Tech Company Financing Transactions

Codecademy Funding Round

On 7/12/2016, Codecademy secured $30 million in Series C financing from Naspers Ventures, Flybridge Capital Partners and Index Ventures.

Transaction Overview

Company Name
Codecademy
Announced On
7/12/2016
Transaction Type
Venture Equity
Amount
$30,000,000
Round
Series C
Investors

Naspers Ventures (Lead Investor) (Larry Illg)

Flybridge Capital Partners

Index Ventures

private investors (Richard Branson)

Union Square Ventures

Proceeds Purpose
Codecademy will utilize the new capital to drive the company's product, team and global expansion plans. Since the company launched in 2011, tens of millions of people have taken its courses in nearly every country. The new funds will allow the company to grow its team to accommodate further international growth, extend the capabilities of its innovative platform, build its mobile presence and develop additional course content to even better serve its users.

Company Information

Company Status
Private & Independent
Industry
EdTech
Mailing Address
575 Bdwy. 5th Floor
New York, NY 10012
USA
Phone
Undisclosed
Website
www.codecademy.com
Email Address
[email protected]
Overview
Codecademy is an education company. But not one in the way you might think. We're committed to building the best learning experience inside and out, making Codecademy the best place for our team to learn, teach, and create the online learning experience of the future.
Profile
Codecademy LinkedIn Company Profile
Social Media
Codecademy Company Twitter Account
Company News
Codecademy News
Facebook
Codecademy on Facebook
YouTube
Codecademy on YouTube

Management Team

Title
Name
Email & Social
Chief Executive Officer
Zach Sims
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Vice President
Koma Gandy
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VP - Bus. Development
Jonathan Naymark
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VP - Customer Service
Riley Soter
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VP - Engineering
Puneet Arora
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VP - Engineering
Michael Kenny
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VP - Engineering
Oliver Plattner
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VP - Engineering
Kip Price
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VP - Engineering
Claudio Souza
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VP - Finance
Amy Ewen
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VP - Human Resources
Kerri McHugh
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VP - Human Resources
Randal Vegter
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VP - Marketing
Patrick Reiter
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VP - Product Management
Joseph Ambeault
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