Top Hat Overview
- Founded
- 2009

- Status
- Private
- Employees
- 481

- Latest Deal Type
- Series D
- Latest Deal Amount
- $55M

- Investors
- 13
Top Hat General Information
Description
Provider of a higher education teaching platform intended to recreate an interactive in-class experience online. The company's platform offers affordable and customizable educational content for professors to publish, share, and collaborate with peers on course materials, enabling professors to engage and motivate students in online, blended, and face-to-face courses.
Contact Information
- 151 Bloor Street West
- Suite 200
- Toronto, Ontario M5S 1S4
- Canada
Top Hat Timeline
Top Hat Valuation & Funding
Deal Type | Date | Amount | Raised to Date | Post-Val | Status | Stage |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
10. Later Stage VC (Series D) | 04-Feb-2020 | $55M | 000.00 | Completed | Generating Revenue | |
9. Debt - General | 000.00 | Completed | Generating Revenue | |||
8. Later Stage VC (Series C) | 15-Jun-2017 | 000.00 | 000.00 | Completed | Generating Revenue | |
7. Secondary Transaction - Private | 01-Jan-2017 | 000.00 | Completed | Generating Revenue | ||
6. Later Stage VC | 06-May-2014 | 000.00 | 000.00 | Completed | Generating Revenue | |
5. Early Stage VC | 18-Jan-2013 | 00.00 | 000.00 | Completed | Generating Revenue | |
4. Early Stage VC (Series A) | 01-May-2012 | 00.000 | 00.00 | 000.00 | Completed | Generating Revenue |
3. Seed Round | 01-Nov-2011 | 00.00 | 00.00 | Completed | Startup | |
2. Accelerator/Incubator | 10-Dec-2010 | $200K | Completed | Startup | ||
1. Angel (individual) | 01-Jan-2010 | $200K | $200K | Completed | Startup |
Top Hat Comparisons
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Request a free trialTop Hat Competitors (29)
Company Name | Financing Status | Location | Employees | Total Raised | Last Financing Date/Type | Last Financing Amount |
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Nearpod | Venture Capital-Backed | Dania Beach, FL | 000 | 000.00 | 0000000000 0 | 000.00 |
00000000 | Venture Capital-Backed | Mountain View, CA | 0000 | 00000 | 00000000000 | 00000 |
00000000 | Venture Capital-Backed | New York, NY | 000 | 000.00 | 00000000000 | 000.00 |
00000000 | Venture Capital-Backed | Naples, FL | 00 | 00.000 | 000000000000 | 00.000 |
0000 0000 | Private Equity-Backed | Iowa City, IA | 00 | 00.000 | 000000000000 | 00.000 |
Top Hat Executive Team (18)
Top Hat Board Members (8)
Name | Representing | Role | Since |
---|---|---|---|
Albert Wenger Ph.D | Union Square Ventures | Board Member | 000 0000 |
Charles Hudson | Uncork Capital | Board Member | 000 0000 |
Gordon Ritter | Emergence Capital Partners | Board Member | 000 0000 |
Justin LaFayette | Georgian Partners | Board Member | 000 0000 |
Kristen Hamilton | Top Hat | Board Member | 000 0000 |
Top Hat Signals
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Key Data Points
Twitter Followers
5.5k

Similarweb Unique Visitors
15.0K

Majestic Referring Domains
314

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Request a free trialTop Hat Investors (13)
Investor Name | Investor Type | Holding | Investor Since | Participating Rounds | Contact Info |
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Leaders Fund | Venture Capital | Minority | 000 0000 | 000000 0 | |
Union Square Ventures | Venture Capital | Majority | 000 0000 | 000000 0 | |
Georgian Partners | Venture Capital | Minority | 000 0000 | 000000 0 | |
Felicis Ventures | Venture Capital | Minority | 000 0000 | 000000 0 | |
Boris Wertz | Angel (individual) | Minority | 000 0000 | 000000 0 |
Top Hat Acquisitions (3)
Company Name | Deal Date | Deal Type | Deal Size | Industry | Lead Partner |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
000000000000 00000 | 13-Jan-2021 | 000000000000000000 | Publishing | 0000 000000000 | |
00000000 | 25-Aug-2020 | 000000000000000000 | Education and Training Services (B2B) | 0000 000000000 | |
Nelson Education (University Textbook Division) | 26-May-2020 | Merger/Acquisition | Publishing | 0000 000000000 |
Top Hat Subsidiaries (2)
Company Name | Industry | Location | Founded |
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Fountainhead Press | Publishing | Southlake, TX | 2002 |
00000000 | Education and Training Services (B2B) | Minneapolis, MN | 0000 |