INSUBCONTINENT EXCLUSIVE:
Outlier.org, a startup that allows students to take online classes for college credit, is announcing that it has raised $11.7 million in
Series A funding.GSV Ventures led the round, with participation from Harrison Metal, Tectonic Capital and Jackson Square Ventures
If you add this round to previously undisclosed seed funding led by Harrison Metal, Outlier has now raised a total of $16 million.As part of
popularize online learning as co-founder and creative director at MasterClass
When Outlier launched last year, Rasmussen told me his goal is to address the growing cost of higher education by offering a more affordable
alternative.The alternative takes the form of entry-level college classes, starting with Calculus I and Introduction to Psychology, which
are taught by professors and other instructors from institutions like Yale, MIT, Columbia and Cornell
And if you pass, you get transferable college credits from the University of Pittsburgh.The startup held its first classes during the fall
intro-level courses and expanding to accommodate more students and more experts in their fields who can provide top-quality education at a
