Mofid Academy | آکادمی مفید

What Mofid Academy | آکادمی مفید does

Mofid Academy (آکادمی مفید) is a free, ~2-month internship and capital-markets training program operated as a division of Mofid Securities (کارگزاری مفید), described as Iran's largest financial holding company. Founded in 2019 and headquartered in Tehran, the Academy targets university students and recent graduates with at least a bachelor's degree, combining coursework in capital-market fundamentals (equities, fixed income, sector funds, derivatives) with personal development training, hands-on R&D projects, and on-the-job practical experience. Top-performing interns are offered ongoing project work and full-time employment at the parent brokerage, making the program effectively a structured talent-acquisition channel rather than a standalone education business.

The Academy's core deliverable is the internship cohort itself, supported by an adjacent self-serve learning layer branded Mofid Learning (آموزش مفید) at learning.emofid.com, which provides daily online classes, video courses, and educational articles ranging from beginner to professional levels. A supplementary sub-brand called Skill Cafe (کافه مهارت) layers in team-building activities such as book summaries, film reviews, and board games. The wider product portfolio that the Academy feeds into — though not operated by the Academy itself — includes trading platforms (EasyTrader, Mofid Online, Mofid App), market analysis tools (Bourse View, Pellekan), derivatives and commodities trading, investment funds, portfolio management, and an AI-powered customer support assistant.

The business model is non-commercial from the participant side: all training, courses, and certifications are provided free of charge, with no tuition, registration fees, or premium tiers. Revenue, to the extent any economic value is generated, accrues inside Mofid Securities in the form of reduced external hiring and training costs and pre-vetted workforce supply. Go-to-market is community-led and domestic-only, relying on the parent brokerage's digital ecosystem (emofid.com, learning.emofid.com) and social channels on Instagram, Telegram, and LinkedIn, with no disclosed geographic expansion, external funding, partnerships, or independent revenue disclosure.

Name

Mofid Academy | آکادمی مفید

Legal name

کارگزاری مفید (Mofid Securities)

Website

https://mofidacademy.com

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Financial Services Education

NAICS

Professional and Management Development Training (61143)

SIC

Services-Educational Services (8200)

akta.pro primary industry

Finance, Banking & Capital Markets (EDAAAPAG)

akta.pro secondary industry

MOOC & Open Course Platforms (EDAFAIAA)

Keywords

• Capital market training
• Financial internship program
• Securities education
• Talent pipeline development
• Online investment learning

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Talent Pipeline Development: As a corporate training and internship program under Mofid Securities, the Academy functions as a talent acquisition channel. All training is provided free of charge to participants. The program generates value by producing skilled workforce for the parent company's operations and building brand loyalty among future financial professionals.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

Mofid Academy runs a free, full-time, two-month internship and training program for university students and recent graduates, covering capital market fundamentals, analytical and soft skills, and hands-on R&D project work. Trainees rotate through departments of parent Mofid Securities and gain exposure to investment funds, brokerage, asset management, investment banking, and online trading. The Academy is supported by the Mofid Learning online platform, which hosts recorded courses, online classes, articles, and an AI smart assistant for self-study.

Product overview

Mofid Academy (آکادمی مفید) is an educational and internship program operated by Mofid Securities (کارگزاری مفید), Iran's largest financial holding company. The offering operates as a platform-plus-modules architecture, combining the core Mofid Academy internship program with the Mofid Learning (آموزش مفید) educational platform featuring online classes, video courses, and articles. The broader product portfolio includes trading platforms (EasyTrader, Mofid Online, Mofid App), market analysis tools (Bourse View, Pellekan), derivatives trading (commodity futures, options), investment services (advisory, managed funds, portfolio management), and an AI-powered smart assistant. The ecosystem is designed to support investors from education through trading execution, with the Academy specifically targeting university students and graduates for workforce development in capital markets.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• کافه مهارت (Skills Café): Skills café program within Mofid Academy featuring book summaries, film discussions, board games, and team-building activities

Products and services

• Mofid Academy Internship Program A free, full-time, two-month internship program for university students and recent graduates that delivers capital market training, analytical and soft-skill workshops, and R&D project work integrated with Mofid Securities' operational departments.
• Mofid Learning (آموزش مفید) An online learning platform operated by Mofid Academy that offers recorded video courses, live online classes, educational articles, and an AI smart assistant covering capital market, investment, and finance topics for self-directed learners.
• Skill Cafe (مهارت کافه) An Academy sub-program offering soft-skill workshops and group activities such as TeamUp and MyStory events to complement the technical training curriculum.

Quantifiable outcome

• 600+ graduates have completed the program and entered the workforce
• +2 more outcomes

Segments1 record

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Broad incumbents

• Coursera: Large-scale online education platform offering finance, capital markets, and investment courses from top universities. Comparable to Mofid Learning's online classes and video courses on learning.emofid.com, but at vastly greater scale.
• Udemy: Open marketplace for online courses with substantial capital market and personal finance categories. Competes for the same student demographic as Mofid Learning's online classes and video courses.
• LinkedIn Learning: Professional development and skill-based video training platform with broad finance content. Adjacent to Mofid Academy's professional development offerings but oriented toward working professionals globally.
• Khan Academy: Free, large-scale online education platform covering finance, capital markets, and economics. Comparable to Mofid Academy's free model and online course delivery, but with much broader subject coverage.
• edX: Online university-level course platform with significant finance and capital market course offerings. Competes indirectly with Mofid Learning's online courses and educational articles.

Direct peers

• Wall Street Prep: Provider of financial training programs for professionals and students covering investment banking, capital markets, and corporate finance. Comparable to Mofid Academy in producing capital market practitioners, but operates as a paid certification business.
• CFA Institute: Global provider of investment and capital market education, certifications, and learning resources. Closest directly comparable peer to Mofid Academy's capital market education focus, with a much broader international reach.
• Corporate Finance Institute (CFI): Online financial training and certification provider covering capital markets, valuation, and financial modeling. Overlapping curriculum with Mofid Academy's capital market fundamentals training and similar student demographic.

Emerging players

• NYIF (New York Institute of Finance): Specialty provider of capital markets, investment, and corporate finance training to financial professionals. Closely comparable to Mofid Academy's curriculum in capital markets and derivatives, but operates as a paid certification business globally.

Regional players

• Borsa Istanbul Academy: Capital market education arm of Borsa Istanbul, Turkey's exchange operator. Regional equivalent running training, certification, and investor education programs for capital market participants in a neighboring emerging market.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses6 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks7 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/mofid-academy
• Instagraminstagram.com/emofid

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

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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