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Teachable

Teachable

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).

People who want to teach courses on Teachable can use the service to free, or sign up for a paid plan to use additional pedagogical and e-commerce tools.

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Teachable
Type of site
Online education
HeadquartersNew York, New York
Key people
  • Ankur Nagpal
Slogan(s)Everything is Teachable
Websiteteachable.com
CommercialYes
RegistrationRequired
Users5 million (November 2017)
Launched2014
Current statusActive

History

In October 2014, Fedora raised a $1 million venture round.

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In February 2015, Fedora raised a $2 million seed round with notable investors Learn Capital, AngelList founder Naval Ravikant, Atlas Venture and Accomplice. [4]

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".

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In May 2016, Teachable raised a $2.5 million series seed round of funding for further expansion.

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In January 2017, Teachable raised a $4 million Series A round.

See also

  • MOOC

  • Codecademy

  • Udemy

References

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Citation Linkteachable.comOfficial website
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Citation Linktechcrunch.com"Teachable books $4 million to turn everybody into educators online"
Dec 4, 2017, 5:48 AM
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Citation Linkventurebeat.comFedora lands $1M to help 'million dollar' teachers reach bigger audiences online
Dec 4, 2017, 5:48 AM
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Citation Linktechcrunch.comArmed With $2M, Fedora Hopes To Create The Next Million Dollar Teachers
Dec 4, 2017, 5:48 AM
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Citation Linkprnewswire.comOnline Teaching Platform Fedora Rebrands as Teachable
Dec 4, 2017, 5:48 AM
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Citation Linktechcrunch.comTeachable raises $2.5 million to help instructors teach outside the confines of course marketplace
Dec 4, 2017, 5:48 AM