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…

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Thierry Heles

Thierry Heles is the editor of Global University Venturing, host of the Beyond the Breakthrough interview podcast and responsible for the monthly GUV Gazette (sign up here for free).
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