What LerNetz does

LerNetz AG is a Swiss private stock corporation (Aktiengesellschaft) founded in 2001 and headquartered in Bern, with branch offices in Zürich and St. Gallen. The company develops and delivers end-to-end digital learning experiences — from didactic conception and media design through to technical implementation — for Swiss clients in vocational training, healthcare, educational publishing, sports, and public schools. It operates a 50-person multidisciplinary team spanning media didactics, software engineering, project management, design, photography, and film production, and has been active for 24+ years. Notable clients include PostFinance (MoneyFit), Swiss Olympic and multiple national sports federations (Verbandsacademy and digital Trainingsplaner), Swisscom (media trainers in schools since 2011), Klett und Balmer Verlag, VBV Berufsbildungsverband der Versicherungswirtschaft (myVBV trilingual learning and examination platform with 5,500+ users), Swiss Paraplegiker-Gruppe, Lindenhofgruppe, ZHAW, and Swiss School of Public Health (E-VACTS).

The company operates a hybrid business model: a free, freemium distribution channel via the LerNetz Schule platform (with 30+ modular teaching materials and free online workshops for teachers) drives top-of-funnel awareness, while project-based professional services and platform development for B2B clients generate revenue. Core proprietary products include LernFlink (an authoring tool and learning media library integrated with Microsoft Teams and LMS environments, launched 2024), zebis.digital (an OER editor for Swiss primary schools co-developed with BKZ Geschäftsstelle, 2021), the Verbandsacademy shared platform for sports federations, musicBox (music education), MoneyFit (financial literacy), and MoveBox-Aktion (workplace health, 2025). The underlying technology stack combines Laravel PHP, Weblication CMS, H5P for interactive content, plausible.io for privacy-friendly analytics, and Sentry for error tracking. AI plays a supporting role: LerNetz runs workshops on generative AI tools (image, sound, vibe-coding) and integrates AI features into authoring tools, but does not disclose proprietary AI models or research.

LerNetz operates exclusively in Switzerland (with geographic restrictions noted as "Outside Switzerland"), relying on direct enterprise sales, a long-running partnership with Swisscom, and content/community marketing through LerNetz Schule, the LernFilm Festival, and social channels. Revenue is primarily project-based professional services (educational strategy, learning media production, education campaigns, authoring tools and examination systems, learning platforms, and training program development) with emerging platform/SaaS potential through LernFlink and the Verbandsacademy. The company holds no disclosed funding rounds, no parent company, and no subsidiaries, suggesting a bootstrapped, founder/employee-led operating model with stable headcount of 50.

Name

LerNetz

Legal name

LerNetz AG

Website

https://lernetz.ch

Company type

Private

Founded year

2001

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

LerNetz AG is a Swiss (Bern-based, founded 2001) end-to-end educational services and product firm that designs, develops, and operates digital learning media, blended learning programs, and learning platforms for Swiss clients across vocational training, healthcare, sports, educational publishing, and public schools.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Educational Services and Learning Media Development

NAICS

Educational Support Services (61171), Business Schools and Computer and Management Training (6114)

SIC

Services-Educational Services (8200)

akta.pro primary industry

Higher Education Course Design & Online Program Development (EDAGAKAB)

akta.pro secondary industry

Interdisciplinary/General Education & Study Skills (EDAGABAN)

Keywords

• Educational media development
• Digital learning platforms
• Blended learning design
• Interactive learning content
• Vocational training services

Headquarters

HQ city

Bern

HQ country

Switzerland

HQ region

Europe

Offices3 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Project-based educational development services: LerNetz develops educational projects for clients on a project basis, including concept development, media production, platform building, and training program design. Revenue is generated through consulting and development contracts with educational institutions, publishers, sports associations, healthcare organizations, and public sector bodies.
2. LerNetz Schule platform and workshops: Free educational platform (LerNetz Schule) provides teaching materials, workshops, and resources for teachers free of charge. Workshops are free. Revenue is indirect through brand positioning and client acquisition for project services.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels8 records

Core offering

LerNetz AG is a Swiss educational services firm that develops and implements end-to-end learning experiences for B2B clients across vocational training, healthcare, sports, educational publishing, and public schools. Its offerings span didactic concept design, interactive learning media production, authoring tools (LernFlink, zebis.digital), examination systems, and digital learning platforms (Swiss Olympic Academy/Verbandsacademy, LernNetz Schule). The company also operates a free teacher-facing platform distributing teaching materials and workshops alongside proprietary products like musicBox, MoneyFit, and MoveBox-Aktion.

Product overview

LerNetz AG operates as a comprehensive educational services firm founded in 2001 that develops and implements learning experiences from didactic concept through media design to technical implementation. The company operates three Swiss offices (Bern, Zürich, St. Gallen) and serves sectors including vocational training, healthcare, educational publishers, sports, and public schools. The product portfolio consists of proprietary digital platforms (LernNetz Schule communication platform for teachers; Swiss Olympic Academy/Verbandsacademy for sports federations), self-developed learning materials (musicBox for music education, MoneyFit for financial literacy, MoveBox-Aktion for workplace health), and authoring/learning tools (LernFlink for content management, zebis.digital OER editor). The LerNetz Schule platform distributes over 30 modular teaching materials covering topics from traffic safety (Verkehrsbildung, Radfahrer-Test, VeloLab), environmental science (Bodenreise, Luftlabor, Element Hero), health (be the match, Reanimation macht Schule), media literacy (Medienmacher*innen, LernFilm Festival), and societal topics (Prinzip Vielfalt, Gleichstellung). Supporting services include educational strategy consulting, learning media production, communication campaigns, authoring tools and examination systems, platform development, and training program development.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• LerNetz Schule: A communication platform for teachers providing learning materials, workshops, and resources for Swiss schools.
• LernFilm Festival
• LernFlink

Products and services

• musicBox

Quantifiable outcome

• 5,500+ users on myVBV learning platform for insurance professionals
• +3 more outcomes

Named customers15 records

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles5 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration4 records

AI capability8 records

Feature6 records

Partnerships

20 partnerships are on record, tiered core and major.

• Klett und Balmer VerlagcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerLerNetz developed the digital transformation of educational materials for Klett und Balmer Verlag — from concept study to a scalable software platform for primary school educational content.
• Swiss OlympiccoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerLerNetz co-developed the Swiss Olympic Academy and subsequently the Verbandsacademy — a digital learning platform ecosystem for Swiss sports associations and clubs. LerNetz handled didactic conception, content development, and technical implementation.
• Swiss Volley, Swiss Unihockey, Swiss Aquatics, Swiss WrestlingcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerDevelopment of a digital training planner for Swiss sports associations. The tool allows associations to curate training content, create structured training plans, and ensure quality standards are applied in training practice.
• PostFinancecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerMoneyFit — a financial literacy learning platform for children and youth, commissioned by PostFinance and made available free to schools.
• VBV Berufsbildungsverband der Versicherungswirtschaft (AFA)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerDevelopment of myVBV — a trilingual (DE/FR/IT) digital learning and examination platform for the qualifying exam 'Versicherungsvermittler/-in VBV'. More than 5,500 users. Developed with partner Iterativ.
• Verein Trägerschaft GebäudehüllenplanercoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerDevelopment of the 'Gebäudehüllenplaner/-in HFP' training course and learning environment — a contemporary education program for a new construction industry profession.
• Stiftung CerebralcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner'Prinzip Vielfalt' — an educational platform and teaching material for promoting diversity in schools, developed in partnership with Stiftung Cerebral and PH Bern.
• Swiss Paraplegiker-Gruppe (SPG)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerLernFlink authoring tool developed for SPG to manage digital learning content for internal and external audiences. LerNetz supports development and integration with existing LMS.
• LindenhofgruppecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCustomized learning modules for 2,600 employees at the clinic group — practice-oriented, flexible, supporting shift-work learning.
• SSPH+ (Swiss School of Public Health)majorStrategic or Co-development PartnerE-VACTS — Electronic Vaccine Training Switzerland. LerNetz developed the platform together with Ecoplan AG and medical professionals, co-financed by the Swiss Federal Office of Public Health.
• Kinderseele SchweizmajorStrategic or Co-development PartnerTwo learning modules for professionals on supporting children of mentally ill parents, developed with clinical experts.
• Swiss SLRGmajorStrategic or Co-development PartnerTeaching material platform for courses on water safety — SLRG can efficiently plan and organize courses with teaching materials from preparation to delivery.
• ZHAW (Zurich University of Applied Sciences)majorStrategic or Co-development PartnerEducational videos on nursing techniques for the Bachelor of Nursing program, meeting didactic requirements and national/international standards.
• SwisscomcoreGTM or Marketing PartnerSince 2011, Swisscom commissions LerNetz's Media Trainer team to work directly in Swiss schools, building media literacy among children, youth, parents, and teachers.
• BKZ Geschäftsstelle (Bildung, Koordination, Zentralschweiz)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCo-developed zebis.digital — an OER editor for Swiss primary schools. LerNetz participates in development and coordinates further development on behalf of zebis.
• swisstopo / Bundesamt für LandestopografiecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnersCHoolmaps — a platform showing Swiss teachers how to use the official federal map viewer (map.geo.admin.ch) in education. Operated by swisstopo with content support from LerNetz.
• Swiss Center for Design and Health AG (SCDH)majorStrategic or Co-development PartnerDevelopment of continuing education offerings at the intersection of design and health for SCDH.
• BAFU / BAG (Swiss Federal Offices)majorGTM or Marketing PartnerLuftlabor and Luftstrom learning materials on air quality developed with support from BAFU (environment) and BAG (health).
• Stiftung CerebralmajorStrategic or Co-development Partner'Vielfalt im Klassenzimmer' workshop series for teachers on diversity in education, developed with Stiftung Cerebral.
• Swiss Olympic und verschiedene Schweizer SportverbändecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerOngoing partnerships with multiple Swiss sports associations through the Verbandsacademy platform for sports education.

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Broad incumbents

• D2L (Brightspace): Canadian learning management and educational technology company serving K-12, higher education, and corporate training globally. Overlaps with LerNetz's platform development services and LernFlink/Verbandsacademy offerings as a broader incumbent LMS provider.
• Moodle: Open-source learning platform with global adoption across K-12, higher education, and vocational training. Comparable to LerNetz's learning platform and authoring tool development as the dominant open-source LMS that LerNetz-built ecosystems often integrate with.
• Skillsoft: US-headquartered corporate learning and digital training provider serving enterprise workforce development globally. Comparable to LerNetz's B2B training and continuing education engagements (e.g., Lindenhofgruppe, VBV) as a broader incumbent in corporate L&D.
• Instructure (Canvas): US-based educational technology company behind the Canvas LMS used by schools and universities worldwide. Overlaps with LerNetz's learning platform and examination system development services as a global incumbent in the same product category.

Direct peers

• Book Creator: UK-based educational content creation platform used by primary and secondary teachers worldwide. Comparable to LerNetz's LerNetz Schule offering in serving K-12 teachers with digital content creation and sharing capabilities.
• itslearning: Nordic-headquartered learning management system used widely across European K-12 and vocational education. Comparable to LerNetz's Verbandsacademy and myVBV platforms in serving European educational institutions with multi-tenant learning infrastructure.
• H5P Group: Norwegian organization stewarding the H5P open-source interactive content framework that LerNetz uses natively in zebis.digital. Both build authoring tools and interactive learning media for educational institutions, with overlapping customer profiles in European schools and universities.
• Nearpod: US-based K-12 interactive instructional content platform (now part of Renaissance Learning). Highly comparable to LerNetz's interactive learning modules (Luftlabor, musicBox, MoveBox) targeting teachers with engaging digital content.

Regional players

• Cornelsen Verlag: Major German educational publisher with operations in German-speaking Switzerland. Comparable to LerNetz's Klett und Balmer Verlag partnership work as a DACH-region publisher seeking digital transformation of educational materials.
• Klett Gruppe: German educational publishing group whose Swiss subsidiary Klett und Balmer Verlag is a LerNetz client. Comparable as a DACH publisher engaged in the same digital transformation journey that LerNetz's services support.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/lernetz
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/lernetz
• Instagraminstagram.com/lernetz.schule
• Xx.com/lernetz

Compliance1 record

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles6 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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