<p>Online education provider Coursera Inc on Friday filed for a stock market listing with U.S. regulators, revealing a surge in revenue from a boost to business due to the disruption caused by the Covid-19 pandemic.</p>.<p>Revenue rose 59 per cent to $293.5 million for the year ended Dec. 31, 2020, the company said in a filing. </p>.<p>Coursera offers courses such as machine learning, cloud computing and language learning, with its platform used by more than 3,700 colleges and universities, according to the company's website.</p>.<p>It launched "Coursera for Campus" in response to the pandemic to help educational institutions offer courses to stuck-at-home students.</p>.<p>Online learning platforms also benefited as retrenched employees took online courses to rotate into new careers.</p>.<p>Mountain View, California-based Coursera was founded in 2012 and its investors include venture capital firm GSV Capital and Kleiner Perkins.</p>.<p>The company raised $130 million in funding in July, bringing its cash balance to more than $300 million.</p>.<p>Other online learning portals such as Nerdy Inc and Skillsoft chose to go public through deals with blank-check firms as well.</p>.<p>Coursera's net loss widened to $66.8 million for the year ended Dec. 31, from a $46.7 million loss a year earlier.</p>.<p>Morgan Stanley, Goldman Sachs and Citigroup are among the underwriters for the education technology company's offering. </p>
<p>Online education provider Coursera Inc on Friday filed for a stock market listing with U.S. regulators, revealing a surge in revenue from a boost to business due to the disruption caused by the Covid-19 pandemic.</p>.<p>Revenue rose 59 per cent to $293.5 million for the year ended Dec. 31, 2020, the company said in a filing. </p>.<p>Coursera offers courses such as machine learning, cloud computing and language learning, with its platform used by more than 3,700 colleges and universities, according to the company's website.</p>.<p>It launched "Coursera for Campus" in response to the pandemic to help educational institutions offer courses to stuck-at-home students.</p>.<p>Online learning platforms also benefited as retrenched employees took online courses to rotate into new careers.</p>.<p>Mountain View, California-based Coursera was founded in 2012 and its investors include venture capital firm GSV Capital and Kleiner Perkins.</p>.<p>The company raised $130 million in funding in July, bringing its cash balance to more than $300 million.</p>.<p>Other online learning portals such as Nerdy Inc and Skillsoft chose to go public through deals with blank-check firms as well.</p>.<p>Coursera's net loss widened to $66.8 million for the year ended Dec. 31, from a $46.7 million loss a year earlier.</p>.<p>Morgan Stanley, Goldman Sachs and Citigroup are among the underwriters for the education technology company's offering. </p>