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Course Hero

Developer of an online learning platform designed to provide students with access to course-specific study resources.
Developer of an online learning platform designed to provide students with access to course-specific study resources.
Educational Software 📍 Redwood City, CA Founded 2006
Current Valuation
$3.6B
as of 2021-Q4
UNICORN

QL Price

$587.85M
-84% vs last round
QuantLogix's current estimate for Course Hero, published 2026-09-27 — below the last disclosed round of $3.6B (2021-Q4).
Confidence
medium
Basis
secondary led
What backs this price
Last disclosed round $3.6B 2021-Q4 weight 0.04
Secondary market print $393.8M 2026-06-27 weight 0.58
How this price has held up
No round has priced for Course Hero since QuantLogix began publishing a price for it, so there is nothing to grade yet. The claim above is on the record from 2026-09-27 and will be graded against the next priced round. See the full accuracy record →
How to actually get exposure to Course Hero →
Which publicly-traded funds already hold it, what $10,000 buys, and whether any route is open to you.
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IPO Outlookprivate

Is Course Hero going public?
No. Course Hero is private and has not filed to go public. There is no S-1 on file.
What is Course Hero's valuation in 2026?
Course Hero is valued at $3.6B as of 2021-Q4, set by its Series C ($401M, Oct 2021). That is the last confirmed mark, not a live price — private shares do not trade continuously.
Has Course Hero filed an S-1?
No public S-1 is on file for Course Hero.
How much has Course Hero raised?
Course Hero has raised $499.28M in total, most recently a Series C of $401M in Oct 2021.
Is Course Hero publicly traded — can you buy Course Hero stock?
No. Course Hero is a private company — its shares are not listed on any exchange and there is no ticker. The routes to exposure are pre-IPO secondary marketplaces and funds (accredited investors), employee tender offers when the company runs one, and public companies with read-through exposure. QuantLogix maps every route it can verify for Course Hero on its Pre-IPO Access Desk.
How to actually get exposure to Course Hero →
Answers are derived from the roster record shown on this page — filing status, last round and confirmed marks. Where the record is silent, the answer says so rather than guessing.

Company Profile

Founded
2006
HQ
Redwood City, CA
Employees
727
Total Raised
$499.28M
Last Round
Series C — $401M (Oct 2021)
IPO Status
private

Fundraising Status

Series C · $401M · 4y 11mo ago
privateTotal raised $499.28M

Secondary Market

Implied price / share
$4
Last round price / share
$36.28
vs last round
-89.0%
Open interest
1
Last round price vs secondary price
Last round vs current secondary price per share$36.28Last round$4.00Current
Secondary price return by period
Secondary market period returns3-month+0.8%6-month+0.3%1-year-1.0%All-time-73.3%
Implied per-share price from private secondary transactions, as of Jun 2026. This is a point estimate, not a quote — the feed carries no bid, ask or spread, and a secondary print is evidence of what someone paid on that date rather than a live market. Compare across every tracked name →

Latest Funding Round

RoundAmountDateLead InvestorPost-Money
Series C$401MOct 2021—$3.6B

Talent Signal

Hiring trend
▶ Hiring steady
0% vs 2026-08
Open roles
7
via careers page
Product-build share
0%
engineering, research, product, design
Trajectory
steady
go-to-market push — Only 0% of open roles build product — hiring is concentrated in sales/marketing/ops (4 of 7 open roles are marketing).
Actively hiring with no tracked executive churn.
Open roles by month
Open roles by month7Aug '267Sep '26
Open roles by function
Open roles by functionMarketing4Legal & Policy2Ops & People1
■ product-building   ■ go-to-market / G&A
Copyright PolicyContent ManagementCommunity GuidelinesHow we care for our people[Copyright Policy](https://www.coursehero.com/copyright/)[Content Management](https://www.coursehero.com/copyright//content-management/)
Counted from Course Hero's live job board as of 2026-09-15; role functions classified from posting titles. Open-role counts are an activity signal, not headcount. Refreshed monthly.
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Private-company numbers are not real-time. Reflects publicly disclosed valuations from press releases, news reports, and tender offers as of 2021-Q4. Refreshed quarterly.