University of Pennyslvania and Caltech are in line for exits when Stanford’s online education spinout lists on the New York Stock Exchange.

Coursera, a US-based online education spinout of Stanford University, has filed for a $100m IPO.

Spun out of Stanford University in 2012, Coursera offers free and premium online classes from a broad range of subject matters. Users can also pursue full-fledged university degrees.

The company has not yet determined for what specific purposes it will use proceeds.

Coursera has raised some $443m in funding to date. Recruitment firm Seek contributed to a $130m series F round in July…

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Thierry Heles

Thierry Heles is the editor of Global University Venturing, host of the Beyond the Breakthrough interview podcast and responsible for the monthly GUV Gazette (sign up here for free).