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Who invested in MasterClass

2 rounds we have observed, with the 13 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.

EdtechWeb3 & Crypto

Valuation: $2.8B, Mar 2026

Funding summaryUpdated 26 Oct 2026

$35Mraised across 2 rounds since 2017, from 2 sources

Latest round
VentureJul 2021
Biggest round
$35MSeries C · Mar 2017
Investors
13
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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.

20172018201920202021
$35MSeries C?Venture
First round
Series C, $35M
Mar 2017
Biggest round
$35M
Series C · Mar 2017
Between rounds
4.3 years
from the last two

The rounds

  1. Jul 2021
    VentureAmount undisclosed4 new1 returning

    Source recorded

  2. Mar 2017
    Series C$35M9 new

    Reported by FinSMEs

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 C2017Venture2021New Enterprise AssociatesGaingelsCoatueIVPQuiet CapitalAtomicoBloomberg BetaJavelin Venture PartnersAdvancit CapitalNovel TMT Ventures

Everyone who backed them

New Enterprise AssociatesVC firm2rounds
GaingelsPrivate equity1round
CoatueVC firm1round
IVPVC firm1round
Quiet CapitalVC firm1round
AtomicoVC firm1round
Bloomberg BetaVC firm1round
Javelin Venture PartnersVC firm1round
Advancit CapitalVC firm1round
Novel TMT VenturesVC firm1round
SAM LESSINVC firm1round
IVP/ GSV Accelerationno record of our own yet1round
Matthew Rutlerno record of our own yet1round

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Also claim to have backed them

These 15 firms list MasterClass 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.

Owl VenturesVC firmPer its own site
Manhattan WestFamily officePer its own site
Akkadian VenturesVC firmPer its own site
Locus VenturesVC firmPer its own site
AccedoInvestment firmPer its own site
Arctic VenturesVC firmPer its own site
Brighter CapitalFamily officePer its own site
Creative CapitalVC firmPer its own site
For Good VenturesVC firmPer its own site
Grant Park VenturesVC firmPer its own site
PermutationVC firmPer its own site
Tribeca Early Stage PartnersAngel networkPer its own site
Unanimous CapitalVC firmPer its own site
Vershina CapitalVC firmPer its own site
Very Serious VenturesAngel networkPer its own site

Quick answers about MasterClass

Who invested in MasterClass?

MasterClass's investors include New Enterprise Associates, Gaingels, Coatue, IVP and Quiet Capital, and 8 more on record.

How much has MasterClass raised?

MasterClass has raised $35M across 2 rounds since 2017. One round did not disclose an amount, so the total is a floor.

When did MasterClass last raise?

MasterClass's most recent round was a Venture in Jul 2021.

What was MasterClass's biggest round?

MasterClass's largest round on record is $35M (Series C), in Mar 2017.

Who backed MasterClass first?

MasterClass's first round on record, in Mar 2017, was backed by New Enterprise Associates, Coatue and Bloomberg Beta and 6 others.

What stage is MasterClass at?

MasterClass's latest named round is a Venture, in Jul 2021.

Where is MasterClass based?

MasterClass is based in the United States.

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