# MasterClass funding rounds and investors

As of 13 Oct 2026, MasterClass has raised $375M across 4 verified rounds on record, plus 1 round still being checked; latest: $225M Series D+ led by Fidelity Management & Research Company, announced 13 May 2021.

MasterClass offers online classes created for students of all skill levels.

Website: https://www.masterclass.com  
Headquarters: San Francisco  
Page: https://fireround.dev/companies/masterclass.com

## Verified rounds

| Announced | Round | Amount | Lead investors | Other investors | Sources |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2021-05-13 | Series D+ | $225M | Fidelity Management & Research Company | Baillie Gifford, Balyasny Asset Management, Eldridge, IVP, Javelin Venture Partners, New Enterprise Associates, Owl Ventures, 01 Advisors, Atomico, Bonnier, Cleo Ventures, Dan Capital, NewView Capital, NextEquity Partners, Outlier Ventures, Powerhouse Ventures, RPS Ventures, Family Office of Ronald Lauder, UTA | [prnewswire.com](https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/masterclass-raises-225m-to-further-accelerate-growth-301290700.html) |
| 2020-05-20 | Series E | $100M | Fidelity Management & Research Company | Owl Ventures, 01 Advisors, New Enterprise Associates, IVP, Atomico, NextEquity Partners | [prnewswire.com](https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/masterclass-raises-100-million-in-series-e-funding-301062884.html) |
| 2017-03-28 | Series C | $35 million | IVP | Sam Lessin, GSV Acceleration, New Enterprise Associates, Bloomberg Beta | [techcrunch.com](https://techcrunch.com/2017/03/28/masterclass-raises-35-million-for-celebrity-taught-classes) |
| 2016-02-23 | Series B | $15 million | New Enterprise Associates | Javelin Venture Partners | [techcrunch.com](https://techcrunch.com/2016/02/23/masterclass-raises-15-million-for-online-classes-taught-by-celebrities) |

Source: Fireround (https://fireround.dev), an open-source funding feed. Each round is checked against the pages listed with it.