MasterClass

For other uses, see Master class (disambiguation).

MasterClass
Type of site
Private
FoundedOctober 2014; 10 years ago (2014-10) (as Yanka Industries)
HeadquartersSan Francisco, California, U.S.
Founder(s)
Key peopleDavid Rogier (CEO)[1]
Valen Tong (CFO)
David Schriber (CMO)[2]
Len Amato (CCO)[3]
IndustryOnline education
Employees480 (2022)[4]
URLmasterclass.com

Yanka Industries, Inc., doing business as MasterClass, is an American online education subscription platform on which students can access tutorials and lectures pre-recorded by experts in various fields. The concept for MasterClass was conceived by David Rogier and developed with Aaron Rasmussen.[5]

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  2. ^ Nevins, Jake (May 25, 2020). "It's the Year 2120. MasterClass Is the Only School Left". The New York Times.
  3. ^ Goldberg, Lesley (January 18, 2022). "Former HBO Exec Len Amato Set as Content Chief at MasterClass". The Hollywood Reporter.
  4. ^ Cite error: The named reference layoff was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  5. ^ Loizos, Connie (February 23, 2016). "MasterClass Raises $15 Million For Online Classes Taught By Celebrities". TechCrunch. Archived from the original on September 29, 2020. Retrieved December 27, 2017.