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 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.
17 more named people on record for Coursera, with roles, board committees and tenure — see the full roster →
The 2 most recent:
| Date | Round | Amount | Investors |
|---|---|---|---|
| Series F | $130M | 6 named | |
| — | $103M | 6 named |
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Xcout recorded 102 job postings from Coursera in the last 90 days, from a hiring record Xcout has kept since June 2026.
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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.
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