Udemy
To improve lives through learning by providing flexible, effective skill development to individuals and organizations worldwide.
At a Glance
- Individual Lifelong Learners
- Small and Medium Businesses
- Global Enterprises
- Government Agencies
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AI Tools by Udemy
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Udemy Generative AI Courses
Generative AI Online Courses
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Products & Services
A vast consumer marketplace for individual course purchases across professional and personal topics.
Enterprise-grade learning platform offering a curated collection of top courses, analytics, and LMS integrations.
A consumer subscription plan providing unlimited access to thousands of top-rated courses.
Market Position
Udemy differentiates itself through its vast practitioner-led marketplace model, offering speed-to-market for trending technical skills (e.g., Generative AI) that academic-led platforms often lack.
Leadership
Founders
Eren Bali
Co-founder and former CEO. A software engineer from Malatya, Turkey, who built a live virtual classroom prototype in 2007 before moving to Silicon Valley to start Udemy.
Gagan Biyani
Co-founder. Previously worked in marketing at Lyft. He later co-founded Sprig and Maven.
Oktay Caglar
Co-founder. A software engineer who co-created the initial virtual classroom tool with Eren Bali in Turkey before relocating to the US.
Executive Team
Hugo Sarrazin
Chief Executive Officer
Former President & CPTO at UKG; Senior Partner at McKinsey & Company for 26 years; Board member at Spencer Stuart.
Sarah Blanchard
Chief Financial Officer
Former CFO/COO of Omada Health and CFO of CoreOS.
Board of Directors
Founding Story
Eren Bali built a live virtual classroom prototype in Turkey in 2007. After moving to Silicon Valley, he co-founded Udemy in 2010 with Gagan Biyani and Oktay Caglar. The trio was rejected by dozens of investors before finally securing seed funding to launch their marketplace model.
Business Model
Revenue Model
Multi-faceted: Revenue sharing with marketplace instructors, tiered subscriptions for individual learners (Personal Plan), and annual licensing for enterprise customers (Udemy Business).
Pricing Tiers
One-time purchase for lifetime access to specific courses.
Subscription for individuals providing access to 11,000+ top-rated courses.
Designed for teams of 5-20 users; includes access to 14,000+ courses.
For 21+ users; includes advanced features like SSO, SCIM, and custom content.
Target Markets
- Individual Lifelong Learners
- Small and Medium Businesses
- Global Enterprises
- Government Agencies
- Non-profit Organizations
- Corporate upskilling
- Professional certification prep
- Career transitions
- Personal hobbyist learning
- Workforce development for governments
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