Empowering the Global Workforce with Skills for the AI Era
Highly Compelling Strategic and Financial Rationale
Greater Value, Impact, and Choice
Highly complementary Consumer and Enterprise segment strengths in skills, workforce training, and career advancement to deliver greater value to millions of learners and thousands of enterprise, university, and government customers, better positioning the combined company at a critical inflection point to address the rapidly evolving global talent transformation market.
Leading Platform Capabilities
Establishes a comprehensive ecosystem of world-class instructors, encompassing faculty at leading universities, industry leaders, and global subject matter experts, while equipping them with AI-enhanced tools, data-driven insights, and expanded distribution to create more engaging, personalized, and dynamic learning experiences at unprecedented scale, breadth, and agility.
Accelerated AI-Native Innovation
Leverages shared product, data, and technology investments to deliver verified skills, from discovery to mastery, that improve both career and business outcomes.
Enhanced Global Reach and Market Opportunities
Expands access to affordable, high-quality education through improved ability to attract, retain, and serve both individuals and enterprises worldwide with combined go-to-market capabilities, localization initiatives, and highly complementary strengths in core segments.
Stronger Long-Term Financial Profile
Generates meaningful operating efficiencies, including anticipated annual run-rate cost synergies of $115 million within 24 months of closing, and enhances capacity for sustained investment in AI-driven platform innovation, rapid product development, and durable growth initiatives.
AI is Redefining Skills, Expectations, and Our Market Opportunity
of key skills will change in the next 5 years.
(World Economic Forum, Future of Jobs Report, Jan. 2025)
of learners come to Coursera to transform their career as gaining skills for career advancement is the #1 motivation.
(2025 Edition of Coursera's Learner Outcomes Report)
of employers plan to prioritize upskilling their workforce over the next 5 years
(World Economic Forum, Future of Jobs Report, Jan. 2025)
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