Maven, a platform for cohort-based courses created by the founders of Udemy, altMBA, and Socratic, today announced $20 million in Series A funding led by Andreessen Horowitz.

Maven is a new platform for cohort-based courses created by the founders of Udemy, altMBA, and Socratic. Inspired by the simplicity and power of tools like Shopify and Substack, Maven is building a platform that enables the best creators in the world, including Li Jin, Lenny Rachitsky, and Sahil Lavingia, to build the most engaging and interactive courses. These cohort-based courses, where students learn together at the same time, deliver more impact and higher completion rates for students than typical online learning, while also providing significant income for instructors.