According to a filing with the S.E.C. (read here), Skillshare, Inc., a NYC-based provider of a community marketplace to create classes, raised $6.1m in funding.
A total 11 investors who already have participated in the offering. Their names were not released. Previous investors included:
– Union Square Ventures
– Spark Capital
– Founder Collective
– SV Angel
– Collaborative Fund
– Vegas Tech Fund
– Jason Finger (Seamless)
– David Tisch (Techstars)
– Scott Heiferman (Meetup)
– Karl Jacob (Facebook)
– Rafe Furst (Professional Poker Player)
– Phil Gordon (Professional Poker Player).
Founded in November 2010 by Michael Karnjanaprakorn & Malcolm Ong, Skillshare is a global community where users can learn real-world skills from teachers. It works both offline and online.
People with knowledge to share can create their own local, in-person class or apply to teach a global, online class that students can enroll in from across the globe. Local classes happen offline and in-person while online classes happen on Skillshare.com with students who can enroll from anywhere in the world. Teachers provides guidance, resources, and interactive lectures and office hours. Students can work together, share questions and ideas, and exchange feedback throughout the duration of the class.
The company is hiring.
FinSMEs
28/02/2014
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