Czechitas

Name

Czechitas

Legal name

Czechitas, z.ú.

Website

https://czechitas.cz

Company type

Private

Founded year

2014

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

251–500 employees

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

IT and Digital Education Services

NAICS

Educational Services (611), All Other Schools and Instruction (61169), Computer Training (611420)

SIC

Services-Educational Services (8200)

akta.pro primary industry

Provider-Run International Internship Programs (Multi-Country/Multi-Industry) (EDAIAFAA)

akta.pro secondary industries

Hybrid, Multi-Location & Multi-Country Study Abroad Programs (EDAIAAAE), Short-Term & Summer/Winter Multi-Country Study Abroad Programs (EDAIAAAF), Third-Party Short-Term Academic Program Providers (Multi-Discipline) (EDAIAIAB), Study Abroad Provider Networks, Consortia & Membership Organizations (EDAIAAAK)

Keywords

• Women in IT education
• Digital skills training
• Corporate technology training
• Data analytics bootcamp
• Software testing academy

Headquarters

HQ city

Prague

HQ country

Czechia

HQ region

Europe

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B and B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Course tuition (zvýhodněná cena): Discounted price paid by self-paying women and non-profits. Covers 20–30% of actual course cost. Includes examples such as Digitální akademie Testování (29,990 CZK), Asertivní komunikace (3,990 CZK), Python pro datovou analýzu (3,490 CZK), Úvod do kybernetické bezpečnosti (2,990 CZK).
2. Course tuition (plná cena): Full price paid by companies, men, and voluntary supporters. Examples: Digitální akademie Testování (99,990 CZK), Asertivní komunikace (7,990 CZK), Python pro datovou analýzu (9,990 CZK), Úvod do kybernetické bezpečnosti (6,790 CZK).
3. Gift voucher sales: Online sale of gift vouchers at 500 / 1,000 / 2,000 CZK (or higher), valid for 1 year on any public course except self-study. Sold via dedicated e-commerce storefront shop-czechitas.cz. Vouchers are transferable.
4. Corporate training contracts: B2B paid corporate training programs ('Vzdělávání pro firmy') including custom-fit academies, AI transformation workshops (e.g., 'Manažerka AI transformace'), short courses and voucher bulk sales for teams.
5. Corporate sponsorship and grants: Multi-year financial partnerships with corporate sponsors (e.g., Kyndryl Foundation, Accenture, IBM, SAP, Honeywell, Gen Digital, Cisco, Microsoft, Google.org) and grants from foundations (Smiths Group Foundation, Centre for Public Impact, Stop Hunger) plus public-sector bodies (Jihomoravský kraj, Statutární město Brno, Digitální a informační agentura). Collectively ~70% of revenue.
6. Individual donations and stipend fund: Donations to Nadační fond Czechitas Báry Bühnové (nadacnifondczechitas.cz) used to award up to 100% scholarships to disadvantaged women.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion5 records

Distribution channels6 records

Marketing channels10 records

Core offering

Czechitas delivers subsidized digital and IT education to Czech women through public short courses, multi-week Digital Academies in Software Testing, Data Analytics, and Web Development, a self-study Digi Hub, and customized corporate training engagements. Its programs run in-person across regional Czech cities and online, and are supported by a four-pillar financing model of course fees, corporate sponsorships, an endowment fund, and EU grants.

Product overview

Czechitas (Czechitas, z.ú.) is a Czech non-profit education organization offering a unified portfolio of digital and IT education products rather than a single software platform. Its offering consists of three top-level audiences — Public Courses ("Veřejné kurzy"), Corporate Courses ("Firemní kurzy"), and the self-study hub "Digi Hub/Samostudium" — with a flagship credentialing line of "Digitální akademie" programs in Testing, Data, and Front-end Web (each ending in a junior-role certificate), supplemented by Professional & Personal Development courses (soft skills, CV/LinkedIn). Around these it wraps the IBM SkillsBuild partner platform, Gift Vouchers, the Job Fair Czechitas event, the Czechitas Podcast, the monthly Newsletter, and the "Moje Czechitas" member portal that handles registration and course delivery (including Moodle-based self-study).

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Digitální akademie: Czechitas' flagship 4-month intensive retraining program offered in multiple tracks (Data, Testing, Web) running twice yearly; leads to a Czechitas certificate.
• Digi Hub

Products and services

• Veřejné kurzy (Public Courses) A rotating catalog of short public digital and IT courses (intro programming, web basics, data, testing, design, soft skills) designed for individual learners, primarily women new to IT. Each course has a listed admission type (reduced price, student price, or full price) and is delivered as a standalone, ticketed offering.
• Firemní kurzy (Corporate Training) Customized B2B training engagements for companies, scoped to specific digital and IT topics, delivered in-person at client sites or at Czechitas regional branches. Sold per training day and per cohort with a quote-based pricing model.
• Digi Hub / Samostudium (Self-Study) Online self-study environment with curated free resources, tasks, and recorded materials that lets learners upskill independently between instructor-led courses.
• Digitální akademie: Testování (Software Testing Academy) A multi-week intensive academy covering manual and automated software testing, designed as a career-path program for women transitioning into IT testing roles.
• Digitální akademie: Data (Data Academy) A multi-week intensive academy covering data analytics, SQL, Python, and visualization, structured as a full career path for women entering data roles.
• Digitální akademie: Web (Web Development Academy) A multi-week intensive academy in modern web development (HTML, CSS, JavaScript, Git, frameworks), forming one of the three flagship career-path programs.
• IBM SkillsBuild – Czechitas Channel Free online digital and tech courses delivered through a Czechitas-curated channel on the IBM SkillsBuild platform, available to anyone, with Czech-language support.
• Dárkové poukazy (Gift Vouchers) Online-purchasable gift vouchers redeemable against any Czechitas public course or Digital Academy, allowing non-attendees to fund a learner's enrolment.
• Professional & Personal Development Courses Short public courses on soft skills (self-presentation, communication, work organization, time management) complementing the technical Digital Academies.
• Job Fair Czechitas A dedicated hiring event connecting Czechitas alumni with employers recruiting for digital and IT roles; employer tickets fund the event.

Quantifiable outcome

• 94,000+ people have attended Czechitas courses cumulatively
• +5 more outcomes

Named customers3 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration13 records

AI capability4 records

Feature5 records

Partnerships

36 partnerships are on record, tiered flagship, core, minor and regional.

• IBM Česká republikaflagshipStrategic or Co-development PartnerStrategic partner running the Czechitas-branded channel on the IBM SkillsBuild free online learning platform. Powers hundreds of hours of free educational content (soft-skills + hard-skills such as AI, blockchain, data science, cybersecurity, cloud) with digital certificates. Dedicated microsite at czechitas.cz/microsites/skillsbuild.
• AccenturecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerStrategic partner and named course partner for both Digitální akademie Data and Digitální akademie Testování. Recruits Czechitas graduates (alumna Anna Střeštíková joined Accenture as BI Analyst after Digitální akademie Data).
• SAPcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerStrategic partner and course partner for both Digitální akademie (Data and Testing). Supports enterprise-relevant IT curriculum and hiring.
• Thermo Fisher Scientific BrnocoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerStrategic partner and Digitální akademie Data course partner; provides local Brno employer perspective.
• HoneywellcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerRegional partner and Digitální akademie (Testing and Data) course partner.
• ČSOB (Československá obchodní banka)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerStrategic partner and Digitální akademie Testování course partner. Major Czech bank supporting women-in-IT reskilling.
• Generali Česká pojišťovnacoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerStrategic partner and Digitální akademie Testování course partner.
• Sky (SkyShowtime)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerStrategic partner and Digitální akademie Testování course partner.
• CiscocoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerStrategic partner supporting the overall Digitální akademie curriculum and corporate employer pipeline.
• Gen DigitalcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerStrategic partner supporting Czechitas reskilling mission with cybersecurity and digital-skills training.
• MicrosoftminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerListed partner providing technology and employer-pipeline support.
• Jihomoravský krajcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerStrategic public-sector partner and Digitální akademie (Data and Testing) course partner; regional government supporting IT skills development in South Moravia.
• Statutární město BrnoregionalStrategic or Co-development PartnerRegional partner and Digitální akademie Data course partner; provides local-government support in Brno.
• ČEZregionalStrategic or Co-development PartnerRegional partner of Czechitas; supports local reskilling and employer pipeline.
• Digitální a informační agentura (DIA)regionalStrategic or Co-development PartnerCzech state agency for digitalization; regional partner supporting public-sector digital skills.
• NotinoregionalStrategic or Co-development PartnerRegional partner and Digitální akademie Data course partner; supports employer pipeline in South Moravia.
• Letiště PraharegionalStrategic or Co-development PartnerRegional partner and Digitální akademie Data course partner.
• Zentiva GroupregionalStrategic or Co-development PartnerRegional partner and Digitální akademie Data course partner.
• FE fundinfo CzechiaregionalStrategic or Co-development PartnerRegional partner and Digitální akademie Data course partner; supports data/finance skills development.
• KeboolaregionalStrategic or Co-development PartnerRegional partner; Czech data-platform company supporting data courses and hiring.
• MewsregionalStrategic or Co-development PartnerRegional partner and Digitální akademie Data course partner; supports tech hiring in Brno.
• Apify TechnologiesminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerListed partner and Digitální akademie Data course partner; Czech web-scraping platform.
• MSDminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerListed partner supporting Czechitas reskilling mission and employer pipeline.
• JetBrainsminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerListed partner; supports developer-education tooling and employer pipeline.
• Oracle NetSuiteminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerStrategic partner supporting the Digitální akademie curriculum and employer pipeline.
• Pluxee Česká republika (formerly Sodexo)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerStrategic partner; benefits and voucher provider supporting Czechitas courses.
• AT&TminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerListed partner; supports the overall mission and hiring pipeline.
• CanvaminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerListed partner; supports design and digital-skills courses.
• KBC Global Services Czech branchminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerListed partner; supports data/IT reskilling and hiring pipeline.
• Moravia (RWS Moravia)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerListed partner supporting Czechitas mission and tech employer pipeline.
• Pragodata ConsultingminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerListed partner supporting data analytics curriculum and hiring.
• Kaizen GamingminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerListed partner supporting Czechitas tech-education programs.
• AI InstituteminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerListed partner (advomate.cz link) supporting AI-related curriculum.
• CertifierminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerListed partner supporting certificate issuance for Czechitas courses.
• EnforumminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerListed partner supporting Czechitas programs.
• Intecs dataminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerListed partner and Digitální akademie Data course partner supporting data-engineering curriculum.

Scale indicators10 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Direct peers

• Ada Developers Academy: US nonprofit tuition-free coding school for women and gender-expansive adults transitioning into tech. Directly comparable mission, nonprofit tuition-free model, cohort-based reskilling academies, and corporate hiring partner pipeline mirror Czechitas's Digitální akademie structure.
• Code First Girls: UK-based social enterprise running free coding courses and tech training for women, with corporate partner sponsorship and a graduate hiring pipeline. Closely comparable in women-in-tech mission, free/subsidized delivery model, and corporate-funded revenue mix.
• Black Girls CODE: US nonprofit delivering technology education to girls and women of color, with a similar subsidized model, corporate sponsor base, and mission-driven community-building approach. Comparable in nonprofit structure and youth-to-career pipeline framing.
• 42 (42 Network / École 42): Global tuition-free nonprofit coding school network with peer-learning model and corporate partner funding. Comparable in free-of-charge nonprofit structure, intensive project-based curriculum, and corporate employer pipeline partnerships.

Broad incumbents

• Girls Who Code: Large US nonprofit running girls-in-tech clubs, summer programs, and college/career programs. Much larger scale and broader demographic scope than Czechitas, but operates in the same women-in-tech education mission and partner-funded nonprofit model.
• General Assembly: Global for-profit training provider offering bootcamps and short courses in data, software engineering, and digital skills with strong corporate B2B motion. Comparable in curriculum, career-path framing, and corporate training contracts, but operates for-profit at market pricing.
• Ironhack: Global for-profit coding and data bootcamp with a presence across Europe (including Prague pre-COVID). Comparable in Web Development, Data Analytics and UX/UI bootcamps targeting career-changers with a partner-funded scholarship model.
• Le Wagon: Global coding bootcamp network with campuses across Europe and a strong Data Science / Web Development curriculum. Comparable in intensive cohort-based bootcamps, corporate partnerships, and career-changer positioning targeting junior IT roles.

Regional players

• ENGETO Academy: Czech for-profit IT bootcamp (Python, Java, Data, Testing, DevOps) running intensive reskilling programs in Czech. Direct regional competitor for Digitální akademie graduates and corporate training budgets, with similar curriculum coverage but for-profit pricing.
• Coders Lab: Central European coding bootcamp network (Poland/Czech) offering intensive Java, Python, data, and front-end reskilling. Comparable regional competitor in the CEE bootcamp market with similar junior-IT career-path positioning.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat6 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights8 records

Customer concentration

• YouTubeyoutube.com/channel/UC2Z9r3BdC-uG87ZSegjJCuA
• Facebookfacebook.com/czechitas
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/czechitas
• Instagraminstagram.com/czechitas
• Xx.com/czechitas

Compliance4 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles7 records

Subsidiaries1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds3 records

Investors3 records

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M&A

Investments

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