Teachable
By Teachable, Inc.
Teachable is a leading no-code platform that empowers creators—educators, coaches, experts—to build and sell online courses, memberships, coaching programs, and downloads. It focuses on giving creators full control of branding, monetization, and student experience
Founded in 2013 by Ankur Nagpal (initially named Fedora), rebranded to Teachable in 2015 after raising a $1M seed.
Quickly scaled: by 2017, over 3 million students and 20,000 courses delivered by 7,500 instructors.
Raised $1M seed (2014), $4M Series A in 2017 (valued at $134M)
Acquired by Hotmart in 2020 for approximately $250M.
Core platform: Drag‑and‑drop course creation, video uploads, quizzes, certificates, drip content, coaching modules, and downloads.
E‑commerce tools: Payment gateways, coupons, upsells, order bumps, abandoned cart recovery, buy-now-pay-later, and affiliate referrals.
AI Hub: Curriculum generator, quiz generator, summary writing, subtitles, translations, and lesson assistants.
App Hub: Integrations with GA4, AWeber, TikTok Pixel, Calendly, and more to support creator workflows.
2023: Released 30+ feature updates, including Memberships, AI Hub, App Hub, Gifting, BNPL, Abandoned Cart, Creator Referrals, enhanced ecommerce tools, curriculum & lesson editors, drip content, and improved digital download support.
Remote-friendly with a New York–based (and hybrid) team of ~50–200 employees. Develops high DEI focus and employee resource groups (e.g., LGBTQ+, Womxn of Teachable).
Millions served: Over 46 million students and tens of thousands of creator-educators.
Instructors collectively earned ~$500M to date, half of which was in the last year pre-acquisition.
