What Prof en Poche does

Prof en Poche (legal entity SAS VMPS Corporation) is a French AI-powered educational technology company founded in 2015 in Pau, operating a portfolio of nine distinct products spanning primary-school math instruction (Mathia), cognitive training (Cogibou), ecology education (Kidaia), English-language learning (Keila), responsible-digital training (Verdinum), legacy tutoring (Pieber), and European education data infrastructure (Prometheus-X). Its core technology is a proprietary "IA Pédagogique" engine that delivers adaptive, differentiated learning paths, with teacher-facing dashboards and real-time class insights, built around a sovereign, ethically-positioned AI architecture hosted exclusively in France on OVH infrastructure and compliant with RGPD.

The company monetizes through a hybrid model combining B2B/B2G licensing of educational software to schools, academies, and local governments (Mathia in 32 of 34 French academies), white-label OEM agreements with consumer platforms (Wizbii, Skilleos), direct-to-consumer subscriptions (€29-€49/month tiers for homework-help chatbot access via GoCardless/Stripe), premium private tutoring under the Pieber brand, and coworking-space rentals in Pau and Bayonne. Distribution operates across direct sales to ministries and academies, app-store downloads (iOS and Android), and field-sales relationships built by co-founder Vincent.

Prof en Poche remains 100% self-financed with no external equity raised, operating with a compact 22-person team of developers, teachers, researchers, and creatives. It has secured validation through the French Ministry of Education's P2IA program (two laureate cycles), Bpifrance (i-Nov Deep Tech, OSE² Education Challenge), France 2030 (AMI Green Digital Skills), Microsoft for Startups, and the European Commission's Impact EdTech competition, with deployment across 12 countries and over 600,000 learners supported since inception.

Name

Prof en Poche

Legal name

SAS VMPS Corporation

Website

https://profenpoche.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2016

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Prof en Poche is a French AI-powered educational technology company operating a portfolio of nine products spanning adaptive math instruction, cognitive training, ecology education, tutoring, and European education data infrastructure, serving schools, teachers, students, and local governments across 12 countries with 600,000+ learners supported.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

AI-Powered Educational Software (EdTech / Adaptive Learning)

NAICS

Exam Preparation and Tutoring (611691), Educational Support Services (611710), Language Schools (611630), All Other Schools and Instruction (61169)

SIC

Services-Prepackaged Software (7372), Services-Educational Services (8200)

akta.pro primary industry

AI-Powered Tutoring & Study Assistant Platforms (EDANAGAD)

akta.pro secondary industries

Interactive Practice & Skill-Building (Drills, Games, Mastery Practice) (EDAFACAC), Tutoring & Homework Help Marketplaces (On-Demand) (EDAFAIAG), Classroom & Institutional Language Learning Platforms (Schools/Universities) (EDAFAOAI), Simulation & Scenario-Based Learning Authoring (EDAFAHAD)

Keywords

• Adaptive learning software
• AI educational technology
• Pedagogical AI platform
• Personalized tutoring services
• Digital classroom tools

Headquarters

HQ city

Paris

HQ country

France

HQ region

Europe

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B and B2C

Offering type

Software

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Subscription - Prof en Poche Chat/Homework Help: Monthly subscription plans for the Prof en Poche chatbot/homework help service, ranging from €29-49/month depending on commitment length. Access to teachers during defined hours (17h-21h weekdays, 14h-17h Saturday). Recurring monthly billing via direct debit through GoCardless/Stripe.
2. White-label Licensing: Offering Prof en Poche service in white-label mode to partners such as Wizbii and Skilleos, providing them with personalized and accessible homework help for their users.
3. Pieber Tutoring Services: Traditional tutoring services under the Pieber brand (40+ years of experience), offering personalized tutoring for primary through higher education across all subjects. Revenue from tutoring fees.
4. Coworking Space Rental: PEP Coworking spaces in Pau and Bayonne centers, managed by Prof en Poche, offering flexible professional workspaces for freelancers, entrepreneurs, remote workers, trainers, and consultants.
5. Educational Software Licensing (B2B/B2G): Licensing of educational applications (Mathia, Kidaia, Cogibou, Keila) to schools, institutions, and local governments. Products are deployed institutionally across thousands of classes.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion3 records

Distribution channels5 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

Prof en Poche develops and sells AI-powered educational software and tutoring services for primary, secondary and higher-education learners, teachers, families and institutions. Its portfolio includes adaptive math and ecology learning applications (Mathia, Math Expedition, Kidaia), cognitive and language tools (Cogibou, Keila), responsible digital skills training (Verdinum), a homework-help chatbot offered direct-to-consumer and via white-label, traditional private tutoring under the Pieber brand, and a European educational data space initiative (Prometheus-X).

Product overview

Prof en Poche is a digital education company founded in 2015 that has evolved from an initial chatbot service (launched 2016) into a comprehensive educational technology platform. The company develops an ecosystem of 10 interconnected products spanning AI-powered learning assistants (Mathia, Math Expedition), tutoring services (Pieber with 40+ years heritage), ecology education (Kidaia), cognitive tools (Cogibou), responsible digital skills (Verdinum), language learning (Keila), and educational data sovereignty (Prometheus-X). The Studio IA division focuses on innovative AI, digital education, and responsible technology projects for public and private educational actors. The company operates coworking spaces in Pau and Bayonne while maintaining international reach across 12 countries.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Mathia: AI-powered intelligent assistant for learning mathematics from CP to CE2 (primary school), co-built with hundreds of teachers under the P2IA partnership with the French Ministry of Education.
• Kidaia
• Pieber
• Verdinum
• Cogibou
• Prometheus-X
• Keila
• Math Expedition
• Prof en Poche (ChatBot)

Products and services

• Mathia AI-powered intelligent assistant for learning mathematics from CP to CE2 (primary school). It assigns level-adapted math exercises to students and provides teachers with real-time dashboards for differentiated instruction. Co-built with the French Ministry of Education and deployed in thousands of classes across 32 of 34 French académies.
• Kidaia Educational resource on ecology and sustainable development for primary school (cycles 2 and 3), featuring interactive pedagogical pathways aligned with official curricula. Includes immersive and holographic learning experiences and is deployed in primary classrooms.
• Pieber Personalized private tutoring service with over 40 years of experience, offering individualized support from primary through higher education across all subjects, delivered by teachers with minimum Bac+5 qualifications.
• Verdinum Training and awareness program on eco-responsible digital practices (energy-efficient code, hardware refurbishment, digital sustainability), aimed at students, developers, local governments and businesses. Aims to train and sensitize over 120,000 people by 2030.
• Cogibou AI-personalized cognitive training tool for primary school teachers to develop essential cognitive functions for math success. Originally designed by award-winning neuroscientists and cognitive remediation researchers from the onCOGITE association.
• Prometheus-X (Data Space Education and Skills / DASES) European educational data and skills space (Data Space Education and Skills — DASES) developed under the French Hub of GAIA-X. Provides a secure, ethical framework for sharing education and skills data among institutions, companies and governments across Europe.
• Keila Free gamified app for children to learn English vocabulary through interactive games and quizzes covering letters, numbers, colors, shapes, days, animals and more, with themed quizzes for practice.
• Math Expedition English-language version of Mathia specifically adapted for North American and British primary schools, with AI-powered differentiated math instruction and teacher dashboards aligned with local mathematics curricula.
• Prof en Poche Chatbot (Homework Help) Online academic assistance chatbot providing instant homework help and lesson explanations for middle and high school students via chat, with live teacher support during defined hours. Also offered in white-label mode to partners such as Wizbii and Skilleos.
• PEP Coworking (Pau and Bayonne) Coworking spaces in Pau and Bayonne city centers managed by Prof en Poche, offering flexible professional workspaces for freelancers, entrepreneurs, remote workers, trainers and consultants in the Pyrénées-Atlantiques region.

Quantifiable outcome

• 600,000+ learners supported since 2015
• +4 more outcomes

Named customers9 records

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

AI capability6 records

Feature5 records

Partnerships

Eleven partnerships are on record, tiered core, major and moderate.

• French Ministry of Education / Éducation NationalecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerProf en Poche co-developed Mathia with the Ministry of Education through the P2IA (Partenariat d'Innovation en Intelligence Artificielle) program. The company is a two-time lauréat of P2IA, and Mathia has been deployed across 32 of 34 French académies. This is a flagship national partnership.
• French Hub GAIA-XcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerProf en Poche participates in the creation of the Data Space Education and Skills (DASES) within the French Hub of GAIA-X, contributing to the Prometheus-X European educational data ecosystem. This is a sovereign European data initiative.
• onCOGITE (Association)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCogibou was initially designed by award-winning researchers and clinicians in neurosciences and cognitive remediation from the onCOGITE association. Prof en Poche is evolving the tool to make it accessible to primary school teachers.
• WizbiimajorOEM/ Whitelabel/ Licensing PartnerProf en Poche provides its homework help chatbot service as a white-label solution to Wizbii, enabling Wizbii to offer personalized and accessible homework help to its young users.
• SkilleosmajorOEM/ Whitelabel/ Licensing PartnerProf en Poche provides its homework help service as white-label to Skilleos, offering personalized and accessible school support to Skilleos users.
• French TechmoderateStrategic or Co-development PartnerProf en Poche is part of the French Tech community, a national initiative supporting fast-growing French tech companies in their development and international expansion.
• Nouvelle-Aquitaine RegionmoderateStrategic or Co-development PartnerRegional partner and supporter of Prof en Poche, featured in partner logos. Winner of Prix Impact NA20 (top 20 impact startups in Nouvelle-Aquitaine).
• MicrosoftmajorTechnology or IntegrationProf en Poche is a lauréat of the Microsoft for Startups program, receiving Azure credits and Microsoft marketplace expertise to support technological development.
• French Cities and Collectivités (Reims, Metz, Toulouse, Saint-Paul, Bayonne, Pau, Nouvelle-Aquitaine, Espace Sud)moderateChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorMultiple French cities and local governments trust and use Prof en Poche solutions. Partner logos displayed include Reims, Metz, Toulouse, Saint-Paul-lès-Dax, Bayonne, Pau, Nouvelle-Aquitaine, and Espace Sud. These are institutional customers and distribution partners.
• OVHmoderateTechnology or IntegrationOVH is the hosting provider for the Prof en Poche application and website. Data is exclusively hosted and processed in France (OVH Roubaix).
• GoCardlessTechnology or IntegrationGoCardless handles direct debit payment processing for Prof en Poche subscriptions. Part of the payment infrastructure alongside Stripe.

Scale indicators7 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Emerging players

• Duolingo: Global AI-driven language-learning app with a freemium + gamified model. Closest peer to Prof en Poche's Keila product (free gamified English vocabulary app for children), though Duolingo's scale vastly exceeds Keila.
• Newsela: US adaptive content platform delivering differentiated instructional content at multiple reading levels. Comparable to Mathia/Kidaia for differentiated curriculum content targeting classroom deployment.

Broad incumbents

• Knewton: Long-established adaptive-learning infrastructure provider (now part of Wiley). Broader incumbent comparable to Prof en Poche's adaptive learning engine — though B2B infrastructure orientation differs from Prof en Poche's product-led classroom deployment model.

Direct peers

• Squirrel AI: China-based AI-powered adaptive tutoring network for K-12 maths. Closest global peer for the 'engine that adapts exercise difficulty per student' model that Mathia embodies.
• Khan Academy: Non-profit providing free AI-assisted personalised tutoring and adaptive practice (Khanmigo) in mathematics and other subjects. Closest analogue to Mathia's AI-driven differentiated instruction model for K-12 learners, though at much larger global scale (English-first).
• Lalilo: French AI-powered adaptive learning platform for primary school reading and phonics, now part of Renaissance Learning. Comparable to Mathia/Cogibou as a French-origin AI tutoring tool deployed in primary classrooms with teacher dashboards.
• EvidenceB: French EdTech company providing AI-driven differentiated instruction to schools, similar institutional sales motion to ministries and académies in France. Closely comparable in target buyer (French K-12 institutions) and pedagogical differentiation narrative.
• Domoscio: French adaptive learning / AI-powered personalisation platform for education and training, headquartered in Paris. Directly comparable adaptive-learning technology play serving French institutions and enterprises.

Others

• Wizbii: French student-focused social/professional platform and existing white-label partner of Prof en Poche. Adjacent partner — not a competitor — but indicates Prof en Poche's embedded/distribution model with consumer youth platforms.
• Skilleos: French online course/training platform that already offers Prof en Poche white-label to its users. Adjacent partner/distributor rather than direct competitor, indicating the type of B2C platform Prof en Poche reaches via OEM.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat6 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/profenpoche
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/prof-en-poche
• Xx.com/profenpoche

Compliance2 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles4 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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