| Type | Private |
| HQ | San Francisco, US |
| Founded | 2015 |
| Size (employees) | 186 (est) |
| Website | masterclass.com |
MasterClass was founded in 2015 and is headquartered in San Francisco, US
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David Rogier
CEO, Co-Founder
Ajay Varia
VP Engineering
Aaron Rasmussen
Co-Founder, CTO & Creative Director
Reid Benson
Director, User Acquisition & Growth
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MasterClass Office Locations
MasterClass has an office in San Francisco
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MasterClass Financials and Metrics
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Founding Date | 2015 |
MasterClass total Funding | $136.4 m |
MasterClass latest funding size | $80 m |
Time since last funding | a month ago |
MasterClass investors | Atomico, Javelin Ventures, Evolution Media, Javelin Venture Partners, Bloomberg Beta, Yan-David Erlich, WME Ventures, NEA, Sam Lessin, Novel TMT Ventures, Downey Ventures, UTA Ventures, IVP, MX Investments, Brendan Wallace, Harrison Metal, GSV Acceleration, Outlier Ventures, Advancit Capital, New Enterprise Associates |
MasterClass's latest funding round in September 2018 was reported to be $80 m. In total, MasterClass has raised $136.4 m
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MasterClass Online and Social Media Presence
36.08k Twitter followers
MasterClass has 36.08k Twitter Followers. The number of followers has increased 1.1% month over month and increased 2.3% quarter over quarter
2.24m Facebook likes
MasterClass has 2.24m Facebook Likes. The number of likes has increased 1.6% month over month and increased 2.7% quarter over quarter
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MasterClass News and Updates
October 03, 2018
MasterClass, the education platform featuring all-star instructors, will soon teach you how to run for office, too
In 2015, the San Francisco-based education platform MasterClass was founded to provide everyone access to “genius,” whether it be in filmmaking, directing, book writing, cooking, tennis, basketball, comedy, acting, screenwriting, photography — even producing electronic music. Toward that end, Master…
September 25, 2018
Multi-Michelin-Star Chef Gordon Ramsay Returns to Teach Restaurant Recipes for Cooking at Home in Newest MasterClass
SAN FRANCISCO, Sept. 25, 2018 /PRNewswire/ -- MasterClass, the online education company that enables anyone to learn from the best in the world, announced today that Chef Gordon Ramsay will offer his second online cooking class exclusively through its platform, becoming the first...
September 12, 2018
MasterClass is mastering scale as a media business
MasterClass’ $80M Series D announced last week marks a triumph in validating the potential venture-scale of content businesses in an era when many are founded with equal parts tech and media DNA. The platform for online video courses on topics from film directing to tennis taught by iconic figures i…
September 06, 2018
MasterClass raises $80M after doubling sales last year
MasterClass, the website that brings celebrity-taught classes to the public, like tennis lessons from Serena Williams and photography instruction from Annie Leibovitz, has raised $80 million to expand internationally. The Series D funding, led by IVP, will also be used to bring more celebrities to M…
September 06, 2018
MasterClass raises $80 million to bring celebrity mentors to the masses
Filmmaking taught by Martin Scorsese? Comedy taught by Steve Martin? Chess taught by Garry Kasparov? Tennis taught by Serena Williams? Cooking taught by Gordon Ramsay? If that sounds like some sort of fantasy school for famous expert tutors, you would be partially correct — except for the fantasy pa…
September 06, 2018
MasterClass Has Celebrity Instructors and $136 Million. Will Students Show Up?
MasterClass sells access to celebrities in the form of video lectures for $90 a pop.
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MasterClass Blogs
September 25, 2018
Gordon Ramsay Teaches Cooking II: Restaurant Recipes at Home
For the first time ever, a MasterClass instructor is back for a second class. Legendary chef Gordon Ramsay‘s newest class gives students a way to keep learning—this time with 13 restaurant-inspired recipes Gordon redesigned to cook at home: www.masterclass.com/gr2 Gordon Ramsay is one of the world’s…
August 09, 2018
Ken Burns Teaches Documentary Filmmaking
Our newest instructor, Ken Burns, is arguably America’s most celebrated filmmaker of historical documentaries with nearly 40 years of masterful storytelling. Now you can learn how his unique creative process captivates audiences, illuminates history, and sparks empathy from millions of viewers. Pre-…
MasterClass Company Life and Culture
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