What Mastered does

Mastered Studios Limited is a London-headquartered private EdTech company, founded in 2015, that delivers fully-funded and government-subsidised bootcamps and career accelerator programmes for the UK's creative and technology industries. The company targets four primary cohorts: students and graduates entering tech and creative careers, freelancers and self-employed creatives seeking sustainable practices, unemployed young people being re-engaged into AI-enhanced self-employment, and employers or studios upskilling workforces. As of available data, Mastered has enrolled 8,500+ professionals from 95+ countries and works with 150+ employers and brands that co-design curriculum and provide hiring pipelines.

The company operates a blended online-to-in-person learning model combining digital content with face-to-face support from local instructors and mentors across 15 UK regions. Its curriculum portfolio spans AI readiness, real-time 3D tools (Unreal Engine, Unity, Houdini, Blender, Maya, 3DS Max, Adobe), digital marketing, leadership and management coaching, business skills for freelancers, business skills for indie game developers, creative production management, and a music industry programme delivered in partnership with Launchpad. Underlying technology includes custom progress tracking ('Learning Trackers'), a 'Support Until Outcome' career service that runs until participants are hired, and third-party integrations with Zoom, Discord, Slack, Stripe, PayPal, YouCanBookMe, and Eventbrite for delivery, communication, and payment processing.

Revenue is generated primarily through UK government Skills Bootcamps contracts with the Department for Education, Department of Work and Pensions, and multiple regional authorities, supplemented by employer co-funding of 10% (SMEs) to 30% (large employers) for workforce programmes, with up to 90% government coverage. Mastered is a privately held company limited by shares, registered in England and Wales, with co-founders Perri Lewis (CEO) and Adil Abrar (Chairman). Last disclosed funding activity dates to 2014-2017 from Connect Ventures, MMC Ventures, Business Growth Fund, Upscale, and Claret Capital Partners; no recent primary funding round is documented in the available data.

Name

Mastered

Legal name

Mastered Studios Limited

Website

https://mastered.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2015

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

51–100 employees

Short description

Mastered is a London-based EdTech company delivering government-funded bootcamps in AI readiness, real-time 3D, creative business skills, and music industry training across 15 UK regions, serving individuals, freelancers, and studios including Epic Games, Unity, and Rebellion.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Professional Education and Training

NAICS

Computer Training (611420), Professional and Management Development Training (611430)

SIC

Services-Educational Services (8200)

akta.pro primary industry

Technical & Digital Skills Training (BPACANAB)

akta.pro secondary industries

Technical Bootcamps & Accelerated Reskilling (Full-time/Part-time) (BPAEANAE), Training Delivery Services (Onsite/Virtual Instruction, Workshops, Coaching) (BPAEANAN)

Keywords

• Skills bootcamps training
• Government funded training
• Creative technology education
• Career accelerator programs
• Professional skills development

Headquarters

HQ city

London

HQ country

United Kingdom

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. Government-funded training contracts: Mastered is an approved provider for national and regional government contracts (Department for Education, Department of Work and Pensions, and multiple regional authorities). Training is fully-funded or heavily subsidized for eligible individuals through Skills Bootcamps funding.
2. Employer co-funded training: Employers contribute to training costs: Large Employers (250+ employees) contribute 30% of learner costs, Small and Medium Sized Employers contribute 10%. Government funds up to 90% of total training costs.
3. Free bootcamps for eligible individuals: Independent learners and self-employed individuals receive fully-funded training with no charges. Revenue comes from government/local authority funding allocations rather than direct learner payments.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

Mastered delivers government-funded bootcamps and career accelerator programmes covering AI readiness, real-time 3D (Unreal Engine, Unity, Houdini), digital marketing, leadership, and creative production management. Training combines online learning with face-to-face support from local instructors and mentors across 15 UK regions, underpinned by wraparound career support including CV review, mentoring, and a Support Until Outcome service.

Product overview

Mastered is a fully-funded (government and employer co-funded) bootcamp and career accelerator provider offering a portfolio of specialized training programmes. The offering is structured as a platform-plus-programmes model, where the core Mastered Career Support Services (including CV review, group mentoring, Career Agent Sessions, and Support Until Outcome) underpin all individual bootcamp offerings. The bootcamp portfolio includes AI Readiness programmes, technical skills training for creative studios (Unreal Engine, Unity, Houdini, Blender, Maya, 3DS Max, Adobe), Leadership and Management Training, Business Skills for Freelancers/Micro-SMEs, Business Skills for Indies, Digital Marketing for Freelancers, Creative Production Management, Houdini Training, Intro to Blender, and a Music Skills Bootcamp delivered in partnership with Launchpad. Training is delivered across 15 UK regions through a blended model combining online learning with face-to-face support via local instructors and mentors. The company also provides a 3D Careers Platform for career exploration featuring industry interviews and learner journeys.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• AI Readiness Bootcamp

Quantifiable outcome

• 88% positive progression outcomes in Wave 5
• +5 more outcomes

Named customers16 records

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration8 records

Feature3 records

Partnerships

Eight partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• LaunchpadcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerLaunchpad delivers the Music Skills Bootcamp content in collaboration with Mastered. Launchpad has over 10 years of experience managing campaigns and delivering music industry-based content, working with artists, labels, and music businesses.
• Epic GamescoreGTM or Marketing PartnerEpic Games senior recruiter Joe Burridge participates in Mastered career sessions, sharing insights on hiring practices and skills needed for roles at Epic and Unreal Engine. Provides direct connection to employment opportunities.
• Amiqus RecruitmentcoreGTM or Marketing PartnerAmiqus recruitment specialists Liz Prince and Lee Burns conduct Q&A sessions with Mastered community on getting jobs in games industry. Combined 30 years of games industry recruitment experience.
• FourPointZerominorGTM or Marketing PartnerFounder Martyn Makinson provides career guidance sessions on real-time 3D careers available in the industry.
• SideFX (Houdini)coreTechnology or IntegrationMastered delivers official Houdini training as part of Skills Bootcamps for creative studios, using SideFX software for procedural content creation training.
• Google DeepMindminorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorGoogle DeepMind is listed among studios that Mastered has worked with for employee training programs.
• Games industry studios (Rebellion, Sumo Digital, Avalanche, etc.)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerMastered works with over 30 creative and design studios providing tailored training. Studios include Rebellion, Ripstone, Code Wizards, Soul Assembly, Moonraker, d3t, Sumo Digital, Avalanche, Auroch, The Chinese Room, Nosebleed, and others.
• UnitycoreTechnology or IntegrationUnity is one of the primary game engines taught in Mastered training programs alongside Unreal Engine and Houdini.

Scale indicators12 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Direct peers

• General Assembly: Global provider of tech, design, and business bootcamps with similar employer-network-led curriculum and corporate upskilling offerings. Directly comparable in bootcamp structure, employer partnerships, and adult-learner target market.
• Multiverse: UK-based apprenticeship and skills-training provider funded largely through government and employer channels. Closest direct peer on UK public-funding model, employer co-funding mechanics, and professional upskilling focus.
• Makers Academy: UK-based tech bootcamp offering intensive programmes with employer hiring partners. Comparable in UK delivery footprint, intensive bootcamp format, and focus on job outcomes for adult learners.
• CodeClan: Scotland-based digital skills bootcamp offering software development and data courses with employer-aligned curriculum. Directly comparable as a UK-region intensive bootcamp competing for similar Skills Bootcamps funding.
• CareerFoundry: Online bootcamp provider for design, development, and data with mentor-led support and job guarantee language. Comparable in mentor-supported, career-outcome-focused bootcamp model for adult career-changers.
• Escape Studios: UK provider of specialist VFX, games, and animation training with industry-led curriculum. Directly comparable on creative-tech curriculum, industry-employer co-design, and games/VFX job placement focus.
• Flatiron School: US-based immersive bootcamp offering software engineering, data science, and cybersecurity programmes with career services. Comparable bootcamp-plus-career-services model targeting career changers into technical roles.
• Le Wagon: Global coding and data science bootcamp with intensive full-time and part-time formats across 40+ cities. Comparable in immersive bootcamp structure, career-support wrapper, and global alumni network.

Emerging players

• HyperionDev: Bootcamp provider focused on software engineering and data with government and employer partnerships in Africa and the UK. Comparable bootcamp structure and outcome-driven model, though smaller scale and more emerging-stage.

Regional players

• School of Code: UK-based intensive software engineering bootcamp competing for similar DfE/Skills Bootcamps funding streams. Comparable as a UK public-funded tech bootcamp but focused on general software engineering rather than creative/AI niche.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Compliance3 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles2 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds4 records

Investors5 records

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M&A

Investments

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