Coursera Overview

  • Year Founded
  • 2012

Year Founded

  • Status
  • Public

  • Employees
  • 1,260

Employees

  • Stock Symbol
  • COUR

Stock Symbol

  • Investments
  • 2

  • Share Price
  • $7.12
  • (As of Thursday Closing)

Coursera General Information

Description

Coursera Inc is an online learning platform that connects learners, educators, and institutions with the goal of providing educational content that is affordable, accessible, and relevant. It combines content, data, and technology into a single, unified platform that is customizable and extensible to both individual learners and institutions. The company operates through three reporting segments: Consumer, Enterprise, and Degrees. The majority of revenue is generated from the Consumer segment. The consumer segment targets individual learners seeking to obtain hands-on learning, gain valuable job skills, receive professional-level certifications, and otherwise increase their knowledge to start or advance their careers.

Contact Information

Formerly Known As
Dkandu
Ownership Status
Publicly Held
Financing Status
Formerly VC-backed
Corporate Office
  • 381 East Evelyn Avenue
  • Mountain View, CA 94041
  • United States
+1 (650)
Primary Industry
Educational and Training Services (B2C)
Other Industries
Application Software
Stock Exchange
NYS
Vertical(s)
Corporate Office
  • 381 East Evelyn Avenue
  • Mountain View, CA 94041
  • United States
+1 (650)

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Coursera Stock Performance

As of 20-Mar-2025, Coursera’s stock price is $7.12. Its current market cap is $1.14B with 160M shares.

(As of Thursday Closing)

Stock Price Previous Close 52 wk Range Market Cap Shares Average Volume EPS
$7.12 $7.21 $6.29 - $14.63 $1.14B 160M 1.75M -$0.51

Coursera Financials Summary

As of 31-Dec-2024, Coursera has a trailing 12-month revenue of $695M.

In Thousands,
USD
TTM 31-Dec-2024 FY 2024 31-Dec-2024 FY 2023 31-Dec-2023 FY 2022 31-Dec-2022
EV 630,686 630,686 2,242,164 963,727
Revenue 694,674 694,674 635,764 523,756
EBITDA (90,145) (90,145) (123,345) (161,278)
Net Income (79,530) (79,530) (116,554) (175,357)
Total Assets 930,274 930,274 920,533 947,597
Total Debt 3,064 3,064 6,596 14,449
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Coursera Valuation & Funding

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Coursera Cap Table

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Coursera Comparisons

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Primary
Industry
HQ Location
Employees
Total Raised
Post Valuation
Last
Financing
Details
Coursera Inc is an online learning platform that connects learners, educators, and institutions with the goal of providi
Educational and Training Services (B2C)
Mountain View, CA
1,260 As of 2024

San Francisco, CA
 

Portsmouth, NH
 
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Coursera Competitors (39)

One of Coursera’s 39 competitors is Udemy, a Formerly VC-backed company based in San Francisco, CA.

Company Name Financing Status Location Employees Total Raised Last Financing Date/Type Last Financing Amount
Udemy Formerly VC-backed San Francisco, CA
Upskillist Angel-Backed Portsmouth, NH
upGrad Venture Capital-Backed Mumbai, India
Alison Venture Capital-Backed Loughrea, Ireland
TopperLearning Venture Capital-Backed Mumbai, India
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Coursera Patents

Coursera Recent Patent Activity

Publication ID Patent Title Status First Filing Date Technology (CPC) Citations
US-20240370804-A1 Systems and methods for building educational courses Pending 12-Apr-2023
US-20230066058-A1 Virtual browser cloud workspace for an online hands-on learning platform Pending 25-Aug-2021
US-20220122478-A1 Subject comprehension evaluation in an online hands-on learning platform Pending 15-Oct-2020
US-20210304630-A1 Interpretable machine learning algorithms for identifying at-risk students in online degree programs Pending 27-Mar-2020
US-20200342777-A1 Using a glicko-based algorithm to measure in-course learning Active 23-Apr-2019 G06Q50/20
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Coursera Signals

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Coursera Investments & Acquisitions (2)

Coursera’s most recent deal was a Later Stage VC with Unstop for . The deal was made on 02-Aug-2023.

Company Name Deal Date Deal Type Deal Size Industry Lead Partner
Unstop 02-Aug-2023 Later Stage VC Information Services (B2C)
Rhyme Softworks 19-Aug-2019 Merger/Acquisition Educational Software
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Coursera ESG

Risk Overview

Risk Rating

Updated June, 06, 2024

19.55 | Low Risk

Risk Scale

A lower score indicates better sustainability

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0-10

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10-20

Med

20-30

High

30-40

Severe

40+

Exposure

Exposure refers to the extent to which a company is exposed to different material ESG issues

Management

Management is related to actions taken to manage ESG issues

Peers Analysis

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Coursera FAQs

  • When was Coursera founded?

    Coursera was founded in 2012.

  • Where is Coursera headquartered?

    Coursera is headquartered in Mountain View, CA.

  • What is the size of Coursera?

    Coursera has 1,260 total employees.

  • What industry is Coursera in?

    Coursera’s primary industry is Educational and Training Services (B2C).

  • Is Coursera a private or public company?

    Coursera is a Public company.

  • What is Coursera’s stock symbol?

    The ticker symbol for Coursera is COUR.

  • What is the current stock price of Coursera?

    As of 20-Mar-2025 the stock price of Coursera is $7.12.

  • What is the current market cap of Coursera?

    The current market capitalization of Coursera is $1.14B.

  • What is Coursera’s current revenue?

    The trailing twelve month revenue for Coursera is $695M.

  • Who are Coursera’s competitors?

    Udemy, Upskillist, upGrad, Alison, and TopperLearning are some of the 39 competitors of Coursera.

  • What is Coursera’s annual earnings per share (EPS)?

    Coursera’s EPS for 12 months was -$0.51.

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