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title: 'OpenSesame unlocks $2 million in funding'
date: '2011-09-12T20:27:38-07:00'
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# OpenSesame unlocks $2 million in funding

Online learning company [OpenSesame](https://www.opensesame.com "OpenSesame") has found itself with a bit more tuition to spend.

You see, the Portland-based company just added to its Angel Oregon earnings, [rounding it to an even $2 million in funding](http://www.prweb.com/releases/2011/9/prweb8787165.htm "OpenSesame eLearning Marketplace Announces $2 Million Investment").

What are they going to do with the additional money? Continue pursuing their goal of [becoming the iTunes of elearning](https://www.opensesame.com/blog/new-funding-world’s-elearning-marketplace "New Funding for the World’s Elearning Marketplace").

> We have built a platform that makes it possible to research, preview, purchase, and deploy courses simply and instantly. Since our public launch in November 2010, the marketplace has quickly grown to more than 1,700 courses from more than 120 different course sellers.

> Our goal is to make it as easy to buy and sell elearning courses as it is to shop for songs on iTunes. We will use this funding to unlock elearning for buyers and sellers worldwide by accelerating growth of the OpenSesame platform, with more courses, more features and more people.

The two million dollars is comprised of money from Harmony Investments, Angel Oregon 2011 prize money, and additional investment from OpenSesame’s management team.

For more information, visit [OpenSesame](https://www.opensesame.com "OpenSesame"), read the [press release](http://www.prweb.com/releases/2011/9/prweb8787165.htm), or [read the OpenSesame blog post](https://www.opensesame.com/blog/new-funding-world’s-elearning-marketplace "New funding for the worlds elearning marketplace").