MasterClass

MasterClass
Type of site	Private
Founded	October 2014 (as Yanka Industries)
Headquarters	San Francisco, California, U.S.
Founder(s)	David Rogier; Aaron Rasmussen;
Key people	David Rogier (CEO); Valen Tong (CFO); David Schriber (CMO); Len Amato (CCO)
Industry	Online education
Employees	480 (2022)
URL	masterclass.com

Yanka Industries, Inc., doing business as MasterClass, is an American online education subscription platform on which students can access tutorials and lectures pre-recorded by experts in various fields.

The concept for MasterClass was conceived by David Rogier and developed with Aaron Rasmussen.^[5]

^ "MasterClass, the education platform featuring all-star instructors, will soon teach you how to run for office, too – TechCrunch". TechCrunch – Startup and Technology News. October 3, 2018. Archived from the original on May 23, 2019. Retrieved May 23, 2019.
^ Nevins, Jake (May 25, 2020). "It's the Year 2120. MasterClass Is the Only School Left". The New York Times.
^ Goldberg, Lesley (January 18, 2022). "Former HBO Exec Len Amato Set as Content Chief at MasterClass". The Hollywood Reporter.
^ Cite error: The named reference layoff was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
^ Loizos, Connie (February 23, 2016). "MasterClass Raises $15 Million For Online Classes Taught By Celebrities". TechCrunch. Archived from the original on September 29, 2020. Retrieved December 27, 2017.

[TechCrunch_–_Startup_and_Technology_News_2018-1] "MasterClass, the education platform featuring all-star instructors, will soon teach you how to run for office, too – TechCrunch". TechCrunch – Startup and Technology News. October 3, 2018. Archived from the original on May 23, 2019. Retrieved May 23, 2019.

[New_York_Times_-_only_school_left-2] Nevins, Jake (May 25, 2020). "It's the Year 2120. MasterClass Is the Only School Left". The New York Times.

[Hollywood_Reporter-CCO_Len_Amato-3] Goldberg, Lesley (January 18, 2022). "Former HBO Exec Len Amato Set as Content Chief at MasterClass". The Hollywood Reporter.

[layoff-4] Cite error: The named reference layoff was invoked but never defined (see the help page).

[5] Loizos, Connie (February 23, 2016). "MasterClass Raises $15 Million For Online Classes Taught By Celebrities". TechCrunch. Archived from the original on September 29, 2020. Retrieved December 27, 2017.

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