Mastergis

What Mastergis does

MasterGIS operates an online education platform specializing in Geographic Information Systems (GIS), environmental sciences, risk management, geology, mining, and civil engineering, primarily serving professionals and university students across Latin America. Founded in 2014 and headquartered in Lima, Peru under the legal entity MASTER SIG CONSULTORES E.I.R.L., the company delivers 70+ specialized courses across 12 categories, 170+ live classes, and a project-based learning methodology ('Crea Proyectos') within an 'Enfoque 360°' integrated model. The platform is developed in-house and includes course delivery, live class streaming, academic support, project tracking, certification issuance, and a public certificate verification portal. The company reports 20,000+ students from 58 countries, a YouTube channel exceeding 10 million views, and a team of more than 40 multidisciplinary subject-matter experts.

The business model combines one-time individual course and program purchases with an annual Premium subscription priced at USD $259 for individuals and USD $390 for a Duo (two-person) plan, which bundles all courses, new releases, live classes, workshops, academic support, and digital certificates. À la carte live recorded classes are offered at USD $15 with lifetime access. On the B2B side, MasterGIS runs a corporate training vertical (Capacitación Empresarial) serving 200+ companies and 2,000+ trained collaborators, with customizable curriculum, three delivery modalities (asynchronous, synchronous, blended), monthly KPI reporting, and preferentially negotiated enterprise rates. Distribution runs through a self-serve e-commerce platform at mastergis.com, a dedicated enterprise contact page, WhatsApp enrollment, and organic content marketing anchored by YouTube and SEO.

MasterGIS is privately held and bootstrapped, with no disclosed external investors, funding rounds, or M&A activity. It holds registered trademarks (MASTERGIS, MASTERSIG) in Peru and internationally, copyright protection over platform and content, and operates under Peruvian personal data protection law (Ley N° 29733). Intellectual property is actively managed through a formal internal policy covering trademarks, intangible assets, and course content protection.

Name

Mastergis

Legal name

MASTER SIG CONSULTORES E.I.R.L.

Website

https://mastergis.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2014

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

51–100 employees

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Online GIS and Environmental Sciences Education

NAICS

Professional and Management Development Training (611430), Business Schools and Computer and Management Training (6114)

SIC

Services-Educational Services (8200)

akta.pro industry

PRIMARYBPAMAJAL

Online Learning Content & Course Publishing Platforms

Business & Public Services/Web, Mobile & Digital Platforms/Media Streaming, Publishing & Content Platforms

SECONDARYMPACALAD

Workshops, Webinars & Live Masterclasses

Media, Entertainment & Sports/Digital Media & Content Platforms (Online Video, Podcasts, Creators)/Online Learning Content Platforms (Creator-Led Courses)

Keywords

• Online GIS courses
• Geospatial professional training
• Environmental science education
• Geology mining courses
• Corporate geospatial training

Headquarters

HQ city

Lima

HQ country

Peru

HQ region

Latin America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B and B2C

Offering type

Software

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Individual Course Purchases: Students purchase individual specialized courses and professional programs. Courses provide a certificate of 'specialist' upon completion; programs award a certificate of 'expert'. Access is granted for 1 calendar year from purchase date. Revenue is one-time per course.
2. Premium Annual Membership (Individual): USD $259/year for individual membership giving access to ALL specialized courses and professional programs, including new releases, 170+ live classes, workshops, events, academic support, digital certificates, and resource downloads. Plus 1 year free bonus.
3. Premium Duo Annual Membership: USD $390/year for two individuals, covering access to all specialized courses and programs for two people. Valued at USD $3,000.
4. Live Classes (Individual): Over 170 recorded live classes available for USD $15 per set. Includes downloadable files and lifetime guaranteed access.
5. Enterprise / Corporate Training: Bespoke corporate training programs for businesses. MasterGIS offers customized curriculum, multiple study modalities (asynchronous, synchronous, blended), and monthly KPI reports. Preferential corporate rates are available. Over 200 companies and 2,000+ collaborators trained.
6. Course Packs (Dúo Packages): Bundled course packages (dúos) offering multiple related courses at a discounted combined price.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels9 records

Core offering

MasterGIS operates a proprietary online learning platform that delivers specialized courses, professional programs, recorded live classes, and annual premium memberships focused on Geographic Information Systems (GIS), environmental sciences, geology, mining, risk management, and civil/civil engineering. The platform sells directly to individual students across 58 countries (primarily Latin America) and provides customized corporate training programs to companies. Each course requires completion of a real-world project to earn a 'specialist' certificate, and programs of 3+ courses yield an 'expert' certificate.

Product overview

MasterGIS is an online education platform providing specialized courses and professional programs for GIS, Environment, Geology, Mining, and Civil Engineering professionals across Latin America. The platform operates on a tiered model consisting of: (1) Cursos Especializados — individual courses leading to 'specialist' certification; (2) Programas Profesionales — bundled course programs of 3+ courses leading to 'expert' certification; (3) Clases en Vivo — premium live/re-recorded classes; (4) MasterGIS Premium — an annual subscription (Individual at US$259 or Duo at US$390) providing access to all courses and programs plus exclusive benefits; and (5) Capacitación Empresarial — corporate training solutions. The platform includes its own developed learning platform with tools such as certificate verification, academic support, and project-based learning methodology.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Cursos Especializados (Specialized Courses) Individual online courses covering topics such as GIS (ArcGIS Pro, QGIS), Environment, Risk Management, Geology, Mining, and Engineering. Each course provides a 'specialist' certificate upon completion, requires a final project, and grants 1 calendar year of access from the date of purchase.
• Programas Profesionales (Professional Programs) Professional programs composed of 3 or more specialized courses forming a structured learning path. Upon completion, students receive an 'expert' certificate. Programs grant 1 calendar year of access from purchase date.
• Clases en Vivo (Live Classes) Recorded live classes (Workshop, Premium, and Gold tiers) covering current market-relevant topics. Sold at USD $15 per set, including downloadable files and lifetime guaranteed access.
• MasterGIS Premium (Individual Annual Membership) Annual individual subscription priced at USD $259/year that grants access to all specialized courses and professional programs (asynchronous), new course releases throughout the year, 170+ live classes, workshops and exclusive events, academic support, digital certificates (specialist and expert level), additional resource downloads, and 24/7 access. Valued at USD $1,500.
• MasterGIS Premium Duo Annual subscription for two individuals priced at USD $390/year that covers full access to all specialized courses and programs, live classes, workshops, events, academic support, and certificates for both users. Valued at USD $3,000.
• Paquetes de Cursos (Course Packs) Bundled course packages (dúos) offering multiple related courses at a discounted combined price compared with individual course purchases.
• Capacitación Empresarial (Corporate Training) Bespoke corporate training solution for organizations covering GIS, geology, mining, remote sensing, environmental science, RPAS/drones, programming, and risk management. Delivered across 3 modalities (asynchronous, synchronous, blended) with customized curriculum, monthly KPI reporting, and dedicated academic support. Over 200 companies and 2,000+ collaborators trained. Quote-based pricing with preferential corporate rates.

Quantifiable outcome

• 100% of students report that courses contributed to their job performance
• +9 more outcomes

Named customers6 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature5 records

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• Universities (Partner Institutions)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerMasterGIS states that its students come from the main universities of the world, with alumni in 58 countries. The company has 'respaldos y convenios' (backings and agreements) with academic and institutional partners represented by partner logos on its website.

Scale indicators11 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• Udemy: Global online course marketplace with deep catalogs in GIS, programming, and engineering. Comparable as a broad-based alternative self-serve platform where LATAM professionals can find GIS and environmental courses, often at lower price points — putting pressure on MasterGIS's pricing.
• Coursera: Global MOOC platform partnering with universities to offer professional certificates and specializations. Comparable as an alternative destination for GIS, environmental, and data science upskilling, with employer-recognized certificates — overlapping with MasterGIS's professional certification value proposition.
• edX: University-backed MOOC platform offering courses from MIT, Harvard, and others in environment, geology, and data science. Comparable as a destination for professional certifications in MasterGIS's subject areas, with recognized university credentials.
• Udemy Business: B2B arm of Udemy that licenses course catalogs to companies for employee upskilling. Comparable because it represents the larger, well-funded competition in corporate training — the same B2B motion MasterGIS pursues with 200+ companies.

Direct peers

• Platzi: LATAM-focused online learning platform offering professional courses in technology, design, and business. Direct peer because both serve Spanish-speaking professionals in Latin America with subscription-based specialized course libraries, though Platzi's breadth is much wider.
• Crehana: LATAM online education platform focused on creative, technology, and business skills. Comparable because both target Latin American professionals with self-paced video courses, subscription tiers, and a self-serve e-commerce checkout model.
• Domestika: Online learning marketplace founded in Spain serving Spanish and Portuguese-speaking creators and professionals. Comparable because of the shared Spanish-language content focus, creator-led course model, and discounted bundling/pack pricing approach.

Others

• Skillshare: Subscription-based online learning platform with project-based courses. Comparable as an adjacent business model reference (subscription + project-based learning), though its focus is creative skills rather than technical/geospatial.

Regional players

• Digital House: LATAM-focused coding and digital skills bootcamp with corporate training programs. Comparable because of the shared regional B2B corporate training motion and B2C upskilling positioning, though Digital House focuses more on programming/development than GIS/environmental sciences.

Emerging players

• Esri Training: Official training arm of Esri, the dominant GIS software vendor (ArcGIS). Comparable because it provides GIS-specific certification and courses — directly competing with MasterGIS's GIS course category — though it is vendor-specific rather than platform-agnostic.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• YouTubeyoutube.com/channel/mastergis
• Xx.com/mastergiscom
• Facebookfacebook.com/MasterGIScom
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/mastergiscom

Compliance1 record

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 →

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