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Skillshare operates an online learning community. Skillshare claims to have thousands of video-based classes in a range of creative and business-related disciplines, including topics such as illustration, graphic design, photography, video, freelancing, and more. Classes are taught by teachers paid by Skillshare.
Skillshare was founded in 2010 by Michael Karnjanaprakorn and is headquartered in New York City, NY. Notable investors include Union Square Ventures, Spark Capital, and VTF Capital.
Investors
Adobe Systems
Amasia
BoxGroup
Scopely, Dataminr, Zipline, Plaid, Workrise, Bowery Farming, Blue Apron, Guideline, VTS, Boxed
Burda Principal Investments
Citrus Ventures
Collaborative Fund
Lyft, Reddit, Eat Just, Scopely, Procore Technologies, Getaround, WHOOP, Tala, Earnest, Outschool
Founder Collective
SeatGeek, BuzzFeed, Shield AI, Omada Health, WHOOP, Socure, Andela, Formlabs, Optimizely, Pantheon
NewSpring Ventures
OMERS Growth Equity
Omidyar Network
Chime, Quikr, Goodera, Aspiration, Handshake, Andela, Prosper Marketplace, d.light design, Skillshare
Oxygen Capital Partners, LLC
Spark Capital
Anduril Industries, Slack, Affirm, MessageBird, Discord, Rapyd, Plaid, Cybereason, Plume Design, Deel
Spero Ventures
SV Angel
Snap, Instacart, Stripe, Anduril Industries, DoorDash, Reddit, Zenefits, Pinterest, Opendoor, Slack
Union Square Ventures
Coinbase, Upgrade, MongoDB, C2FO, Stash Financial, Twilio, Funding Circle, Etsy, CloudFlare, Lending Club
VTF Capital
Procore Technologies, Thrive Market, Skillshare, Banjo, Surf Air
Funding History
| January 2011 | $550K |
|---|---|
| August 2011 | $5.2M |
| February 2014 | $4.1M |
| May 2016 | $11.9M |
| July 2018 | $21.6M |
| August 2020 | $73.4M |
| November 2022 | $35.1M |
| November 2022 | $3.3M |
Management
Chief Executive Officer
Matt Cooper
Chief Financial Officer
Anand Gandhi
Press
splento - Jul, 21 2023
Revolutionizing Online Education: The Impact of AI Headshots on Tutor Profilesaxios - May, 11 2023
1 big meal: Skillshare CEO on competitioncnet - Apr, 1 2023
Take 50% Off the Cost of an Annual Skillshare Membershiphubs - Jan, 11 2023
Skillshare Taps Veteran Tech Dealmaker Susan Agliata as Vice President of Business Developmentthehindubusinessline - Jul, 11 2022
India is the third largest market for Skillshare: Aayur Kaul, India Market Headcnet - Jul, 6 2022
Brush Up on Essential Skills Online With 50% Off at Skillshare Todaybusinessinsider - Jun, 21 2022
Our review of Skillshare: All your questions answered about how it works and the best online classes to takecnet - Mar, 9 2022
Learn Something New With 40% Off SkillShareprnewswire - Feb, 2 2022
Skillshare Supports the Latin GRAMMY Cultural Foundation® to Empower the Next Generation of Latin Music Creatorsow - Dec, 8 2021
Music course viewing jumps 124% on Skillsharesbt - Jun, 22 2021
Crafters: Become a Skillshare Teacher to Earn Extra Cashchristianheilmann - Jun, 9 2021
New class on Skillshare: Tools and Tips to Optimise Your Workflow as a Developerimore - Apr, 21 2021
Learn new skills in tech, business and art with 40% off a Skillshare membershipon - Feb, 12 2021
Position: President & CMOtechrseries - Dec, 16 2020
Skillshare Adds Jaleh Bisharat, Maribel Perez Wadsworth and Becky Sheehan to Board of Directorsbusinessinsider - Nov, 30 2020
The best Cyber Monday deals on online courses include a 2-for-1 discount on Masterclass and 40% off Skillshare Premiumbit - Nov, 27 2020
Artificial intelligence: a new approach to attracting and retaining top talent in the energy sectorprweb - Nov, 19 2020
Skillshare Partners With Chargehound to Seamlessly Scale Chargeback Representmentow - Oct, 29 2020
The Bottom Line: NewSpring’s Investment in Skillsharetechstartups - Oct, 6 2020
Adobe leads new investment in Skillshare to provide global access to its creative learning platformmedium - Sep, 26 2020
“The city is about invention and reinvention”: Tech leaders weigh in on building and backing businesses in New Yorkbusinessinsider - Sep, 9 2020
The CEO of Skillshare, which just raised $66 million in funding, swears by this simple 3-stage growth model that tells you who to hire and whenvcaonline - Aug, 11 2020
Skillshare Raises $66 Million in Series D Funding, Led by OMERS Growth EquityTechCrunch - Aug, 10 2020
With a renewed focus on creative skills, online learning company Skillshare raises $66Msplento - Jul, 20 2020
25 top startups doing well during Covid Antifragile businesses riding out the crisis curveballhuffpost - Mar, 28 2020
Fun Online Classes You Can Do From The Comfort Of Your Homedigitaltrends - Mar, 23 2020
Skillshare unlocks thousands of courses for students at home amid coronavirustechradar - Oct, 23 2019
Best online learning platforms of 2019: LMS for education and businesspcmag - Aug, 17 2019
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Employee Equity: How Much?medium - Aug, 4 2019
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Best Online Branding Classes for Beginnersventurebeat - May, 17 2019
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Skillshare – The Best Way to Learn Onlinedaringfireball - Oct, 3 2018
Skillshare – The Best Way to Learn Onlineprnewswire - Sep, 14 2018
SaaS 1000, Official List Of Top 1000 SaaS Companies, Launches 2Q'18 Listpitchbook - Jul, 28 2018
Company of the week: Skillshareedsurge - Jul, 24 2018
Can a Subscription Model Work for Online Learners and Teachers? Skillshare Just Raised $28M to Find Outdigitaldefynd - Jul, 13 2018
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Skillshare – The Best Way to Learn Onlinemashable - May, 24 2018
Masters of Scale: Smart entrepreneurs should let fires burndaringfireball - May, 14 2018
Skillshare – The Best Way to Learn Onlinedaringfireball - May, 9 2018
Skillshare – The Best Way to Learn Onlinepocketnow - May, 1 2018
LG tries currying favor with self-employed at WeWork officesimore - Mar, 10 2018
From 'Siri Sucks' to siriOS in 5 painful stepsdaringfireball - Mar, 5 2018
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Build Your Dream Career With Skillshareobserver - Feb, 4 2018
These Innovative Startups Take Education to the Next Levelmixergy - Dec, 16 2017
The pivot that saved Skillsharebetakit - Nov, 22 2017
Hack To Start Ep.175: Michael Karnjanaprakorn, co-founder of Skillsharenewswire - Nov, 12 2017
Skillshare Announces Multiple Growth Milestonesobserver - Feb, 7 2017
Ten Steps to Starting a Side Business (While Working a Full-Time Job)businessinsider - Feb, 4 2017
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7 sites where you can learn a new skill for freeobserver - Nov, 3 2016
The Skills You Need—But No One Tells You About—If You Want to Be Influentialobserver - Oct, 30 2016
Ten Digital Skills You Need to Master to Become an Entrepreneurmattturck - Oct, 26 2016
The NYC Tech Ecosystem: Catching Up to the Hypealleywatch - Oct, 26 2016
5 Principles That Drive the New Market for Sharingcontinuations - Oct, 26 2016
Looking Back and Looking Forwardavc - Oct, 26 2016
The State Of The NYC Tech Ecosystemedukwest - Jul, 10 2016
Lynda – MOOC Platform in Disguise?iamwire - Jul, 2 2016
#Fundingwire: Hyderabad Angels Invests Rs 15 Cr in 12 Startups, Creema Raises $10M From Globis Capital Partners & Morecontinuations - Jul, 1 2016
Skillshare: Welcoming New Investorsbizjournals - Jun, 30 2016
Skillshare to tap $12M to bolster online education offerings across globeblog - May, 1 2016
On Demography and Economyinc - Jan, 13 2016
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10 free online courses to help jumpstart your tech careermemeburn - Nov, 24 2015
How learning to code can make you a better CMObuiltinchicago - Nov, 24 2015
10 free online courses to help jumpstart your tech careerthenextweb - Nov, 5 2015
18 best places to promote your startup for virtually nothingbusinessinsider - Nov, 4 2015
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Students Deserve an ROI on Their Educationmashable - Jul, 31 2015
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