Brave Company

What Brave Company does

Brave Company (용감한컴퍼니) is a South Korea-based EdTech company founded in 2012 that operates a portfolio of consumer-facing digital education brands across three verticals. Its core business is digital exam preparation for Korean public-sector careers, delivered through the All Civil Service Series family of brands: 모두공 (Modoogong) for 9th-level civil service exams, 모두경 (Modoocop) for police officer exams, 모두소 (Modoofire) for firefighter exams, and 모두군 (Modoogun) for military exams. Each sub-brand operates its own dedicated website to capture organic search traffic in its respective segment. The company expanded into a second vertical, digital health education, via 이파마스터 (Iipa Master), an online pilates and fitness instructor certification platform that digitized training previously available only to small offline groups. Its third vertical is digital financial education, delivered through 삼쩜삼캠퍼스 (3o3 Campus), which offers investment and N잡 (side-income) courses featuring content from verified financial experts.

The business model is direct-to-consumer subscription-based online education, with each brand running its own e-commerce storefront and customer-acquisition funnel. Revenue mechanics rely on student enrollment in long-duration prep courses aligned to fixed government exam cycles. The company has raised approximately $9.9M across six funding rounds since 2012 from investors including SoftBank Ventures Asia, Capstone Partners, Union Investment Partners, Lotte Homeshopping, Kona Investment, and Jobis. It is founder-led by CEO Yang Seung-yoon (양승윤) and operates with a team of 11-50 employees headquartered in Gangnam-gu, Seoul. Brave Company is private, has no disclosed subsidiaries, no M&A activity, and operates exclusively in the domestic South Korean market.

Name

Brave Company

Legal name

(주)용감한컴퍼니

Website

https://bravecompany.io

Company type

Private

Founded year

2012

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Brave Company (용감한컴퍼니) is a Seoul-based EdTech company that operates direct-to-consumer online education brands across three Korean verticals: civil-service exam preparation (Modoogong family), fitness and pilates instructor certification (Iipa Master), and financial literacy and N잡 education (3o3 Campus), serving individual learners in South Korea.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Online Education (EdTech)

NAICS

Educational Support Services (611710), Professional and Management Development Training (611430)

SIC

Services-Educational Services (8200)

akta.pro primary industry

Digital Learning Content Development (eLearning, Labs, Simulations) (BPAEANAD)

akta.pro secondary industry

Meditation Apps, Digital Courses & Online Communities (HSADAJAH)

Keywords

• Online exam preparation
• Civil service education
• Digital learning platforms
• Fitness instructor training
• Financial literacy education

Headquarters

HQ city

Seoul

HQ country

South Korea

HQ region

Asia

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Digital Exam Preparation Courses: Online courses for civil service exam preparation (9급공무원), police exams, firefighting exams, and military exams through dedicated brand websites including 모두공, 모두경, 모두소, and 모두군.
2. Fitness Instructor Training: Online education platform for pilates and fitness trainer certification, expanding from in-person only training to digital delivery through 이파마스터 brand.
3. Financial Education Platform: Online platform providing financial literacy and multi-job (N잡) education through 삼쩜삼캠퍼스 brand, featuring courses from verified financial experts.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

Brave Company (용감한컴퍼니) operates multiple digital education brands in South Korea delivering online exam preparation courses (civil service, police, firefighter, and military exams), fitness and Pilates instructor certification training, and financial literacy/side-hustle education. Each vertical runs on its own dedicated brand website with subscription-based online course delivery led by verified expert instructors.

Product overview

Brave Company (용감한컴퍼니) operates as an EdTech platform offering multiple distinct digital education brands across three verticals: digital exam preparation, digital health education, and digital financial education. The flagship exam preparation portfolio includes 모두공, 모두경, 모두소, and 모두군 under the 모두의공무원시리즈 family brand targeting civil service examinations. The health education vertical features 이파마스터 for fitness and Pilates instructor certification. The financial education vertical is anchored by 삼쩜삼캠퍼스 for investment and income diversification education.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• 모두공 (Modoogong): Korean civil service (9급공무원) exam preparation internet lecture brand under 모두의공무원시리즈 family.
• 모두경 (Modoocop)
• 모두소 (Modoofire)
• 모두군 (Modoogun)
• 이파마스터 (iipamaster)
• 삼쩜삼캠퍼스 (3o3campus)

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Direct peers

• Megastudy (메가스터디): Korea's largest and most established online education platform, dominant in civil service, professional certification, and college entrance exam prep. Most directly comparable peer given overlapping product offerings in Korean exam prep and a similarly diversified brand portfolio strategy.
• Etoos Education (이투스): Major Korean online education platform focused on exam preparation across civil service, college entrance, and professional certifications. Direct competitor to Brave Company's Modoo series, serving the same Korean exam prep market with comparable internet lecture model.
• Eduwill (에듀윌): Korean EdTech providing online education content for civil service exams, professional certifications, and continuing education. Direct competitor in the same exam prep vertical with similar target customer segments and subscription-driven model.
• Class101 (클래스101): Korean online education platform offering diverse courses across multiple categories including creative, lifestyle, and professional development. Comparable multi-vertical EdTech platform with subscription-based model, similar to Brave Company's multi-brand portfolio approach.

Emerging players

• Ringle (링글): Korean online education platform focused on English language learning with 1:1 tutoring and AI-driven personalization. Comparable Korean online education market with subscription model, though focused on language rather than exam prep categories.
• Taling (탈잉): Korean online education platform offering diverse classes across multiple categories including hobbies, professional development, and creative skills. Comparable multi-vertical EdTech model with subscription-based course delivery to Korean consumers.

Broad incumbents

• YBM (와이비엠): Established Korean education company offering textbooks, digital learning content, and online courses across multiple verticals including language and exam prep. Broad incumbent in Korean education with overlapping digital content offerings and longer operating history.
• Toss (토스): Korean fintech super-app that has expanded into financial education, investment content, and consumer literacy — overlapping with Brave Company's 3o3campus brand. Significantly larger and broader Korean consumer platform with much greater scale and capital.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds6 records

Investors7 records

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M&A

Investments

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

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