lehrreich Wilmersdorf

What lehrreich Wilmersdorf does

lehrreich Wilmersdorf GmbH is a Berlin-based tutoring and learning support company founded in 2010, operating from Bundesallee 181 in the Wilmersdorf district. The company delivers two primary service lines: paid private tutoring (Privatunterricht) for families seeking individualized academic support, and free Lernförderung learning support under the federal/state Bildungs- und Teilhabepaket (BuT) program for children whose families hold a berlinpass and receive Bürgergeld, Sozialhilfe, Wohngeld, or Asylleistungen. Services are delivered mostly on-site at partner schools across multiple Berlin districts, supplemented by sessions at the Wilmersdorf office, online tutoring in exceptional cases, and programs at refugee accommodations (Gemeinschaftsunterkünfte) for DaZ/DaF language instruction.

The core technology stack is a standard WordPress website hosted on Hetzner (Germany), with Google Analytics, Google Tag Manager, Google Ads, and Borlabs Cookie for GDPR-compliant consent management. The proprietary technology layer is minimal: a multilingual (German/Turkish) content presence and a library of downloadable learning materials (vocabulary lists, grammar guides, multiplication tables, and coloring pages). All teaching is delivered by freelance tutors (Honorarlehrkräfte) paid €26 per 90-minute session, with a maximum of six children per group course, supported by a small core management team of managing directors Sebastian Zitzlaff, Caner Yildirim, and Tilo Pätzolt, plus a data protection/HR officer and front/back-office staff.

The business model is professional services revenue, combining government-funded BuT reimbursements (the primary revenue stream) with direct parent payments for private tutoring. Go-to-market is sales-led and community-led: long-term partnerships with over 80 Berlin schools drive institutional referrals, while word-of-mouth, Facebook, Instagram, and Google Ads attract private clients. The company is privately held, has no disclosed external investors or parent company, and has not raised funding rounds.

Name

lehrreich Wilmersdorf

Legal name

lehrreich Wilmersdorf GmbH

Website

https://lehrreich-wilmersdorf.de

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

lehrreich Wilmersdorf GmbH is a Berlin-based tutoring provider offering private tutoring and government-funded Lernförderung (BuT) for children, delivered on-site at over 80 partner schools across Berlin districts and at the Wilmersdorf office.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Tutoring and Learning Support Services

NAICS

Educational Support Services (611710), Educational Services (611), Educational Support Services (61171)

SIC

Services-Educational Services (8200)

akta.pro primary industry

Academic Tutoring Services (Subject-Specific & General) (EDAJALAA)

akta.pro secondary industry

Homework Tutoring & Academic Support (Subject Tutoring) (HSAAAHAC)

Keywords

• Private tutoring services
• After-school learning support
• School-based tutoring
• BuT funded tutoring
• Academic support programs

Headquarters

HQ city

Berlin

HQ country

Germany

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Lernförderung BuT (Learning Support): Free educational support for children from low-income families funded through Germany's Bildungs- und Teilhabepaket (BuT). Families with berlinpass receive free services. Revenue comes from government program funding.
2. Private Tutoring: Fee-based individual tutoring sessions for students not eligible for BuT funding. Parents pay directly for private lessons.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

lehrreich Wilmersdorf provides tutoring and learning support services for school students in Berlin, delivered both one-on-one and in small groups (max 6 students per course). Services are delivered at partner schools, at the company's offices, online, and at refugee accommodations, covering private fee-based tutoring as well as free Lernförderung BuT funded by the Berlin Senate Education Administration under Germany's Bildungs- und Teilhabepaket for children with a berlinpass.

Product overview

lehrreich Wilmersdorf is a Berlin-based tutoring and learning support organization offering private tutoring, school-based learning support under the government BuT program, holiday intensive courses, and free downloadable educational materials. The company partners with over 80 schools across Berlin and provides services for students from primary school through upper secondary level. The core offering consists of Privatunterricht (private tutoring) and Lernförderung (structured learning support programs), supplemented by holiday courses and self-service learning resources. The company operates from offices near U-Bahn Berliner Straße in Wilmersdorf and employs freelance tutors on an honorarium basis.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Privatunterricht (Private Tutoring) One-on-one or small-group paid tutoring sessions for students needing academic support, available for various subjects and grade levels. Sessions can take place at the company's premises, at partner schools, or online.
• Lernförderung (Learning Support) Structured learning support programs delivered primarily at Berlin partner schools under the BuT (Bildungs- und Teilhabepaket) government program. Provides extracurricular academic assistance to students with a berlinpass, covering various subjects and grade levels, free of charge to eligible families.
• Schultraining (School Cooperation) Learning support services delivered directly at partner schools throughout Berlin. The company cooperates with over 80 schools, providing educational support to students in various Berlin districts.
• Ferienintensivkurse (Holiday Intensive Courses) Intensive learning courses offered during Berlin school holidays, designed to help students catch up on missed academic content. Available for students with or without berlinpass.
• Downloads (Free Learning Materials) Free downloadable educational materials for children and teenagers, including study guides on grammar, mathematics, English verbs, and learning techniques, as well as coloring and craft pages featuring the company's mascot fox character.

Quantifiable outcome

• Over 80 school partnerships across Berlin
• +1 more outcomes

Named customers3 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature1 record

Partnerships

Six partnerships are on record, tiered core.

• Schule an der JungfernheidecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerLong-term educational partnership for delivering Lernförderung BuT services. School principal Karin Stolle provides testimonial praising unbureaucratic, reliable, and creative cooperation.
• Schiller GymnasiumcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnership for supplementary student support. Deputy principal Oliver Seehars testimonial notes quick and effective communication and friendly cooperation.
• Friedensburg OberschulecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerMulti-year reliable partnership for supplementary educational support. Principal Sven Zimmerschied confirms ongoing cooperation.
• Senatsverwaltung für Bildung, Jugend und Familie (Berlin Senate Education Administration)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerGovernment partner for BuT Lernförderung program delivery. State Secretary Beate Stoffers visited summer school activities organized by lehrreich. Program operates under official government framework for educational support.
• 80+ Berlin Schools (Network)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCooperation network of over 80 Berlin schools for Lernförderung BuT delivery, including primary schools, Sekundarschulen, Gymnasiums, and Oberstufenzentren across multiple districts.
• Bezirksamt Charlottenburg-WilmersdorfcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerDistrict office that processes extended criminal record checks (erweitertes Führungszeugnis) for tutors registered in Berlin. lehrreich facilitates this process for their tutors who are Berlin residents.

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Emerging players

• Preply: Global online tutoring marketplace covering languages and academic subjects. Comparable as a freelance-tutor-based tutoring marketplace, particularly relevant to lehrreich's DaZ/DaF work with refugee children and language tutoring for older students.
• GoStudent: Vienna-headquartered online tutoring platform serving K-12 across Europe. Competes with lehrreich on tutoring delivery but via an online, app-mediated model; relevant as the technology-enabled competitor that could pressure lehrreich's in-person offering over time.
• Superprof: Online marketplace connecting students with freelance tutors across Germany. Overlaps with lehrreich's freelance-tutor-based delivery model and competes for parent-driven demand for private Nachhilfe in Berlin.
• Simpleclub: German-language educational platform providing video-based learning and tutoring for school subjects. Adjacent competitor that addresses lehrreich's subject-specific weakness areas via scalable, asynchronous digital content, potentially reducing reliance on in-person Nachhilfe.

Direct peers

• Studienkreis: Major German private tutoring provider with group and individual lessons, including support under the Bildungs- und Teilhabepaket. Comparable on subject tutoring, government-funded program delivery, and school-level partnerships, though operating at national scale versus lehrreich's Berlin focus.
• Schülerhilfe: Germany's largest franchised tutoring chain offering Nachhilfe across many subjects and grade levels for school students. Directly comparable as an in-person K-12 tutoring provider in Germany, including government-funded learning support, with a much larger national footprint than lehrreich.

Regional players

• Nachhilfe-Team: Smaller regional Berlin/Brandenburg tutoring provider offering similar school-based and private Nachhilfe. Directly comparable model (BuT-funded and private tutoring) at a smaller local scale, useful as a same-city reference point for lehrreich's positioning.

Broad incumbents

• Lernhelfer (Stiftung / Duden / Cornelsen online learning): Duden/Cornelsen-backed digital learning services including online tutoring, homework help, and study materials for German students. Broad incumbent providing overlapping educational support; complements rather than fully substitutes for in-person tutoring but competes for parent wallet share.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/lehrreichwilmersdorf
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/lehrreich-wilmersdorf
• Instagraminstagram.com/lehrreich.berlin

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles4 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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