What Studee does

Studee is a UK-based education platform, headquartered in Cheltenham and incorporated as Studee Ltd, that helps international students research and apply to universities abroad. Founded in 2018, the platform covers more than 1,500 ranked universities across 28 countries and offers a searchable database of universities and programs with filters for degree type, location, subject, ranking, and tuition, complemented by an extensive library of study-abroad guides covering visas, funding, applications, and enrollment.

Its core product is the University Application Workspace, scheduled for launch in June 2026, which consolidates research, application tracking, a document vault, task and deadline management, and progress views into a single workflow. The Workspace also serves international school counselors with cohort-level visibility, task ownership, and multi-stakeholder coordination. A University Partnership Portal allows institutions to engage with Studee for international student recruitment, opening a B2B revenue channel alongside the consumer-facing platform.

Studee operates a freemium, self-serve go-to-market aimed primarily at individual students, with secondary segments in school counselors and universities. The company holds AIRC, ICEF, and NAFSA accreditations and is UK GDPR-compliant. It raised approximately $20.5M in a funding round in April 2023 and employs 51-100 people. Pricing for the Workspace and university services is not publicly disclosed, and the company is currently transitioning from legacy application services to the new Workspace.

Name

Studee

Legal name

Studee Ltd

Website

https://studee.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2018

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

51–100 employees

Short description

Studee is a UK-based education platform that helps international students research, compare, and apply to universities abroad across 28 countries, offering a searchable database of 1,500+ universities and a University Application Workspace launching in June 2026.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Study Abroad Platform

NAICS

Educational Support Services (61171), Educational Support Services (611710), Educational Support Services (6117)

SIC

Services-Educational Services (8200)

akta.pro primary industry

Student Recruitment & Lead Generation Agencies (EDAIACAA)

akta.pro secondary industries

Application Support, Matching Platforms & Scholarship Administration Services (EDAIAOAN), Study Abroad Program Management & Administration (for Institutions) (EDAIAAAJ)

Keywords

• Study abroad platform
• University application software
• International student recruitment
• Education search platform
• University matching service

Headquarters

HQ city

Cheltenham

HQ country

United Kingdom

HQ region

Europe

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Software

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Platform Services: Studee provides a university application management platform for students and counselors. Revenue model details are not explicitly disclosed on the website.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

Studee operates a web-based SaaS platform that lets international students research and compare universities and programs across 28 countries, then manage their application journey through a centralized workspace for tracking applications, organizing documents, setting tasks and reminders, and coordinating with school counselors. It also serves school counselors with cohort-level visibility tools and offers a University Hub for partner institutions to recruit international students.

Product overview

Studee offers a unified platform for international students seeking to study abroad, comprising the University Application Workspace as the core product for managing applications, combined with Find Universities and Find Programs search tools, and a Study Abroad Guides content library. The platform covers 28 countries and more than 1,500 ranked universities, providing tools for program matching, application tracking, document management, and counselor coordination. The University Application Workspace (launching June 2026) serves as the primary product, integrating application management, research, and collaboration features into one organized workspace.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• University Application Workspace A digital workspace for international students to manage their university applications end-to-end, including research and compare, application tracking, document vault, tasks and reminders, and a progress view, plus counselor features for cohort-level visibility, task ownership, and multi-stakeholder workflow coordination.
• Find Universities A search and comparison tool that lets international students explore and compare more than 1,500 ranked universities across 28 countries, with filters by ranking, name, city and country.
• Find Programs A program search and matching tool that lets students filter study abroad programs by degree type, location, subject, ranking and tuition, and surfaces programs they qualify for based on their interests, budget and goals.
• Study Abroad Guides An educational content library covering the study abroad journey end-to-end, including deciding to study abroad, choosing a university and program, the application process, fees and funding, visas and travel, enrollment, and career paths across multiple countries.

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature4 records

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• Prospect BurmacoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCharity partnership supporting students from Myanmar to study abroad. Prospect Burma awards international scholarships to help students gain qualifications and skills that can be used to contribute to Myanmar's development. Studee funds projects to help students who don't have access to education to study abroad.

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Direct peers

• Studyportals: Studyportals runs one of the largest international study program search engines, helping prospective students compare programs across many countries. It is highly comparable to Studee's Find Programs and Find Universities tools, with a similar PLG and content-led model.
• Adventus.io: Adventus.io provides an international student recruitment platform connecting students, agents, and institutions. It is comparable to Studee's three-sided recruitment ambition with a SaaS-style workflow layer.
• QS (Quacquarelli Symonds): QS operates the QS World University Rankings and a suite of study abroad / student recruitment platforms (including QS Global Education Group and QS Study). It is the most direct comparable to Studee given overlapping content, university search, and international student recruitment focus across many countries.
• Hotcourses Abroad: Hotcourses Abroad (now part of IDP) is a course and university search platform used by international students. It mirrors Studee's Find Universities and Find Programs search experience in the same study abroad category.

Regional players

• College Confidential: College Confidential is a US-focused college admissions platform with forums, application tools, and content for prospective students. It overlaps with Studee's application workspace and content-led acquisition model, though primarily for US-domestic admissions.

Broad incumbents

• ApplyBoard: ApplyBoard is a leading international student recruitment and application platform connecting students with universities and schools across multiple geographies. Its three-sided marketplace model and strong university partnerships make it a close, though larger, comparable to Studee's ambition.
• Navitas: Navitas operates university pathway programs and international student recruitment services globally. Comparable to Studee on the recruitment side, particularly for international students seeking entry into partner universities.
• IDP Education: IDP Education is a global leader in international student placement, co-owner of IELTS, and operator of Hotcourses Abroad (now IDP Connect). It competes head-on with Studee's university search and international recruitment services at much larger scale.
• INTO University Partnerships: INTO partners with universities to deliver pathway, English language, and international student recruitment programs. It overlaps with Studee on the international recruitment and student matching dimension, though it operates more deeply on the pathway/institutional side.

Emerging players

• Educatly: Educatly is an emerging study abroad and university application platform with discovery and application tools aimed at international students. It targets the same PLG-style funnel as Studee, particularly across emerging student source markets.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/Studeeglobal
• Facebookfacebook.com/studeeglobal
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/studee-com
• Instagraminstagram.com/studee.international
• TikToktiktok.com/@studeeinternational

Compliance4 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds1 record

Investors

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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