GRAND-FRÈRE

What GRAND-FRÈRE does

GRAND-FRÈRE is a France-based, direct-to-consumer tutoring service that connects school-age children with university students ("Grands-Frères") recruited exclusively by referral from grandes écoles and grandes universités. Founded by parents during the COVID-19 lockdown after personal experience with daily homework struggles, the service delivers all sessions via video conferencing, with families organizing scheduling directly with their matched tutor. A Family Manager performs personalized matching based on the child's personality, difficulties, and family context, conducts an introductory video meeting, and provides monthly pedagogical follow-up.

The core technology stack is intentionally lightweight: video conferencing for live session delivery, a Fillout-powered intake form for new family requests, and integration with Schoolmouv for supplementary educational content accessible through the Fil Rouge subscription. There is no proprietary application, no API, and no AI or algorithmic matching layer; the matching process is described as fully human-driven. The service targets French families across four education levels (Primaire, Collège, Lycée, Supérieur) and all academic subjects, with no B2B or institutional channel.

GRAND-FRÈRE operates a three-component revenue model: a one-time €15 admission fee for the first tutor match, usage-based session fees of €14.90/hour (Primary/Collège) and €16.90/hour (Lycée/Supérieur) prorated to actual time, and an optional €14.90/month Fil Rouge subscription that bundles cross-subject tutor access, monthly Family Manager follow-up, and Schoolmouv content. The company is privately held, founder-owned, headquartered in Versailles, and shows no disclosed external funding or institutional ownership.

Name

GRAND-FRÈRE

Legal name

GRAND-FRÈRE

Website

https://grand-frere.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2021

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

GRAND-FRÈRE is a French direct-to-consumer tutoring service that matches school-age children with referral-vetted university students for video-based homework help and academic support across all subjects and levels.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Online Tutoring Services

NAICS

Exam Preparation and Tutoring (611691), Educational Support Services (611710), Educational Support Services (61171), Educational Support Services (6117)

SIC

Services-Educational Services (8200)

akta.pro primary industry

General Homework Help (Multi-Subject) (EDANADAA)

akta.pro secondary industries

Homework Tutoring & Academic Support (Subject Tutoring) (HSAAAHAC), Video Conferencing for Education (Education-Optimized Meetings/Webinars) (EDAFABAB)

Keywords

• Online tutoring services
• Homework help
• Academic tutoring
• Video tutoring
• Educational support

Headquarters

HQ city

Saint Cloud

HQ country

France

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Session fees: Per-hour fees charged for tutoring sessions conducted via video. Sessions are priced at 16.90€ per hour for Lycée and Supérieur levels, and 14.90€ per hour for Primary and Collège levels. Billing is prorated based on actual time spent. Detailed session reports are provided after each session.
2. Admission fees: One-time 15€ admission fee covering the search and matching of the first Grand-Frère for the relevant subject. This fee applies only once regardless of how many Grand-Frères are presented. Also applied in case of inactivity exceeding 6 months.
3. Monthly follow-up (Fil Rouge): 14.90€ monthly fee providing access to all Grand-Frères across all subjects, monthly pedagogical follow-up by a Family Manager, and access to Schoolmouv pedagogical content. Only charged during active months.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

GRAND-FRÈRE provides on-demand video-based homework help and academic tutoring for French school-age children (primary through supérieur), delivered one-on-one by vetted university students recruited by referral from grandes écoles and grandes universités. The service includes personalized tutor-to-child matching by a Family Manager, free scheduling of sessions, detailed post-session reports, and an optional monthly pedagogical follow-up subscription with access to Schoolmouv educational content.

Product overview

GRAND-FRÈRE is a single unified tutoring service offering video-based homework help and academic support. The service comprises three components: the core Frais d'accueil (registration fee for initial tutor matching at €15), the Séances (hourly tutoring sessions at €14.90–€16.90/hour depending on education level), and the Fil Rouge add-on (monthly pedagogical follow-up at €14.90/month including Family Manager support and Schoolmouv content access). Customers can also submit intake requests via Fillout forms. The service is priced and delivered as a subscription-free, commitment-free offering.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• GRAND-FRÈRE Tutoring Service

Segments1 record

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

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Has API

No

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Integration2 records

Scale indicators1 record

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Direct peers

• Les Bons Profs: Online tutoring and educational support platform serving French students from collège to lycée levels. Competes with GRAND-FRÈRE on online academic support for the French school curriculum.
• Acadomia: France's largest private tutoring and academic support provider, offering in-home and online tutoring across all French school levels. Directly competes with GRAND-FRÈRE for French families seeking homework help and academic support.
• Complétude: French tutoring service providing at-home and online academic support to school-age children across the French curriculum. Direct competitor in the same French families/online tutoring space.
• Anacours: Established French tutoring company offering in-person and online academic support from primary school through higher education. Competes in the same French-segment homework help and tutoring market as GRAND-FRÈRE.

Regional players

• Preply: Global online tutoring marketplace with a strong presence in France, offering academic and language tutoring. While broader in scope and global, it overlaps with GRAND-FRÈRE on online tutoring for French families.

Broad incumbents

• Maxicours: French educational content and tutoring platform offering video lessons, exercises, and live tutoring across French curriculum subjects. Overlaps with GRAND-FRÈRE's tutoring and homework help offerings as a broader, more established EdTech player.
• Cours Legendre: Long-standing French tutoring and academic support provider serving students from primary through higher education. Competes with GRAND-FRÈRE in the French family tutoring segment with a more established brand presence.

Emerging players

• Kartable: French EdTech platform offering curriculum-aligned educational content, tutoring, and academic support for students from primary to lycée. Adjacent competitor in the online supplementary learning and tutoring space for French families.
• Superprof: Online marketplace connecting students with private tutors across France and internationally for academic and extracurricular subjects. Competes with GRAND-FRÈRE on tutor matching and online delivery, though with a marketplace rather than curated referral model.

Others

• Schoolmouv: French educational content platform providing video lessons and exercises aligned with the French curriculum. Partner of GRAND-FRÈRE (embedded in Fil Rouge subscription) and a partial adjacent competitor in supplemental learning content.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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Investors

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

M&A

Investments

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