Name

Apprentus

Website

https://apprentus.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2014

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

London

HQ country

United Kingdom

HQ region

Europe

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Digital Commerce or Content

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Transaction/Marketplace Commission: Platform likely generates revenue through transaction fees or commissions on bookings between teachers and students, similar to typical marketplace models

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels7 records

Core offering

Apprentus is an online two-sided marketplace that connects students with independent private tutors across more than 20 countries. Teachers create free profiles and list lessons in subjects such as academics, languages, music, computer skills, and exam preparation, while students search, compare, and book sessions directly with tutors. The platform monetizes by charging a commission on lesson transactions facilitated through the marketplace.

Product overview

Apprentus is a marketplace platform that connects students with private teachers and tutors across hundreds of different subjects. The platform operates as a two-sided marketplace with five main service categories: School Support Tutoring, Music Lessons, Language Lessons, Online/Webcam Lessons, and Sports/Dance/Wellness Coaching. Teachers create profiles and publish classes, while students can browse and book lessons. The platform supports both in-person and online lesson delivery formats.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Academic tutoring marketplace Online marketplace category for booking one-on-one academic tutoring sessions with independent teachers, targeted at school and university students.
• Language lessons marketplace Online marketplace category for booking private language lessons with independent tutors, supporting multiple languages and learner levels.
• Music lessons marketplace Online marketplace category for booking private music lessons with independent instructors across instruments and skill levels.
• Computer skills tutoring marketplace Online marketplace category for booking private lessons on computer and technology skills with independent tutors.
• School support and exam preparation marketplace Online marketplace category for booking school support and exam preparation tutoring sessions with independent teachers, targeted at students preparing for specific academic milestones.

Named customers2 records

Segments2 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature1 record

Scale indicators7 records

Recent moves4 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Direct peers

• iTalki: Online language tutoring marketplace connecting students with native-speaking teachers for one-on-one lessons. Directly comparable to Apprentus's language lesson category with similar teacher-profile-based discovery model.
• TakeLessons: US-focused marketplace for private lessons in music, academic subjects, and languages with both in-person and online formats. Comparable to Apprentus on hybrid delivery and music lesson focus (19,672 Apprentus teachers).
• Preply: Online tutoring marketplace focused primarily on language learning with secondary expansion into academic subjects. Direct competitor to Apprentus in the online/webcam language lesson segment (75,323 Apprentus teachers).
• Superprof: Global two-sided marketplace for private tutors across academic subjects, languages, music, sports, and hobbies. Closest comparable to Apprentus in model, scale, geographic breadth, and category mix, with overlapping teacher profiles in Europe and beyond.
• Classgap: European-origin private tutor marketplace offering both in-person and online lessons across academic and language subjects. Closely comparable to Apprentus in geographic focus (Europe-first) and category mix.
• Wyzant: US-based tutoring marketplace connecting students with local and online tutors across academic subjects. Comparable to Apprentus's school support tutoring segment (80,238 teachers) though concentrated in the US market.

Broad incumbents

• Varsity Tutors: Large-scale online tutoring and test prep platform owned by Nerdy. Overlaps with Apprentus on school support and test prep categories but operates as a managed service with employed tutors rather than an open marketplace.
• Tutor.com: Long-established online tutoring service (now part of The Princeton Review) covering academic subjects for K-12 and college. Comparable to Apprentus's school support category but operates as a B2B/B2C managed service rather than a true two-sided marketplace.

Emerging players

• Verbling: Online language learning marketplace connecting students with vetted teachers for live video lessons. Comparable to Apprentus's language and online lesson categories with a more curated teacher onboarding approach.
• Cambly: Subscription-based platform for on-demand English conversation practice with native speakers. Comparable to Apprentus's online language lesson segment but differentiated by subscription (vs per-session) model.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/apprentus
• YouTubeyoutube.com/user/apprentusvideos
• Facebookfacebook.com/Apprentus
• Instagraminstagram.com/apprentus.en
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/apprentus

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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

M&A

Investments

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