Company overview

Launched in 2015, MasterClass is the streaming platform where anyone can learn from the world's best. With an annual membership, subscribers get unlimited access to instructors and classes across a wide range of subjects including Arts & Entertainment, Business, Design & Style, Sports & Gaming, Writing and more. Step into Anna Wintour’s office, and Ron Finley’s garden. Get inspired by RuPaul, perfect your pitch with Shonda Rhimes, and discover your inner negotiator with Chris Voss. Each class features about 20 video lessons, at an average of 10 minutes per lesson. You can learn on your own terms — in bite-sized pieces or binge it all at once. Cinematic visuals and close-up, hands-on demonstrations make you feel one-on-one with the instructors, while the downloadable workbooks help reinforce your learning. With MasterClass, you can stream thousands of lessons anywhere, anytime, on mobile, desktop and TV.
Founded in 2015
San Francisco, California, USA
757 employees (162 in marketing)
53% recommend to a friend
36% positive business outlook

Salaries

Typical salary range

$140,000 – $165,000

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People

Hiring activity

Open marketing jobs over time

7 open now

Headcount trend

Company growth over the last 12 months

Headcount +7.6% year over year

Funding

Total funding

$461.4M

Last raise

Secondary Market, 5 years ago

Funding history

Jul 2021

Secondary Market MasterClass

May 2021

Secondary Market MasterClass

Apr 2021

Series F MasterClass · $225M

May 2020

Series E MasterClass · $100M

Sep 2018

Series D MasterClass · $80M

Mar 2017

Series C MasterClass · $35M

Audience

Monthly website visitors
5M
Month over month+11.1%
Quarter over quarter-1.3%
Top sourceSearch (55.7%)
Ad budget per month$426.3K
Average search rank42.7
Traffic source mix
Search
55.7%
Direct
36.9%
Referral
4.1%
Social
2.3%
Paid referral
0.9%

LinkedIn followers

Follower count and growth

Total followers

159.2K

12-mo growth

+23.1%

Monthly growth

+2%

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