Last deal

Amount

Non-equity Assistance

Stage

13.04.2021

Date

1

all rounds

date founded

Financing round

General

About Company
Alura Cursos Online offers technology courses.

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Also Known As

Alura

founded date

01.07.2013

Number of employees

Company Type

For Profit

Last funding type

Non-equity Assistance

IPO status

Private

Description

Alura Cursos Online is a provider of educational services that offers technology courses for students to improve their skills as technology professionals. The company was created by the founders of Caelum, who saw the need for online education due to distance and time constraints. Alura's mission is to create a collaborative learning environment where students can discuss, participate and enrich their knowledge. The company offers over 700 courses and a forum for doubts and discussions, focusing on the reality of the Brazilian market and providing updated and didactic courses. Alura is not just another class catalog, but a platform for learning technology that aims to make students feel part of a community of technology professionals who want to be better than they were yesterday.
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Financials

Funding Rounds
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Number of Funding Rounds

Their latest funding was raised on 13.04.2021. Their latest investor Google for Startups. Their latest round Non-equity Assistance

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Funding Round 
Investors 
Money Raised 
Lead 
Google for Startups

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Sector

Software and Computer Services

Subsector

Computer Services

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Mountain View, CA, USA

count Of Investments

1575

count Of Exists

41
Co-Investors
Investors
1
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Number of lead investors

1

Number of investors

Investor 
Lead 
Round 
Partners 
Yes
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Google for Startups

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Acquisitions
1
Acquiree Name 
Date 
Price 
Acquisition Name 
FIAP acquired by Alura Cursos Online

FIAP acquired by Alura Cursos Online

acquirer

Alura Cursos Online
Alura Cursos Online

date

18.08.2022

type

Acquisition
FIAP

FIAP

FIAP is a leading technology college in Brazil that offers a range of undergraduate, graduate, and short courses both online and offline.

Sector

Consumer Services

Subsector

Education Services

Location

São Paulo, State of São Paulo, Brazil

People

Founders
2
Guilherme Silveira
Guilherme Silveira

Guilherme Silveira

current job

Grupo Alura
Grupo Alura

organization founded

2

Guilherme Silveira

Paulo Silveira
Paulo Silveira

Paulo Silveira

CEO and founder at Caelum Alura

current job

Caelum
Caelum

count Of Investments

10

Paulo Silveira

Employee Profiles
4

Diogo Mascarenhas

Instrutor

Guilherme Silveira

Guilherme Silveira

Chief Education Officer, Founder

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