| Founded | 2015 |
|---|---|
| Closed | 2022 |
| Country | USA |
| Sector | Edtech |
| Total raised | $461M |
| Collapse type | Mass Layoff Spiral |
| Founder | David Rogier, Aaron Rasmussen |
MasterClass
"The celebrity-powered edtech unicorn reached $2.75B on prestige content then laid off 20% when the content-to-conversion funnel failed"
Cascading layoffs that accelerated the decline
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MasterClass was a San Francisco-based online learning platform featuring courses taught by world-class experts and celebrities — Gordon Ramsay for cooking, Martin Scorsese for film, Serena Williams for tennis.
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