OpenClassrooms

What OpenClassrooms does

OpenClassrooms is a Paris-based private online education platform founded in 2013, operating as a fully online provider of career-oriented learning programs and degree-equivalent credentials. The company serves a community of more than 2 million members, with a core paying cohort of approximately 43,000 career-advancing learners pursuing structured programs aligned to workforce outcomes. Its product surface centers on job-oriented curricula covering in-demand professional skills, delivered as fully online degrees and certificates accessible to individual learners as well as to enterprise clients through workforce upskilling partnerships.

The company operates with a leadership team led by co-founders Pierre Dubuc (CEO) and Mathieu Nebra (CPO), supported by a CRO, CTO, VP Enterprise Business, Global Customer Success Director, and a non-executive director. OpenClassrooms has raised approximately $149.7 million in cumulative equity funding across five rounds from 2012 to 2021, with investors including Alven, Bpifrance, Citizen Capital, General Atlantic, Chan Zuckerberg Initiative, GSV Ventures, Salesforce Ventures, and Lumos Capital Group. The most recent disclosed round was an $80 million Series C in April 2021 led by Lumos Capital Group. Salesforce Ventures' participation reflects the company's positioning within a broader $350 million Salesforce commitment to French AI and technology startups.

The business model combines direct-to-consumer enrollment by individual learners with an emerging B2B enterprise workforce development offering, as indicated by dedicated enterprise sales and customer success leadership. OpenClassrooms operates within the global EdTech market projected to reach $907.7 billion by 2034, and the broader online learning platforms market expected to reach $640.12 billion by 2030 at a 12.8% CAGR. Pricing details, public revenue figures, and specific product feature disclosures are not publicly available in the source material.

Name

OpenClassrooms

Legal name

OpenClassrooms

Website

https://openclassrooms.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2013

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

251–500 employees

Short description

OpenClassrooms is a Paris-based online education platform founded in 2013 offering fully online degrees and job-oriented training to over 2 million members, with a paying cohort of around 43,000 career-advancing learners and an emerging enterprise workforce upskilling business.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Online Education / E-Learning

NAICS

Business Schools and Computer and Management Training (6114), Computer Training (611420), Professional and Management Development Training (61143), Professional and Management Development Training (611430)

SIC

Services-Educational Services (8200)

akta.pro primary industry

Corporate Training Course Marketplaces (B2B Content Libraries) (EDAFAIAH)

akta.pro secondary industries

Information Technology & Software (EDAAAPAB), Online/Hybrid Lifelong Learning Platforms & Open Enrollment Programs (EDAAAEAL), Certification & Credentialed Creator Programs (MPACALAI)

Keywords

• Online education
• Online degrees
• Career upskilling
• Workforce reskilling
• E-learning platform

Headquarters

HQ city

Paris

HQ country

France

HQ region

Europe

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Software

Cost components

Personnel, Technology or R&D, Marketing or Sales, Operations

Marketing channels1 record

Core offering

OpenClassrooms operates a fully online education platform that delivers job-oriented training, bootcamps, and fully online degrees to individual career advancers. It also runs an Enterprise business unit that sells workforce upskilling and reskilling programs to employers, serving more than 2 million members in total.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Online Degrees and Job-Oriented Programs Fully online degrees and job-oriented training programs delivered through the OpenClassrooms platform, targeted at individual learners seeking career advancement, reskilling, or credentialed online degrees.
• Enterprise Upskilling and Reskilling Programs Workforce upskilling and reskilling programs sold to employers, leveraging OpenClassrooms' accredited curriculum and online platform to train employees in job-aligned skills, including data and AI-related competencies.

Quantifiable outcome

• 43,000 career-advancing learners demonstrate scalability of job-oriented education model

Named customers1 record

Segments1 record

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Broad incumbents

• Skillsoft: Large enterprise corporate learning provider offering content, virtual classrooms, and leadership development. Comparable to OpenClassrooms' enterprise business but at much broader scale across all corporate training topics.
• LinkedIn Learning: Professional development course library bundled into LinkedIn's broader career platform. Competes in the same career-advancement category and benefits from LinkedIn's distribution moat.

Direct peers

• DataCamp: Online platform specializing in data, AI, and tech skill courses with subscription and enterprise tiers. Closely comparable in the job-oriented IT/software upskilling segment OpenClassrooms serves.
• edX: Online university-level course and degree platform founded by Harvard and MIT. Closely comparable in the credentialed online degree category and competes for the same career-advancing adult learner segment.
• Pluralsight: Technology skills platform serving individual learners and enterprises with curated tech courses and skill assessments. Directly comparable to OpenClassrooms' enterprise B2B IT training motion.
• Udemy: Global marketplace for online courses spanning tech, business, and professional skills. Competes with OpenClassrooms for self-directed career upskillers, particularly in IT and software categories.
• Coursera: Global online education platform offering degree programs, professional certificates, and guided projects. Most directly comparable to OpenClassrooms given both sell fully online degrees and career-focused credentials to learners and enterprises.

Emerging players

• Le Wagon: French-based coding bootcamp with global campuses offering intensive, job-oriented web development programs. A direct regional competitor for OpenClassrooms' tech career-advancement learners, particularly in France.
• General Assembly: Career-focused training provider offering bootcamps and short courses in tech, data, and design. Comparable for the same career-changing adult learner segment and overlapping B2B employer relationships.

Regional players

• 365Talents: French HR-tech platform focused on skills management, internal mobility, and workforce development. Adjacent to OpenClassrooms within the French enterprise upskilling ecosystem and a potential partner or competitor for enterprise deals.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/OpenClassrooms
• Facebookfacebook.com/openclassrooms
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/openclassrooms

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles7 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds5 records

Investors8 records

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

M&A

Investments

M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

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