Skillshare: Raises $66M in Series D Funding

  • Skillshare, a NYC-based online learning community for creativity, raised $66m in Series D funding
  • The round was led by Omers Growth Equity with participation from Union Square Ventures, Amasia, Burda Principal Investments and Spero Ventures
  • In conjunction with the funding, Saar Pikar, Managing Director at OMERS Growth Equity, will join the Skillshare Board of Directors
  • The company intends to use the funds to create a localized experience for international students, while continuing to expand domestically
  • Skillshare is an online learning community for creativity with more than 12M registered members and over 30,000 video-based classes
  • The funding will further build out its enterprise offering, Skillshare for Teams
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