CourseHorse @coursehorse

Startup, New York, NY – 11-50 employees

CourseHorse is the first marketplace that helps people discover, compare & enroll in trusted local classes, ranging from casual classes like cooking, art or Spanish to professional programs like social media marketing, coding, or writing. We partner with the high quality providers of these classes and earn a commission every time a student books a seat.

- Revenue continually growing 400% per year
- On pace to do $7 million in revenue this year as a team of 12 people
- 1,500 class providers, including major universities like Columbia, Fordham, New School, CUNY
- 50,000 classes in NY, LA & CHI
- Over a dozen major publisher partnerships (Timeout NY, Village Voice, Serious Eats, etc.)

September 201140,000 3,600,000 yearly run rate800 $80 Billion market, based on data from GSV EDU.

Class-taker Stats:
- $3.5 Million run rate in total course sales, growing 7X per year

School Users Stats:
- 800+ active school users, paying 20-40% commission per enrollment
- 40,000+ classes ($75M sellable inventory)
- Major Universities include Columba, FIT, CUNY
- Major Non-profits include MOMA, NY Botanical Garden, 92nd Street Y
- Major Businesses include General Assembly, Mediabistro, Institute of Culinary Education

All accomplished with no marketing spend. Traffic:
- 130K Visits / Mo
- Sources include SEO, PR, Social, Direct & Partnerships
- Partners include TimeOut NY, The Village Voice, Serious Eats, and a dozen more

Social / Loyalty:
- 30% of purchases are with a friend
- 44% repurchase rate
- < 1% School user attrition