MyMentor

What MyMentor does

MyMentor operates as Les Sherpas, a Paris-headquartered private tutoring marketplace founded in 2017 that connects parents and students with a vetted network of 4,000+ certified tutors across France for both at-home and online sessions covering 50+ subjects from primary school through higher education and competitive exam preparation (Prépa, Medicine). The platform's technical stack centers on a two-sided marketplace with an internal teacher-matching algorithm, a proprietary 24-question student profiling diagnostic (Diagnostic Sherpas), a virtual classroom featuring shared whiteboard, screen sharing, and automatic session recording, automated post-session progress reports for parents, and a dedicated mobile application on iOS and Android. Pedagogically, the company wraps all tutoring in its trademarked Méthode Sherpas®, comprising 60+ learning techniques (mind maps, Cornell method, flash cards) tailored to visual, auditory, or kinesthetic learning styles.

The business model is primarily transactional and direct-to-consumer: parents pay per tutoring hour at teacher-set rates starting from €14/h for Collège/Lycée and €22/h for higher education, with the platform facilitating matching and payment processing. At-home sessions are eligible for a 50% French tax credit via the 'Services à la personne' framework and the URSSAF 'avance immédiate' mechanism, effectively halving net cost to eligible households. A complementary revenue stream comes from intensive study camps ('stages') sold as fixed-format packages of 10–30 hours from €196, targeting exam preparation (Brevet, Bac). Free pedagogical content (blog, guides) reaches over 4 million monthly readers, functioning as a top-of-funnel acquisition engine, and the company enjoys prominent earned media coverage across major French outlets (TF1, M6, BFM TV, Forbes, Les Echos, Le Parisien). The platform serves over 30,000 families cumulatively, reports a 4.7/5 Google rating (September 2025), and claims an average student grade improvement of +4.36 points, with only 40% of teacher applicants accepted onto the platform.

Name

MyMentor

Legal name

Les Sherpas

Website

https://mymentor.fr

Company type

Private

Founded year

2017

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

MyMentor, operating as Les Sherpas, is a French tutoring marketplace founded in 2017 that connects 30,000+ families with 4,000+ vetted private tutors across 50+ subjects, offering both at-home and online sessions with a proprietary pedagogical method.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Private Tutoring Marketplace

NAICS

Exam Preparation and Tutoring (611691)

SIC

Services-Educational Services (8200)

akta.pro primary industry

On-Demand 1:1 Live Tutoring Marketplaces (EDANAGAA)

akta.pro secondary industries

General Homework Help (Multi-Subject) (EDANADAA), Homework Tutoring & Academic Support (Subject Tutoring) (HSAAAHAC)

Keywords

• Private tutoring services
• Online tutoring platform
• Academic tutoring marketplace
• School support services
• Exam preparation tutoring

Headquarters

HQ city

Paris

HQ country

France

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Hourly tutoring sessions (online and at-home): Parents/students pay per hour of tutoring. Prices are set independently by each teacher starting from €14/h for college/high school and €22/h for higher education. Revenue is transaction-based per session, with the platform facilitating the match and handling payments.
2. Intensive study camps (stages): Fixed-format tutoring packages of 10–30 hours, priced from €196 for 10 hours. These are one-time purchases for exam preparation (Brevet, Bac, etc.) or targeted revision during school breaks.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

MyMentor (operating as Les Sherpas) operates a tutoring marketplace that connects parents and students with a network of more than 4,000 certified private tutors for both in-home and online sessions. The platform covers 50+ subjects from primary school through higher education and competitive preparatory programs, using a proprietary pedagogical method (Méthode Sherpas®) and a 24-question diagnostic to match students with suitable tutors.

Product overview

Les Sherpas est une marketplace de soutien scolaire qui connecte plus de 4 000 tuteurs certifiés avec des familles d'élèves du primaire au supérieur. L'offre repose sur trois formules principales: les cours à domicile (en présentiel, avec avantage fiscal de 50%), les cours en ligne (par visio-conférence), et les stages intensifs (10 à 30 jours). Le différenciant principal est la Méthode Sherpas®, une approche pédagogique propriétaire comptant plus de 60 techniques d'apprentissage. L'accompagnement inclut un diagnostic initial gratuit de 24 questions, un premier cours offert, et un suivi pédagogique continu avec rapports de séance automatiques. Les familles accèdent au service via une application mobile dédiée.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Private Tutoring (Cours particuliers)

Quantifiable outcome

• Average improvement of +4.36 grade points per student
• +4 more outcomes

Named customers8 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature6 records

Scale indicators8 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Regional players

• Anacours: French at-home tutoring company offering personalized soutien scolaire and exam prep. A direct French-market competitor with a traditional service model.
• Varsity Tutors (Nerdy): US-based online and in-person tutoring marketplace with test-prep focus. Comparable marketplace and outcomes model in a different geography.
• MyTutor: UK online tutoring platform for secondary and exam-prep students using vetted tutors. Very similar model but primarily serves the UK rather than France.
• Complétude: Long-standing French home-tutoring company offering soutien scolaire eligible for the same tax credit. Comparable model but rooted in traditional agency-based delivery.
• Cours Legendre: Established French tutoring and school-support provider covering K-12 and exam preparation. Competes for the same tax-credit-eligible French families.
• Wyzant: US tutor marketplace where instructors set their own rates and students self-serve match. Mirrors Les Sherpas' teacher-set-pricing marketplace mechanics in another market.

Direct peers

• Superprof: France-founded global tutor marketplace connecting students with private teachers across many subjects. Directly competes with Les Sherpas on the same two-sided, direct-to-consumer tutoring model in France.
• Preply: Global online tutoring marketplace matching learners with independent tutors on a transaction-fee model. Directly overlaps with Les Sherpas' online 1:1 tutoring marketplace.
• GoStudent: European online tutoring platform offering subscription 1:1 lessons for K-12 students. Competes directly for the same families and online tutoring demand in France.

Broad incumbents

• Acadomia: France's leading established at-home tutoring provider serving the same French curriculum and tax-credit segment. A larger, incumbent competitor to Les Sherpas' in-home offering.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/_Mymentor
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/mymentor-fr

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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