ExecOnline targets executive learning with $16m funding round
Edtech start-up ExecOnline has successfully raised $16m in series B funding, with input from Osage Partners, NewSpring Capital, Kaplan Ventures and New Atlantic Ventures. ExecOnline works with business schools to offer further education opportunities to executives at leading firms. The company offers an interactive online learning environment to its school partners, giving them the tools to create educational programmes. The funding will be used to extend its market position and implement further sales and marketing efforts.
ExecOnline announced it has secured $16 million in Series B financing. NewSpring Capital, Osage Partners, New Atlantic Ventures, and Kaplan Ventures participated in the funding.



ExecOnline partners with elite business schools to enable executives at the world’s largest companies to master and apply critical insights and practical solutions. The company’s goal is to break the compromise between cost and quality through a dynamic and interactive online learning environment that scales across the enterprise and fosters collaborative skill-building. ExecOnline provides school partners with everything they need to develop successful online executive education programs, including a customizable learning management system, online instructional design, and full sales and marketing capabilities.



In its announcement, ExecOnline said proceeds from the round will be used to extend its market leadership through expanded sales and marketing capabilities and to grow its suite of enterprise-focused online leadership development offerings.