# Coursera, Inc. (COUR) — capital_return/buyback_authorization [announced]
Source: SEC API (secapi.ai) · situation sit_c47ed44fed5cc8b981a8 · retrieved 2026-08-11T15:54:02.020Z

## Overview
Coursera is a leading global online learning platform that partners with universities and industry leaders to offer courses, specializations, professional certificates, and degrees; it recently combined with Udemy to create a comprehensive skills development platform serving over 300 million learners and 12,000 enterprise customers.

Coursera announced a $100 million strategic equity investment in LearnVector Inc., a newly formed AI-native learning company founded and led by Andrew Ng, Coursera's co-founder and Board Chairman. Coursera purchased Series A Preferred Stock representing 33.33% ownership on a fully diluted basis. The transaction closed simultaneously with execution of the Series A Preferred Stock Purchase Agreement and related ancillary agreements. The parties are exploring potential commercial collaborations and LearnVector plans to launch initial product experiences in early 2027.

## Terms
- Counterparty: LearnVector Inc. · Deal value: $100.0M · Consideration: cash · Stake: 33.33%

## Key dates
- Announced 2026-07-29

## Timeline
- 2026-07-29 · 8-K (0001651562-26-000059): 8-K - Coursera, Inc. — *Coursera is a leading global online learning platform that partners with universities and industry leaders to offer courses, specializations, professional certificates, and degrees; it recently combined with Udemy to create a comprehensive skills development platform serving over 300 million learners and 12,000 enterprise customers.* Coursera announced a $100 million strategic equity investment in LearnVector Inc., a newly formed AI-native learning company founded and led by Andrew Ng, Coursera's co-founder and Board Chairman. Coursera purchased Series A Preferred Stock representing 33.33% ownership on a fully diluted basis. The transaction closed simultaneously with execution of the Series A Preferred Stock Purchase Agreement and related ancillary agreements. The parties are exploring potential commercial collaborations and LearnVector plans to launch initial product experiences in early 2027.
  https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1651562/0001651562-26-000059.txt

## Citations
- 0001651562-26-000059 — https://www.sec.gov/cgi-bin/browse-edgar?action=getcompany&type=&dateb=&owner=include&count=40&search_text=000165156226000059