Udemy
Open course marketplace adding AI study aids
We publish a full Four-Mismatches fit assessment for the student-facing exam tools first. For this one, the facts below are what we have verified — run the Four Mismatches Test on it yourself for your own students.
Independence: Addestra builds learning products too (MathsTutor, TinkerWell). We never review or score our own, and no tool pays to be listed or to rank higher — how we assess fit.
What it does
What the AI actually does — ML-driven course recommendations and, more recently, an AI assistant and skills mapping — a bolt-on rather than an AI-native core.
Why it was built — An open marketplace where anyone can teach or take a course on almost any skill.
Who built it
- Company
- Udemy, Inc.
- Founders
- Eren Bali · Oktay Caglar · Gagan Biyani
- HQ / origin
- San Francisco, USA (precursor built in Turkey)
- Founded
- 2010
- Model
- B2C / B2B
- Languages
- Multiple
- Pricing
- Marketplace (per-course) + Udemy Business
We record durable facts only — no funding-raised or user-count figures. Unverified fields are marked [TBD] rather than guessed.
Where it sits
Udemy is on the EdTech AI 100 map, in higher-ed, skilling & professional, built in United States.