Tech Company Financing Transactions

Skillshare Funding Round

Skillshare secured a $3.1 million investment round on 8/16/2011. Investors included Union Square Ventures and Spark Capital.

Transaction Overview

Company Name
Announced On
8/16/2011
Transaction Type
Venture Equity
Amount
$3,100,000
Round
Undisclosed
Investors

Union Square Ventures (Lead Investor) (Albert Wenger)

Spark Capital

Proceeds Purpose
The company will use the financing to hire additional employees and expand its service to other cities.

Company Information

Company Status
Private & Independent
Industry
EdTech
Mailing Address
284 Mott St. 3O
New York, NY 10012
USA
Email Address
Overview
Skillshare is a community marketplace to learn anything from anyone. We believe that everyone has valuable skills and knowledge to teach and the curiosity to keep learning new things. This means our neighborhoods, communities and cities are really the world's greatest universities.
Profile
Skillshare LinkedIn Company Profile
Social Media
Skillshare Company Twitter Account
Company News
Skillshare News
Facebook
Skillshare on Facebook
YouTube
Skillshare on YouTube

Management Team

Title
Name
Email & Social
Chief Executive Officer
Michael Karnjanaprakorn
  Michael Karnjanaprakorn LinkedIn Profile  Michael Karnjanaprakorn Twitter Account  Michael Karnjanaprakorn News  Michael Karnjanaprakorn on Facebook


 

 

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