When was Udacity founded?

Udacity was founded in 2011 and raised its 1st funding round within a year of its incorporation.

Where is Udacity located?

Udacity is headquartered in Mountain View, United States. It is registered at Mountain View, California.

How many employees does Udacity have?

As of Dec 31, 2020, the latest employee count at Udacity is 276.

Is Udacity a funded company?

Udacity is a funded company, having raised a total of $238M across 5 funding rounds to date. The company's 1st funding round was a $5M Series A round, raised on Apr 12, 2011.

How much is Udacity worth?

The last known valuation of Udacity was $1B as of Nov 03, 2020.

When was the latest funding round of Udacity?

Udacity's latest funding was a $75M Conventional Debt round on Nov 03, 2020, with participation from 1 investor.

Is Udacity a Continued Learning company?

The primary sector of Udacity is Continued Learning.

Where does Udacity rank among its competitors?

Udacity ranks 8th amongst 1825 active competitors, of which 56 are funded. It stands 2nd in terms of total funding among its competitors. The most recent competitor to raise funding was Cybrary, which secured $4.5M in Aug, 2025.

Who are the top competitors of Udacity?

Udacity's top competitors include Coursera, Pluralsight and Codecademy. Among them, Cybrary secured the most recent funding round in August, 2025.

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Sectors and market segments that Udacity operate in

Udacity serves in the EdTech market segments.The primary business model of Udacity is:

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Company Details

Udacity provides a professional development course platform. It offers open online courses mainly focusing on professional development courses on software development with streams in front-end web, full-stack web, iOS development, etc. The platform offers its solutions for individuals, enterprises, and governments. Its students are assigned homework that follows learning by doing model. Its "Nano-Degree" programs are developed in collaboration with Google, Nvidia, Microsoft, Autodesk, Cadence Design Systems, and Wolfram Research. It works on a freemium model.

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Key Metrics

Founded Year

2011

Location

Mountain View, United States

Stage

Acquired

Total Funding

$238M in 5 rounds

Latest Funding Round

Conventional Debt, Nov 03, 2020, $75M

Last Known Valuation

$1B as on Nov 03, 2020

Investors

Andreessen Horowitz & 26 more

Ranked

8^th among 1825 active competitors

Employee Count

276 as on Dec 31, 2020

Similar Companies

Coursera & 2365 more

Exit Details

Acquired by Accenture (Mar 05, 2024)

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Udacity is associated with 5 legal entities given below:

Legal Entity Name	Date of Incorporation	Revenue	Latest Employee Count	Documents
Udacity GmbH CIN: HRB184146 , Germany, Active	Feb 15, 2017	-	5 (As on Dec 31, 2020)
UDACITY INDIA PRIVATE LIMITED CIN: U72900DL2015PTC337213 , India, Active	Oct 27, 2015	$1.64M (As on Mar 31, 2025)	27 (As on Aug 01, 2025)
UDACITY CIN: 452674088 , United States, Active	Dec 31, 2010	-	134 (As on Dec 31, 2024)	-
Udacity Asia Pacific Holdings Pte. Ltd CIN: 201528634W , Singapore, Active	Jul 09, 2015	-	-
UDACITY, INC. CIN: 001t000000htfNXAAY , United States, Active	Oct 05, 2021	-	-	-

Udacity got acquired by Accenture on Mar 05, 2024.

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Udacity has raised a total funding of $238M over 5 rounds. Its first funding round was on Apr 12, 2011. Its latest funding round was a Conventional Debt round on Nov 03, 2020 for $75M. 1 investor participated in its latest round. Udacity has 27 institutional investors.

Here is the list of recent funding rounds of Udacity:

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Date of Funding	Funding Amount	Round Name	Post-Money Valuation	Revenue Multiple	Lead Investors	Other Investors
Nov 03, 2020	$75M	Conventional Debt	-	-	-	Hercules Capital
Nov 11, 2015	$105M	Series D	$1B	-	Bertelsmann	Google Ventures, Emerson Collective, Drive Capital, Baillie Gifford, Andreessen Horowitz, CRV
Sep 24, 2014	$35M	Series C	-	-	Drive Capital	Bertelsmann, Valor Capital Group, Cox Enterprises, Andreessen Horowitz, CRV, Recruit Strategic Partners

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The founders of Udacity are Sebastian Thrun, David Stavens and Mike Sokolsky. Kai Roemmelt is the CEO of Udacity.

Here are the details of Udacity's key team members:

Sebastian Thrun: Former Co-Founder of Udacity and founder of 3 other companies, Cresta, Waymo and Crossing Minds. They are also an angel investor in 2 startups and serve on the boards of 2 companies.
David Stavens: Former Co-Founder of Udacity and founder of 1 other company.
Mike Sokolsky: Former Co-Founder of Udacity.

Udacity's Board of Directors

Udacity's board has 3 active members. Dana Coryell Bennett, Derrick John Alesevich and Tan Seng Kiat are independent board members.

Here is the list of Udacity's board of directors:

Name	Type	Representing	Status	Duration
Lalit Kumar Singh	Team	-	Past	0y 9m
Lalit Singh	Team	-	Past	0y 9m
Dana Coryell Bennett	Independent board member	-	Current	4y 8m
Derrick John Alesevich	Independent board member	-	Current	4y 4m
Tan Seng Kiat	Independent board member	-	Current	4y 8m
Clarissa Shen	Independent board member	-	Past	3y 11m
Tan Ching Ching	Independent board member	-	Past	3y 10m
Vishal Malu Makhijani	Independent board member	-	Past	3y 8m
Raymond Lam Kuo Wei	Independent board member	-	Past	5y 11m
James Anthony Hennessy	Independent board member	-	Past	1y 6m
Simon Seidler	Independent board member	-	Past	1y 9m

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Udacity's employee count trend

Udacity has 276 employees as of Dec 20. The total employee count is 25.0% more than what it was in Dec 19. Here is Udacity's employee count trend over the years:

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Top competitors of Udacity include Coursera, Pluralsight and Codecademy. Here is the list of Top 10 competitors of Udacity, ranked by Tracxn score:

Rank	Company Details	Short Description	Total Funding	Investors	Tracxn Score
1st	Coursera 2012, Mountain View (United States), Public	Provider of online courses, professional certificates, and degree programs	$443M	New Enterprise Associates, Kleiner Perkins ... & 44 others	85/100
2nd	Pluralsight 2004, Farmington (United States), Acquired	Provider of online courses, learning paths, and skill development resources	$235M	Insight Partners, Iconiq Capital & 12 others	79/100
3rd	Codecademy 2011, New York City (United States), Acquired	Provider of online platform offering coding and technical skill development	$87.5M	Prosus, Union Square Ventures & 29 others	72/100
4th	HackerRank 2009, Mountain View (United States), Series D	Provider of a platform for technical skill development and assessment	$115M	Khosla Ventures, Recruit Group & 14 others	68/100
5th	NxtWave 2020, Hyderabad (India), Series A	Provider of intensive software development training programs	$35.8M	Orios Venture Partners, Greater Pacific Capital ... & 28 others	68/100
6th	Springboard 2013, San Francisco (United States), Series B	Online courses and online workshops along with one-on-one mentorship from industry experts	$69.3M	Reach Capital, Telstra Ventures & 27 others	66/100
7th	New Horizons 1982, Conshohocken (United States), Acquired	IT and technology training solutions for team optimization and career development	$6M	Camden Partners, JxP Capital & 2 others	66/100
8th	Udacity 2011, Mountain View (United States), Acquired	Provider of professional development courses platform	$238M	InvestX, ADS Ventures & 25 others	75/100
9th	Cybrary 2015, Greenbelt (United States), Series C	Cybersecurity training platform empowering professionals and teams to reduce business risk	$52.2M	Arthur Ventures, BuildGroup & 9 others	65/100
10th	INE 2003, Durham (United States), Funding Raised	Technical training for the IT Industry	-	Providence Equity Partners, PSG	61/100