The Skills is an online education platform that focuses exclusively on courses taught by icons of professional sport. It offers marquee courses from athletes including Maria Sharapova, Larry Fitzgerald, Kerri Walsh Jennings, Shaun White, Michael Phelps and Megan Rapinoe. Each Marquee Course contains 20+ sessions and 100+ total minutes of video; subscription memberships range from $69.00 to $149.00 and single courses are also offered. The company announced new courses from Michael Phelps (available mid‑December) and Megan Rapinoe (scheduled for January 2021). The Skills says it provides technical sports instruction alongside life lessons and practical guidance for succeeding in any pursuit. The company plans to use the recent financing to create new content and expand its course offerings.

Total raised

$5M

Funding rounds

1

Latest round

Seed

Latest activity

Dec 2020