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MasterClass
Streaming platform for learning
- 501-1000 employees
- B2C
- Education
- Learning
- SaaS
- Video
- Community
- SoMa, San Francisco, CA
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Company mission
To help unleash the human potential, by inspiring individuals to learn amazing new skills.
Few candidates hear
back within 2 weeks
50% female employees
-18% employee growth in 12 months
Our take
MasterClass is a streaming platform that offers its members the chance to learn skills and theory directly from the best in the business, all with celebrity status. For example, learning to cook with Gordon Ramsay, mastering tennis techniques with Serena Williams, and perfecting songwriting with Alicia Keys.
The streaming platform provides more than 100 classes across nine categories including sport, wellness, music, food, and business. Each class is made up of around 20 short video lessons, accompanied by a workbook and a members’ community.
With a $2.5 billion valuation and no shortage of funding, MasterClass is seen as a leader in the edtech market and differentiates itself from fierce competitors Udacity and Udemy by blurring the line between education and entertainment.
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Benefits
- Health & Wellness: Premium medical, dental, and vision insurance plans for you and your family. OneMedical and Peloton subscriptions. Access to Modern Health and Included Health for additional well-being and expert medical care
- Paid Time Off: Take the time you need when you need it. Company-wide winter and summer recharge breaks and half-day Fridays
- Equity: In addition to a competitive base salary, our equity plans allow employees to share in the success of the company
- Unique Perks: Quarterly flex dollars for whatever you need, cell phone and internet stipends, lunch on Tuesdays for those in-office, and the occasional instructor drop in
- Family Planning: Competitive parental leave programs for both birthing and non-birthing parents. Leave administration with Cocoon. Fertility support through Carrot
- Learning & Development: We are a learning company after all! Full access to MasterClass courses and the opportunity to gift memberships to loved ones. Personal development dollars are provided every 6 months for things like career coaching or books
- Charitable Giveback: Company charity matching and paid days off to volunteer in your community
Company values
- Transform Members' Lives: We are here because we want to change lives. Everything we do is to help our members unlock their full potential through learning. When we do this we can have a lasting impact not only on their lives, but on the planet. Our members come first, always
- Think Differently, Act Together: Wisdom comes from anywhere. When we stay humble, support each other, and bring our diverse backgrounds together to achieve the same mission, there’s no limit to what we can accomplish
- Build A Legacy: We are building a library of knowledge from the greatest minds in the world. We have the opportunity and responsibility to do the best work of our lives so that it stands the test of time and honors our instructors, our members, and ourselves
- Be Passionately Curious: We never forget the power of learning, asking, and seeking deeper understanding. We always assume that we are only 1% of the way there, and we savor the journey
Funding (last 2 of 7 rounds)
May 2021
$225m
SERIES F
May 2020
$100m
SERIES E
Total funding: $461.4m
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Leadership
David Rogier
(Founder & CEO)Having studied at Washington University, they worked in Strategy and Operations at Tesco for 3 years before taking an MBA at Stanford. They used this experience to found MasterClass.
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