Exciting news!

[GreggC]

Udemy Instructors, 

As you may have already read, we’re sharing some great news today. Benesse, our long-time strategic partner in Japan, is investing $50 million in Udemy with a valuation of $2 billion. This investment demonstrates Benesse’s confidence in us and our work together and offers an exciting opportunity for us to further invest in scaling Udemy around the world.

I believe we’re still in the earliest days of realizing the potential of learning online, and I’m incredibly optimistic about our shared future. Together, we’re partners in bringing the world’s expertise to millions of students around the world and enabling people everywhere to progress in their professions and their passions.

We’re grateful that each of you made the decision to teach on Udemy, and we’re eager to move even more boldly to help share your knowledge with the world and improve lives through learning.

Cheers to our continued partnership, 

Gregg

[StephaneMaarek]

Congrats Udemy team & Gregg, that's an amazing achievement and a great valuation. 

I can't wait to see the accelerated growth in Udemy's team! 

Any pointers as to where that money will be spent? Engineering? UFB? Marketing? New revenue avenues?

[EmilyH]

Hi @StephaneMaarek — We plan on further investing in markets around the world, deepening our learning offerings for both consumers and the enterprise, and expanding our San Francisco headquarters as well as growing offices in Denver, Colorado; Dublin, Ireland; Gurgaon, India; São Paulo, Brazil; and Ankara, Turkey.

[GuhaRajanM]

Congratulation, Team Udemy.

Welcome to India, I am sure it has huge potential for online learning considering its market size.

My best wishes!

[JohnBura]

That's Great News! @EmilyH How many employees are going to be at each location?

[EngineerSpock · Accepted solution]

I'm a top instructor in the Russian-speaking marketplace which is actively developing nowadays. I was thinking for some time about the possibility to build some kind of an instructor's community here in Moscow, Russia. That could help to grow the Russian-speaking market even quicker. That would be super cool if someday Udemy had opened another office in Moscow))) I would also be proud of being one of Udemy's team members. Is there any kind of option to collaborate with Udemy in this field?

[KaziHarun682]

Hi! @EngineerSpock 

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Congratulations for your plans!!! 

🌹🌹🌹🌹

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[KaziHarun682]

Hi! @EmilyH 

I am Kazi Harun-or-Rashid from Bangladesh 🇧🇩. I hope that you are very well. Welcome to you and Udemy Community!!! 🌹🌹🌹🌹

However! I think that all the best mindfulness for meditation to you and your plans. Go ahead!!! Move ahead!!!

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[JohnBura]

Great news. We're looking forward to produce more courses. 

[ScottDuffy]

Congrats Team Udemy!

Looking forward to more innovations in the learning tools available to students with this money. 

[JasonDion]

Congratulations, Team Udemy! That is an amazing valuation, and I really loved the part of the article where they bring up that Udemy has already paid out over $350 million to its instructors since launch.

Keep up the great work!
Jason Dion

[Thor]

That is excellent news, both the investment, the partnership, and the valuation. 

Excited to see what this and the general Udemy evolvement leads to.

[JohnBura]

Great news. We're looking forward to producing more courses. 

[RosannaBonc012]

Hi Gregg

This is Good News!

Japan investing so much means a lot. Udemy's trusting will surely be highlighted worldwide. I'm more than grateful to be part of this Community and happy to share my knowledge around the world.

Be on track!

Rosanna Bonc012

[adolvex]

Congrats Udemy team and let's grow together! Have you consider Buenos Aires for an office?

[ElianaC]

Hi @adolvex Currently we have no plans to open a Buenos Aires office at this time.

[JulianJenki396]

Well done Gregg and the Udemy team I look forward to seeing the fruits of this investment. Lets grow together x

[RukqMan556]

Plenty congrats for you and us all, I read about this on google today this is really good news..thank you for allowing us the opportunity to give out value .. 

[arindamxs]

Great news. Congratulations Udemy team. 

[Maram_Shtaya]

Congratulations Udemy Team....We really so proud of that achievement!!!!

[GrahamNicholls]

Wow, that's awesome!

Congratulations to the whole team, the work you have done so far has come to fruition and it's just the beginning I'm certain.

Looking forward to the future of online learning with Udemy :-)

[sadashiv-sawant]

Wow, great news! Congratulations udemy team! I am eager to know about the expansion in India.

[KaziHarun682]

Hi Dear, 

I'm Kazi Harun-or-Rashid from Bangladesh 🇧🇩.Congratulations to you and Udemy Community!!! 🌹🌹🌹🌹💞💞💞💞

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[Muslim-Helalee]

That's really great.

Cheers

[SharonRamel]

Great work @GreggC and team Udemy

[KaziHarun682]

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[SharonRamel]

All the best to you @KaziHarun682 , enjoy being here living and creating on Udemy

[_lutfor]

Kazi Harun-or-Rashid vai, I'm from Bangladesh. Can you please help me in submitting tax form? I'm really strugling with it. Please help me.

[MdJahangirAlam]

I think I can help you. I have submitted the form again and now only 10% withholding tax showing in my account.

[KaziHarun682 · Accepted solution]

Hi! @_lutfor 

I hope that you are well. Welcome to you and Udemy Community!!! 🌹🌹🌹🌹

You may be contacted with @MdJahangirAlam. 

Thanks for your contact!!! 🌹🌹🌹🌹

[RosannaBonc012]

We support all Udemy the best Community for my Upcoming Training on Awareness.How to Reach a Goal!

Rosanna

[KaziHarun682]

Hi! @RosannaBonc012 

I hope that you are very well. Welcome to you and Udemy Community!!! 🌹🌹🌹🌹

Thanks for your like!!! 🌹🌹🌹🌹

[RosannaBonc012]

Welcome Kazi Harun-or-Rashid!

and have a good journey too🙏🎼🌸

[Emulas]

Thanks! Happy to hear that!

[SirK]

Wow, this is great! Congratulations!

[KaziHarun682]

Hi! I am Kazi Harun-or-Rashid from Bangladesh 🇧🇩. I hope that you are very well. Welcome to you and Udemy Community!!! 🌹🌹🌹🌹

Congratulations for reply!!! 

Thanks!!! 🌹🌹🌹🌹

[BusinessWorld]

OH ! So that's why you have imposed 30 percent withholding tax on Non US citizens

[Thor]

How does this comment even make sense?

See my reply in your other thread. 

[LaurenKinghorn]

Wow, amazing news!

[KaziHarun682]

Hi! @LaurenKinghorn,

 I am Kazi Harun-or-Rashid from Bangladesh 🇧🇩. I hope that you are well. Welcome to you and Udemy Community!!! 🌹🌹🌹🌹

Go ahead!!!  Move ahead!!! Thanks for reply!!! 🌹🌹🌹🌹

[RachmadRofik20 · Accepted solution]

Awesome. Best of the best learning course marketplace.

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@GreggC wrote:

Udemy Instructors, 

As you may have already read, we’re sharing some great news today. Benesse, our long-time strategic partner in Japan, is investing $50 million in Udemy with a valuation of $2 billion. This investment demonstrates Benesse’s confidence in us and our work together and offers an exciting opportunity for us to further invest in scaling Udemy around the world.

I believe we’re still in the earliest days of realizing the potential of learning online, and I’m incredibly optimistic about our shared future. Together, we’re partners in bringing the world’s expertise to millions of students around the world and enabling people everywhere to progress in their professions and their passions.

We’re grateful that each of you made the decision to teach on Udemy, and we’re eager to move even more boldly to help share your knowledge with the world and improve lives through learning.

Cheers to our continued partnership, 

Gregg

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[Unaturalhair]

Wow, I hope that isnt halted  by the pandemic

 Congrats!!!

[Myusufe]

Nice job, Udemy team!

[AdeelaZahid1214]

Great news! 👍👏

[KaziHarun682]

Hi! @AdeelaZahid1214 

I hope that you are very well. Welcome to you and Udemy Community!!! 🌹🌹🌹🌹

Thanks for your post!!! 🌹🌹🌹🌹

[ChrisMartins]

Congratulations ! This is amazing news. 
After publishing my first 2 courses a few years ago, I've been planning a number of new courses to be released in 2020, starting next week. To say this is motivating would be a vast understatement. 

2020... sounds like 20 is the magic number, so let's see if I can release anything close to that number of courses in the remaining 10 months of the year. Most of the courses are already scripted and they follow a common model, so 10 is definitely doable, but I'm going to try to push the enveloppe here. So let's get busy. 

[Andrzej_Pach]

Wonderful to hear about that. Mostly not about the amount of money, but about finding and building trust between strong and global partners. Godo job Gregg and the entire Udemy team!

[Sandor_Kende]

I like it also grat for it. I am pride  of working with you have  developed and lbuilt an excellent team.

[MascheriaGP632]

Thank you it is an honor to be apart of the Udemy family

[KKalantzi]

Congrats!!!