Who invested in Coursera

8 rounds we have observed, with the 15 investors named in them. Every figure came from a named source, and where the company reported a raise to the SEC itself, that is shown beside it.

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Funding summaryUpdated 26 Oct 2026

$313Mraised across 8 rounds since 2012, from 8 sources

$16MSeries A$6.0MSeries A$43MSeries B$20MSeries B$50MSeries C$12MSeries C$64MSeries D$103MSeries E

Latest round: Series E, $103MApr 2019
Led by: SEEK Group
Step-upi: 1.6×
Investors: 15 (1 led)

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The funding story

Each circle is a round, placed by date and sized by amount. The line above is the running total.

20122013201420152016201720182019

$16MSeries A$6.0MSeries A$43MSeries B$20MSeries B$50MSeries C$12MSeries C$64MSeries D$103MSeries E

First round: Series A, $16M
Biggest round: $103M
Usual gap between rounds: 12 months

The rounds

Apr 2019
Series E$103M2 new1 returning
- SEEK GroupLead
- New Enterprise Associates
- Future Fune
Reported by FinSMEsSEC filing: $103M sold, first sale Apr 2019
Jun 2017
Series D$64M2 new3 returning
- New Enterprise Associates
- Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers
- Learn Capital
- GSV
- The Lampert Foundation
Reported by FinSMEs
Oct 2015
Series C$12M2 new1 returning
From a historical funding recordSEC filing: $49M sold, first sale Aug 2015
Aug 2015
Series C$50M1 new3 returning
From a historical funding recordSEC filing: $49M sold, first sale Aug 2015
Nov 2013
Series B$20M2 returning
- Learn Capital
- GSV Capital
Reported by techcrunch.com
Jul 2013
Series B$43M6 new
Reported by techcrunch.com
Jul 2012
Series A$6.0M2 returning
- New Enterprise Associates
- Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers
Reported by pevc.dowjones.com
Apr 2012
Series A$16M2 new
- New Enterprise Associates
- Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers
Reported by techcrunch.com

Founders and team

From the SEC filings it signed: 3 on the team.

Jeff MaggioncaldaCEO, President and Directori
Ken HahnChief Financial Officeri
Anne CappelGeneral Counsel and Secretaryi

On the board, as filediAndrew NgJohn DoerrSabrina SimmonsScott SandellTed Mitchell

Who was in which round

The busiest backers across the latest rounds. A filled square is a round they joined; a dark one, a round they led.

Series A2012Series A2012Series B2013Series B2013Series C2015Series C2015Series D2017Series E2019

New Enterprise Associates

Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers

Learn Capital

International Finance Corporation

GSV CapitalSEEK GroupL

Everyone who backed them

New Enterprise AssociatesVC firm5rounds

Kleiner Perkins Caufield & ByersVC firm4rounds

Learn CapitalVC firm4rounds

International Finance CorporationGovernment2rounds

GSV CapitalInvestment firm2rounds

SEEK GroupGrowth equity1round, led 1

EDBIVC firm1round

Yuri MilnerVC firm1round

Times InternetCorporate VC1round

GSVVC firm1round

Carleton PRPrivate equity1round

Laureate EducationCorporate VC1round

World Bank FundGrowth equity1round

Future Funeno record of our own yet1round

The Lampert Foundationno record of our own yet1round

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Also claim to have backed them

These 10 firms list Coursera as a portfolio company on their own websites, but no report of a round names them. They are the firms' own claims, kept apart from the rounds above.

Denis GroszAngelPer its own site

SEEK InvestmentsGrowth equityPer its own site

1802 VenturesVC firmPer its own site

AGI AllianceInvestment firmPer its own site

Arctic VenturesVC firmPer its own site

Golden Falcon CapitalVC firmPer its own site

PORTALVC firmPer its own site

Palo Alto Growth CapitalGrowth equityPer its own site

Vault InnovationVenture studioPer its own site

Veligera CapitalVC firmPer its own site

Quick answers about Coursera

Who invested in Coursera?

Coursera's investors include New Enterprise Associates, Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers, Learn Capital, International Finance Corporation and GSV Capital, and 10 more on record. SEEK Group led its latest round.