# Coursera funding: rounds and investors

> Coursera has raised $313M across 8 rounds since 2012. Investors include New Enterprise Associates, Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers and Learn Capital.

Source: https://millionrounds.com/company/coursera (Millionrounds; every figure on the page links to its filing or article)

United States · [Series E startup](https://millionrounds.com/companies)

# 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 summary Updated 26 Oct 2026

**$313M** raised across 8 rounds since 2012, from 8 sources

**$16M** Series A **$6.0M** Series A **$43M** Series B **$20M** Series B **$50M** Series C **$12M** Series C **$64M** Series D **$103M** Series E

- **Latest round:** Series E, $103M Apr 2019
- **Led by:** SEEK Group
- **Step-up i:** 1.6×
- **Investors:** 15 (1 led)

See who backed them

## The funding story

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

2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019

**$16M** Series A

**$6.0M** Series A

**$43M** Series B

**$20M** Series B

**$50M** Series C

**$12M** Series C

**$64M** Series D

**$103M** Series E

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

## The rounds

- **Apr 2019** Series E **$103M** *2 new* *1 returning* [SEEK Group](https://millionrounds.com/fund/seek-group) Lead [New Enterprise Associates](https://millionrounds.com/fund/new-enterprise-associates) Future Fune Reported by FinSMEs SEC filing: $103M sold, first sale Apr 2019
- **Jun 2017** Series D **$64M** *2 new* *3 returning* [New Enterprise Associates](https://millionrounds.com/fund/new-enterprise-associates) [Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers](https://millionrounds.com/fund/kleiner-perkins-caufield-and-byers) [Learn Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/learn-capital) [GSV](https://millionrounds.com/fund/gsv) The Lampert Foundation Reported by FinSMEs
- **Oct 2015** Series C **$12M** *2 new* *1 returning* [EDBI](https://millionrounds.com/fund/edbi) [Learn Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/learn-capital) [Carleton PR](https://millionrounds.com/fund/gsv-asset-management-6) From a historical funding record SEC filing: $49M sold, first sale Aug 2015
- **Aug 2015** Series C **$50M** *1 new* *3 returning* [New Enterprise Associates](https://millionrounds.com/fund/new-enterprise-associates) [Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers](https://millionrounds.com/fund/kleiner-perkins-caufield-and-byers) [International Finance Corporation](https://millionrounds.com/fund/international-finance-corporation-ifc) [Times Internet](https://millionrounds.com/fund/times-internet) From a historical funding record SEC filing: $49M sold, first sale Aug 2015
- **Nov 2013** Series B **$20M** *2 returning* [Learn Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/learn-capital) [GSV Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/gsv-capital) Reported by techcrunch.com
- **Jul 2013** Series B **$43M** *6 new* [International Finance Corporation](https://millionrounds.com/fund/international-finance-corporation-ifc) [Learn Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/learn-capital) [Yuri Milner](https://millionrounds.com/fund/yuri-milner) [GSV Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/gsv-capital) [Laureate Education](https://millionrounds.com/fund/laureate-education-inc) [World Bank Fund](https://millionrounds.com/fund/world-bank-fund) Reported by techcrunch.com
- **Jul 2012** Series A **$6.0M** *2 returning* [New Enterprise Associates](https://millionrounds.com/fund/new-enterprise-associates) [Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers](https://millionrounds.com/fund/kleiner-perkins-caufield-and-byers) Reported by pevc.dowjones.com
- **Apr 2012** Series A **$16M** *2 new* [New Enterprise Associates](https://millionrounds.com/fund/new-enterprise-associates) [Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers](https://millionrounds.com/fund/kleiner-perkins-caufield-and-byers) Reported by techcrunch.com

## Founders and team

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

- **Jeff Maggioncalda** CEO, President and Director i
- **Ken Hahn** Chief Financial Officer i
- **Anne Cappel** General Counsel and Secretary i

On the board, as filed i *Andrew Ng* *John Doerr* *Sabrina Simmons* *Scott Sandell* *Ted 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 A** 2012 **Series A** 2012 **Series B** 2013 **Series B** 2013 **Series C** 2015 **Series C** 2015 **Series D** 2017 **Series E** 2019 [New Enterprise Associates](https://millionrounds.com/fund/new-enterprise-associates) [Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers](https://millionrounds.com/fund/kleiner-perkins-caufield-and-byers) [Learn Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/learn-capital) [International Finance Corporation](https://millionrounds.com/fund/international-finance-corporation-ifc) [GSV Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/gsv-capital) [SEEK Group](https://millionrounds.com/fund/seek-group) L [EDBI](https://millionrounds.com/fund/edbi) [Yuri Milner](https://millionrounds.com/fund/yuri-milner) [Times Internet](https://millionrounds.com/fund/times-internet) [GSV](https://millionrounds.com/fund/gsv)

## Everyone who backed them

[New Enterprise Associates](https://millionrounds.com/fund/new-enterprise-associates) VC firm **5** rounds

[Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers](https://millionrounds.com/fund/kleiner-perkins-caufield-and-byers) VC firm **4** rounds

[Learn Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/learn-capital) VC firm **4** rounds

[International Finance Corporation](https://millionrounds.com/fund/international-finance-corporation-ifc) Government **2** rounds

[GSV Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/gsv-capital) Investment firm **2** rounds

[SEEK Group](https://millionrounds.com/fund/seek-group) Growth equity **1** round, led 1

[EDBI](https://millionrounds.com/fund/edbi) VC firm **1** round

[Yuri Milner](https://millionrounds.com/fund/yuri-milner) VC firm **1** round

[Times Internet](https://millionrounds.com/fund/times-internet) Corporate VC **1** round

[GSV](https://millionrounds.com/fund/gsv) VC firm **1** round

[Carleton PR](https://millionrounds.com/fund/gsv-asset-management-6) Private equity **1** round

[Laureate Education](https://millionrounds.com/fund/laureate-education-inc) Corporate VC **1** round

[World Bank Fund](https://millionrounds.com/fund/world-bank-fund) Growth equity **1** round

Future Fune no record of our own yet **1** round

The Lampert Foundation no record of our own yet **1** round

Missing a round, or an investor who was in one? [Tell us](https://millionrounds.com/corrections?slug=coursera).

## 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 Grosz](https://millionrounds.com/fund/denis-grosz) Angel Per its own site

[SEEK Investments](https://millionrounds.com/fund/seek-investments) Growth equity Per its own site

[1802 Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/1802-ventures) VC firm Per its own site

[AGI Alliance](https://millionrounds.com/fund/agi-alliance) Investment firm Per its own site

[Arctic Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/arctic-ventures-2) VC firm Per its own site

[Golden Falcon Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/golden-falcon-capital) VC firm Per its own site

[PORTAL](https://millionrounds.com/fund/portal) VC firm Per its own site

[Palo Alto Growth Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/palo-alto-growth-capital) Growth equity Per its own site

[Vault Innovation](https://millionrounds.com/fund/vault-innovation) Venture studio Per its own site

[Veligera Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/veligera-investment-group) VC firm Per 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.

### How much has Coursera raised?

Coursera has raised $313M across 8 rounds since 2012.

### When did Coursera last raise?

Coursera's most recent round was a Series E of $103M in Apr 2019, led by SEEK Group.

### What was Coursera's biggest round?

Its most recent round, $103M in Apr 2019, is also its largest on record.

### Who backed Coursera first?

Coursera's first round on record, in Apr 2012, was backed by New Enterprise Associates and Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers.

### What stage is Coursera at?

Coursera's latest named round is a Series E, in Apr 2019.

### Where is Coursera based?

Coursera is based in the United States.

### Who led Coursera's rounds?

SEEK Group led the Series E in 2019.

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