Wednesday, July 10, 2013

Coursera Lands $43M For Online University Courses

Mountain View-based Coursera, the startup which is providing free, online classes from universities, said today that it has raised $43M in a Series B funding round. The funding came from GSV Capital, International Finance Corp., Laureate Education, Learn Capital, as well as Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers, New Enterprise Associates, and Yuri Milner. The startup offers up classes from top tier, well known universities, and now has 400 courses from 83 different institutions. The company said it hopes to use the funding to double the size of its team. The company has now raised nearly $63M in funding. More information »