Tuesday, April 12, 2022

Studio Scores $50M For Creative Classes

Los Angeles-based Studio, which operates an online service which lets people take classes to bolster their creative skills, says it has raised $50M in a Series B funding. The company--which was previously known as Monthly--said the funding was led by Human Capital, and also included Forerunner Ventures, Greenoaks Capital, Floodgate, WndrCo (the investment firm of Jeffrey Katzenberg) plus Airbnb co-founder Joe Gebbia, LinkedIn Chairman Jeff Weiner, Instagram co-founder Mike Krieger, StitchFix founder Katrina Lake, and others. The company offers up 30-day classes which are taught by such celebrities as Charlie Puth, Christina Tosi (Milk Bar), Casey Neistat (Youtuber, filmmaker), Pasek & Paul (Broadway), Kygo (EDM music), and others. Studio is led by co-foudner and CEO Max Deutsch. More information »