Teachable
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Type of site | Online education |
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| Headquarters | New York, New York |
| Key people |
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| Slogan(s) | Create and Sell Online Courses |
| Website |
teachable |
| Commercial | Yes |
| Registration | Required |
| Users | 1.46 million (May 2016)[1] |
| Launched | 2014 |
| Current status | Active |
Teachable (formerly "Fedora") is a for-profit educational technology company based in New York that offers a social online learning platform designed to deliver massive open online courses (MOOCs).
History
In October 2014, Fedora raised a $1 million venture round.[2]
In February 2015, Fedora raised a $2 million seed round with notable investors Learn Capital, AngelList founder Naval Ravikant, Atlas Venture and Accomplice.[3]
In September 2015, Ankur Nagpul proposed in a blog post to the Teachable community, a change in name was needed, "Our company began to need a name. A name that reflected our customers and our internal convictions. A name that reflected us all," The following month in October 2015, Fedora announced a decision to rebrand the company as "Teachable".[4]
In May 2016, Teachable raised a $2.5 million round of funding for further expansion.[5]
See also
References
- ↑ "Teachable.com". Teachable. 2016-05-13. Retrieved 2016-05-13.
- ↑ Ruth Reader Fedora lands $1M to help 'million dollar' teachers reach bigger audiences online Venture Beat. May 13th, 2016
- ↑ Danny Crichton Armed With $2M, Fedora Hopes To Create The Next Million Dollar Teachers Tech Crunch. May 13th, 2016
- ↑ Teachable Online Teaching Platform Fedora Rebrands as Teachable PR Newswire. May 13th, 2016
- ↑ Lora Kolodny Teachable raises $2.5 million to help instructors teach outside the confines of course marketplace Tech Crunch. May 13th, 2016