What Web Professionals does

Web Professionals is a Swiss private vocational education provider (GmbH) headquartered in Grabs, Switzerland, founded in 2013. It delivers applied web development training through structured diploma programs (Lehrgänge) and short continuing-education courses, targeting career-changers, aspiring developers, and adjacent learners (parents, seniors) in Eastern Switzerland, the Rhine Valley, and Liechtenstein. The school has produced more than 330 diploma graduates and over 1,000 course participants since inception, and operates with a small team of 11–50 employees.

Core products include the Web Foundation diploma (CHF 3,360), the Web Developer diploma (CHF 6,720), and a low-priced AI-coding entry course "Coden mit KI Einstieg" (CHF 560), supplemented by short courses in digital safety, smart home, and introductory programming. Delivery is primarily in-person at the Grabs facility with remote/hybrid formats available since 2020. The current curriculum integrates AI-assisted development tooling (Claude Code, GitHub Copilot), reflecting a 2025–2026 overhaul. Industry partnerships with Liip, Frontify, and LGT, and an academic pathway with OST (Eastern Switzerland University of Applied Sciences), support credentialing and graduate placement.

The business model is tuition-based B2C education with no disclosed enterprise contracts or recurring SaaS revenue. Revenue mechanics are driven by cohort intake and diploma price points, with additional contribution from short-course and micro-course sales. Recent operational moves include relocation to a larger dedicated facility in Grabs (August 2025), the launch of Micro-Courses (August 2025), and the 2026 rebranding of the legacy Web Integrator program to Web Foundation.

Name

Web Professionals

Legal name

Web Professionals GmbH

Website

https://web-professionals.ch

Company type

Private

Founded year

2013

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Web Professionals is a Swiss private vocational school in Grabs offering applied web development diploma programs and short courses (including AI-coding and digital safety) for career-changers and aspiring developers in Eastern Switzerland and Liechtenstein.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Vocational Education and Training

NAICS

Computer Training (61142), Educational Support Services (61171)

SIC

Services-Educational Services (8200)

akta.pro primary industry

Web Development (HTML/CSS/JavaScript, Front-End/Back-End) (EDAMACAC)

akta.pro secondary industries

Online For-Profit Career Universities (EDAHALAJ), Productivity & Office Software Skills (EDAAAIAC)

Keywords

• Web development training
• Digital literacy courses
• AI-assisted coding education
• Internet safety workshops
• Smart home courses

Headquarters

HQ city

Grabs

HQ country

Switzerland

HQ region

Europe

Offices3 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Course Fees (Kurse): Individual short courses are priced per person or per couple. Parents courses: CHF 30/person or CHF 50/couple. Senior course: CHF 75/person. Smart Home course: CHF 75/person. GraphQL course: CHF 360/person (2x4 sessions). WordPress course: CHF 360/person (3x4 sessions). Community event (Friends): free with voluntary drink contribution. Info evenings: free.
2. Web Foundation Tuition: Full diploma program priced at CHF 3,360 including diploma examination. 96 lessons (24 sessions x 4 lessons). Runs on Friday evenings and Saturday mornings, remote via video conference.
3. Web Developer Tuition: Advanced diploma program priced at CHF 6,720 including diploma examination. 192 lessons (48 sessions x 4 lessons). Prerequisites: Web Foundation diploma or admission interview. Runs on Friday evenings and Saturday mornings, remote.
4. KI-Coding Entry Course: Two-weekend entry workshop priced at CHF 560 per person. 16 lessons (4 sessions x 4 lessons). No prerequisites. Remote via video conference.
5. Community Events & Sponsorships: Web Pro & Friends events, Barcamps, and Hackathons are free or low-cost community gatherings. Sponsors (Adcubum, Frontify, Hostpoint, Netlify, etc.) contribute to event funding.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels7 records

Core offering

Web Professionals is a Swiss non-profit educational institution that delivers diploma programs and short courses in web development, AI-assisted coding, digital safety for parents, internet safety for seniors, and smart home technologies. Programs are taught by practicing industry professionals from leading regional agencies, banks, and tech companies, with delivery via remote video conference for diploma tracks and in-person sessions at the Grabs SG headquarters for shorter community courses.

Product overview

Web Professionals is an educational company offering a modular curriculum of web development programs and digital literacy courses. The core offering consists of three sequential programs: 'Coden mit KI – Einstieg' (AI Coding Introduction), 'Web Foundation' (foundational diploma), and 'Web Developer' (advanced diploma). These are supplemented by specialized web development courses (GraphQL, WordPress) and non-technical courses for specific audiences: digital safety courses for parents and seniors, and Smart Home courses covering home automation platforms. The company also hosts 'Web Pro & Friends' community events and free information sessions. Programs are delivered via remote video conference for the web development tracks, with in-person courses at their Grabs SG location for parent, senior, and smart home courses.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Web Foundation (formerly Web Integrator) Foundational web development diploma program teaching HTML, CSS, JavaScript, Git, WordPress, and AI coding agent basics over 96 lessons, delivered remotely via video conference, leading to the Diplom Web Professionals – Web Foundation certification.
• Web Developer Advanced web development diploma program building on Web Foundation that covers Vue.js, Laravel, architecture, testing, deployment, and AI-assisted development workflows over 192 lessons, delivered remotely, leading to the Diplom Web Professionals – Web Developer certification.
• Coden mit KI – Einstieg (AI Coding: Introduction) Introductory two-weekend workshop teaching AI-assisted coding where students build their first website using AI coding agents without prior experience, covering prompting, output review, and live deployment over 16 lessons delivered remotely.
• Kurse für Eltern (Parents Courses) Digital safety and media literacy courses for parents covering online child protection, screen time management, cyberbullying awareness, and family digital sovereignty, offered in both lecture and hands-on workshop formats in Grabs SG.
• Kurse für Senioren (Senior Courses) Internet safety courses for seniors covering phishing recognition, scam awareness, secure browsing, and digital confidence building, taught in small groups with patient step-by-step instruction in Grabs SG.
• Smart Home Kurse (Smart Home Courses) Smart home technology courses covering HomeKit, Google Home, Amazon Alexa, IKEA Dirigera, and Home Assistant, teaching IoT basics, platform comparison, and vendor-neutral home automation setup in Grabs SG.
• GraphQL Kurs (API development with Node.js and Apollo) Individual specialized web development course covering API development with GraphQL, Node.js, and Apollo, delivered remotely via Google Meet over 2 sessions of 4 lessons each for practicing developers.
• WordPress für Inhaltsverantwortliche (WordPress for Content Managers) Individual specialized course teaching WordPress content management for content editors and managers, delivered in-person in Grabs SG over 3 sessions of 4 lessons each.
• Web Pro & Friends Community Events Monthly community gatherings for alumni, current students, instructors, and web enthusiasts featuring informal talks, networking, and knowledge sharing on topics like self-hosting and digital sovereignty, held in Grabs SG.
• Informationsanlass (Information Evening) Free online introductory information sessions covering the three diploma programs (KI-Coding, Web Foundation, Web Developer) with curriculum overview, time commitment, prerequisites, and live Q&A.

Quantifiable outcome

• Over 330 diploma graduates have gone on to work as frontend/backend developers, software architects, and tech leads at agencies, banks, and startups in Eastern Switzerland and beyond.
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers10 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

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API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

AI capability4 records

Feature3 records

Partnerships

Twelve partnerships are on record, tiered minor and core.

• HSR Rapperswil (Hochschule für Technik)minorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 15 September 2015Partnership established in 2015 to offer Web Professionals programs at the HSR Rapperswil campus, bridging private education with university-level technology programs including CAS/MAS Frontend Engineering modules.
• Liip AGcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerLeading Swiss web agency (156 employees, 5 offices) serves as instructor employer (Pascal Helfenstein, Kilian Schefer) and provides in-person training venue for St. Gallen cohorts at their offices (Neumarkt 5). Deep operational partnership rooted in shared mission for web development education.
• OST (Ostschweizer Fachhochschule)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerSuccessful Web Developer graduates receive a sur dossier admission recommendation to the CAS Frontend Engineering program at OST. Formal academic pathway partnership enabling advanced certification without requiring traditional matriculation (Matura).
• IT St.Gallen rockt!minorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorRegional IT association. Members receive a 10% discount on Web Professionals courses when invoiced through the company. Acts as a channel partner offering member benefits.
• FrontifyminorGTM or Marketing PartnerSwiss digital brand management platform. Major sponsor of Web Pro & Friends events, Barcamps, and Hackathons. Instructor Florian Gächter works at Frontify. Supports community events financially and via speaker contributions.
• HostpointminorGTM or Marketing PartnerSwiss web hosting provider. Major sponsor of community events and the JAMStack Barconf conference. Supports financially and provides hosting infrastructure for event-related web properties.
• NetlifyminorGTM or Marketing PartnerUS-based web deployment platform. Sponsor of the JAMStack Barconf conference and community events. Rolf Eggenberger delivered a talk at Barconf on Netlify Dev, Build & Edge and AWS Lambda Functions.
• AdcubumminorGTM or Marketing PartnerSwiss insurance software company. Sponsor of Barcamp and Hackathon events, contributing financially to community events.
• the Stack GmbHcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerDigital agency founded by Rolf Eggenberger (Web Professionals Director). Main headquarters and event sponsor. Homebase of Web Professionals in Grabs SG. Core strategic partner providing operational infrastructure and industry credibility.
• Manning PublicationsminorGTM or Marketing PartnerTechnical programming book publisher. Sponsor of community events. Provides educational resources for web development students.
• MultidigitalminorGTM or Marketing PartnerSwiss digital agency. Sponsor of community events.
• LGT (LGT Capital Partners)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerInternational financial services group. Employs instructors Veith Zäch (Software Architect) and Marielle Beusch (Software Developer). Instructor alumni Simon Walser also worked at LGT.

Scale indicators5 records

Recent moves11 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Le Wagon: Global coding bootcamp with a Zurich location running 9–16 week full-stack web development programs. Direct competitor for career-changer enrollment in Switzerland with a similar curriculum focus (HTML/CSS/JS/Ruby/Rails vs. Web Professionals' PHP/Vue/Laravel).
• Benedict Schools: Berufsfachschule für Informatik in Zurich offering vocational ICT education including web development. Comparable as a Swiss vocational school delivering structured, diploma-based tech education with employer connections.
• Ironhack: International coding bootcamp operating in Switzerland offering web development and data analytics bootcamps. Comparable as a competing bootcamp targeting career changers and professionals seeking practical web development training.
• SIT Academy: Swiss coding school offering short courses and bootcamps in software development, data, and cloud. Closely comparable to Web Professionals' modular course structure and pricing model, with overlapping curriculum topics.
• Propulsion Academy: Zurich-based full-stack and data science coding bootcamp targeting career changers. Directly comparable in offering intensive, career-track coding diplomas with similar pricing and duration, and competing for the same Swiss-German career-switcher segment.

Emerging players

• Wild Code School: European coding bootcamp with campus locations across multiple countries offering web development and data programs. Comparable as an emerging regional coding school targeting career changers with similar curriculum and intensity.
• Founders & Coders: UK-based free, peer-led coding school with intensive web development programs. Comparable as an emerging peer-learning model that uses practitioner-volunteer instructors — analogous to Web Professionals' active-practitioner teaching model.

Broad incumbents

• SAE Institute Switzerland: Established global creative-media and technology education institution with a Swiss location. Comparable as a broad-incumbent tertiary education provider offering tech-adjacent diploma programs across a wider portfolio.
• Migros Klubschule: Switzerland's largest adult continuing-education provider, offering broad digital literacy, language, and professional courses. Comparable as a regional incumbent delivering digital-skills education to non-technical adults (parents, seniors) and competing for the same community-education budgets.

Regional players

• OST Ostschweizer Fachhochschule: Eastern Switzerland University of Applied Sciences — already a Web Professionals partner, awarding the CAS Frontend Engineering pathway. Comparable as the regional academic institution that absorbs Web Professionals graduates and competes for the same career-changer pool at degree level.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Number of profiles

Profiles7 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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