What Learnmate. does

Learnmate is an Australian online tutoring marketplace founded in 2015 and headquartered in Melbourne, connecting families and students with a network of 700+ (stated as 750+ on the online tutors page) independent tutors across 110+ subjects. The platform serves primary school students through Year 12, with explicit coverage of major Australian senior secondary curricula including VCE, HSC, IB, QCE, WACE, and SACE, plus adult learners in areas such as languages, coding, and professional coaching. Since inception, Learnmate has facilitated more than 160,000 hours of tutoring for over 10,000 students and reports a Google rating of 4.8 across 363+ reviews.

The platform is built on a self-serve marketplace architecture: students browse tutor profiles with credentials, experience, subjects, ratings, and tier badges (Bronze/Silver/Gold/Pro), filter by subject, year level, curriculum, and location, and book directly. Online tutoring is delivered nationwide via Zoom, Google Meet, or a bespoke Lessonspace classroom with interactive whiteboard, screen sharing, and document collaboration, provided free to tutors. In-person tutoring is available in Melbourne, Sydney, Brisbane, Perth, and Adelaide. Payments are processed automatically through Stripe 24 hours after each lesson, and tutors set and manage their own rates, which typically range from $30/hr to $90+/hr (2025 platform average $64/hr).

Learnmate operates a marketplace commission revenue model, retaining 23-30% of tutor earnings while tutors keep 70-77%, a structure presented as up to 50% cheaper than traditional agencies. Go-to-market combines product-led self-serve, content marketing (blog, ATAR calculators, study timetables), heavy SEO investment across location- and curriculum-specific pages, and community-led institutional partnerships with schools, NFPs (Ronald McDonald House Charities, Harding Miller Education Foundation, Anglicare, Uniting), and government education departments (NSW, South Australia). The company is privately held and bootstrapped, with no disclosed funding rounds, management changes, or M&A activity.

Name

Learnmate.

Legal name

Learnmate

Website

https://learnmate.com.au

Company type

Private

Founded year

2015

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

501–1,000 employees

Short description

Learnmate is an Australian tutoring marketplace founded in 2015 that connects families and students with 700+ independent tutors across 110+ subjects via online and in-person sessions, retaining a 23-30% commission on tutor earnings.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Online Tutoring Marketplace

NAICS

Exam Preparation and Tutoring (611691), Educational Support Services (61171)

SIC

Services-Educational Services (8200)

akta.pro primary industry

Tutor Discovery, Scheduling & Payments Marketplaces (Directory/Booking) (EDANAGAE)

akta.pro secondary industries

On-Demand 1:1 Live Tutoring Marketplaces (EDANAGAA), Integrated Tutoring + Learning Content Platforms (Curriculum + Tutors) (EDANAGAL)

Keywords

• Online tutoring marketplace
• Private tutoring services
• Exam preparation tutoring
• Tutor matching platform
• Academic tutoring platform

Headquarters

HQ city

Melbourne

HQ country

Australia

HQ region

Oceania

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Digital Commerce or Content

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Commission on Tutor Earnings: Learnmate earns commission (23-30%) when tutors complete lessons. Tutors keep 70-77% of their hourly rates. This is the primary revenue stream from the marketplace transaction.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion3 records

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels8 records

Core offering

Learnmate is an Australian online tutoring marketplace that connects students and families with over 700 independent tutors across 110+ subjects for both online and in-person lessons. Tutors set their own hourly rates and keep 70-77% of earnings, while Learnmate earns a 23-30% commission on each completed lesson and provides profile listings, reviews, scheduling, and Stripe-based payment processing. The platform also runs Learnmate for Schools, an institutional partnership program delivering tailored tutoring programs for charities, schools, and government organisations.

Product overview

Learnmate operates as a unified tutoring marketplace platform that connects students and families with verified independent tutors across Australia. The core offering consists of the Learnmate marketplace enabling online and in-person tutoring sessions, supplemented by a Tutor Jobs Board for job postings, Learnmate for Schools institutional partnerships, and free educational resources. Tutors set their own rates and keep 70-77% of earnings, while Learnmate provides the platform infrastructure including profiles, reviews, secure Stripe payments, and scheduling tools. The platform covers 110+ subjects across all Australian curricula (VCE, HSC, IB, QCE, WACE, SACE) for students from Kindergarten through Year 12 and adults.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Learnmate Tutoring Marketplace Self-serve online marketplace where families and students browse, filter, and book sessions with 700+ independent tutors covering 110+ subjects across primary, secondary and senior secondary year levels and Australian curricula (VCE, HSC, IB, QCE, WACE, SACE). Tutors set their own hourly rates and manage their own schedules, with Learnmate handling profile listings, reviews, messaging, scheduling, and automated Stripe-based payment processing.
• Online Tutoring Video-based tutoring sessions delivered nationwide via Lessonspace, Zoom, or Google Meet, including interactive whiteboard, screen sharing, document collaboration, and joint annotation tools. Available to students anywhere in Australia across every subject, year level, and Australian curriculum.
• In-Person Tutoring Face-to-face tutoring sessions delivered by tutors in Adelaide, Perth, Brisbane, Sydney, and Melbourne. Students use location filters to find nearby tutors and book in-person lessons through the Learnmate platform.
• Learnmate for Schools Institutional partnership program in which Learnmate curates and matches tutors for schools, charities, and government organisations to deliver tailored tutoring programs. Partners include Ronald McDonald House Charities (VIC & TAS), Harding Miller Education Foundation, Anglicare Victoria, Uniting, and NSW and South Australian government education departments.
• Tutor Jobs Board

Quantifiable outcome

• Average 5 additional months of academic progress from tutoring (Evidence for Learning research)
• +4 more outcomes

Named customers4 records

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration4 records

Feature4 records

Partnerships

Six partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Ronald McDonald House Charities (VIC & TAS)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2017Since 2017, providing highly quality tuition programs for secondary students on their program. Tutors are well matched, compassionate and knowledgeable, adapting delivery where needed due to impacts of serious illness and injury. Tutors are flexible and demonstrate professionalism, supporting students for 6-12 months at a time.
• Harding Miller Education FoundationcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerNational scholarship program with scholars across Australia. Learnmate provides extensive network of reliable tutors offering tutoring in wide range of subjects. They provide timely assistance ensuring scholars can begin tutoring lessons smoothly.
• Anglicare VictoriaminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartner organisation for delivering tutoring support to students in Victoria.
• South Australia GovernmentminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerGovernment partner for delivering tutoring support in South Australia.
• NSW GovernmentminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerGovernment partner for delivering tutoring support in New South Wales.
• UnitingminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartner organisation (NFP) for delivering tutoring support.

Scale indicators9 records

Recent moves3 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Cluey Learning: Australian online tutoring platform offering structured K-12 sessions with employed tutors and proprietary digital tools. Directly competes with Learnmate for Australian families seeking personalized online tutoring, though Cluey uses employed tutors and its own curriculum rather than a marketplace model.
• Matrix Education: Australian tutoring provider specializing in HSC and senior secondary exam preparation. Overlaps with Learnmate's senior secondary / ATAR preparation segment and serves the same high-stakes exam-driven parent market in NSW and other states.
• Tutor Finder (Australia): Australian tutor directory connecting students with independent tutors. Directly comparable marketplace model to Learnmate in the Australian K-12 segment, competing on tutor supply and discoverability.
• Ezy Math Tutoring: Established Australian tutoring agency offering in-person and online tutoring across year levels and curricula. Comparable to Learnmate in subject breadth and Australian K-12 focus, but operates as a traditional agency with higher take rate rather than a marketplace.

Broad incumbents

• Preply: Global online tutor marketplace with significant scale and tutor base across languages, academics, and professional subjects. Comparable marketplace economics and tutor-discovery model to Learnmate but operates at much larger global scale and primarily online.
• Varsity Tutors: Large US online tutoring platform (now part of Nerdy) offering one-on-one and group tutoring across subjects and test prep. Comparable online tutoring infrastructure and subject breadth to Learnmate's online offering, though operates at significantly larger scale and primarily in the US.
• Superprof: Global tutor marketplace with a large Australian presence covering academic and non-academic subjects. Comparable tutor-discovery and profile-based booking model to Learnmate, but competes as a broader category leader rather than a K-12 specialist.

Emerging players

• Thinkster Math: AI-augmented online math tutoring platform combining human tutors with personalized worksheets and analytics. Represents the hybrid AI-plus-human model that could either compete with or be emulated by Learnmate as the category evolves.
• Khan Academy (with Khanmigo): Global free education platform now offering AI tutoring via Khanmigo. Adjacent competitor that threatens traditional human tutoring with free or low-cost AI-driven alternatives, particularly in foundational subjects where Learnmate also operates.

Regional players

• Wyzant: US-based online tutor marketplace connecting students with independent tutors. Highly comparable marketplace and commission-based model to Learnmate, but operates in North America rather than Australia.

Market position

Strengths1 record

Weaknesses1 record

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/learnmatetutors
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/learnmate-tutoring
• Instagraminstagram.com/learnmatetutors
• Xx.com/learnmatetutors

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 →

Frequently asked questions about Learnmate.