Who invested in Udemy

6 rounds we have observed, with the 27 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

$173Mraised across 6 rounds since 2010, from 6 sources

$1.0MSeed$3.0MSeries A$12MSeries B$32MSeries C$65MSeries D$60MRound

Latest round: Round, $60MFeb 2016
Led by: Naspers
Biggest round: $65MSeries D · Jun 2015
Investors: 27 (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.

201120122013201420152016

$1.0MSeed$3.0MSeries A$12MSeries B$32MSeries C$65MSeries D$60MRound

First round: Seed, $1.0M
Biggest round: $65M
Usual gap between rounds: 13 months

The rounds

Feb 2016
Round$60M11 new12 returning
- NaspersLead
- 500 Global
- Insight Partners
- Norwest Venture Partners
- Founder Institute
- Lightbank
- Bling Capital
- Naval Ravikant
- Bullpen Capital
- Learn Capital
- Keith Rabois
- Signia Venture Partners
- Stripes
- MHS Capital
- Jeremy Stoppelman
- DG Incubation
- Dan Martell
- Denis Grosz
- Darian Shirazi
- Joshua Stylman
- Lawrence Braitman
- Paul Martino
- Richard Thompson
Source recorded
Jun 2015
Series D$65M1 new2 returning
From a historical funding record
May 2014
Series C$32M1 new2 returning
From a historical funding recordSEC filing: $29M sold, first sale Apr 2014
Dec 2012
Series B$12M2 new2 returning
Reported by freshnews.com
Oct 2011
Series A$3.0M1 new2 returning
Reported by techcrunch.com
Aug 2010
Seed$1.0M11 new
Reported by techcrunch.com

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.

Seed2010Series A2011Series B2012Series C2014Series D2015Round2016

MHS Capital

Insight Partners

500 Global

Norwest Venture Partners

Lightbank

Naval Ravikant

Learn CapitalKeith Rabois

Signia Venture Partners

Stripes

Everyone who backed them

MHS CapitalVC firm5rounds

Insight PartnersVC firm4rounds

500 GlobalAngel3rounds

Norwest Venture PartnersVC firm3rounds

LightbankVC firm3rounds

Naval RavikantVC firm2rounds

Learn CapitalVC firm2rounds

Keith RaboisVC firm2rounds

Signia Venture PartnersVC firm2rounds

StripesPrivate equity2rounds

Jeremy StoppelmanAngel2rounds

Paul Martinono record of our own yet2rounds

NaspersVC firm1round, led 1

Founder InstituteAccelerator1round

Bling CapitalVC firm1round

Bullpen CapitalVC firm1round

Ben LingAngel1round

DG IncubationAccelerator1round

Joshua StylmanVC firm1round

Larry BraitmanVC firm1round

Russ FradinAngel1round

Dan MartellAngel1round

Denis GroszAngel1round

Darian ShiraziVC firm1round

Joshua Stylmanno record of our own yet1round

Lawrence Braitmanno record of our own yet1round

Richard Thompsonno record of our own yet1round

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Also claim to have backed them

These 13 firms list Udemy 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.

Left Lane CapitalVC firmPer its own site

CatamaranPrivate equityPer its own site

Brad KeywellAngelPer its own site

1802 VenturesVC firmPer its own site

3SPOKEPrivate creditPer its own site

Acadia VenturesVC firmPer its own site

BeofundMicro VCPer its own site

GPI Global Partners InvestmentsInvestment firmPer its own site

Golden Falcon CapitalVC firmPer its own site

Invest in the Clean Energy Gas Station Fund, We call it Last Point of Distribution LPDs.VC firmPer its own site

ShoeMoney Media GroupVC firmPer its own site

Vault InnovationVenture studioPer its own site

Vershina CapitalVC firmPer its own site

Quick answers about Udemy

Who invested in Udemy?

Udemy's investors include MHS Capital, Insight Partners, 500 Global, Norwest Venture Partners and Lightbank, and 22 more on record. Naspers led its latest round.