Course Hero, edtech unicorn last valued at $3.6 billion, conducts layoffs

Course Hero, edtech unicorn last valued at $3.6 billion, conducts layoffs

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https://techcrunch.com/2023/03/16/course-hero-edtech-unicorn-last-valued-at-3-6-billion-conducts-layoffs/

Course Hero, a tutoring business last valued by investors at $3.6 billion, has cut 15% of staff, or 42 people – its first round of layoffs in 17 years, TechCrunch has learned from numerous sources.

The workforce reduction comes after Course Hero itself, a rare edtech unicorn, saw co-founder Andrew Grauer leave his post as chief executive four months ago. He was succeeded by John Peacock, who was formerly the VP of product at the company. The layoff appears to be one of the new CEO’s first significant changes to the business since taking over. Peacock sent an email to staff this week explaining the changes.