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Skillshare
Edtech · New York City, United States · Founded 2010
Online classes to fuel your creativity and career MoreLess
Skillshare is an online learning platform that provides a wide range of creative classes designed to fit into users' daily routines. The platform serves individuals looking to explore new skills or deepen existing passions, as well as teams seeking professional development. Skillshare operates in the e-learning market, targeting creative professionals, hobbyists, and businesses. Its business model is subscription-based, offering a free trial followed by a premium membership that grants unlimited access to all classes. Revenue is generated through these subscriptions, as well as team plans and partnerships. The platform also supports a community of teachers who earn money by sharing their expertise.
Keywords: online learning, creative classes, personal growth, professional development, subscription model, e-learning, community support, creative professionals, hobbyists, team plans.
Company overview
Skillshare company information
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- Status
- Operational
- Founded
- 2010
- Headquarters
- New York City, United States
- Employees
- 550
- Open positions
- 2
- Dealroom signal
- 70.1
- Investment activity
- 1 companies · latest Jan 2024
- Capital deployed
- —
- Preferred round
- ACQUISITION
Valuation & funding
Skillshare funding history
Company financing events and reported valuations.
| Deal type | Date | Amount | Valuation | Investors | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SERIES EOther financing | Nov 2022 | $78M | $314M | OMERS Ventures | — |
| LATE VCOther financing | Apr 2022 | $5M | $20M | Sopoong Ventures · Halmos Ventures | — |
| GROWTH EQUITY VCOther financing | Nov 2020 | $0 | — | NewSpring Capital | ↗ |
| SERIES DOther financing | Oct 2020 | — | — | Adobe Systems | ↗ |
| SERIES DOther financing | Aug 2020 | $66M | $264M | Union Square Ventures · Burda Principal Investments · OMERS Growth Equity · Amasia | — |
| SERIES COther financing | May 2019 | Amasia | — | ||
| DEBTDebt | Jan 2019 | Armentum Partners | — | ||
| SERIES COther financing | Jul 2018 | Burda Principal Investments · Union Square Ventures · Amasia · Spero Ventures | ↗ | ||
| SERIES BOther financing | May 2016 | Union Square Ventures · SV Angel · Collaborative Fund · BoxGroup | — | ||
| EARLY VCOther financing | Feb 2014 | Oliver Jung | ↗ |
Growth signals
Skillshare website traffic
Latest recorded traffic for Skillshare is 2.2M monthly website visits, down 15.4% over the last three months. Skillshare's team declined 0.7% over the past year.
Hiring
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Capital deployed
Skillshare investments and acquisitions
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