Coursera
#19 on Setter30 +3 Most recent: Q1 2021Coursera is an online learning platform offering courses, professional certificates and degree programs from universities and companies, alongside a marketplace of instructor-created courses. Founded in 2012 by Stanford computer science professors Andrew Ng and Daphne Koller, it listed on the NYSE in 2021 and completed an all-stock combination with Udemy in May 2026. The combined company reaches roughly 290 million registered learners, about 18,000 enterprise customers and some 95,000 instructors and content creators across technology, business, data and academic subjects.
Public Company
Coursera is publicly traded
IPO'd on Mar 31, 2021
This company is no longer available on our private secondary market. Shares can be traded publicly under COUR.
Overview
Company data and valuation marks are estimates and may be incomplete, stale, erroneous, or revised.
Founded
2012
Employees
1,001–5,000
Total Funding
$464.04M
6 rounds
Last Private Valuation
$2.5B
Jul 16, 2020
Secondary Signals (Note: SetterVC does not verify the accuracy of these)
2 signalsPost-Udemy-merger restructuring: $8-11M in severance/termination costs, mostly Q3-Q4 2026.
Near-term cost-cutting toward $115M synergy target; margin-pressure signal, not distress.
Completed $2.5B all-stock merger with Udemy; former Coursera holders own ~59% of combined company.
Change-of-control/dilution event on a public issuer; combined scale raises visibility.
Setter30 Ranking
Funding
Funding data and valuation marks are estimates and may be incomplete, stale, erroneous, or revised.
Total raised $464.04M across 6 rounds
Last updated 09-20-2026
| Date | Round | Amount Raised | Valuation | Lead Investors |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 16, 2020 | Series F | $130M | $2.5B | NEA |
| Apr 2019 | Series E | $105.5M | $1B | SEEK Group |
| Jun 2017 | Series D | $81.8M | $0.8B | GSV Asset Management |
Valuation Trajectory
Funding data and valuation marks are estimates and may be incomplete, stale, erroneous, or revised.
Entry · Series D
$800M
Jun 2017
Coursera today
$2.5B
Jul 2020 · latest mark
Coursera multiple
3.1x
valuation uplift since first round
Y-axis is logarithmic. Hollow dots = estimated valuations. Does not represent realized investor returns.
Leadership
Greg Hart
President and Chief Executive Officer
Michael Foley
Senior Vice President, Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer
Andrew Ng
Co-Founder, Chairman
Daphne Koller
Co-Founder, Co-Chairman
Competitors
Competitor list is illustrative and may be incomplete, stale, or erroneous.
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Coursera Investment FAQ
Coursera FAQ
Yes, Coursera is publicly traded under the ticker symbol COUR on the NYSE. The company went public in Mar 31, 2021.
Coursera trades under the ticker symbol COUR on the NYSE. It began trading in Mar 31, 2021.
Coursera (COUR on the NYSE) shares can be purchased through any standard brokerage account — including Fidelity, Charles Schwab, TD Ameritrade, and online platforms like Robinhood or E*TRADE. Search for the ticker COUR to place an order.
Coursera went public in Mar 31, 2021 via ipo, with an offering valuation of approximately $2.5B. Coursera has traded on the New York Stock Exchange as COUR since its IPO on March 31, 2021, which priced at $33 a share and raised about $519 million. On May 11, 2026 it closed an all-stock combination with Udemy, exchanging 0.800 Coursera shares for each Udemy share; Udemy now operates as a wholly owned subsidiary and its stock has been delisted. The combined company reports roughly 290 million learners and posted second-quarter 2026 revenue of $298.6 million, up 60% year over year, while targeting about $115 million of cost synergies.
Coursera raised $464.04M across 6 disclosed funding rounds prior to its public listing.
Coursera was co-founded by Andrew Ng, and Daphne Koller in 2012.
Coursera is headquartered in Mountain View, CA.
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