Moscow Business Academy

What Moscow Business Academy does

Moscow Business Academy (legal name: Autonomous Non-Commercial Organization of Additional Professional Education 'Moscow Business Academy') is a Moscow-headquartered online business education provider founded circa 2010 and operating under Russian state education license No. 041221 (December 30, 2020). It targets Russian and CIS working professionals, mid-level managers, career changers, and small business owners, plus enterprise clients. It delivers its programs through a proprietary online learning management system (lms.moscow.mba) featuring recorded video lectures, live webinars, personal student dashboards, interactive assignments, curator support, and lifetime post-completion material access, supported by 165+ international faculty drawn from named Russian and European corporates and academic institutions.

The product portfolio spans four core tiers: (1) MBA - 18-month, 2,700-hour professional retraining programs across 30+ specializations; (2) Mini MBA - 9-month, ~1,260-hour condensed programs; (3) Global MBA - 20-month, 2,990-hour programs awarding dual Russian and Czech (EIASM) diplomas with 83 ECTS credits; and (4) Professions - 5-8-month career-launch tracks plus shorter Courses and Seminars. A complimentary AI Module was added in 2025 across all main programs. Supplementary platform assets include the MBA Tools suite of 14 free business calculators (ROI, CAC/LTV, ROAS, liquidity, break-even, pricing, ICE/RICE, etc.) functioning as SEO lead generation, and a Career Center connecting graduates with employer partners including Sberbank, Rosseti, RZD, Rosneft, HH.ru, Otkritie, Raiffeisenbank, Lukom, TOMS, and TAT.

The business model is direct-to-consumer online enrollment combined with a corporate B2B training channel. Pricing is structured as monthly subscriptions on installment plans of up to 36 months (no additional fees), with current promotional discounts of 40-55% off original prices; representative pricing ranges from approximately 6,200 RUB/month (Profession programs) to 17,750 RUB/month (Global MBA), or one-time payments of 355,000-639,000 RUB. A 14-day full-refund guarantee, 13% tax deduction option, and exemption/externship early completion options are offered. Distribution is exclusively digital (website, phone, Telegram), supplemented by 5 international branch offices outside Russia. Accreditations include state license No. 041221, NASDOBR (held by fewer than 10 Russian organizations), RABO membership, ECICEL, ELQN, ASIC, ACBSP, IACBE, ICA, and EURAM. The firm is privately held as an autonomous non-commercial organization with no disclosed parent, subsidiary, funding rounds, or external investors.

Name

Moscow Business Academy

Legal name

Автономная некоммерческая организация дополнительного профессионального образования «Московская бизнес академия»

Website

https://moscow.mba

Company type

Private

Founded year

2010

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Moscow Business Academy is a Moscow-based online business school delivering MBA, Mini MBA, Global MBA (dual Russian-Czech diploma), and profession retraining programs to Russian and CIS working professionals, plus customized B2B training to Russian corporates including Rosneft, Sberbank, Rosseti, and RZD.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Online Business Education

NAICS

Business Schools and Computer and Management Training (6114), Professional and Management Development Training (61143), Professional and Management Development Training (611430)

SIC

Services-Educational Services (8200)

akta.pro primary industry

Executive Education & Corporate Programs (Non-degree) (EDAHAHAN)

akta.pro secondary industries

International Business & Global Management Schools (EDAHAHAJ), Online Professional Schools (MBA/MPA/MPH/Etc.) (EDAHALAE), Specialized Master’s in Management (MiM) & Business Analytics (EDAHAHAC)

Keywords

• Online MBA programs
• Business education
• Professional retraining
• Corporate training services
• Executive education

Headquarters

HQ city

Moscow

HQ country

Russia

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B and B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Professional Retraining Programs (MBA, Global MBA): Full-length MBA programs (18-20 months) in specialized management areas such as crisis management, marketing management, financial management, risk management, digital transformation, and healthcare administration. Programs are priced on a monthly subscription basis with installment payment options (up to 36 months). Revenue is recognized over the program duration. Programs include free AI module bonus.
2. Mini MBA Programs: Accelerated 9-month MBA programs offering condensed business education in areas such as small business management, financial management, risk management, and healthcare administration. Lower price point than full MBA programs, targeting mid-level professionals and those seeking quick credentialing.
3. Profession / Professional Retraining Specializations: 5-8 month professional retraining programs for career starters or career changers, covering roles such as mediator, sales manager, and commercial director. Priced at lower monthly rates than MBA programs, designed for individuals entering new professional fields.
4. Corporate Training and B2B Education Services: Customized educational programs for corporate clients, including bespoke curriculum development, ready-made courses for teams, competency testing via Skillset, and team/project tracking services. Revenue from Russian and CIS enterprises including Rosneft, Rosseti, RZD, and Sberbank.
5. Career Center / Job Placement Services: Job center connecting graduates with employer partners (Sberbank, Rosseti, Otkritie, RZD, HH.ru, TAT, Raiffeisen, TOMS, Lukom) for employment assistance. Claims graduates find employment within 3 months. Revenue model involves employer partnerships and candidate placement facilitation.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels7 records

Core offering

Moscow Business Academy delivers online business education programs — MBA (18 months), Mini MBA (9 months), Global MBA (20 months, dual Russian-Czech diploma with EIASM), Professional Retraining (Professions, 5–8 months), Courses, and Seminars — taught by 165+ international experts through a proprietary LMS platform. Programs are sold directly to individual working professionals and via a dedicated Corporate Clients division that builds bespoke curricula, runs Skillset competency testing, and provides team tracking for Russian and CIS enterprises.

Product overview

Moscow Business Academy operates as a multi-level educational platform offering four core program tiers: (1) MBA - full 18-month, 2,700-hour professional retraining programs in management; (2) Mini MBA - accelerated 9-month, 1,260-hour foundational programs; (3) Global MBA - international 20-month programs with dual Russian-Czech diplomas awarded jointly with EIASM university; and (4) Professions/Courses - professional retraining and skill-updating programs ranging 5-8 months. The academy provides an online learning platform (LMS) at lms.moscow.mba with 165+ international experts delivering instruction. Students receive a complimentary AI module with all main programs. Specializations span crisis management, digital transformation, business analytics, financial management, risk management, healthcare administration, marketing/sales, project management, HR, logistics, and 25+ other management areas. The platform includes 14 proprietary business calculators (MBA Tools) and a career center connecting graduates with employers. All diplomas are registered in the Russian Federal Register of Documents (ФРДО). State education license No. 041221.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• MBA: Full Master of Business Administration program
• Mini MBA
• Global MBA
• MBA Tools

Products and services

• MBA Program Full Master of Business Administration program, 18 months and 2,700 hours, covering specialized management areas (crisis management, marketing, finance, risk, digital transformation, healthcare administration, HR, logistics, etc.). Delivered online via the proprietary LMS with state-recognized Russian diploma entered in FRDO.
• Mini MBA Program

Quantifiable outcome

• 62% of MBA graduates received career advancement (position change, salary increase, or promotion) after completing their studies
• +3 more outcomes

Named customers13 records

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature4 records

Partnerships

18 partnerships are on record, tiered core, major and minor.

• EIASM (European Institute for Advanced Studies in Management)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerGlobal MBA programs are developed jointly with EIASM (European Institute for Advanced Studies in Management), a Czech university. Students receive dual diplomas: a Russian diploma from Moscow Business Academy and a European diploma from EIASM. The partnership includes European Credit Transfer and Accumulation System (ECTS) credits (83 ECTS for Global MBA), project defense before a European commission, and 3 individual business consulting sessions with international experts. The collaboration is the academy's flagship international differentiation.
• SberbankmajorOthersSberbank is featured as both a corporate client and as an employer partner in the job center. The academy provides educational programs for Sberbank employees and the job center connects graduates with Sberbank for employment. This represents both a B2B training relationship and a graduate placement relationship.
• HH.rumajorOthersHH.ru (HeadHunter) serves as both a corporate client using the academy's training programs and as an employer network partner in the job center, connecting graduates with HH.ru's employer clients and providing job placement services.
• RosneftmajorOthersRosneft is listed as a major corporate client receiving educational programs from Moscow Business Academy. The academy's website features Rosneft alongside Rosseti, RZD, Tatenego, and hh.ru as key corporate clients.
• RossetimajorOthersRosseti is listed as a major corporate client receiving educational programs from Moscow Business Academy, featured in both the corporate clients section and the job center employer network.
• RZD (Russian Railways)majorOthersRZD (Russian Railways) is listed as a major corporate client and employer partner of Moscow Business Academy. The academy provides training for RZD employees and the career center places graduates at RZD.
• ECICEL (European Accreditation Commission)minorOthersECICEL is the European accreditation body that has accredited Moscow Business Academy's MBA programs, providing European-level quality assurance for the academy's educational offerings.
• РАБО (Russian Association of Business Education)minorOthersMoscow Business Academy is an active member of the Russian Association of Business Education (РАБО), one of the leading industry associations for business schools in Russia. РАБО also founded NASDOBR, the most prestigious national accreditation in Russia.
• НАСДОБР (National Accreditation Council for Business and Management Education)minorOthersNASDOBR is the most prestigious national accreditation for business and management education in Russia, established by РАБО, the Association of Managers, and Business Russia with support of the Russian State Duma. Moscow Business Academy holds this accreditation, which fewer than 10 organizations in Russia possess.
• ELQN (International E-Learning Quality Network)minorOthersELQN is the international quality network for e-learning that has certified Moscow Business Academy's online education programs.
• ASIC (Accreditation Service for International Schools, Colleges, and Universities)minorOthersASIC is a UK-based international accreditation body that has accredited Moscow Business Academy's Global MBA programs for international quality standards compliance.
• ACBSP (Accreditation Council for Business Schools and Programs)minorOthersACBSP is a global accreditation body for business schools and programs that has accredited Moscow Business Academy's programs, affirming quality in business education globally.
• IACBE (International Accreditation Council for Business Education)minorOthersIACBE is an international business education accreditation body that has accredited Moscow Business Academy's programs for quality assurance in business education.
• ICA (International Certification Association)minorOthersICA provides international professional certification for Moscow Business Academy's programs, contributing to the academy's international credentialing and professional development standards.
• EURAM (European Academy of Management)minorOthersMoscow Business Academy is affiliated with EURAM, a leading European academic association in management and organizational research, contributing to the academy's academic credibility and international networking.
• Tatenergo (Татэнерго)majorOthersTatenergo is listed as a major corporate client of Moscow Business Academy, receiving educational programs for its employees. Additionally, a graduate named Ilya Zhukov worked as a financial analyst at AO Tatenergo.
• RaiffeisenbankminorOthersRaiffeisenbank is listed as an employer partner in the Moscow Business Academy job center, recruiting graduates for employment opportunities.
• VTБ Bank (including VTБ Factoring)minorOthersVTБ Factoring is listed as an employer partner in the job center. Valeriya Romanova, Director of Project Management at VTБ Factoring, is listed as a faculty member, indicating a faculty and placement partnership.

Scale indicators7 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• Coursera: Global MOOC platform hosting business degrees, certificates, and specializations from top universities (Wharton, Imperial, HEC, etc.). Provides alternative low-cost business education credentials including full online MBAs from accredited institutions, competing for the same lifelong-learning professionals.
• IE Business School (Online MBA): Top-ranked international business school with established online MBA format serving global working professionals. Competes for the same premium international online MBA market and represents the credential benchmark Moscow Business Academy's Global MBA aspires to.

Emerging players

• Quantic School of Business: Mobile-first accredited online MBA program targeting ambitious working professionals at a fraction of traditional MBA pricing. Comparable on online-first delivery and working-professional persona, but at significantly lower price point creating pressure from below.

Direct peers

• Synergy University: Large Russian private university with strong online MBA and professional retraining programs, state license, and broad portfolio of business education programs. Targets the same mid-market Russian audience with online delivery and similar price-discounted subscription pricing model.
• Hult International Business School: International business school offering one-year MBA, executive MBA, and online business programs with global footprint and AMBA/AACSB/EQUIS accreditations. Competes for the same internationally-minded working professionals seeking accredited business credentials.
• HSE University (Higher School of Economics) Business School: Top Russian public university's business school offering MBA, executive education, and corporate programs with strong academic reputation and international accreditations. Competes for the same Russian manager/director persona and corporate B2B training contracts.
• Netology (Нетология): Major Russian online education platform offering professional courses, retraining programs, and corporate training in business and digital skills. Closely comparable on online-first delivery, Russian/CIS market focus, subscription-based pricing with installment plans, and B2B corporate training channel.
• Emeritus: Global edtech partner with top business schools offering online executive education, MBA, and certificate programs targeting working professionals. Comparable business model of online delivery with international faculty and subscription-based pricing targeting mid-career professionals.
• Moscow School of Management SKOLKOVO: Russia's flagship private business school offering executive MBA, executive education, and corporate programs with international accreditation. Direct competitor in the Russian/CIS market for premium MBA credentials, serving the same corporate managers and directors segment with overlap in faculty drawn from major Russian enterprises.
• RANEPA (Russian Presidential Academy of National Economy and Public Administration): State-run Russian university offering MBA, executive education, and professional retraining programs with extensive corporate training relationships with Russian state-owned enterprises. Overlaps heavily on B2B training contracts and state-credentialed MBA programs targeting Russian managers.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Compliance11 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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