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Co-founding MasterClass in 2015, Rasmussen helped build a $2.75 billion platform that created an entirely new education category — cinematic-quality courses taught by Gordon Ramsay, Serena Williams, and 180-plus world-class instructors reaching millions of subscribers.
Aaron Rasmussen co-founded MasterClass in 2015 with David Rogier, creating a category of cinematic online courses taught by experts including Gordon Ramsay, Serena Williams, Martin Scorsese, and over 180 other instructors.
The platform reached millions of subscribers and was valued at roughly $2.75 billion. A U.S. Army veteran injured in Afghanistan, Rasmussen drew on a background in game design and interactive media to shape MasterClass's video-first approach.
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