Seek Group returned for a series F round that boosted the Stanford faculty-founded adult education provider's valuation to $2.5bn.
Coursera, a US-based online education spinout of Stanford University, received $130m in series F funding on Friday from investors including recruitment firm Seek Group.
Venture capital firm New Enterprise Associates (NEA) led the round, which valued Coursera at $2.5bn, according to The Information. Kleiner Perkins, Learn Capital, SuRo Capital Corp and G Squared also took part.
Founded in 2012, Coursera provides free and paid-for online classes ranging from graphic design and coding to full-fledged university degrees, in partnership…
Thierry Heles
Thierry Heles is editor-at-large of Global University Venturing and Global Corporate Venturing, and host of the Beyond the Breakthrough podcast.
