# MasterClass

> MasterClass packages the knowledge and stories of prominent practitioners into cinematic online lessons, then sells access through consumer memberships, workplace learning plans, AI coaching and career-focused certificate courses. Its advantage is not academic credit or the deepest technical curriculum; it is the ability to make learning feel like premium streaming while increasingly adding practice, feedback and proof of skill.

- **Founded:** 2015
- **Headquarters:** San Francisco, United States
- **Founders:** David Rogier (Co-founder and CEO), Aaron Rasmussen (Co-founder and former CTO/creative director)
- **Team size:** Approximately 500 employees in third-party data supplied for this profile; public reporting has varied after multiple restructurings
- **Products:** MasterClass membership, MasterClass at Work, Sessions, MasterClass On Call, Coach for macOS
- **Notable:** Built a catalog featuring more than 200 prominent instructors across creative, professional and lifestyle subjects., Raised more than $475 million by May 2021, according to the company's Series F announcement., Reached a reported $2.75 billion valuation in 2021.

## Products & services

- **MasterClass membership** — Annual consumer access to 200+ instructors and thousands of video lessons across business, cooking, writing, arts, wellness, sports and other subjects on web, mobile and TV devices.
- **MasterClass at Work** — Corporate learning and gifting plans with assignment tools, group administration, L&D content and engagement analytics.
- **Sessions** — Structured, project-based curricula with step-by-step guidance, feedback and community participation, included with membership.
- **MasterClass On Call** — A beta conversational AI coaching product for roleplay, feedback and personalized guidance modeled in partnership with MasterClass experts.
- **Coach for macOS** — An early-access meeting companion that identifies patterns and provides post-meeting coaching and related MasterClass material.
- **MasterClass Certificates** — Separate 15-20 hour career courses with assessments, AI feedback, portfolio-ready capstones and shareable certificates, developed with major organizations.

## Achievements

- Built a catalog featuring more than 200 prominent instructors across creative, professional and lifestyle subjects.
- Raised more than $475 million by May 2021, according to the company's Series F announcement.
- Reached a reported $2.75 billion valuation in 2021.
- Extended its catalog to 3,500+ bite-sized lessons in 15 languages for business customers.
- Expanded from individual classes into an all-access annual membership, workplace learning, project-based Sessions, AI coaching and certificates.
- Established a grants program donating annual memberships to accredited charitable organizations serving communities in need.

## Latest updates

- **2026-08** — MasterClass markets Certificates as active career courses and continues beta access for On Call, while promoting a macOS meeting-coach product in early access.
- **2025-09** — Launched MasterClass Certificates with courses developed alongside Microsoft, NVIDIA, X's Moonshot Factory and the Navy SEAL Foundation.
- **2025** — Introduced MasterClass On Call in beta, offering AI expert roleplay and coaching through web and iOS experiences.
- **2023-03** — A further workforce reduction affected 79 employees following a 20% cut in June 2022.
- **2022-05** — MasterClass Hour launched on SiriusXM, repackaging selected lessons for audio audiences.

## Links

- Website: https://www.masterclass.com/
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/masterclassinc/
- Twitter/X: https://x.com/masterclass
- YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@masterclass
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/masterclass/
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/masterclassofficial
- TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@masterclass

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Last updated: 2026-08-14