KaosPilots

What KaosPilots does

KaosPilots is a private educational institution founded in 1991 and headquartered in Aarhus, Denmark, operating under the brand "Kaospilot." Its core offering is a three-year full-time Education program designed to develop leaders, entrepreneurs, and changemakers through experiential, project-based learning rather than conventional academic instruction. The pedagogy emphasizes real-world problem solving, learning from mistakes, and building capabilities in project management, business development, empathy, integrity, and confidence. The institution is registered in Denmark under CVR number 26039940 and operates from a single Aarhus headquarters at Nørreport 20.

Name

KaosPilots

Legal name

Kaospilot

Website

https://kaospilots.dk

Company type

Private

Founded year

1991

Operating status

Operating

Short description

KaosPilots is a private Danish educational institution founded in 1991 in Aarhus, offering a three-year experiential leadership program and shorter professional courses to develop changemakers, entrepreneurs, and leaders through project-based learning.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Århus

HQ country

Denmark

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B and B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Education Tuition: Revenue generated from tuition fees for the three-year full-time Kaospilot Education program, which prepares students to become leaders, entrepreneurs, and change makers.
2. Professional Programs: Shorter, impact-driven professional programs generating revenue through course fees for individuals and organizations seeking to develop changemaker capabilities.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

KaosPilots is an alternative education institution that sells a three-year full-time Kaospilot Education program and shorter Professional Programs designed to train individuals as leaders, entrepreneurs, and changemakers. It also operates a Learning Agency that provides regenerative learning spaces, project portfolio services, and licensing/partnership opportunities to organizations seeking transformative learning experiences.

Product overview

KaosPilots offers a portfolio of educational programs and services centered on developing changemakers, leaders, and entrepreneurs. The core offerings include the three-year Kaospilot Education (full-time program) and Professional Programs (shorter courses), supplemented by the Kaospilot Podcast, Kaospilot Youth (for young people), and the Learning Agency (providing regenerative learning spaces and project services). The programs teach project management, business development, and complex problem-solving with emphasis on empathy, integrity, and confidence.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• KP Education: Full-time three-year education program
• Professional Programs
• Kaospilot Youth
• Learning Agency
• The Pilot Podcast

Products and services

• Kaospilot Education A three-year full-time education program that prepares individuals to become leaders, entrepreneurs, and change makers capable of navigating complex, fast-paced, tech-driven environments with empathy, integrity, and confidence. Taught through experiential, project-based learning and aimed at prospective students seeking an alternative to traditional higher education.
• Professional Programs Shorter, impact-driven professional courses providing tools and mindsets to become a changemaker in organizations. Focused on practical application and professional development for individuals and organizations seeking to develop changemaker capabilities.
• Kaospilot Youth Educational initiative for young people that reshapes learning to empower creativity and inspire real change, focused on purpose, passion, and potential rather than traditional degrees. Designed to introduce younger audiences to KaosPilots' approach to education and changemaking.
• Learning Agency A division offering services including regenerative learning spaces, project portfolio services, and partnership/licensing opportunities for organizations seeking transformative learning experiences.

Segments2 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

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Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• Global Companies (unspecified)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerKaospilot has collaborated with a diverse range of global companies to tackle complex tasks and projects. They actively seek partnerships with institutions, organizations, and companies eager to innovate and partake in transformative learning experiences. The partnership portfolio includes collaborating cases across various industries.

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Hyper Island: Sweden-based alternative education provider offering experiential, project-based programs in leadership, creativity, and business — a near-identical Scandinavian peer to KaosPilots in pedagogical approach and target learner (career changers and emerging leaders).
• THNK School of Creative Leadership: Amsterdam-based alternative leadership school serving experienced professionals seeking changemaker capabilities — overlapping with KaosPilots' Professional Programs and learning-while-leading methodology.

Emerging players

• Singularity University: US-based alternative education organization focused on leadership and impact in tech-driven, exponential contexts — overlaps with KaosPilots' positioning around navigating complex, tech-driven environments with empathy and integrity.

Broad incumbents

• Hult International Business School: Global business school offering undergraduate, MBA, and executive education with an emphasis on practical, experiential learning — a broader incumbent addressing the same leadership/entrepreneurship demand that KaosPilots targets.
• IE Business School: Spain-based international business school with leadership and entrepreneurship programs that overlap with KaosPilots' three-year education and Professional Programs in changemaker development.
• INSEAD: Elite global business school with executive education and leadership programs targeting the same senior changemaker and entrepreneurial audience KaosPilots addresses with Professional Programs and Learning Agency work.

Regional players

• Copenhagen Business School: Denmark-based business school providing accredited degree and executive education programs — a regional comp serving the same Danish/Scandinavian labor market that KaosPilots draws students and corporate partners from.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/kaospilots
• Facebookfacebook.com/KaosPilots
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/227210

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Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

M&A

Investments

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