The Entrepreneurship Academy

What The Entrepreneurship Academy does

The Entrepreneurship Academy (EA) is a private higher education institution registered as an association in Romania under the EDUCATIVA Group conglomerate, operating as the only dedicated entrepreneurship faculty in Romania and South-Eastern Europe. It delivers a single four-year international bachelor's degree in Entrepreneurship and Business Administration (240 ECTS), taught in English using a Dutch educational methodology licensed through Stichting Schoolvision and TEAM Academy Amsterdam, with NVAO-equivalent accreditation. The program is structured around practical business creation from year one, combining team coaching, expert lectures, 24h corporate challenges, and annual international learning journeys of 6-8 weeks to Amsterdam, San Francisco, Los Angeles, Bangalore, Cape Town, Tel Aviv, and Portugal.

EA's core technology is operational rather than proprietary: a WordPress website, Google Forms/ADMA for admissions, Google Analytics, Typeform, Calendly, Hotjar, Microsoft Azure hosting, and Stripe for payments. The GTM is a structured, sales-led admissions funnel — online application, 8-hour Bootday, 1-hour cognitive interview — supplemented by top-of-funnel experiential events (Spark Days with Banca Transilvania, 4-Hour Challenges, Open Courses) and a 400 EUR referral program. The primary revenue stream is annual tuition at 9,500 EUR per year, with a 500,000 EUR-plus scholarship fund that can reduce effective tuition to approximately 6,000 EUR per year via up to 90% coverage; supplementary financing is enabled through FINS student loans and corporate sponsorships (notably NN Insurance). Customers are individual Romanian high school students (11th-12th grade) and their parents, with ~118 students currently enrolled across 4 cohorts, alumni-founded ventures (Flip.ro, Confidas, Difrnt, Fustițe cu Luminițe) generating over 82 million EUR in cumulative sales, and an internal management team of 12+ identified staff.

Name

The Entrepreneurship Academy

Legal name

Entrepreneurship Academy (EA)

Website

http://entrepreneurship-academy.ro/

Company type

Private

Founded year

2015

Operating status

Operating

Short description

The Entrepreneurship Academy entrepreneurial faculty in Romania, where students learn practically how to build and develop a business.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Higher Education (Entrepreneurship and Business Administration)

NAICS

Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools (6113)

SIC

Services-Educational Services (8200)

akta.pro primary industry

Entrepreneurship Foundations & Startup Basics (EDAMAHAA)

akta.pro secondary industries

Youth Business Incubators & Accelerators (EDAMAHAC), Business Planning, Pitching & Competitions (Pitch Decks, Demo Days) (EDAMAHAB), Leadership, Management & Teamwork for Business (EDAMAHAI)

Keywords

• Entrepreneurship education
• Business school
• Higher education
• Practical training
• Team coaching

Headquarters

HQ city

Bucharest

HQ country

Romania

HQ region

Europe

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Others

Revenue model

1. Tuition fees: The primary revenue stream is annual tuition fees charged to enrolled students. The standard tuition fee is 9,500 EUR per year (4-year bachelor's program). With scholarships applied, the effective tuition can be reduced to 6,000 EUR per year. Students confirm enrollment by paying a 10% deposit (approximately 1,000 EUR) of the annual tuition.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels10 records

Core offering

The Entrepreneurship Academy offers a four-year international bachelor's degree in Entrepreneurship and Business Administration, taught in English on a Dutch team-coaching methodology. Students build real businesses from year one, participate in 24h Challenge business competitions, receive team coaching and business mentorship, and complete mandatory 6–8 week international learning journeys annually. The institution delivers this at its Bucharest campus with an NVAO (Dutch, ARACIS-equivalent) accredited diploma issued through Stichting Schoolvision.

Product overview

The Entrepreneurship Academy (EA) offers a single educational program: a four-year international bachelor's degree in Entrepreneurship and Business Administration. The program is structured around practical business creation rather than traditional academic theory, incorporating team coaching, annual international learning journeys, and 24h Challenge competitions. Students launch real businesses from their first year, supported by a community of business mentors and experts. The institution also runs supplementary programs including Spark Days, 4-Hour Challenge, and Open Courses for prospective students.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Bachelor's Program in Entrepreneurship and Business Administration A four-year international bachelor's degree program in Entrepreneurship and Business Administration taught in English on a Dutch team-coaching educational model. The program combines 240 ECTS academic coursework with practical business creation from year one, team coaching sessions, business mentorship, 24h Challenges with corporate clients, and mandatory 6–8 week annual international learning journeys to Amsterdam, San Francisco, Los Angeles, Bangalore, Cape Town, and Tel Aviv. The diploma is issued through Stichting Schoolvision and accredited by NVAO (equivalent to ARACIS in Romania), giving students an internationally recognized Dutch-accredited degree delivered in Romania.

Quantifiable outcome

• 72 student projects and startups launched, generating 3 million EUR in total sales and attracting 650,000 EUR in investment during 2020
• +3 more outcomes

Named customers10 records

Segments2 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

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Partnerships

Ten partnerships are on record, tiered core, major and minor.

• NN (Nationale-Nederlanden)coreGTM or Marketing PartnerNN is a major insurance and financial services company that partners with EA on social scholarships. The 'Burse sociale NN & EA' program provides financial support to students. NN also supports EA through donations to a scholarship fund. This partnership combines corporate social responsibility with talent pipeline development.
• TEAM Academy AmsterdamcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerTEAM Academy Amsterdam is the Dutch partner institution that co-developed the educational model used by EA. The Dutch educational methodology implemented by EA was pioneered and tested by TEAM Academy over 20 years in the Netherlands and Finland. EA also transfers student thesis work to Amsterdam for Year 4. This is a foundational academic partnership that underpins the entire EA program.
• Stichting SchoolvisioncoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerStichting Schoolvision is the Dutch accreditation body that issues EA's bachelor's degree diplomas. The program is accredited through this Dutch entity, which is recognized by NVAO (the Dutch accreditation organization equivalent to ARACIS). This partnership enables EA to deliver an internationally recognized Dutch-accredited degree in Romania.
• Banca TransilvaniamajorGTM or Marketing PartnerBanca Transilvania, one of Romania's largest banks, co-powers the Spark Days 3-day immersive entrepreneurship event for high school students. This is a brand association and content co-creation partnership that positions Banca Transilvania as a supporter of youth entrepreneurship while giving EA access to the bank's marketing reach and credibility.
• BISM (Bucharest International School of Management)minorOthersBISM is listed as a partner on EA's website, suggesting a collaborative relationship in the business education space, potentially involving student exchange, joint events, or academic cooperation.
• FINS IFN SAminorGTM or Marketing PartnerFINS is a financial services company offering student loans for education. It is listed on the financing page alongside the EA website as a partner for funding studies. FINS provides credit for students who need financial support to pay tuition fees, enabling EA to serve price-sensitive segments.
• Stil DiamondsminorGTM or Marketing PartnerStil Diamonds is listed as a partner on the EA website. The nature of the partnership is not detailed in the available source material.
• Vreau să fiu Antreprenor (VSFA)minorGTM or Marketing PartnerVSFA (Vreau să fiu Antreprenor) is a Romanian organization supporting aspiring entrepreneurs. Its partnership with EA likely involves joint promotion of entrepreneurship education and events.
• BiziLiveminorGTM or Marketing PartnerBiziLive is listed as a partner. The partnership appears to involve content creation or event collaboration, though specifics are not detailed in available sources.
• StartariumminorGTM or Marketing PartnerStartarium (romaniisuntantreprenori.ro) is a Romanian startup ecosystem platform. Partnership with EA supports visibility, student outreach, and cross-promotion of entrepreneurship opportunities.

Scale indicators7 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights7 records

Direct peers

• TEAM Academy Amsterdam: Originator of the Dutch team-coaching entrepreneurship education methodology that EA replicates and licenses. Same team-based learning journey model, same practitioner faculty, same student business creation curriculum — the direct academic sibling of EA.
• Tiimiakatemia / TEAM Academy Finland: Finnish counterpart within the same TEAM Academy / team-coaching entrepreneurial learning network. Operates the same learning-by-doing, team-coaching, real-business-creation model that EA uses, serving as both a peer and a methodological cousin.
• Kaospilot: Denmark-based alternative higher education program using team-based, experiential entrepreneurship and leadership pedagogy. Closely comparable to EA in being a practice-first degree alternative with team coaching and real-world project work.

Broad incumbents

• Hyper Island: Sweden-based established alternative business school offering team-based, project-driven learning with international learning journeys. Larger scale and broader curriculum than EA, but operates in the same practice-first higher-education space.
• Junior Achievement (JA Worldwide): Global non-profit delivering entrepreneurship education programs to high school and university students, including in Romania. Comparable to EA on target audience (high schoolers) and curriculum theme, though JA's offerings are supplementary rather than degree-granting.
• ENACTUS: Global student entrepreneurship network present at universities worldwide, including Romania. Overlaps with EA on the student entrepreneurship development mission and competition/incubation format (similar to EA's 24h Challenges), although ENACTUS is a co-curricular network rather than a standalone degree.
• Founder Institute: Global pre-seed accelerator and entrepreneurship training program with chapters in Romania. Comparable to EA on training early-stage founders, though FI focuses on accelerator-style cohorts rather than a multi-year bachelor's degree.

Regional players

• Bucharest University of Economic Studies (ASE): Romania's largest public business university, serving the same domestic student pool as EA but with a traditional, theory-oriented economics/business curriculum. The primary conventional alternative that EA positions against in the Romanian market.
• Bucharest International School of Management (BISM): Romania-based international business school and listed EA partner. Competes in the same Bucharest business-education market at the undergraduate/MBA level, with a more traditional international curriculum.
• Romanian-American University: Private Romanian university offering business and entrepreneurship-adjacent programs to the same Bucharest student pool. Comparable as a domestic private-sector higher-education competitor with somewhat higher scale than EA.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Xtwitter.com/Entrepr3nation
• YouTubeyoutube.com/channel/UCzteJg9rcI3B-sIXYs662Rw
• Facebookfacebook.com/TheEntrepreneurshipAcademy
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/ea-the-entrepreneurship-academy
• Instagraminstagram.com/ea_entreprenation
• TikToktiktok.com/@ea_entreprenation

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Number of profiles

Profiles12 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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