# Course Hero

Startup profile on Capital Atlas: https://capitalatlas.ai/startups/course-hero

- Industry: Education/Training
- Headquarters: Redwood City, US
- Website: www.coursehero.com
- Total disclosed funding: $477M
- Latest round: Series C (Oct 29, 2021)
- Investors on record: 18

## About

Founded in 2006 by Andrew Grauer and CTO Gregor Carrigan and based in California, US, Course Hero, Inc. is an EdTech company that allows students, educators, and self-learners to publish, share, and view academic resources through its subscription-based online learning platform. In December 2021, Course Hero, Inc. raised USD 380 million in Series C funding led by Wellington Management, with participation from D1 Capital Partners, and Sequoia Capital. The Series C funding values Course Hero, Inc. at USD 3.6 billion post-money. The companies acquired by Course Hero, Inc. includes CliffsNotes, a study guide company, LitCharts, a creator of literature resources, QuillBot, an AI-powered platform helping users with their writing skills, and Symbolab, a developer of AI for Mathematics Education. As of 2025, the company is led by its CEO John Peacock. Course Hero, Inc. helps users to find study resources based on various criteria like school, textbook, literature title, and subject. The company also provides help with homework to students and textbook solutions. The company plans to use the Series C funding to accelerate its goal of building a rich and dynamic learning ecosystem to meet the evolving range of study needs for today’s learners.

## Funding rounds

- Series C, Oct 29, 2021, $380M — Hong Shan, TPG, Wellington Management, OMERS Private Equity, GSV Ventures, D1 Capital Partners, Sutter Rock Capital, NewView Capital, Valiant Peregrine Fund
- Series B, Aug 26, 2020, $70M — TPG, Goldman Sachs Asset Management, Sutter Rock Capital
- Series B, Feb 12, 2020, $10M — NewView Capital
- Series A, Nov 13, 2014, $15M — Maveron, IDG Capital, SV Angel, Innovation Endeavors, Great Oaks Venture Capital, Valiant, Interplay, 137 ventures, Sutter Rock Capital
- Seed, Jul 13, 2010, $1.5M — Maveron, SV Angel

## Investors

- Maveron (https://capitalatlas.ai/funds/maveron) — Seed, Series A
- SV Angel (https://capitalatlas.ai/funds/sv-angel) — Seed, Series A
- IDG Capital (https://capitalatlas.ai/funds/idg-capital) — Series A
- Innovation Endeavors (https://capitalatlas.ai/funds/innovation-endeavors) — Series A
- Great Oaks Venture Capital (https://capitalatlas.ai/funds/great-oaks-venture-capital) — Series A
- Valiant (https://capitalatlas.ai/funds/valiant) — Series A
- Interplay (https://capitalatlas.ai/funds/interplay) — Series A
- 137 ventures (https://capitalatlas.ai/funds/137-ventures) — Series A
- Sutter Rock Capital (https://capitalatlas.ai/funds/sutter-rock-capital) — Series A, Series B, Series C
- NewView Capital (https://capitalatlas.ai/funds/newview-capital) — Series B, Series C
- TPG (https://capitalatlas.ai/funds/tpg) — Series B, Series C
- Goldman Sachs Asset Management (https://capitalatlas.ai/funds/goldman-sachs-asset-management) — Series B
- Hong Shan — Series C
- Wellington Management (https://capitalatlas.ai/funds/wellington-management) — Series C
- OMERS Private Equity (https://capitalatlas.ai/funds/omers-private-equity) — Series C
- GSV Ventures (https://capitalatlas.ai/funds/gsv-ventures) — Series C
- D1 Capital Partners (https://capitalatlas.ai/funds/d1-capital-partners) — Series C
- Valiant Peregrine Fund — Series C