Built by creators, for creators.

Redefining the course building experience — making it easier than ever for freelancers, agencies, and businesses to build high-quality eLearning.

How it started

  • Spent years in L&D technology specializing in enterprise content management: instructional design and authoring, UX and template development, and content structure. Together, we built responsive web templates, custom learning path templates, and compliance APIs, serving 25,000+ learners.

  • Pitched at Volta in 2018 (a startup accelerator) for an onboarding and training startup. It didn't work out, but the lessons stuck.

  • Started Override Labs in early 2025 as a Chrome Extension born from frustration with limited customization options in Rise (now Slate for Rise).

  • Rebranded to Slate for Rise in December 2025, while our full authoring platform was already well underway.

  • Launched Slate in January 2026 as our own eLearning authoring tool, now open to early adopters. Start free from our website and share feedback directly within the app.

  • Joined the Winter 2026 Cohort at Propel, a startup accelerator program helping us take Slate to the next level.

  • Released Slate MCP in February 2026 giving AI assistants like Claude direct access to your course library. 30+ tools for content management, review cycles, and analytics. Learn more.

  • Published LESSON.md in March 2026 as an open course format. Write lessons in Markdown from any text editor or AI tool, then import directly into Slate. Full spec at docs.slatebuilder.io/lesson-md.

  • Submitted Slate for Canva in March 2026 to the Canva Marketplace: convert presentations into interactive SCORM courses without leaving Canva. Learn more.

Why we build

We believe authoring tools should work with the AI tools already in your workflow. Not as a gimmick, but as practical infrastructure for content management.

With combined 30+ years in learning technology and front-end development, we've seen what works and what doesn't. We've built courses, designed templates for enterprise LMS platforms, created custom learning API integrations, and dealt with content management at scale. For years, we've been participants and sounding boards for instructional designers and subject matter experts, from intake to review, deployment, and post-launch support.

Slate is our answer: a no-fuss authoring tool that connects to the places you already work. Manage courses through Claude, convert presentations from Canva, export SCORM to any LMS. Your content stays yours: open formats, standard exports, and LESSON.md for writing courses in any text editor.

Our approach to AI

AI should fit into your workflow, not the other way around.

We built Slate with MCP (Model Context Protocol) at its core, so your AI assistant can manage your course library directly. No switching tabs, no copy-pasting. Run review cycles, check analytics, organize content — all through conversation with Claude or other MCP-compatible tools.

30+ tools. Practical content management, not just generation.

What your AI can do

Review Cycles

Open reviews, share with stakeholders, summarize feedback, and generate action checklists.

Analytics

Check who's viewing your courses, track completion rates, and monitor engagement.

Organization

Tag courses, bulk-manage your library, and find content across projects.

Cross-App Workflows

Export course content to Canva for presentations. More integrations coming.

Shareable Links

Generate preview links, manage access, and track who's viewed what.

Who we are

A small, focused team with complementary skills, building something we believe in.

Remote, Canada

Product Lead

  • Front-End Development
  • AI & MCP Integration
  • User Experience
  • Deployment & Release
  • Partner Integrations

Remote, Canada

Platform Lead

  • Front-End Architecture
  • Backend Systems
  • Performance Engineering
  • Test Automation
  • Infrastructure & DevOps

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