What Creative Academy does

Creative Academy is a private, for-profit design and marketing education institution headquartered at vul. Pohulianka, 5 in Lviv, Ukraine, operating from the DeHouse Business and Design Center. Founded in 2015 by Iryna Holovchak and led by CEO Uliana Mahalias, the school organizes its offering into four divisions — Design Academy (adults), Junior Academy (ages 10-16), Marketing Academy, and Beauty Academy — covering interior design, graphic design, fashion design, landscape architecture, marketing, and AI tools for design. Curriculum is built on professional software including ArchiCAD (the school is an authorized Graphisoft Ukraine training center), 3ds Max with Corona Render, Adobe Photoshop, Figma, Adobe Illustrator, SketchUp, and CLO 3D for digital fashion, with delivery both on-site and live via Zoom.

The flagship product is the 2-year Academy of Interior Design (390 hours, priced 247,000-265,200 UAH in stationary format), supported by sub-products such as ArchiCAD+AI, 3ds Max+AI, the Digital Fashion CLO 3D course, an AI Tools for Interior Designer course (6,800 UAH), and a Junior portfolio-preparation program for teens applying to international universities. The business model is direct-to-consumer tuition-based, with pricing denominated in Ukrainian Hryvnia across monthly subscriptions, multi-installment plans, and upfront course fees; revenue is augmented by a related design and consulting arm (IQ Promotion, co-founded by the school's founder). Customer segments include adult career changers, SMB owners/managers seeking marketing training, and teenagers preparing study-abroad portfolios.

Distribution is direct enrollment via creativeschool.eu using Google Forms-based registration, supplemented by free webinars, open online lectures, social media (Facebook, Instagram), and joint events with partner organizations such as Osvitum. The school does not use resellers or marketplace channels, and revenue, funding, and detailed enrollment figures are not publicly disclosed. The institution holds industry recognition including Effie Awards (2015) and ACMU Awards (2015-2018) earned by instructor-affiliated agencies.

Name

Creative Academy

Legal name

Creative Academy

Website

https://creativeschool.eu

Company type

Private

Founded year

2015

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Creative Academy is a private Lviv-based design and marketing education institution offering professional courses in interior, graphic, fashion, and landscape design, plus marketing and AI tools training, for adult career-changers, SMB owners, and teenagers, delivered on-site and online via Zoom.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Design Education

NAICS

Fine Arts Schools (61161), Fine Arts Schools (611610), All Other Schools and Instruction (61169)

SIC

Services-Educational Services (8200)

akta.pro primary industry

Personal Enrichment & Creative Arts Programs (EDAAAEAG)

akta.pro secondary industries

Visual Arts Instruction (Drawing, Painting, Sculpture) (EDAMAAAA), Digital Arts & Design (Graphic Design, Illustration, Animation) (EDAMAAAB), Visual Arts (Drawing, Painting, Illustration) (EDAAAGAA)

Keywords

• Design education
• Interior design courses
• Fashion design training
• Digital marketing courses
• Junior design programs

Headquarters

HQ city

Lviv

HQ country

Ukraine

HQ region

Europe

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Course Tuition Fees: Primary revenue from paid educational courses in design, fashion, marketing, and junior programs. Pricing varies by course intensity (short intensives to 2-year academies), format (stationary vs online), and program level (Base to Academy). Multiple payment options including upfront, installment plans, and monthly billing.
2. Professional Services / Consulting: Design and marketing consulting services offered through the DeHouse business center, including business consulting and design services.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion3 records

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

Creative Academy is a private design and marketing education institution in Lviv, Ukraine, offering tuition-based courses in interior design, graphic design, fashion design, landscape architecture, and digital marketing for adults and teenagers. Programs range from short intensives to 2-year academies, delivered on-site in Lviv and via live online Zoom. The school teaches industry-standard software including ArchiCAD, 3ds Max, CLO 3D, Figma, and Adobe tools, and operates as a Graphisoft Authorized Training Center.

Product overview

Creative Academy is a specialized design and business education institution based in Lviv, Ukraine, operating as a multi-school platform with four core divisions: Design Academy (for adults), Junior Academy (for teenagers aged 10–16), Marketing Academy (for adults), and Beauty Academy. The Design Academy offers professional-level courses across interior design (including the 2-year Academy of Interior Design, ArchiCAD+AI, 3ds Max+AI, and Landscape Architecture Academy), graphic design, and Fashion Academy (with digital fashion via CLO 3D, clothing construction, and fashion illustration). The Junior Academy provides age-tiered programs including Architecture & Design (SketchUp+ArchiCAD), Graphic Design, Fashion Design, School of Design (introductory), Art School, and Portfolio Preparation for international university applications. The Marketing Academy offers Digital Marketing and Online/Offline Marketing for Managers courses. The institution also runs events including webinars on AI tools for interior designers and open lectures on design careers.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Design Academy (Дизайн Академія) Multi-level design education division for adults covering interior design, graphic design, fashion design, and landscape architecture, with programs ranging from short intensives to 2-year academies.
• Junior Academy (Джуніор Академія) Design education programs for teenagers aged 10-16, delivered in both stationary and online formats, including introductory design exploration, graphic design, fashion design, architecture and interior design, art school, and portfolio preparation for study abroad.
• Marketing Academy (Маркетинг Академія) Business and marketing education programs for adults covering digital marketing and online/offline marketing strategies for managers, delivered online and on-site.
• Academy of Interior Design (Академія дизайну інтер'єру) Comprehensive 2-year (390-hour) professional interior design program combining ArchiCAD, 3ds Max, Corona Render, and Adobe Photoshop training with design theory, project work, and business skills, offered in stationary and online formats.
• ArchiCAD + AI (Дизайн інтер'єру. ArchiCAD + AI) Interior design course combining professional ArchiCAD drafting with AI tools training, scheduled to start on 06/10/2026.
• 3ds Max + AI (Візуалізація інтер'єру: 3Ds Max + AI) Interior visualization course teaching 3ds Max combined with AI tools for rendering and design presentation, scheduled to start on 14/09/2026.
• AI Tools for Interior Designer (AI-інструменти для дизайнера інтер'єру) 1-month online course teaching AI tools including Midjourney, ChatGPT, and Gemini for interior visualization, prompt engineering, moodboard creation, and design concept communication.
• Digital Fashion: CLO 3D (Digital Fashion: створення одягу в CLO 3D) Digital clothing design course teaching 3D garment modeling in CLO 3D software, from basic patterns to photorealistic rendering and runway animation, delivered online via Zoom.
• Academy of Landscape Architecture (Академія ландшафтної архітектури) Multi-month Academy program in landscape architecture within the Design school, covering landscape design theory and practice, scheduled to start on 27/09/2026.
• Digital Marketing (Digital маркетинг) 3-month online digital marketing course covering SEO, Google Ads, social media marketing, content marketing, email campaigns, and analytics, totaling 44 lecture hours plus at least 70 homework hours.
• Online/Offline Marketing for Managers (ONLINE / OFFLINE маркетинг для керівників) 4-month marketing course for business owners and managers covering digital and traditional marketing strategy, branding, SEO, social media, and advertising, limited to 10 students per cohort.
• Portfolio for Study Abroad (Портфоліо для навчання за кордоном) 8-month portfolio preparation course for teenagers aged 14-16 planning to apply to international universities for design, architecture, or art programs, individual sessions starting 09/09/2026.
• Graphic Design — Junior (Графічний дизайн. Junior) 2-year junior graphic design program for teenagers aged 13-16 covering Figma, Adobe Illustrator, Adobe Photoshop, brand identity, print design, and portfolio building, starting 10 October.
• Architecture & Design — Junior (Архітектура та дизайн. Junior) Junior architecture and design program for ages 13-16, taught over two 6-month blocks with SketchUp and ArchiCAD for interior design and architectural visualization, starting 26/09/2026.
• School of Design — Choose Your Profession (Школа дизайну — обери професію) Introductory design program for teenagers aged 10-14 covering graphic design, interior design, fashion design, and architecture, helping students choose a creative specialization, starting 26/09/2026 on Saturdays.
• Art School (Художня школа) 2-year academic drawing, painting, and composition program for teenagers aged 10-16 with field trips, plein air painting, gallery visits, and portfolio development, held on Sundays from 11:00-14:00.

Quantifiable outcome

• Students create professional portfolios for university admission (including international) or employment as practicing designers
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers5 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration2 records

AI capability4 records

Feature3 records

Partnerships

Four partnerships are on record, tiered minor and core.

• OsvitumminorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 30 June 2026Joint event partnership for design education abroad preparation. Creative Academy and Osvitum co-host events for teenagers (13-16 years) and parents, featuring portfolio readiness testing and education abroad planning guidance. Event held on June 30, 2026 at the Creative Academy campus.
• Graphisoft UkrainecoreTechnology or IntegrationCreative Academy is an authorized Graphisoft Ukraine training center for ArchiCAD. The partnership provides official ArchiCAD training integrated into the Academy of Interior Design curriculum, covering working documentation, drafting, and professional interior design workflows using ArchiCAD 28.
• IQ PromotioncoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerIQ Promotion is the brand-marketing agency co-founded by Iryna Holovchak (founder of Creative Academy) and Iya Kuchynska (marketing direction curator). The agency provides marketing curriculum content, instructors, and real-world case studies for Creative Academy's marketing programs, including the Online/Offline Marketing for Managers course.
• DeHouse (Business and Design Center)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerDeHouse is the business and design center housing Creative Academy's campus at vul. Pohulianka, 5 in Lviv. The partnership provides the physical infrastructure and co-branding as the 'Center of Business and Design DeHouse'. Instagram: @dehouse.space.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Direct peers

• Domestika: Domestika is a global online marketplace and education platform for creative professionals offering courses in design, illustration, fashion, and craft. It serves as a global benchmark peer for the online component of Creative Academy's catalog, sharing the design instruction and professional upskilling positioning.
• Geekbrains: Geekbrains (now Skillbox Holding) is a large Russian-speaking online education platform offering courses in design, marketing, programming, and creative fields. Comparable in marketing and design tracks, but at much larger scale and predominantly Russian-market focused, similar subscription-based pricing models.
• Contented: Contented is a Ukrainian online education platform specializing in design and digital creative skills, offering courses in graphic design, UI/UX, and visual content creation. Directly comparable to Creative Academy's adult online programs in Ukrainian-language design education.
• Projector Institute: Projector is a Ukrainian creative and design education institution offering structured courses in graphic design, UX/UI, motion, and other creative disciplines, targeting career changers and working professionals in Ukraine and Eastern Europe. As another leading private design school in Ukraine competing for the same adult career-change segment, it is a direct peer with overlapping curriculum depth and student demographics.
• Skillbox: Skillbox is a major online education platform in the CIS region offering courses in design, marketing, programming, and creative skills, with subscription-based online models. Comparable to Creative Academy on the marketing and design content stack, but operating at greater scale online across Russia and CIS countries with broader geographic reach.

Regional players

• Logos IT Academy: Logos IT Academy is a Ukrainian private vocational education institution offering courses in IT, design, and creative disciplines. Comparable as a Ukraine-based private education competitor in design-adjacent fields, sharing the local student demographic and similar course structure.
• Step Academy: Step Academy (STEP IT School) is a private IT and creative education network with presence in Ukraine and CIS, offering design courses, programming, and computer graphics. Comparable as a Ukraine-region private education competitor in design and digital creative skills.
• Scream School: Scream School is a Russian design and creative industry education school offering courses in graphic design, motion, branding, and digital disciplines. Comparable in specialized design education targeting career professionals and industry portfolio development in a CIS market context.

Broad incumbents

• General Assembly: General Assembly is a global career-change education provider in technology, design, and digital marketing with bootcamps and short courses. Comparable to Creative Academy in career-changer programming in design and marketing, but operates at much larger scale globally and offers broader portfolio.

Emerging players

• Beetroot Academy: Beetroot Academy is a tech and design education provider in Ukraine and Eastern Europe offering bootcamps in web development, UI/UX design, and digital marketing. Comparable in the design/digital education niche targeting career changers, with partial overlap in UI/UX and digital marketing programs.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/crs.lviv
• Instagraminstagram.com/creative.design.academy
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/creative-design-school

Compliance1 record

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles2 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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

M&A

Investments

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