Skillshare Raises $66 Million in Funding from OMERS Growth Equity
NEW YORK, Aug. 10, 2020-- Skillshare the world's largest online learning community for creativity raises $66 million in funding led by OMERS Growth Equity.
With more than 12 million registered members, 8,000 teachers, and over 30,000 video-based classes in a wide range of creative disciplines from graphic design to photography to painting and illustration to interior design, Skillshare has experienced a year of unprecedented growth.
Till date, Skillshare has raised $42 million in capital from Union Square Ventures, Amasia, Burda Principal Investments, and Spero Ventures, who all participated in this round.
Skillshare's funding comes on the heels of a brand pivot in early 2020 to focus on the creative community. With roughly 75 percent of Americans participating in a creative hob...