SEC Form 425 filed by Udemy Inc.

Filed by Coursera, Inc. (Commission File No. 001-40275) Pursuant to Rule 425 of the Securities Act of 1933 and deemed filed Pursuant to Rule 14a-12 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 Subject Company: Udemy, Inc. (Commission File No. 001-40956)

The following communication was posted on LinkedIn by Andrew Ng, the Chairman of the Board of Directors of Coursera, Inc. (“Coursera”), on December 17, 2025, in connection with the proposed combination of Coursera with Udemy, Inc. (“Udemy”):

This communication relates to a proposed business combination transaction (the “business combination”) between Coursera and Udemy. This communication contains forward-looking statements that involve substantial risks and uncertainties. Any statements contained in this communication that are not statements of historical facts may be deemed to be forward-looking statements. In some cases, you can identify forward-looking statements by terms such as: “accelerate,” “anticipate,” “believe,” “can,” “continue,” “could,” “demand,” “design,” “estimate,” “expand,” “expect,” “intend,” “may,” “might,” “mission,” “need,” “objective,” “ongoing,” “outlook,” “plan,” “potential,” “predict,” “project,” “should,” “target,” “will,” “would,” or the negative of these terms, or other comparable terminology intended to identify statements about the future. These forward-looking statements include, but are not limited to, statements regarding expected timing and benefits of the business combination and the outlook for Coursera’s and Udemy’s results of operations and financial condition (including potential synergies) following the business combination. It is uncertain whether any of the events anticipated by the forward-looking statements will transpire or occur, or if any of them do, what impact they will have on the results of operations and financial condition of the combined companies or the price of Coursera or Udemy stock. These forward-looking statements involve known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other factors that may cause actual results, levels of activity, performance, benefits or achievements to be materially different from the information expressed or implied by these forward-looking statements. These risks and uncertainties include, but are not limited to, the following: general economic, market or business conditions, including competition, risks related to online learning solutions and risks related to our AI innovations and AI generally; risks related to the business combination, including the effect of the announcement of the business combination on the ability of Coursera or Udemy to retain and hire key personnel and maintain relationships with customers, vendors and others with whom Coursera or Udemy do business, or on Coursera’s or Udemy’s operating results and business generally; risks that the business combination disrupts current plans and operations and the potential difficulties in attracting and retaining qualified personnel as a result of the business combination; the outcome of any legal proceedings related to the business combination; the ability of the parties to consummate the proposed transaction on a timely basis or at all; the satisfaction of the conditions precedent to consummation of the proposed transaction, including the ability to secure regulatory approvals on the terms expected, at all or in a timely manner; the ability to successfully integrate Coursera’s and Udemy’s operations and business on a timely basis or otherwise in accordance with the standards and obligations applicable to the combined company as a public benefit corporation and as a B Corp.; Coursera’s and Udemy’s ability to implement our plans, forecasts and other expectations with respect to the combined company’s business after the completion of the transaction and realize expected synergies and other benefits of the combination within the expected timeframe or at all; the amount of the costs, fees, expenses and charges related to the proposed combination; fluctuations in the prices of Coursera or Udemy stock; and potential business disruptions following the business combination. These risks, as well as other risks related to the proposed transaction, will be included in the registration statement on Form S-4 and joint proxy statement/prospectus that will be filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) in connection with the proposed transaction. While the risks presented here, and those to be presented in the registration statement on Form S-4, are considered representative, they should not be considered a complete statement of all potential risks and uncertainties. For additional information about other factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from those described in the forward-looking statements, please refer to Coursera’s and Udemy’s respective periodic reports and other filings with the SEC, including the risk factors identified in Coursera’s and Udemy’s most recent Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q, Coursera’s most recent Annual Report on Form 10-K (available online at https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1651562/000165156225000013/cour-20241231.htm) and Udemy’s most recent Annual Report on Form 10-K (available online at https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1607939/000160793925000011/udmy-20241231.htm), under the headings “Special Note Regarding Forward-Looking Statements” and “Risk Factors” in Part I, Item 1A (Annual Report) and in Part I, Item 2 and Part II, Item 1A (Quarterly Reports), all of which are available online on the SEC’s website at https://www.sec.gov. The forward-looking statements included in this communication are made only as of the date hereof, and are based on the current beliefs of Coursera and Udemy as well as assumptions made by and information currently available to them, which are subject to inherent uncertainties, risks and changes in circumstances that are difficult to predict. Neither Coursera nor Udemy undertakes any obligation to update any forward-looking statements to reflect subsequent events or circumstances, except to the extent required by law.

The information that can be accessed through hyperlinks or website addresses included in this communication is deemed not to be incorporated in or part of this communication.

Coursera, Udemy and certain of their respective directors and executive officers may be deemed to be participants in the solicitation of proxies in respect of the proposed transaction. Information about the directors and executive officers of Coursera, including a description of their direct or indirect interests, by security holdings or otherwise, is set forth in Coursera’s proxy statement for its 2025 Annual Meeting of Stockholders under the headings “Executive Officers,” “Compensation Discussion and Analysis,” “Executive Compensation Tables,” “CEO Pay Ratio,” “Pay Versus Performance,” “Non-Employee Director Compensation,” “Certain Relationships and Related Transactions” and “Security Ownership of Certain Beneficial Owners and Management,” which was filed with the SEC on March 31, 2025 and is available online at https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1651562/000165156225000026/cour-20250331.htm, and Coursera’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2024 under the headings “Item 10. Directors, Executive Officers and Corporate Governance,” “Item 11. Executive Compensation” and “Item 12. Security Ownership of Certain Beneficial Owners and Management and Related Stockholder Matters,” which was filed with the SEC on February 24, 2025 and is available online at https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1651562/000165156225000013/cour-20241231.htm. To the extent holdings of Coursera’s securities by its directors or executive officers have changed since the amounts set forth in Coursera’s definitive proxy statement for its 2025 Annual Meeting of Stockholders, such changes have been or will be reflected on Initial Statement of Beneficial Ownership of Securities on Form 3, Statement of Changes in Beneficial Ownership on Form 4 or Annual Statement of Changes in Beneficial Ownership on Form 5 filed with the SEC, which are available online at https://www.sec.gov/edgar/browse/?CIK=1651562&owner=exclude. Information about the directors and executive officers of Udemy, including a description of their direct or indirect interests, by security holdings or otherwise, is set forth in Udemy’s proxy statement for its 2025 Annual Meeting of Stockholders under the headings “Director Compensation,” “Our Executive Officers,” “Compensation Discussion and Analysis,” “Summary Compensation Table,” “Grants of Plan-Based Awards in 2024,” “Outstanding Equity Awards at 2024 Fiscal Year End,” “Related Person Transactions” and “Security Ownership of Certain Beneficial Owners and Management,” which was filed with the SEC on April 25, 2025 and is available online at https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1607939/000160793925000046/ude-20250422.htm, and Udemy’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2024 under the headings “Item 10. Directors, Executive Officers and Corporate Governance,” “Item 11. Executive Compensation” and “Item 12. Security Ownership of Certain Beneficial Owners and Management and Related Stockholder Matters”, which was filed with the SEC on February 19, 2025 and is available online at https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1607939/000160793925000011/udmy-20241231.htm. To the extent holdings of Udemy’s securities by its directors or executive officers have changed since the amounts set forth in Udemy’s definitive proxy statement for its 2025 Annual Meeting of Stockholders, such changes have been or will be reflected on Initial Statement of Beneficial Ownership of Securities on Form 3, Statement of Changes in Beneficial Ownership on Form 4, or Annual Statement of Changes in Beneficial Ownership on Form 5 filed with the SEC, which are available online at https://www.sec.gov/edgar/browse/?CIK=1607939&owner=exclude. Other information regarding the participants in the proxy solicitations and a description of their direct and indirect interests, by security holdings or otherwise, will be contained in the joint proxy statement/prospectus and other relevant materials to be filed with the SEC regarding the proposed transaction when such materials become available. Investors should read the joint proxy statement/prospectus carefully when it becomes available before making any voting or investment decisions. You may obtain free copies of these documents from Coursera or Udemy using the sources indicated above.

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