Tech Company Financing Transactions

Coursera Funding Round

On 7/10/2013, Coursera raised $43 million in Series B financing from Caltech, GSV Capital and International Finance.

Transaction Overview

Company Name
Coursera
Announced On
7/10/2013
Transaction Type
Venture Equity
Amount
$43,000,000
Round
Series B
Investors

Caltech

GSV Capital (Michael Moe)

International Finance (Elena Sterlin)

private investors (Yuri Milner)

Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers (Lila Ibrahim)

Learn Capital

New Enterprise Associates (Scott Sandell)

University of Pennsylvania

Proceeds Purpose
In the coming months, Coursera aims to double its employees and expand its capacity to deliver the best online teaching and learning experiences in a diverse, global environment.

Company Information

Company Status
Publicly-held
Industry
EdTech
Mailing Address
381 East Evelyn Ave. 202
Mountain View, CA 94041
USA
Phone
(312) 344-3239
Website
www.coursera.org
Email Address
[email protected]
Overview
Take free online classes from 120+ top universities and educational organizations. We partner with schools like Stanford, Yale, Princeton, and others to offer courses in dozens of topics, from computer science to teaching and beyond.
Profile
Coursera LinkedIn Company Profile
Social Media
Coursera Company Twitter Account
Company News
Coursera News
Facebook
Coursera on Facebook
YouTube
Coursera on YouTube

Management Team

Title
Name
Email & Social
Chairman
Andrew Ng
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Chief Executive Officer
Jeffrey Maggioncalda
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Chief Financial Officer
Ken Hahn
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Chief Marketing Officer
Kim Caldbeck
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Co-Founder
Daphne Koller
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VP - Bus. Development
Leah Belsky
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VP - Client Services
Xueyan Wang
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VP - Engineering
Richard Wong
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VP - General Counsel
Anne Cappel
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VP - Human Resources
Richard Jacquet
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VP - Product Management
Shravan Goli
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