What INSTITUTO PITAGORAS does

Instituto Pitágoras, legally Instituto de Bachillerato Técnico Comercial Pitágoras, is a private secondary education institution operating under Colombian Ministry of Education approval (Aprobación Oficial 16049, granted November 7, 1986) from a single campus at Cra 5 #11-67 in the La Candelaria locality of Bogotá, Colombia. The institution delivers the full technical-commercial bachillerato program spanning grades 6 through 11, with a curriculum that combines academic subjects (sciences, mathematics, humanities) with commercial/business studies, technology, and ethics, under a pedagogical model emphasizing integral formation across spiritual, affective, cognitive, aesthetic, and socio-political dimensions, and active, project-based learning.

Its core product is the secondary academic program, supported by three digital sub-products that operationalize the student lifecycle: the Q10 virtual classroom (pitagoras.q10.com) for course content, online evaluations, and grade access; the Q10 Académico pre-registration platform for admissions; and an ePayco-integrated online payment portal for matrícula and pensión. Technology is exclusively third-party SaaS; no proprietary systems, AI capabilities, or custom software are disclosed. The institution maintains a minor institutional partnership with Corporación Unificada Nacional (CUN) to create articulation pathways into higher education for graduates.

The business model is recurring tuition revenue collected per academic semester from families in and around the La Candelaria catchment, processed through the ePayco gateway. Go-to-market is direct-to-consumer via the institutional website, social media (Facebook), parent referrals and word-of-mouth, and a contact-driven admissions workflow that includes a psychology interview and coordination meeting. With 6 employees and one location, the institution is a small-scale community operator rather than a growth-stage platform; specific tuition amounts and revenue figures are not publicly disclosed.

Name

INSTITUTO PITAGORAS

Legal name

Instituto de Bachillerato Técnico Comercial Pitágoras

Website

https://pitagoras.edu.co

Company type

Private

Founded year

1986

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Instituto Pitágoras is a private Colombian technical-commercial secondary school (grades 6-11) in La Candelaria, Bogotá, serving local families through a values-based, integral-formation curriculum delivered via Q10 virtual classroom and ePayco payment systems since 1986.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Bogotá

HQ country

Colombia

HQ region

Latin America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Tuition and Enrollment Fees: Private secondary education institution generating revenue through tuition payments (matrícula and pensión). Parents pay tuition through an online payment gateway (ePayco). Financial model relies on student enrollment and recurring tuition payments per academic semester.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

Instituto Pitágoras is a private technical-commercial secondary school (Bachillerato Técnico Comercial) located in La Candelaria, Bogotá, delivering integral secondary education (grades 6 through 11) with emphasis on commercial/business specialization, ethical and Christian values, and active/project-based pedagogy. Its core service is the academic program, supported by an online virtual classroom (Q10), an online tuition payment portal (ePayco), and an online pre-registration/admissions platform.

Product overview

INSTITUTO PITAGORAS is a technical-commercial secondary education institution (Bachillerato Técnico Comercial) offering a unified educational program from grades 6 through 11, located in La Candelaria, Bogotá. Its product portfolio consists of the core academic program (Bachillerato Técnico Comercial), supported by three digital sub-products: the Aula Virtual (Q10 virtual classroom) for online learning and grade access; an online payment system via ePayco for tuition and fee collection; and an online pre-registration/admissions platform through Q10 Academico. Together these form an integrated student lifecycle from recruitment through graduation.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Bachillerato Técnico Comercial (Grados 6°–11°) Full secondary education program (Bachillerato Técnico Comercial) spanning grades 6 through 11, covering sciences, mathematics, humanities, commercial/business studies, technology, and ethics, with integral formation across spiritual, affective, cognitive, aesthetic, bodily, ethical, communicative, and socio-political dimensions. Designed for adolescents aged approximately 11 to 17/18 and their families.
• Aula Virtual (Plataforma Q10)

Quantifiable outcome

• Successful graduation with technical commercial bachelor degree preparing students for higher education or immediate employment in commercial/business sectors

Named customers3 records

Segments1 record

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

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API docs

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Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration2 records

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• Corporación Unificada Nacional (CUN)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerInstitutional partnership agreement with CUN for inter-institutional cooperation. CUN is a Colombian higher education institution offering technical and technological programs. This partnership may provide pathways for Instituto Pitágoras graduates to continue their studies at CUN.

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights3 records

Broad incumbents

• GEMS Education: One of the world's largest private K-12 operators with schools across multiple geographies. Relevant as a broad incumbent showing the scale-and-brand benchmark that small single-site schools like Pitágoras compete against for high-income families.
• Cognita Schools: International group operating a portfolio of private schools globally. Comparable as a broad incumbent in private K-12 with premium positioning and operational scale well beyond a single Colombian site.
• Nord Anglia Education: Global operator of premium international private schools with a presence across multiple regions including Latin America. Comparable as a large-scale incumbent in the premium private K-12 segment, though at a far larger scale and international scope than Pitágoras.
• Maple Bear Global Schools: Network of bilingual private schools operating across Latin America including Colombia. Comparable as a broader incumbent in the region's premium/values-oriented K-12 market, with significantly greater scale and brand reach than a single Bogotá site.

Others

• Q10 (Plataforma Q10): Colombian education technology platform that powers Instituto Pitágoras' virtual classroom, online enrollment, and grade management. Relevant as an enabling technology vendor rather than a competitor — illustrative of the operational stack available to similar schools.

Direct peers

• Colegio Anglo Colombiano: Well-known Bogotá private school offering bilingual secondary education. Comparable as a domestic direct peer targeting similar families seeking premium/values-based secondary education in Bogotá.
• Colegio Mayor de San Bartolomé: Jesuit private school located in La Candelaria, Bogotá — the exact same neighborhood as Instituto Pitágoras. Directly comparable on location catchment, faith/values-based curriculum, and full secondary offering, making it the closest geographic competitor.
• Gimnasio Moderno: Historic private K-12 school in Bogotá with a values-driven, progressive pedagogical philosophy and similar long-standing reputation. Directly comparable on product (full secondary program), target market (Bogotá families seeking formation-focused education), and pedagogical differentiation.
• Colegio San Bartolomé La Candelaria: Jesuit secondary school in central Bogotá offering integral formation. Comparable to Pitágoras as a values-based private secondary institution competing in the same La Candelaria catchment.
• Colegio Nueva Granada: Bogotá-based private school offering full K-12 with international/bilingual track. Comparable domestic direct peer in Bogotá's premium private-school segment competing for similar family profiles.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights5 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/InstitutoPitagoras
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/instituto-pitagoras

Compliance1 record

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Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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