Despite assurances of sustained instructor earnings, Udemy’s policy changes delivered a $30 million pay cut, sacrificing creator income to bolster its stock value.

Class Central analysis shows how DeepLearning.AI is set to join the $100M club on Coursera, based on SEC disclosures of related-party transactions.

Source: Udemy Investors page The merger is complete. That too, months before its second-half 2026 target. After three failed attempts and five months of regulatory and shareholder review, Coursera and Udemy have finally combined. Now comes the restructuring, the platform integration, and some unanswered leadership questions. The all-stock deal was first announced on December 17, 2025, and approved by stockholders on April 9, 2026. Each Udemy share was exchanged for 0.8 shares of Coursera. Udemy

TL;DR  On the surface, Miro acquired an online learning platform. In reality, it acquired two founders, three AI products, and a team that shipped five products in nine months. Reforge Learning stays as a standalone brand. But its Insights, Research, and Build solutions integrate into Miro’s platform. Brian Balfour joins as Chief Growth Officer and Tom Willerer as Chief Strategy Officer.   When I first read that Miro acquired Reforge, I presumed Miro wanted to get into edtech. After all, M