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MasterClass, which offers courses taught by celebrities, athletes and business leaders, saw sales skyrocket as people were stuck at home last year during the coronavirus pandemic. Growth was so strong that some weeks saw a tenfold increase from the same week a year ago, said CEO David Rogier. "People are wanting to learn and bring the joy back to learning, so I think the pandemic was just an accelerant," Rogier said. But as more people get vaccinated and economies reopen in many parts of the world, investors are cooling on online education companies. Coursera and Chegg, two public companies i...

MasterClass Raises $225M to Further Accelerate Growth Funding to fuel increased content production, international expansion and launch of new Enterprise business Led by Fidelity Management & Research Company with participation from Baillie Gifford, Balyasny Asset Management, Eldridge, IVP, Javelin and NEA News provided by Share this article Share this article SAN FRANCISCO, May 13, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- MasterClass, the streaming platform that makes it possible for anyone to learn from the best, today announced that it has raised $225M in Series F funding, led by Fidelity Management & Researc...

MasterClass, a San Francisco, CA-based streaming platform for anyone to learn from the best professionals in theri specific field, raised $225M in Series F funding. The round was led by Fidelity Management & Research Company with participation from new investors Baillie Gifford, Balyasny Asset Management and Eldridge together with existing investors IVP, Javelin, NEA and Owl Ventures, and 01 Advisors, Atomico, Bonnier, Cleo Capital, Dan Capital, NewView Capital, NextEquity Partners, Outlier Ventures, Powerhouse Capital, RPS Ventures, Family Office of Ronald Lauder and UTA. The Series F fi...

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