Tech Company Financing Transactions
Coursera Funding Round
Coursera, based in Mountain View, secured $20 million in investment from GSV Capital, Learn Capital and private investors.
Transaction Overview
Company Name
Announced On
11/23/2013
Transaction Type
Venture Equity
Amount
$20,000,000
Round
Series B
Investors
GSV Capital (Michael Moe)
Proceeds Purpose
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.
Company Information
Company Status
Publicly-held
Industry
EdTech
Mailing Address
381 East Evelyn Ave. 202
Mountain View, CA 94041
USA
Mountain View, CA 94041
USA
Phone
Website
Email Address
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.
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Management Team
Title
Name
Email & Social
Chairman
Andrew Ng
Chief Executive Officer
Jeffrey Maggioncalda
Chief Financial Officer
Ken Hahn
Chief Marketing Officer
Kim Caldbeck
Co-Founder
Daphne Koller
VP - Bus. Development
Leah Belsky
VP - Client Services
Xueyan Wang
VP - Engineering
Richard Wong
VP - General Counsel
Anne Cappel
VP - Human Resources
Richard Jacquet
VP - Product Management
Shravan Goli
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