Udemy
Latest round
- Series F
Last raised
- Nov 2020
Total raised
- $220M
Investors
- 12
About Udemy
Based in San Francisco, California, Udemy, Inc. was founded in 2010 by co-founders Eren Bali and Oktay Caglar. The company operates as a provider of online courses such as business, finance and accounting, academics and more., Learn Capital, Black River Ventures, Times Internet Limited, SG Growth Capital, The Lampert Foundation, Alto Partners, Future Fund, SEEK, Alpha Partners, G Squared, and Sutter Rock Capital, agreed to acquire Udemy, Inc. from Catamaran Ventures, 500 Global, MHS Capital, Version One Ventures, Lightbank, Insight Partners, Learn Capital, Norwest Venture Partners, Stripes, Prosus Ventures, Manhattan Venture Partners, Benesse Holdings, Alpha Partners, Rockstone Ventures, and Tencent Holdings Limited for USD 950 million in stock. The December 2025 acquisition aims to strengthen the position of these platforms in workforce training and AI-driven education. The company offers courses in various fields such as business, IT and software, arts, health and fitness, language, music, marketing, office productivity, and personal development as a means of improving job-related skills. Some courses generate credit toward technical certification. Corporate trainers also use Udemy to create coursework for employees of their company. The platform provides course development tools through which instructors upload videos, PowerPoint presentations, PDFs, audio, ZIP files, and live classes to create courses. Instructors can also engage and interact with users via online discussion boards. The company offers courses in various categories including business and entrepreneurship, academics, the arts, health and fitness, language, music, and technology. Udemy also offers Udemy for Business, enabling businesses to access a targeted suite of over 7,000 training courses on topics from digital marketing tactics to office productivity, design, management, and programming. The company generates revenue by offering an employee training and development platform with subscription access to courses. Udemy plans to continue to grow its consumer and business product offerings to serve the learners, organizations, and instructors.
Who invested in Udemy
12 investors across 8 rounds
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Funding rounds
Series F
Nov 9, 2020
Amount
$50M
Investors
Series D
Jun 2, 2016
Amount
$60M
Investors
Series D
May 19, 2015
Amount
$65M
Investors
Series C
Apr 30, 2014
Amount
$29M
Investors
Series B
Dec 10, 2012
Amount
$12M
Investors
Series A
Oct 12, 2011
Amount
$3M
Investors
Seed
Aug 1, 2011
Amount
Undisclosed
Investors
Seed
Aug 31, 2010
Amount
$1M
Investors
Questions about Udemy
Who invested in Udemy?
Udemy has 12 investors on record across 8 venture rounds. Sign up free to see every VC on the cap table and the rounds they joined.
How much funding has Udemy raised?
Udemy has raised 8 venture rounds. Sign up free to see how much each round raised and the total.
When did Udemy last raise money?
Udemy's most recent round on record is a Series F, in Nov 2020.
What does Udemy do?
Based in San Francisco, California, Udemy, Inc.
Where is Udemy headquartered?
Udemy is headquartered in San Francisco, US.
Which VCs invest in companies like Udemy?
Among active investors with capital left to deploy, Andreessen Horowitz, Founders Fund, Accel and Thrive Capital back education/training companies at Udemy's stage. Their profiles are linked below.
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