What Skilleos does

Skilleos is a Paris-based, privately held French-language e-learning subscription platform founded in 2015 by CEO Cyril Seghers. The company delivers 1,400+ curated video courses and activities across five content verticals — Loisirs (hobbies such as photography, music, drawing, cooking), Bien-être (personal development, sport, nutrition), Multimédia (Microsoft 365, Adobe, Figma, Webflow, Python, monday.com, ChatGPT prompt engineering), Langues (nine languages via the proprietary Speakeos method, plus sign languages and FLE), and Jeunesse (driving license with Codes Rousseau, homework help with Les Bons Profs, kids' languages and leisure). Content is delivered 24/7 on computer, tablet and smartphone, with integrated note-taking, exam mode, multiple-choice quizzes and a certificate of completion.

The platform is built on a content-management system that organizes courses into verticals and sub-categories, supported by expert-curated instructor profiles (e.g., Ludovic Bianay with 25,777 learners), per-course star ratings and public review counts. Speakeos is the only proprietary technology stack element, applying a predictive system to language learning; the remainder of the catalog is human-authored video content.

Skilleos monetizes primarily through a flat 19.90€/month self-serve subscription with no commitment (Sans engagement), billed directly to individual consumers on skilleos.com. A secondary B2B2C channel distributes Skilleos free to employees via French CSE (Comité Social et Économique) works councils using a dedicated landing page, generating employer-sponsored access. The company is solely France-focused, has no disclosed outside funding, no parent company, and is operated with a headcount in the 11–50 range.

Name

Skilleos

Legal name

Skilleos

Website

https://skilleos.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2015

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Skilleos is a French subscription e-learning platform offering 1,400+ expert-led video courses across Loisirs, Bien-être, Multimédia, Langues and Jeunesse, priced at 19.90€/month, also distributed free via employer CSE works councils.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Online Learning Platform

NAICS

Educational Support Services (61171)

SIC

Services-Educational Services (8200)

akta.pro primary industry

Simulation & Scenario-Based Learning Authoring (EDAFAHAD)

akta.pro secondary industries

Interactive Practice & Skill-Building (Drills, Games, Mastery Practice) (EDAFACAC), Tutoring & Homework Help Marketplaces (On-Demand) (EDAFAIAG), Writing, Grammar, Spelling & Composition Tools (EDAFAOAE), Essay, Resume & Portfolio Coaching Platforms (EDAFAMAD)

Keywords

• Online learning platform
• Video courses subscription
• E-learning library
• Language learning courses
• Professional skills training

Headquarters

HQ city

Paris

HQ country

France

HQ region

Europe

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Software

Cost components

Personnel, Technology or R&D, Marketing or Sales, Operations, Supply Chain, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. Monthly individual subscription: Core consumer subscription priced at 19.90€/month, no commitment ("Sans engagement"). Grants unlimited access to 1,400+ courses, 24/7, on computer/tablet/smartphone. Recurring revenue stream billed monthly.
2. Free employer-funded access via CSE (works councils): Employees can obtain Skilleos free of charge through their company's CSE (Comité Social et Économique) works council. Skilleos provides a dedicated landing page (apprendre.skilleos.com/obtenir-skilleos-gratuitement-via-organisation) for this B2B2C channel, generating revenue indirectly through corporate partnerships.
3. Individual course purchase / subscription add-on: Site features a "M'abonner" (subscribe) call-to-action and basket add flow for subscriptions, indicating an à la carte / individual purchase pathway in addition to the main subscription offering.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion3 records

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

Skilleos is a subscription-based French online learning platform (skilleos.com) that delivers 1,400+ video-based courses and activities curated by vetted experts across five verticals — Loisirs, Bien-être, Multimédia, Langues, and Jeunesse — plus structured career learning paths. Access is sold as a flat-rate monthly subscription at €19.90 with no commitment, providing unlimited 24/7 multi-device access to all content with integrated exam mode, note-taking, and a certificate of completion.

Product overview

Skilleos is a single subscription-based online learning platform organized as a platform-plus-modules architecture. The core platform ("Skilleos — Cours en ligne pour tous") delivers 1,400+ video courses and activities curated by vetted experts, accessible 24/7 on computer/tablet/smartphone for 19.90€/month with certificate-of-completion features, exam mode and note-taking. Around this core, the platform is divided into five content modules: Loisirs (Science & nature, Beaux Arts, Musique, Photo & vidéo, Gastronomie, Loisirs créatifs, Maison, Jeux & Gaming), Bien-être (Développement Personnel, Sport, Nutrition, Environnement, Prévention), Multimédia (Investissement, Bureautique & Productivité, Efficacité au quotidien, Informatique pour débutants, Logiciels & Applications, Technologie & Programmation, Insertion sociale), Langues (European, Asian, Middle East & Africa, sign, regional languages, FLE and language tests — powered by the proprietary Speakeos method), and Jeunesse (Driving & Navigation, homework help, kids' languages and kids' leisure). On top of the modules, Skilleos offers structured "Parcours" career tracks (e.g., Devenir Photographe, Devenir Développeur Web, Devenir Community Manager) and AI-themed courses (Adobe Firefly, Suno, ChatGPT prompt engineering, InDesign IA, Framer), making the platform a unified hub that combines a content library, a subscription business model and curated learning paths.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Skilleos Online Learning Platform Subscription-based online learning platform (skilleos.com) delivering 1,400+ video resources and activities curated by vetted experts across five verticals (Loisirs, Bien-être, Multimédia, Langues, Jeunesse). Accessible on computer, tablet and smartphone at €19.90/month with no commitment, including note-taking, exam mode, and certificate of completion.
• Skilleos Loisirs (Leisure Module) Leisure-content vertical covering Science & nature, Beaux Arts, Musique, Photo & vidéo, Gastronomie, Loisirs créatifs, Maison, and Jeux & Gaming — featuring fundamentals courses in piano, guitar, crochet, knitting, photography, drawing, chess, gardening and interior decoration.
• Skilleos Bien-être (Well-being Module) Well-being content vertical covering Développement Personnel, Sport, Nutrition, Environnement and Prévention — featuring courses on yoga, mindfulness, positive psychology, metabolism, nutrition, sleep storytelling and intuition development.
• Skilleos Multimédia (Professional Skills Module) Professional/multimedia skills vertical covering Investissement, Bureautique & Productivité, Efficacité au quotidien, Informatique pour débutants, Logiciels & Applications, Technologie & Programmation, and Insertion sociale — including training on Microsoft 365, Adobe (Photoshop, Illustrator, InDesign, Firefly), Figma, Webflow, Framer, Blender, Python, monday.com and ChatGPT prompt engineering.
• Skilleos Langues (Languages Module) Language-learning vertical covering European, Asian, Middle East & Africa languages, Sign languages (including French Sign Language/LSF), Regional languages, FLE (French as a Foreign Language), and Language tests. Powered by the proprietary Speakeos predictive method.
• Skilleos Jeunesse (Youth Module) Children-and-youth content vertical covering Driving & Navigation (Code de la route), Homework help (Aide aux devoirs), Kids' Languages and Kids' Leisure — including courses on driving-code (2023 reform) via Codes Rousseau, mathematics (6e through 1re Générale) via Les Bons Profs, English, Spanish, piano and guitar for kids via Éditions MÉLOPIE and Little Pim.
• Abonnement Skilleos (Monthly Subscription) Subscription plan at €19.90/month without commitment, providing unlimited 24/7 access to all Skilleos content on computer, tablet and smartphone, with integrated note-taking, exam mode, and certificate of completion.
• Parcours Skilleos (Career Learning Paths) Structured multi-course career programs bundling multiple Skilleos courses into career-development pathways, including "Devenir Photographe" (47h10), "Devenir Community Manager" (28h26), "Devenir Développeur Web" (40h21), "Devenir Développeur Javascript" (61h07), "Devenir Chef de Projet" (9h18), "Devenir Commercial" (12h45), "Recherche d'emploi" (20h25), "Remise à niveau anglais" (39h14), "Devenir Développeur Unity" (78h30), "Apprendre à apprendre" (14h01), "Remise à niveau informatique" (17h33), and well-being fitness programs.
• Skilleos via CSE (Works Council Access) B2B2C distribution channel offering free full access to Skilleos for employees of French companies whose CSE (Comité Social et Économique) works council has partnered with Skilleos. Employees access the platform through a dedicated landing page (apprendre.skilleos.com/obtenir-skilleos-gratuitement-via-organisation).

Quantifiable outcome

• 1,400+ online resources and activities across five verticals
• +3 more outcomes

Named customers2 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

AI capability15 records

Feature4 records

Partnerships

Eight partnerships are on record, tiered flagship content partner for jeunesse driving license vertical, flagship content partner for academic support (aide aux devoirs), core content partner for early-childhood music and language, minor content partner, core content partner for professional/multimedia vertical and core content partner.

• Codes Rousseauflagship content partner for jeunesse driving license verticalStrategic or Co-development PartnerCodes Rousseau is described as "la référence dans l'édition de formations aux différentes catégories de permis de conduire" and provides both theoretical and exam-condition training content for the French Code de la route (Réforme 2023), delivered through Skilleos's Jeunesse category. Their content is featured prominently with two dedicated courses covering all 10 themes of the exam.
• Les Bons Profsflagship content partner for academic support (aide aux devoirs)Strategic or Co-development PartnerLes Bons Profs delivers academic-support content on Skilleos covering French middle and high school curricula, including Mathématiques 6e, 3e, 2de Générale, 1re Générale, and Anglais 6e. Their courses combine video lessons with QCM quizzes and align with the official school program.
• Éditions MÉLOPIEcore content partner for early-childhood music and languageStrategic or Co-development PartnerÉditions MÉLOPIE, specialists in alternative pedagogies (Montessori, Steiner, Freinet), provides children's content on Skilleos including "Anglais (0-6 ans) - Niveau 1" with puppets, songs and games, and "Piano et solfège pour enfants (0-6 ans) niveau 1".
• Little Pimminor content partnerStrategic or Co-development PartnerLittle Pim provides children's Spanish content on Skilleos, including "Espagnol (0-6 ans) - Niveau 1", leveraging their early-childhood foreign-language methodology.
• iDO (Bastien Siebman & Julien Renaud)minor content partnerStrategic or Co-development PartneriDO cofounders Bastien Siebman and Julien Renaud deliver the "Asana : les Fondamentaux" course on Skilleos and are described as "partenaire officiel Asana pour la France", bringing official-vendor-backed project-management training content.
• Microsoft (Microsoft 365 ecosystem courses)core content partner for professional/multimedia verticalTechnology or IntegrationMultiple Skilleos courses cover Microsoft 365 applications (Word 365, Outlook 2019/2016, PowerPoint 2019, Microsoft Planner, Microsoft Power BI, Microsoft Lists, Microsoft Teams), positioning Skilleos as a destination for self-paced Microsoft productivity training.
• Megapix'ailescore content partnerStrategic or Co-development PartnerMegapix'ailes delivers Skilleos's photography fundamentals course ("Photographie : les fondamentaux", 3h34, 972 reviews), the highest-reviewed course in the catalog, providing structured lessons on framing, composition, digital photography and light management.
• Appartement 9Bminor content partnerStrategic or Co-development PartnerAppartement 9B delivers the "Décoration d'intérieur : les fondamentaux" course on Skilleos with experts Floriane and Julia, guiding learners through moodboarding, space optimization and budget-setting for interior decoration.

Scale indicators5 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Emerging players

• 360Learning: France-headquartered collaborative learning platform focused on corporate L&D; relevant as a B2B-adjacent peer that also monetizes employer-funded training for French enterprises, similar to Skilleos's CSE channel.

Broad incumbents

• Duolingo: Free + premium language-learning platform with gamified, adaptive courses in dozens of languages; directly competes with Skilleos Langues, particularly for casual and beginner learners, with significantly stronger brand awareness globally.
• Udemy: Global online learning marketplace with 200,000+ courses and a ~22€/month Personal Plan subscription; overlaps Skilleos's professional software, creative and hobby verticals but at vastly greater catalog scale and a broader geographic footprint.
• Coursera: Global higher-education and professional learning platform partnering with universities and enterprises; competes for Skilleos's professional upskilling audience (Multimédia vertical, Parcours career tracks) with Coursera Plus subscription.
• LinkedIn Learning: Professional video learning service bundled with LinkedIn Premium; competes for Skilleos's Microsoft 365, Adobe, project-management and soft-skills learners with employer-sponsored distribution and a deep business catalog.

Direct peers

• OpenClassrooms: France-based online education platform offering career-track programs (Devenir Développeur Web, etc.) to French-speaking learners with B2C subscriptions and B2B employer-funded pathways — directly comparable to Skilleos's content, geography and Parcours model.
• Skillshare: Subscription-based creative and lifestyle learning platform with a similar price point (~10€/month) and project-based courses; overlaps directly with Skilleos's Loisirs (creative hobbies, photo, music, design) and Bien-être verticals.
• Babbel: Subscription language-learning platform offering structured courses in 14+ languages; directly comparable to Skilleos Langues and a benchmark for the Speakeos method's adaptive-loop positioning.
• Domestika: Subscription creative-learning marketplace with high-production courses in illustration, design, crafts and photography; closely overlaps Skilleos Loisirs (Beaux Arts, Photo, Loisirs créatifs) with a similar low-monthly-subscription pricing model.

Others

• Les Bons Profs: French academic-support platform for middle and high school students; comparable via the same target audience (French schoolchildren) but operates as a Skilleos content partner in Jeunesse rather than a direct competitor.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses2 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/skilleos

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

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

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