CourseHorse
CourseHorse is like Amazon for classes—the easiest way to discover, compare and enroll in local personal and professional classes.
- Stage $1M in TTM Revenue
- Industry Education
- Location New York City, NY, USA
- Currency USD
- Founded May 2011
- Employees 7
- Website coursehorse.com
Company Summary
CourseHorse is the first marketplace that helps people discover & enroll in trusted local classes, (examples include cooking, Spanish, finance, coding, etc). We partner with the high quality providers of these classes and earn a commission every time a student books a seat. So far, we've partnered with about 800 class providers, totaling about 40K classes in NY & LA, with revenue continually growing 7X per year (currently at a $3.5M run-rate).
Team
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Evan FainDirector, BD
Evan Fain manages business development for CourseHorse, including both school acquisition and consumer marketing. Most recently, he led the local sales strategy team at Patch, a nationwide network of community news and information sites owned by AOL. Previously, he co-founded Deals For Deeds (since acquired by Recoup) and worked in management consulting in Washington, DC. Evan graduated Magna Cum Laude from UPENN.
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Nihal ParthasarathiCEO
A marketing / finance major at NYU (’08), Nihal Parthasarathi joined Capgemini as an education & technology consultant. He was placed on a project to determine the future of online education for a large provider of test-prep. He helped lead the overhaul of the website that enabled students to find & buy classes, as well as the implementation of a Learning Management System that made managing classes easier. He graduated Magna Cum Laude from NYU
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Katie KaplerEVP Product
An economics / journalism major at NYU (’07), Katie joined the team at Biz2Credit, a startup that connects small businesses with credit. Katie architected & managed the development of an online marketplace that connects businesses with lenders using a financial analysis algorithm. She developed the concept, hired & managed the dev team, and then conducted all marketing & partnership efforts. The company is Katie graduated Magna Cum Laude from NYU
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Nihal ParthasarathiCEO
A marketing / finance major at NYU (’08), Nihal Parthasarathi joined Capgemini as an education & technology consultant. He was placed on a project to determine the future of online education for a large provider of test-prep. He helped lead the overhaul of the website that enabled students to find & buy classes, as well as the implementation of a Learning Management System that made managing classes easier. He graduated Magna Cum Laude from NYU
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Katie KaplerEVP Product
An economics / journalism major at NYU (’07), Katie joined the team at Biz2Credit, a startup that connects small businesses with credit. Katie architected & managed the development of an online marketplace that connects businesses with lenders using a financial analysis algorithm. She developed the concept, hired & managed the dev team, and then conducted all marketing & partnership efforts. The company is Katie graduated Magna Cum Laude from NYU
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Evan FainDirector, BD
Evan Fain manages business development for CourseHorse, including both school acquisition and consumer marketing. Most recently, he led the local sales strategy team at Patch, a nationwide network of community news and information sites owned by AOL. Previously, he co-founded Deals For Deeds (since acquired by Recoup) and worked in management consulting in Washington, DC. Evan graduated Magna Cum Laude from UPENN.
Advisors
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Gunderson DettmerLawyerUnconfirmedEisner AmperAccountantUnconfirmed
Previous Investors
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NY AngelsUnconfirmedGolden SeedsUnconfirmedHarbor Road VenturesUnconfirmed
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