Teachable

Teachable
Type of site
Online education
Headquarters New York, New York
Key people
  • Ankur Nagpal
Slogan(s) Create and Sell Online Courses
Website teachable.com
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]

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