The verified answer
As of Sep 2026, DEPLOY verifies Coursera: 1 model. 1 source back the record.
Overview
Coursera is a Mountain View-based online education platform (NYSE: COUR) offering courses, certificates, and degrees from universities and organizations worldwide. Founded in 2012 by Andrew Ng and Daphne Koller, both formerly of Stanford University.
Verified record
- Verified deployments
- None on file
- Active incidents
- None on file
Key facts
NYSE
Founders
Data & sources
Web sources
1
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Models (1)
View all models →Partnerships
Every company Coursera has built with, alongside the ones only announced in a press release.
Most-frequent partners
- 1Udemy1× joint1 total
Most recent
- Coursera acquires Udemy2025-12-01with Udemyoperating
Coursera on the deployment map
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Relationships
Current leadership (2)
Founders (2)
- Daphne Kollerno longer at company
- Andrew Ngno longer at company
Former / Previously (1)
- Daphne Koller Foundersecondary-verified
Safety record
No incidents on record for Coursera.
Only active incidents are counted. Retracted incidents are excluded from this summary but remain reachable at their canonical URLs.
Full safety record: incidents, sourcing, and exposure data →
Recent coverage
Coursera in third-party press
Financial state
- Reporting basis
- sec_10k
- Lifecycle stage
- growth
- Counterparty risk class
- moderate
Each numeric field carries its own basis marker. Aggregators report a number; this surface preserves the source class so verification depth travels with the value.
Partnerships
1 total · 1 operating · 1 ended
Every company Coursera has built with, alongside the ones only announced in a press release.
Most recent
- Coursera acquires Udemy2025-12-01with Udemyoperating
Most-frequent partners
- 1Udemy1× joint1 total
Timeline
Every recorded move in Coursera’s history, most recent first: funding rounds, partnerships, acquisitions, supply-chain starts, key hires, and press.
PartnershipCoursera acquires Udemy
2025-12-01In December 2025, Coursera agreed to acquire Udemy for approximately USD 930 million in equity, valuing the combined company at USD 2.5 billion. The acquisition consolidated two major online learning platforms
Recent activity
Every change to this record is dated, sourced, and independently verified where marked.
- Record createdJun 8, 2026
Added to the verified registry
Sources (1)
Common questions
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Methodology: Verified · 1 source (no primary) · last reviewed 2026-08-05
Verification posture
Verified
Low confidence
Review state
Stable
Last reviewed 2026-08-05
Sources by quality tier
- 1
- unclassified
- Unclassified source
The framework is documented at /methodology. Corrections at /corrections. Reviewer: DEPLOY editorial team.
Methodology surface for Coursera.In the press
Recent coverage mentioning Coursera from third-party publications. Automatically surfaced; not part of the verified registry record.
Agentic Design Pattern: The Power of Autonomous Behavior - Coursera
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What Is a Markov Decision Process? - Coursera
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What Math Do I Need to Know for AI? 5 Types to Know - Coursera
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9 Artificial Intelligence Jobs to Explore in 2026 - Coursera
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AI in Medicine: Real World Examples That Are Transforming Health Care - Coursera
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Robotics Learning Roadmap: From Beginner to Expert (2026) - Coursera
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Your Guide to Artificial Intelligence (AI) Degrees - Coursera
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2026 Guide to a Robotics Engineering Career - Coursera
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What Is Autonomous Procurement? - Coursera
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Sweden Wants Anyone with a Laptop to Learn Al-Ready Robot Programming - for Free - Mynewsdesk
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AI Learning Roadmap: Step-by-Step from Basics to Expert (2026) - Coursera
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What Are Autonomous Mobile Robots? - Coursera
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Machine-readable surfaces
- Markdown mirror: /companies/coursera.md
- RSS feed: /companies/coursera/feed.xml
- JSON-LD: embedded in this page’s head
- REST API: /v1/companies/c4146950-c20d-40bc-bd31-cbe23b3de72c
- Revision history: /companies/coursera/history
- Data documentation: /data
- Query this programmatically: Deploy MCP
Heat Index
Serious52/100
A composite of competitive footprint, funding, press velocity, active partnerships, and supply-chain edges. Different from the Intelligence score below (which is per-form-factor productization). Non-robotics companies cap at 25.
Reality vs attention
Coursera draws attention at the 38th percentile but verifies reality at the insufficient-data level among brain robots.
6-month trend
Analysis
Limited public funding data for capital position assessment.
Dimension breakdown
Verified signal
Attention (reach, not merit)
DEPLOY Intelligence scores are computed from verified registry data: confirmed deployments, disclosed funding rounds, regulatory filings, active job listings, video viewership, and press coverage. Confidence ratings reflect data availability. Scores update nightly.
DEPLOY Indices — verified vs claimed
Last computed: Sep 16, 2026