Coursera Garners $20,000,000 Series B Financing Round

  • Feed Type
  • Date
    11/23/2013
  • Company Name
    Coursera
  • Mailing Address
    1975 El Camino Real West Mountain View, CA 94040
  • Company Description
    We offer high quality courses from the top universities, for free to everyone. We currently host courses from Princeton University, Stanford University, University of California, Berkeley, University of Michigan-Ann Arbor, and University of Pennsylvania. We are changing the face of education globally, and we invite you to join us.
  • Website
    http://www.coursera.org
  • Transaction Type
    Venture Equity
  • Transaction Amount
    $20,000,000
  • Transaction Round
    Series B
  • Proceeds Purposes
    The financing announced today will further support these initiatives, which focus on ongoing technological developments, strategic partnerships and the build-out of Coursera’s product and recruiting teams, including the recent hiring of tech industry leaders John Ciancutti and Tom Willerer to develop Coursera’s global offerings and enhance the user experience.
  • M&A Terms
  • Venture Investor
    GSV Capital
  • Venture Investor
    Learn Capital Venture Partners
  • Venture Investor
    Undisclosed