What Hermione does

Hermione Médecine SAS is a French direct-to-consumer education company that sells subscription coaching programs to students preparing for the highly competitive PASS (Parcours d'Accès Spécifique Santé) and LAS (Licence avec Accès Santé) university tracks that gate entry to French medical studies. The company was founded as an SAS with €30,000 share capital and is headquartered in Saint-Gély du Fesc in southern France, operating exclusively online with no disclosed external investors or parent company.

The product is delivered through a self-service online learning platform (hosted at hermione.exoteach.com) built around video course libraries, live workshops, a 1000+ QCM (multiple-choice question) bank with immediate error correction, oral examination simulations, and a 24/7 human pedagogical support team. The company's core differentiator is the "Méthode Hermione," derived from a four-year research effort that analyzed the study habits of 750+ successful PASS/LAS students (including 55 class toppers) against 350+ unsuccessful cases, distilling nine common principles used by top-1% performers. This methodology underpins a three-tier offering: Sprint Hermione (30-day, entry level), Athlète Hermione (full-year with weekly coaching), and Major Hermione (premium with daily coaching and 30 hours of individual lessons with agrégé or university professors). A fourth product, Terminale Hermione, extends the same framework upstream to high-school seniors.

The go-to-market is content-led and digital-only: a free masterclass / VSL with a downloadable preparation kit (6 course sheets plus the 9-principles guide) sits atop a content-marketing funnel fed by a blog with 30,000+ monthly readers, a TikTok account (@hermione_medecine) with 62 million cumulative views, and a YouTube channel (Hermione Médecine) with 32 million views. Students self-register on hermione.co and pay via Stripe (card), bank transfer, or installment check. Reported outcomes include a 71% admission rate (versus an estimated 20–30% national PASS/LAS selection rate), and a 2024 study of 489 students reported a 1.8x improvement in comprehension speed, a 40% reduction in study time, and a +3.4 average point gain after four weeks.

Name

Hermione

Legal name

Hermione Médecine SAS

Website

https://hermione.co

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Hermione Médecine is a French DTC edtech that sells subscription coaching programs to students preparing for the competitive PASS/LAS pre-medical university tracks, delivered via an online learning platform with video courses, QCMs, live workshops, and 24/7 pedagogical support.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Pre-Medical Exam Coaching

NAICS

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

SIC

Services-Educational Services (8200)

akta.pro primary industry

Competitive Exam Prep (Olympiads, academic competitions, entrance contests) (EDANABAI)

akta.pro secondary industry

Advanced STEM & Competition Coaching (MathCounts/AMC/AIME/USAMO, Science Olympiad, Physics/Chem Olympiads) (EDANAKAF)

Keywords

• Medical exam preparation
• PASS/LAS tutoring
• Medical school coaching
• Pre-medical education
• Study methodology training

Headquarters

HQ city

Saint-Gély du Fesc

HQ country

France

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Coaching Programs - Sprint Hermione: Entry-level 30-day coaching program for students starting PASS/LAS. Includes 1 coaching session per month, access to the Hermione Method, and access to live method workshops. Priced at lower tier (€).
2. Coaching Programs - Athlète Hermione: Full-year excellence coaching program with weekly coaching sessions, 24/7 Q&A platform access, 1000+ updated QCMs, and oral exam training. Mid-tier pricing (€€).
3. Coaching Programs - Major Hermione: Premium guarantee program with daily coaching, live method workshops, and 30 hours of individual lessons with agrégé/university professors. Highest tier pricing (€€€).
4. Payment Processing: Revenue collected through multiple payment methods including credit card (via Stripe), bank transfer, and check installments. First payment required at online registration, deducted from total program price.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels7 records

Core offering

Hermione is a French educational coaching company that helps students prepare for the highly competitive PASS/LAS pre-medical university programs. It sells structured coaching subscriptions combining personalized one-on-one coaching, video courses, live workshops, QCM (multiple-choice) training, and oral examination preparation, all built around a research-backed study methodology derived from analyzing 750+ successful students. The company also offers a pre-university program for high school seniors (Terminale) and free acquisition tools such as a masterclass, blog, and simulators.

Product overview

Hermione Médecine is a comprehensive educational coaching platform for medical students in France preparing for PASS/LAS (Parcours d'Accès Spécifique Santé / Licence d'Accès Santé), the competitive pre-medical programs. The core offering is structured around three coaching tiers: Sprint Hermione (30-day intensive), Athlète Hermione (year-long weekly coaching), and Major Hermione (daily coaching with university professors). Supporting the main programs are Terminale Hermione for pre-university preparation, a free Masterclass and preparation kit, comparison simulators (Parcoursup and Prépa/Tutorat), and an informational blog. The platform delivers content through video courses, live workshops, QCM training, and oral exam preparation, all powered by research conducted on over 750 successful students.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Sprint Hermione: 30-day program to find your method at the start of the year with 1 coaching per month and access to Hermione Method
• Athlète Hermione
• Major Hermione

Products and services

• Hermione Médecine (PASS/LAS Coaching Program) Structured paid coaching subscription for French university students in PASS/LAS programs, providing personalized coaching, video courses, live workshops, QCM training with 1,000+ updated questions, oral exam simulations, and 24/7 pedagogical Q&A support, organized under the proprietary Méthode Hermione.
• Terminale Hermione Pre-university preparation program for French high school seniors planning to pursue medical studies, designed to build study methods, gain a competitive edge, and smooth the transition into PASS/LAS coursework.

Quantifiable outcome

• 71% admission rate for Hermione students (vs 20-30% national average selection rate)
• +4 more outcomes

Named customers8 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration1 record

Feature5 records

Scale indicators10 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• MethodoPASS: Online PASS-specific preparation platform offering method coaching, video content, and QCM training. Closely comparable business model targeting identical French medical admission candidates.
• Objectif Médecine: French PASS/LAS preparation service providing coaching, QCM banks, and methodology training. Competes directly for the same high-school senior and first-year university student segments in France.
• Réussite Prépa (PrepA): French preparation provider offering online coaching and method programs for competitive exams including PASS/LAS. Comparable subscription-based model with focus on student outcomes and methodology.
• Les Sherpas: French online tutoring and academic coaching platform with significant PASS/LAS offering. Competes with Hermione on personalized coaching, online content delivery, and direct-to-consumer student acquisition.
• SupSanté: French prepa school network offering PASS/LAS preparation programs. Directly competes with Hermione for the same cohort of medical school aspirants using classroom-based coaching and method training.
• Happy Student: French online tutoring and academic support platform offering PASS preparation and other exam coaching. Comparable D2C subscription model with similar target audience of competitive French exam candidates.
• Tutorat Santé (associations universitaires): University-affiliated tutoring programs offering low-cost PASS/LAS preparation. Represents the most accessible competitive alternative, with pricing advantages but typically less structured coaching than Hermione.

Emerging players

• Superprof: Online marketplace connecting French students with private tutors across subjects including PASS/LAS. Represents an alternative acquisition channel and fragmented competitive pressure on Hermione's premium coaching tiers.

Broad incumbents

• MedSchoolCoach: US-based medical school admissions coaching and tutoring company. Comparable business model of personalized coaching and method training, though operating in the US market for MD admissions rather than French PASS/LAS.
• Khan Academy: Free global educational platform with extensive medical and science content. Represents the long-term commoditization threat and incumbent scale against which Hermione must differentiate through personalization.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks7 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• YouTubeyoutube.com/c/hermionemedecine
• TikToktiktok.com/@hermione_medecine?lang=fr
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/hermioneguide

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles2 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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

M&A

Investments

M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

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