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MasterClass

Premium online learning platform featuring world-class instructors across creative, business, and lifestyle topics
Consumer 📍 San Francisco, CA Founded 2014
Current Valuation
$2.8B
as of 2021-Q2
UNICORN
MasterClass offers cinematic-quality video courses from celebrity instructors (Gordon Ramsay, Margaret Atwood, Serena Williams). Reportedly cut its valuation and headcount aggressively in 2022-23 to reach profitability. Launched On Call in 2024 for live small-group coaching with experts.

Company Profile

CEO
David Rogier
Founded
2014
HQ
San Francisco, CA
Employees
~250
Total Raised
$527M
Last Round
Series F — $225M (May 2021) · Lead: Fidelity
IPO Status
no imminent plans

Fundraising Status

Series F · $225M · 5y 3mo ago
no imminent plansTotal raised $527M

Secondary Market

Implied price / share
$10
Last round price / share
$31.88
vs last round
-68.6%
Last round price vs secondary price
Last round vs current secondary price per share$31.88Last round$10.00Current
Secondary price return by period
Secondary market period returns3-month0.0%6-month-58.3%1-year-45.1%All-time-76.0%
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 F$225MMay 2021Fidelity

Founders & Key People

David RogierAaron Rasmussen

Investors

Fidelity · Owl Ventures · NEA · Atomico · Javelin Venture Partners · Institutional Venture Partners

Products

  • MasterClass Annual
  • MasterClass at Work (B2B)
  • On Call (live coaching)

Competitors

Coursera · Udemy · Skillshare · LinkedIn Learning
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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-Q2. Refreshed quarterly.