Course Hero

company

About

Course Hero is an online learning platform with study resources that help students feel confident and prepared, from day one to graduation.

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Details

Last Funding Type
Series C
Last Funding Money Raised
$380M
Industries
Crowdsourcing,E-Learning,EdTech,Education,Internet,Subscription Service
Founded date
Oct 1, 2006
Number Of Employee
251 - 500
Operating Status
Active

Course Hero is an online learning platform with study resources that help students feel confident and prepared, from day one to graduation.

The company provides a free and subscription online learning platform that empowers students and educators to succeed through unlocked study tools, documents, and resources. It also offers free and subscription membership that includes access to practice problems, study guides, videos, class notes, and step-by-step explanations for every subject that students study, from economics to literature, biology to history, and accounting to psychology.

In 2016, Andrew Grauer, Gregor Carrigan, and Jared Grauer established Course Hero in Redwood City, California.

Funding Rounds

Number of Funding Rounds
Total Funding Amount
4
$380.88M
Course Hero has raised a total of $380.88M in funding over 2 rounds. Their latest funding was raised on Dec 14, 2021 from a Series C round.
Announced Date Round Money Raised Number of Investors Lead Investors Post Valuation
Dec 14, 2021 Series C $380M 1 Detail
Aug 1, 2008 Seed $500K 1 Detail
Feb 1, 2008 Angel $200K 1 Detail
Sep 1, 2007 Seed $183K 1 Detail

Investments

Number of Investments
Number of Lead Investments
3
0
Course Hero has made 3 investments. Their most recent investment was on Nov 22, 2022, when Capitol raised $10M.
Date Company Name
Round Money Raised Industry Lead Investor
Nov 22, 2022 Capitol
Seed $10M Analytics
Jun 19, 2018 Brex
Series B $50M Banking
Aug 27, 2015 Crimson Education
Series A $5M Consulting

Investors

Number of Lead Investors
Number of Investors
2
Course Hero is funded by 2 investors. TPG and Grauer Brothers Capital are the most recent investors.
Investor Name Lead Investor Funding Round
TPG Series C
Grauer Brothers Capital Seed

Acquisition

Course Hero has acquired 1 organizations. Their most recent acquisition was QuillBot on Aug 19, 2021. They acquired QuillBot for 0.

Date Company Name
Industry Acquisition Type Price
Aug 19, 2021 QuillBot
Artificial Intelligence acquisition Detail