Telestia
Telestia is a Greek education technology company that delivers online pattern making, fashion design, sewing, and pattern grading courses alongside Telestia Creator CAD software. It serves individual learners, fashion career aspirants, and educational institutions globally across 62 countries via a self-serve multilingual platform.
- Company typePrivate
- Founded-
- HeadquartersThessaloníki, Greece
- Headcount11–50
- GTM typeB2B and B2C
- OfferingSoftware
What Telestia does
Telestia is a Thessaloniki, Greece-based private education technology company operating under the legal entity SITAM-AB (A. Vouyouka & Co), founded on a proprietary pattern making methodology that the company describes as the product of a century of research into fit and balance. The company delivers online courses in pattern making, fashion design, sewing, and pattern grading through a self-serve e-commerce platform (etelestia.com) available in five languages, complemented by tutor support delivered via email and the proprietary Telestia Learning Space LMS. The core technology stack consists of the Telestia Creator CAD software suite (pattern cutting, fashion design, pattern grading) with an 'Automatic Pattern' function and add-on libraries, AB patented physical template instruments, and certified diploma programs at Level 2 and Level 3.
The product portfolio spans individual course modules priced from €69 to €1,199 (with Pay As You Go installments available on the Womenswear track), Telestia Creator Plus MTM (made-to-measure) for professional designers, and supplementary resources such as Road to Fashion and Virtual Factory. Tutor support renewals are sold as monthly or multi-month subscriptions at €10-€15/month. Distribution is direct-to-consumer through the multilingual website, supplemented by an affiliate channel via RegNow and DigitalRiver, and a 'world partner' reseller network covering the UK, Germany, France, USA, Israel, Australia, Malaysia, Indonesia, Saudi Arabia, and Albania.
Telestia serves four primary customer segments: individual hobbyists seeking pattern making skills for personal use, fashion career aspirants pursuing structured methodology training, educational institutions and VET providers adopting the curriculum (including Manchester Metropolitan University, Raffles Design Institute, Educatel France, and UiTM Malaysia), and working fashion industry professionals seeking skill enhancement. The company reports students from 62 countries and has been recognized with multiple European awards (EUROPRIX 2002 Quality Seal, European Seal of Excellence Platinum 2005). No external funding has been disclosed, and the company remains founder-owned and operated.
Telestia firmographics
Firmographics- Name
- Telestia
- Legal name
- SITAM-AB, A. Vouyouka & Co (Α. Βουγιούκα & Σια ΟΕ)
- Website
- https://etelestia.com
- Company type
- Private
- Operating status
- Operating
- Headcount range
- 11–50 employees
- Short description
- Telestia is a Greek education technology company that delivers online pattern making, fashion design, sewing, and pattern grading courses alongside Telestia Creator CAD software. It serves individual learners, fashion career aspirants, and educational institutions globally across 62 countries via a self-serve multilingual platform.
- Ownership category
- akta.pro rank
Telestia industry classification
Industry- Product category
- CAD Software for Fashion Design
- akta.pro primary industry
- Fashion & Textile Arts (Sewing, Patternmaking, Knitting, Crochet) (EDAAAGAK)
Keywords
Where Telestia is headquartered
LocationHeadquarters
- HQ city
- Thessaloníki
- HQ country
- Greece
- HQ region
- Europe
Offices2 records
Markets served
Telestia business model
Business model- GTM type
- B2B and B2C
- Offering type
- Software
- Cost components
- Technology or R&D, Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Others
Revenue model
- Online Course Sales: One-time purchase model for individual online courses covering pattern making, fashion design, sewing, and pattern grading. Courses include tutor support for a defined duration (advertised per course). Software license is included with course purchase.
- CAD Software Sales: Sale of Telestia Creator CAD software products including pattern cutting software, fashion design software, pattern grading software, and associated library extras. Software available as one-time license with PAD-enabled site automatic insertion.
- Tutor Support Renewal: After the allocated tutor support time expires, students can renew through packages: 1 month for 15 euros, 6 months for 12 euros per month, 12 months for 10 euros per month.
- Affiliate/Referral Commissions: Monthly commissions earned through affiliate resellers who sell software products from their websites, newsletters, or email signatures. Partnered with RegNow and DigitalRiver for reliable affiliate tracking and payment processing.
- Optional Tools: Sale of optional supplementary tools that complement the pattern making courses, available for separate purchase.
Pricing tiers
| Model | Billing | Price |
|---|---|---|
| One time/ perpetual license | Pay-as-you-go | Pattern Making Full Course - 20 weeks, 203 lessons, 22 LP's |
| One time/ perpetual license | Pay-as-you-go | Womenswear Course - 16 weeks, 138 lessons, 12 LP's |
| One time/ perpetual license | Pay-as-you-go | Pattern Making - Women's Blouses - 6 weeks, 51 lessons, 3 LP's |
| One time/ perpetual license | Pay-as-you-go | Pattern Making - Women's Jackets & Coats - 7 weeks, 53 lessons, 5 LP's |
| One time/ perpetual license | Pay-as-you-go | Pattern Making - Women's Trousers - 4 weeks, 29 lessons |
| Unit Pricing | Pay-as-you-go | Special Offer Skirts Course - 8 styles |
| Subscription | Monthly | Tutor Support Renewal - 1 month |
| Subscription | Multi-year contract | Tutor Support Renewal - 6 months |
| Subscription | Multi-year contract | Tutor Support Renewal - 12 months |
Go-to-market motion1 record
Distribution channels3 records
Marketing channels10 records
Telestia product offering
Product offeringCore offering
Telestia provides structured online courses in pattern making, fashion design, sewing, and pattern grading via its Telestia Learning Space web platform, bundled with online tutor support and proprietary template tools. It also sells the Telestia Creator CAD software suite for pattern cutting, fashion design, and grading, plus design/pattern libraries and a Made-to-Measure (MTM) extension, as well as Level 2 and Level 3 certified diplomas in apparel product development.
Product overview
eTelestia is an online fashion education platform offering a comprehensive suite of pattern making, fashion design, and sewing courses alongside CAD software products. The core offerings include the Pattern Making Full Course (203 lessons, 20 weeks) covering womenswear, menswear, and childrenswear, with specialized sub-courses for individual garment categories (blouses, jackets, skirts, trousers). The Fashion Design curriculum includes technical drawing and creative design courses. The Telestia Creator CAD software suite provides professional tools for pattern cutting, fashion design, and pattern grading, with optional libraries and a made-to-measure (MTM) extension. The platform also offers certified diploma programs (Level 2 and Level 3) in apparel product development, and supplementary products including Road to Fashion and Virtual Factory. All courses include online tutor support and are available in multiple languages (English, French, German, Greek, Spanish). The platform uses interactive multimedia including animation and video content.
Differentiator
Problem solved
Functional benefit
Products and services
- Pattern Making Full Course Comprehensive 20-week online pattern making training with 203 lessons and 22 learning packages covering womenswear, menswear, and childrenswear, including tutor support, learning software, and pattern making template.
- Pattern Making - Womenswear Course Online 16-week pattern making course with 138 lessons and 12 learning packages covering skirts, trousers, blouses, jackets, coats, and dresses, including pattern making template.
- Pattern Making - Women's Blouses Course Standalone 6-week online course with 51 lessons teaching women's blouse construction, including basic blocks, 11 technical drawings, 27 styles, software license, and pattern making template.
- Pattern Making - Women's Jackets & Coats Course Standalone 7-week online course with 53 lessons teaching women's jackets and coats construction, including pattern making template and tutor support.
- Pattern Making - Women's Trousers Course Standalone 4-week online course with 29 lessons teaching women's skirts and trousers construction, including basic blocks, technical drawings, 15 styles, software license, and pattern making template.
- Pattern Making - Menswear Course Online pattern making course for men's apparel, sold as a standalone within the full pattern making curriculum.
- Pattern Making - Childrenswear Course Online pattern making course for children's apparel, sold as a standalone within the full pattern making curriculum.
- Fashion Design Full Course Comprehensive online course in fashion design covering technical drawing and creative design methodology with step-by-step instruction.
- Fashion Design - Technical Drawing Course Online course focused on fashion technical sketching and drawing methodology.
- Fashion Design - Creative Design Course Online course focused on creative fashion design techniques.
- Pattern Grading Full Course Comprehensive online course in pattern grading for womenswear, menswear, and childrenswear, extending pattern cutting skills into size grading.
- Sewing Full Course Comprehensive online sewing course covering detailed garment construction techniques and sewing instructions for various apparel categories.
- Telestia Creator - CAD Pattern Cutting Software Professional CAD software for pattern cutting featuring an Automatic function that drafts patterns for the user, with pattern making tools for creating professional collections.
- Telestia Creator - CAD Fashion Design Software CAD software for fashion design enabling creation of professional fashion design collections with built-in design libraries.
- Telestia Creator - CAD Pattern Grading Software CAD software for pattern grading, part of the Telestia Creator suite for apparel designers.
- Telestia Creator - CAD Pattern Library (extras) Extra library of patterns and designs extending the Telestia Creator CAD pattern cutting software for building professional collections.
- Telestia Creator - CAD Design Library (extras) Extra design library extending the Telestia Creator CAD fashion design software for creating professional collections.
- Telestia Creator Plus MTM Made-to-measure (MTM) solution for designers that extends the Telestia Creator CAD platform with bespoke measurement-based garment creation.
- Level 2 Telestia Diploma in Apparel Product Development Level 2 certified diploma program in apparel product development covering pattern making and fashion design with professional Certificate.
- Level 3 Telestia Diploma in Pattern Making & Fashion Level 3 certified diploma program in pattern making and fashion design with professional Certificate.
- Apparel Product Development: Clothing Technology Diploma Diploma program in Apparel Product Development focusing on clothing technology.
- Apparel Product Development: Design Technology Diploma Diploma program in Apparel Product Development focusing on design technology.
- Optional Pattern Making Tools Additional physical pattern making tools sold separately that complement the Telestia pattern making courses.
- Special Offer Skirts Package Introductory package offering 8 skirt styles for 69 EUR that demonstrates the Telestia pattern making methodology at an entry-level price.
- Road to Fashion Online educational product providing comprehensive knowledge about the fashion industry as an orientation resource for learners.
- Virtual Factory Virtual clothing factory educational program for understanding garment manufacturing processes end to end.
Quantifiable outcome
- Students achieve professional standards from first use of template tools without feeling daunted or inadequately prepared
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Companies that use Telestia
Customer profileNamed customers10 records
Segments4 records
Ideal customer profiles4 records
Telestia technology and API
TechnologyTechnology focussed Yes
API detail
- Has API
- No
- API docs
- API detail
Core technology
AI maturity
App detail
Feature5 records
Telestia partnerships and signals
Strategic signalPartnerships
26 partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.
- Manchester Metropolitan University (UK)coreLong-term partner in Leonardo da Vinci and PETRA II EU co-funded projects including 'EuroApparel I, II, III, IV, V' and 'EuroFashion I, II' student exchanges. Participated in Leonardo da Vinci I & II tutor exchanges for 'EuroFashion Proficient I, II, III and IV' training of trainers in clothing and pattern technology skills.
- Creative Skillset (UK)coreUK skills body for creative industries, partner in EU co-funded pilot projects. Collaborated on training issues for young students studying technological subjects and pattern skills.
- Hochschule Albstadt-Sigmaringen (Germany)corePartner in Leonardo da Vinci I & II tutor exchanges and student exchange programs for fashion design and clothing technology courses.
- AFPA - Association de Formation Professionnelle des Adultes (France)coreFrench adult professional training association, partner in Leonardo da Vinci I & II programs for training of trainers in pattern technology skills and distance learning methodologies.
- VOX (Norway)minorNorwegian partner in Leonardo da Vinci EU projects for vocational education and training.
- Gheorghe Asachi Technical University (Romania)minorPartner in EU co-funded pilot projects for fashion and clothing technology training.
- Selçuk Üniversitesi (Turkey)minorPartner in Leonardo da Vinci EU projects for vocational education and training in clothing technology.
- Fashion Express Learning (UK)coreWorld partner reselling and promoting Telestia courses in the UK market. Associated with www.fashionexpresslearning.co.uk.
- Fashion Enter (UK)coreUK fashion company operating as Telestia world partner. Offers 'Train the Trainer' programs and 'Perfect Pattern Cutting Masterclass' using Telestia methodology. Associated with www.fashion-enter.com.
- Fashion Capital (UK)minorWorld partner promoting Telestia fashion education in the UK.
- Fashion Express (Germany)coreWorld partner at www.fashion-express.de distributing Telestia courses in German language market.
- Educatel (France)coreFrench distance learning institution at www.educatel.fr offering Telestia courses to French-speaking students.
- TC² (USA)coreAdvanced textile research company operating as world partner for Telestia in the USA market.
- Ilana - School of Fashion Studies (Israel)minorFashion school in Israel promoting Telestia pattern making methodology.
- Pattern Creations AustraliaminorAustralian partner promoting Telestia pattern making courses.
- Telestia Malaysia - IBE UiTMcoreCentre of Clothing Technology and Fashion at Universiti Teknologi MARA, Malaysia. Led by Dr. Norsaadah Zakaria. Partner for Telestia in Malaysian market.
- Sparks Fashion Academy (Indonesia)minorIndonesian fashion academy promoting Telestia methodology and courses.
- Raffles Design Institute (Saudi Arabia)minorDesign institute in Saudi Arabia using and endorsing Telestia courses. Partnered with Altamkeen Training Company.
- Instituti i Modes Sipam AB (Albania)minorAlbanian fashion institute promoting Telestia methodology in the region.
- Charlton Brown School of Fashion (Australia)minorAustralian fashion school partner for Telestia courses.
- Kent Institute of Art & Design (UK)corePartner in PETRA II and Leonardo da Vinci student exchange programs for fashion design and clothing technology.
- Barnet College (UK)minorPartner in Leonardo da Vinci student exchange programs for fashion education.
- Fachhochschule Trier (Germany)minorPartner in Leonardo da Vinci exchange programs for clothing technology education.
- I.P.S.I.A Crotone (Italy)minorItalian partner in Leonardo da Vinci exchange programs.
- Escola Genny (Spain)minorSpanish partner in Leonardo da Vinci exchange programs for fashion education.
- RegNow and DigitalRivercoreAffiliate program partners enabling third-party resellers to market and sell Telestia software products. RegNow certification program virtually eliminates risk of leakage in affiliate tracking and payment.
Scale indicators5 records
Recent moves6 records
Expansion highlights6 records
Telestia competitors and assessment
Company assessmentBroad incumbents
- Lectra: Lectra is a global leader in fashion technology, offering CAD, pattern-making, grading, PLM, and on-demand manufacturing solutions to apparel brands and manufacturers. It competes with Telestia Creator at the enterprise tier and provides the alternative scale platform for institutional pattern-making workflows.
- Udemy: Udemy is a global online course marketplace with extensive fashion design and pattern-making content at low price points. It represents the commoditized, low-cost alternative to Telestia's premium methodology-driven courses and pressures the entry-level price tier.
- Skillshare: Skillshare is a broad online learning marketplace with thousands of fashion design, sewing, and pattern-making courses. While not a specialist, it competes for hobbyist and aspiring fashion designer attention and budgets against eTelestia's structured, methodology-led curriculum.
- Optitex: Optitex is an established provider of 2D/3D CAD, pattern-making, and virtual sample software for fashion manufacturers. As a broader incumbent serving enterprise apparel brands and manufacturers, it competes with Telestia Creator for professional CAD users, though at a different (enterprise) tier.
- Gerber Technology: Gerber Technology provides CAD, pattern design, nesting, and production software for the apparel industry, alongside broader manufacturing solutions. It is a broad incumbent in apparel CAD with comparable functionality to Telestia Creator at a more enterprise-oriented scale.
Direct peers
- Creativebug: Creativebug is an online arts and crafts learning platform with strong offerings in sewing, quilting, and fiber arts. It targets the same hobbyist creative-learner segment as eTelestia with a subscription-based video course model, representing a direct alternative purchasing decision.
- StyleCAD: StyleCAD offers pattern design, grading, and marker-making software for the apparel industry, with a focus on accessibility for small and mid-sized fashion businesses. It directly competes with Telestia Creator for individual designers and SMB pattern-making CAD customers.
- TUKATECH (TUKAcad): TUKATECH provides TUKAcad pattern-making, grading, and marker-making CAD software for the apparel industry, plus training and education programs. It is the most direct peer to Telestia Creator CAD, competing for fashion design and pattern-making customers with comparable software-and-training bundles.
- Wild Ginger Software: Wild Ginger Software provides pattern-making software (DressShop, PatternMaster) tailored to home sewers, small designers, and educators. It is highly comparable to Telestia's CAD-plus-courses offering for the hobbyist and small-business sewing/pattern-making audience.
- Craftsy (Blueprint): Craftsy/Blueprint is an online learning platform offering video-based courses in sewing, quilting, knitting, and other crafts, with a similar consumer-facing hobbyist learner base as eTelestia. It competes for sewing education wallet share with similar self-serve video course delivery.
Market position
Strengths4 records
Weaknesses4 records
Competitive moat4 records
Key risks6 records
Key highlights7 records
Customer concentration
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Telestia leadership team
Management profileNumber of profiles
Profiles2 records
Telestia funding detail
Funding detailFunding overview
Funding rounds
Investors
Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →
Telestia M&A and investment
M&A and investmentM&A
Investments
M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →
Frequently asked questions about Telestia
What does Telestia do?
Telestia provides structured online courses in pattern making, fashion design, sewing, and pattern grading via its Telestia Learning Space web platform, bundled with online tutor support and proprietary template tools. It also sells the Telestia Creator CAD software suite for pattern cutting, fashion design, and grading, plus design/pattern libraries and a Made-to-Measure (MTM) extension, as well as Level 2 and Level 3 certified diplomas in apparel product development.
Is Telestia a public or private company?
Telestia is a private company. It is classified as founder individual operated bootstrapped and is currently operating.
When was Telestia founded?
Telestia was founded in -1. It employs 11 to 50 people.
Where is Telestia based?
Telestia is headquartered in Thessaloníki, Greece, in the Europe region.
How does Telestia make money?
Five revenue lines are on record. Online Course Sales are the primary driver. The others are CAD Software Sales, tutor Support Renewal, affiliate/Referral Commissions and optional Tools.
Who are Telestia's main competitors?
Broad incumbents on record are Lectra, Udemy, Skillshare, Optitex and Gerber Technology. Direct peers are Creativebug, StyleCAD, TUKATECH (TUKAcad), Wild Ginger Software and Craftsy (Blueprint).
Does Telestia have an API?
No public API is recorded for Telestia.
What industry is Telestia in?
Telestia's product category is CAD Software for Fashion Design. Its primary akta.pro industry code is EDAAAGAK, Fashion & Textile Arts (Sewing, Patternmaking, Knitting, Crochet).