting platforms, Panopto is purpose-built for organizational knowledge management. It offers enterprise-grade security and access controls, deep LMS integration for academic environments, and an intelligent search capability that indexes spoken words and slide content—not just titles and tags. Panopto also provides centralized governance, usage analytics, and compliance-ready audit trails that consumer video platforms are not designed to support. What is Panopto’s approach to AI and intelligent search?Panopto uses AI to make video content findable and reusable in ways traditional media players cannot. Its intelligent search technology automatically transcribes and indexes spoken words, on-screen text, and slide content—allowing users to search across an entire video library and jump directly to the relevant moment in a recording. This capability transforms passive recordings into active knowledge resources, reducing time spent rewatching full sessions and increasing the practical utility of institutional and corporate video libraries. What kind of results do Panopto customers typically see?Outcomes reported by Panopto customers include faster employee onboarding, improved student performance, reduced content production costs, and higher engagement with learning materials. In higher education, institutions have reported that nine out of ten students say lecture recordings help them achieve better grades. Enterprise customers have documented significant reductions in onboarding time and the cost of replicating expert knowledge across distributed teams. Results vary by organization, use case, and implementation approach. ## See the platform in action Join 2,000+ organizations turning every training session and lecture into lasting, searchable knowledge. A personalized demo takes 30 minutes. [ Get a demo ](https://www.panopto.com/schedule-demo/)