Location New York, New York, United States Regions Greater New York Area, East Coast, Northeastern US Gender Female
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Katie Kapler is the co-founder of CourseHorse, the leading marketplace that helps people discover and enroll in trusted local classes, which she launched in 2010. Named one of Forbes' “Top 100 Promising Companies in America,” CourseHorse works with more than 1,500 class providers in New York City, Los Angeles, and Chicago, offering 70,000
classes to 200,000 members. She is based in the company’s headquarters in downtown Manhattan.
A sought-after thought leader in the continuing-education and start-up communities, Katie has been featured in the Chicago Tribune, Business Insider, Forbes, TechCrunch, Crain’s New York Business, and The Next Web. Prior to CourseHorse, in 2007, Katie joined the founding team for Biz2Credit, an online marketplace for small-business funding, which has generated $1.2 billion for thousands of U.S. companies. During her three-year tenure as Director of Online Strategy, she established the user experience, spearheaded all marketing and partnership efforts, and hired and managed the development team.
Katie holds a B.S. in economics and journalism from New York University, graduating magna cum laude. She lives in the East Village and spends her time running along the East River, accompanying her dog, Ollie, to the park, and fully utilizing her job’s perks by taking every class known to mankind, within a 10-mile radius.
