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Skillshare
Online learning community for creatives
- 501-1000 employees
- B2C
- B2B
- Learning
- Flatiron District, New York, NY
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Company mission
To build a platform that gives everyone the opportunity to be creative.
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Our take
Skillshare operates an online learning platform where members can access a range of creativity-focussed classes and courses. Targeting skills such as illustration, design, photography and video editing, the company allows individuals and teams to build and improve their skills whether for professional development or just for fun.
On the other side, Skillshare empowers professional creatives to share their skills, tips and tricks to earn money and build their communities. Top earners on the platform make upwards of $100,000 a year, as well as gaining access to a broad range of people who may be interested in their freelance services.
With more than 30,000 classes active on the platform, and over 10 million registered learners, Skillshare has proven its value and carved a strong foothold in the e-learning market. Moving forwards, it plans to continue enhancing its offering - recent additions include Badges, Class Certificates, and Learning Paths - as it further broadens its reach.
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Company Specialist at Welcome to the Jungle
Benefits
- Paid sabbaticals for tenured employees (every three years, starting at your 3-year anniversary)
- Learning and creativity stipend
- Wellness stipend
- Stipend for setting yourself up for success at home (think: desk, headphones, ergonomic chair)
- Monthly internet reimbursement
- Support for utilizing coworking spaces, including a partnership with Industrious
- Excellent medical, dental, and vision plans
- Ongoing Emotional Fitness workshops with Coa
- Unlimited vacation (with a required minimum)
Company values
- Curiosity
- Transparency
- Impact
- Community
Funding (last 2 of 9 rounds)
Nov 2022
$78.4m
SERIES E
Apr 2022
$5m
LATE VC
Total funding: $200.2m
This company has top investors
Leadership
Malcolm Ong
(Co-founder)Co-founded Skillshare in 2010 with Michael Karnjanaprakorn, who has since left the company. Currently Co-founder and CPO at Terminal 3. In the past, worked as Senior VP of Product at South China Morning Post.
Matt Cooper
(CEO, not founder)Member of the Board Of Directors at YunoJuno. Former Advisor and Board Observer at PowerToFly, SVP of Corporate Development at ScribbleLive, and CEO of Visually.