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Coursera is an education company that partners with the top universities and organizations in the world to offer online courses. It offers recorded video lectures, auto-graded and peer-reviewed assignments as well as community discussion forums. The subjects include engineering, humanities, medicine, biology, social sciences, mathematics, business, computer science, digital marketing, data science, and more.
| Type | Private | |
| Founded | 2012 | |
| HQ | Mountain View, US | Map |
| Website | coursera.org | |
| Employee Ratings | More | |
| Culture score | D- | More |
Recent NewsAll News
- Coursera taps AI to match on-campus courses with online curricula
- Coursera's new annual subscription, Coursera Plus, grants members unlimited access to over 90% of its online classes for $399 a year
- Ask HN: Recommend me a course on Coursera
- Global Online Education Market Analysis 2019-2025 Featuring Leading Players: Coursera, Udacity, Pluralsight, Cengage Learning, and Cornerstone OnDemand
Latest Updates
| Employees (est.) (May 2020) | 1,697 | (+5%) |
| Job Openings | 59 |
Key People/Management at Coursera
Jeff Maggioncalda
CEO
Daphne Koller
Co-Founder
Shravan Goli
Chief Product Officer and Head of Consumer Revenue
Kim Caldbeck
Chief Marketing Officer
Rich Jacquet
Chief People Officer
Leah Belsky
Chief Enterprise Officer
Coursera Office Locations
Coursera has an office in Mountain View
Mountain View, US (HQ)
381 E Evelyn Ave
Coursera Financials and Metrics
Summary Metrics
Founding Date | 2012 |
Coursera total Funding | $313.1 m |
Coursera latest funding size | $103 m |
Time since last funding | a year ago |
Coursera investors | Kleiner Perkins, New Enterprise Associates, EDBI, Learn Capital, THE WORLD BANK GROUP, GSV Asset Management, SEEK Group, Future Fund, NEA, Lampert Foundation |
Coursera's latest funding round in April 2019 was reported to be $103 m. In total, Coursera has raised $313.1 m. Coursera's latest valuation is reported to be $1 b.
Coursera Revenue
Market valuation | 1.0b |
Coursera Operating Metrics
Coursera's Registered Users was reported to be 40 m in Apr, 2019. Coursera's Enterprise Customers was reported to be 1.8 k in Apr, 2019.
Coursera Acquisitions / Subsidiaries
| Company Name | Date | Deal Size |
|---|---|---|
| Rhyme Softworks | August 28, 2019 |
Coursera Online and Social Media Presence
424.2k Twitter followers
Coursera has 424.2k Twitter Followers. The number of followers has increased 2% month over month and increased 4.3% quarter over quarter
Coursera's Trends
Twitter Engagement Stats for @coursera
5.5k
Tweets
465
Following
424.2k
Followers
194
Tweets last 30 days
11.7
Avg. likes per Tweet
67.5%
Tweets with engagement
Coursera Company Culture
Overall Culture
D-
53/100
CEO Rating
D-
58/100
Compensation
D
55/100
Diversity
C-
60/100
Coursera News and Updates
April 16, 2020
Coursera taps AI to match on-campus courses with online curricula
Coursera's new AI-powered tool, CourseMatch, pairs curricula from on-campus catalogs with classes in Coursera's own database.
April 13, 2020
Coursera's new annual subscription, Coursera Plus, grants members unlimited access to over 90% of its online classes for $399 a year
Coursera Plus is a $399 annual subscription that grants members unlimited access to over 90% of the e-learning platform's online courses (over 3,000 classes) for a year.
Members can earn unlimited professional certificates, which they can add to their résumé and LinkedIn profile.
If you're pla…
December 17, 2019
Global Online Education Market Analysis 2019-2025 Featuring Leading Players: Coursera, Udacity, Pluralsight, Cengage Learning, and Cornerstone OnDemand
DUBLIN, Dec. 17, 2019 /PRNewswire/ -- The "Online Education Market & Global Forecast, by End User, Learning Mode (Self-Paced, Instructor Led), Technology, Country, Company" report has been added to ResearchAndMarkets.com's offering. This report studies the global online education market....
November 08, 2019
Coursera - Top Career Enhancing Courses
Education is key to long-term career success
November 06, 2019
Enterprise is a big part of focus in the India market, says Leah Belsky, Senior Vice President of Coursera
In a conversation with YourStory's Founder and CEO Shradha Sharma, Leah Belsky, Senior Vice President of Coursera, talks about Coursera’s enterprise business and what makes India an exciting edtech market.
Coursera Blogs
May 07, 2020
Coursera Partners with ATP To Help Players Learn New Skills During Tour Suspension And Beyond
By Kim Caldbeck, Chief Marketing Officer, Coursera As sporting events around the world remain suspended due to COVID-19, athletes everywhere are on a forced break from their playing commitments. During this disruption, the hard-working players, who bring so much joy and inspiration to our lives, c…
May 07, 2020
Yale’s Dr. Laurie Santos on Well-Being During COVID-19
We’re living in an unprecedented time as COVID-19 impacts lives everywhere. As we navigate and adjust, how can we manage the many emotions we’re feeling? Get expert insights from Dr. Laurie Santos, a Yale psychology professor, on how we can all prioritize our mental well-being during this challengin…
May 01, 2020
Current MCIT Online Students Discuss Community in Online Learning
The University of Pennsylvania’s MCIT Online degree prepares students without a computer science background to launch rewarding careers in the computing and technology industries. This 100% online program also helps students passionate about their current field — whether it’s business, music, or pro…
April 30, 2020
Get to know Coursera Engineer Bryan Rivera
To introduce, I started as an intern at Coursera during a summer break from the University of Florida, and now I am a software engineer on the Growth team. One of my biggest passions is creating products that serve underrepresented communities.Tell me about your role at Coursera. What do you do?Curr…
April 30, 2020
Helping Companies Respond to Employee Well-Being and Digital Readiness during COVID-19
By Leah Belsky, Chief Enterprise Officer, Coursera The spread of COVID-19 has profoundly affected the way companies operate. In a matter of days, organizations around the world transitioned millions of employees to remote working to keep their communities safe. How businesses respond during this cri…
April 09, 2020
Regression Discontinuity: Understanding the Benefit of Subtitles on Coursera
This is Part III of our Causal Impact @ Coursera series. (Part II is here)At Coursera we use data to power strategic decision making, leveraging a variety of causal inference techniques to inform our product and business roadmaps. In this causal inference series, we will show how we utilize the foll…
Coursera Frequently Asked Questions
When was Coursera founded?
Coursera was founded in 2012.
Who are Coursera key executives?
Coursera's key executives are Jeff Maggioncalda, Daphne Koller and Shravan Goli.
How many employees does Coursera have?
Coursera has 1,697 employees.
Who are Coursera competitors?
Competitors of Coursera include Pluralsight, Moviola and Age of Learning.
Where is Coursera headquarters?
Coursera headquarters is located at 381 E Evelyn Ave, Mountain View.
Where are Coursera offices?
Coursera has an office in Mountain View.
How many offices does Coursera have?
Coursera has 1 office.
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