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Coursera, Inc. operates an online learning platform that provides education and skills training in the United States, Europe, the Middle East, Africa, the Asia Pacific, and internationally. It operates through Consumer and Enterprise segments. The company offers guided projects, courses, and specializations; online bachelor’s and master’s degrees; postgraduate diplomas; and certificates for entry-level professional, non-entry level professional, university, and MasterTrack programs in the domains of business, computer science, technology, and data science through Coursera.org for Individuals, Coursera Plus, Coursera for Enterprise, Coursera for Business, Coursera for Campus, and Coursera for Government. It offers its products to individuals, businesses, institutions, employers, colleges and universities, organizations, and governments. The company was formerly known as Dkandu, Inc. and changed its name to Coursera, Inc. in April 2012. Coursera, Inc. was incorporated in 2011 and is headquartered in Mountain View, California.
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Coursera at a glance
Coursera is an edtech company headquartered in Mountain View, United States. It is publicly listed (COUR) with a market capitalisation of $909.2M. Xcout tracks 23 named people at Coursera, including Gregory Hart (Chief Executive Officer, President & Director). Xcout recorded 102 job postings from Coursera in the last 90 days.
Coursera leadership
- Gregory HartChief Executive Officer, President & Director
- Michael FoleyCFO, Senior VP, Treasurer & Principal Accounting Officer
- Mustafa FurniturewalaSenior VP & CTO
- Patrick SupancSenior VP & Chief Product Officer
- Marcelo ModicaSenior Vice President & Chief People Officer
- Marni Baker SteinSenior VP & Chief Content Officer
17 more named people on record for Coursera, with roles, board committees and tenure — see the full roster →
Coursera funding rounds on record
The 2 most recent:
| Date | Round | Amount | Investors |
|---|---|---|---|
| Series F | $130M | 6 named | |
| — | $103M | 6 named |
Some filings are not shown as funding rounds.
Who invested in each round, lead investors, valuations and the co-investor graph — open the full funding history →
Hiring at Coursera
Xcout recorded 102 job postings from Coursera in the last 90 days, from a hiring record Xcout has kept since June 2026.
The weekly hiring trend, the roles and locations behind it — see Coursera's hiring signals →
Hiring vs the trend
Based on 56 job postings in the last 8 weeks (10 Aug – 4 Oct 2026), compared with 17 scale-up consumer defensive companies.
This describes a hiring pattern — how often Coursera’s job postings ask for AI skills, and how that changed against the previous 8 weeks, ranked among its peers. It says nothing about the company’s products or performance.
Signed-in members see the AI-skill share and its change with peer percentiles, role mix, posting momentum and advertised US pay against the market.
Investors
Tech stack
Coursera competitors
A few of Coursera's closest competitors — see the full list of competitors and alternatives →
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More on Coursera in Xcout Intel
- 23 named people with titles, LinkedIn and board committees
- 4 funding rounds with the investors in each, and who they co-invest with
- Weekly hiring history and the mix of roles behind it
- 2 corporate events with sources — deals, leadership changes, layoffs
- The full competitor set, tracking, exports and API access