Coursera was founded in 2012 by Daphne Koller and Andrew Ng. The company has not officially endorsed a plan to participate in an IPO.

Coursera is an online learning platform that allows users to stream lectures from notable universities as well as obtain a broad range of professional certificates, degrees, and free courses. The company has raised over $460 million in Venture Capital funding from investors including Arctic Ventures, Black River Ventures, G Squared, Times Internet, Sutter Rock Capital, Kleiner Perkins, New Enterprise Associates, and the World Bank Group. Per company press releases, Coursera last raised $130 million in July 2020 at a post-money valuation of $2.5 billion.

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Coursera became a public company following its IPO on 03/31/2021 and is now traded on the NYSE under the ticker COUR.

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Coursera was founded in 2012.

What is Coursera funding to date?

Coursera has raised $481.13MM to date.

Who are Coursera’s major investors?

New Enterprise Associates
Kleiner Perkins
International Finance Corporation
GSV Capital
EDB Investments
Learn Capital
Times Internet

Coursera Funding Rounds and Valuation

Funding History Chart
Funding Round Details
Funding Date Share Class Amount Raised Price per Share Post-Money Valuation Key Investors
07/17/2020 Series F-1 $12.63MM $xx.xx $2.57B G Squared, Kleiner Perkins, Learn Capital, New Enterprise Associates, Seek Group, Suro Capital Corp
Price per Share
$xx.xx
Shares Outstanding
742,903
Liquidation Pref Order
1
Liquidation Pref As Multiplier
1.0x
Conversion Ratio
1.0x
Dividend Rate
8.0%
Cumulative
Non-cumulative
Participating
Non-participating
Participation Cap
--
Key Investors
G Squared, Kleiner Perkins, Learn Capital, New Enterprise Associates, Seek Group, Suro Capital Corp
07/17/2020 Series F $130MM $xx.xx $2.57B G Squared, Kleiner Perkins, Learn Capital, New Enterprise Associates, Seek Group, Suro Capital Corp
Price per Share
$xx.xx
Shares Outstanding
7,647,058
Liquidation Pref Order
1
Liquidation Pref As Multiplier
1.0x
Conversion Ratio
1.0x
Dividend Rate
8.0%
Cumulative
Non-cumulative
Participating
Non-participating
Participation Cap
--
Key Investors
G Squared, Kleiner Perkins, Learn Capital, New Enterprise Associates, Seek Group, Suro Capital Corp
04/25/2019 Series E $110MM $xx.xx $1.58B Australia Future Fund, Ben Jen Holdings, G Squared, New Enterprise Associates, Seek Group, Times Bridge
Price per Share
$xx.xx
Shares Outstanding
9,166,666
Liquidation Pref Order
2
Liquidation Pref As Multiplier
1.0x
Conversion Ratio
1.0x
Dividend Rate
8.0%
Cumulative
Non-cumulative
Participating
Non-participating
Participation Cap
--
Key Investors
Australia Future Fund, Ben Jen Holdings, G Squared, New Enterprise Associates, Seek Group, Times Bridge
09/18/2017 Series D-1 $17.72MM $xx.xx $831.72MM Black River Ventures
Price per Share
$xx.xx
Shares Outstanding
2,362,331
Liquidation Pref Order
3
Liquidation Pref As Multiplier
1.0x
Conversion Ratio
1.0x
Dividend Rate
8.0%
Cumulative
Non-cumulative
Participating
Non-participating
Participation Cap
--
Key Investors
Black River Ventures
06/07/2017 Series D $64.04MM $xx.xx $814MM Eg Capital Advisors, G Squared, Gsv Capital, Kleiner Perkins, Learn Capital, New Enterprise Associates, Sailing Capital, Sutter Rock Capital
Price per Share
$xx.xx
Shares Outstanding
8,538,078
Liquidation Pref Order
4
Liquidation Pref As Multiplier
1.0x
Conversion Ratio
1.0x
Dividend Rate
8.0%
Cumulative
Non-cumulative
Participating
Non-participating
Participation Cap
--
Key Investors
Eg Capital Advisors, G Squared, Gsv Capital, Kleiner Perkins, Learn Capital, New Enterprise Associates, Sailing Capital, Sutter Rock Capital
08/25/2015 Series C $61.59MM $xx.xx $402.36MM Edbi, G Squared, International Finance Corporation, Kleiner Perkins, Laureate Education, Learn Capital, New Enterprise Associates, Sutter Rock Capital, Times Internet
Price per Share
$xx.xx
Shares Outstanding
12,091,062
Liquidation Pref Order
5
Liquidation Pref As Multiplier
1.0x
Conversion Ratio
1.0x
Dividend Rate
8.0%
Cumulative
Non-cumulative
Participating
Non-participating
Participation Cap
--
Key Investors
Edbi, G Squared, International Finance Corporation, Kleiner Perkins, Laureate Education, Learn Capital, New Enterprise Associates, Sutter Rock Capital, Times Internet
11/22/2013 Series B $63MM $xx.xx $366.98MM California Institute Of Technology Endowment, International Finance Corporation, Laureate Education, Learn Capital, New Enterprise Associates, Sutter Rock Capital, University Of Pennsylvania Endowment
Price per Share
$xx.xx
Shares Outstanding
12,849,539
Liquidation Pref Order
6
Liquidation Pref As Multiplier
1.0x
Conversion Ratio
1.0x
Dividend Rate
8.0%
Cumulative
Non-cumulative
Participating
Non-participating
Participation Cap
--
Key Investors
California Institute Of Technology Endowment, International Finance Corporation, Laureate Education, Learn Capital, New Enterprise Associates, Sutter Rock Capital, University Of Pennsylvania Endowment
07/17/2012 Series A $22.17MM $xx.xx $47.54MM California Institute Of Technology Endowment, Kleiner Perkins, New Enterprise Associates, The World Bank Group, University Of Pennsylvania Endowment
Price per Share
$xx.xx
Shares Outstanding
23,023,168
Liquidation Pref Order
7
Liquidation Pref As Multiplier
1.0x
Conversion Ratio
1.0x
Dividend Rate
8.0%
Cumulative
Non-cumulative
Participating
Non-participating
Participation Cap
--
Key Investors
California Institute Of Technology Endowment, Kleiner Perkins, New Enterprise Associates, The World Bank Group, University Of Pennsylvania Endowment
Updated on: Dec 17, 2024

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