Universities-backed online education provider Coursera is reportedly valued at $800m after closing a series D round that will support its new enterprise-focused product.

Coursera, the US-based online education provider that counts higher education network Laureate Education as a backer, completed a $64m series D round on Wednesday that, company sources told TechCrunch, valued it at about $800m.

GSV Asset Management, New Enterprise Associates (NEA), Kleiner Perkins Caufield Byers (KPCB) and Learn Capital took part in the round as existing investors and were joined by the Lampert Foundation, which donates money on behalf of Sears CEO Edward Lampert and his wife Kinga.

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