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Coursera was launched in 2012 by Andrew Ng and Daphne Koller with a mission to provide universal access to world-class learning. Today, it is one of the largest online learning platforms in the world, with 197 million registered learners as of December 31, 2025. Coursera partners with over 375 leading university and industry partners to offer a broad catalog of content and credentials, including courses, Specializations, Professional Certificates, and degrees. Coursera’s platform innovations — including generative AI-powered features like Coach, Role Play, and Course Builder, and role-based solutions like Skills Tracks — enable instructors, partners, and companies to deliver scalable, personalized, and verified learning. Institutions worldwide rely on Coursera to upskill and reskill their employees, students, and citizens in high-demand fields such as GenAI, data science, technology, and business, while learners globally turn to Coursera to master the skills they need to advance their careers. Coursera is a Delaware public benefit corporation and a B Corp.

edX is the online learning platform that readies you, your teams, and your organization for every career moment. With thousands of job-relevant courses and programs at every price point, edX helps you build the skills to stay on top of your industry — and the momentum to meet your most ambitious goals. Start learning from hundreds of exceptional partners — including Harvard, MIT, Amazon, and Google — and get instant access to career resources at edX.org.

Parchment, an Instructure Company, believes credentials matter in the lifelong journey of a learner. Our comprehensive credential management platform helps learners, academic institutions, and employers request, verify, and share transcripts and other credentials as well as support course sharing, transfer articulation, and dual enrollment by facilitating the translation of credentials into credits. The powerful network created — millions of learners, over 13K districts, university registrar offices, institutions in 5 non-U.S. countries, state education agencies, and receivers (including university admissions and employers) — has enabled the seamless exchange and transfer of transcripts, diplomas, certificates, comprehensive learner records (CLRs), and other credentials globally. About Instructure Instructure (NYSE: INST) is an education technology company dedicated to elevating student success, amplifying the power of teaching, and inspiring everyone to learn together. Today the Instructure Learning Platform supports tens of millions of educators and learners around the world. Learn more at www.instructure.com.