The League of Extraordinary Minds

What The League of Extraordinary Minds does

The League of Extraordinary Minds (LEM), operated by Soft Power Sp. z o.o., is a Wrocław, Poland-based educational technology company that delivers a browser-based e-learning platform for programming and database education. The platform offers 350+ hours of structured courses in Python (Levels 1 and a curriculum-aligned "Python for Schools" variant), SQL (Levels 1 and 2), and C++, supplemented by gamified "Programming Missions" — story-driven challenges that users solve in sequence. Its core technical components include a browser-based integrated development environment requiring no installation and an automatic solution evaluation engine that delivers immediate feedback, test results, and hints to students. Group management tools allow teachers to administer course access, monitor student progress, and view task solutions at scale. The platform supports four languages (English, French, Polish, German) and serves approximately 1,800 schools and 100,000+ users globally.

The company monetizes through three subscription-based revenue streams: individual course subscriptions (priced $17-$45 depending on access period of 3 or 12 months), premium account subscriptions, and tiered school/institutional licensing packages. School packages are offered as IT Club ($599-$699/year, 15 premium seats), IT Class ($799-$949/year, 30 premium seats), and a custom-priced IT School enterprise tier (up to 10 teacher accounts and 300 student seats). Distribution is hybrid: a self-serve web platform with Przelewy24 payment processing for individuals, paired with direct sales outreach for school accounts. Distribution is augmented by municipal and regional government partnerships that drive subsidized or free adoption, including long-running programs such as Wrocław Koduje (since 2016, 9th edition in 2025 with 5,000+ students), Zaprogramuj Warszawę (360,000+ tasks solved), the Aglomeracja Koduje regional project across 30 municipalities, and the LEM Africa initiative providing free access to 1,000 African schools. The team is small (7 employees), and no external funding rounds are disclosed, indicating bootstrap or organically-financed operations. The organization also operates Fundacja Liga Niezwykłych Umysłów, a foundation that conducts large-scale IT education projects.

Name

The League of Extraordinary Minds

Legal name

Soft Power Spółka z ograniczoną odpowiedzialnością

Website

https://t-lem.com

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

The League of Extraordinary Minds operates a browser-based e-learning platform delivering 350+ hours of Python, SQL, and C++ courses with an integrated IDE and automatic solution evaluation, serving approximately 1,800 schools and 100,000+ users across Poland, Germany, France, and Africa via subscription and institutional licensing.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Programming Education Software

NAICS

Computer Training (61142), Educational Support Services (61171), All Other Schools and Instruction (61169)

SIC

Services-Prepackaged Software (7372), Services-Educational Services (8200)

akta.pro primary industry

Game-Based CS & Computational Thinking Platforms (EDAFANAD)

akta.pro secondary industries

Adaptive/Personalized Curriculum & Intelligent Courseware (EDAFACAE), Survey, Formative Assessment & Classroom Response (Quizzes/Polls) Tools (EDAFADAN)

Keywords

• Programming education platform
• Coding e-learning
• School IT curriculum
• SQL training courses
• Python learning software

Headquarters

HQ city

Wrocław

HQ country

Poland

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B and B2C

Offering type

Software

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Individual Course Sales: Direct purchase of individual programming courses (Python, SQL) with access periods of 3 or 12 months. Users pay per course with automatic immediate access upon payment.
2. School/Institutional Licensing: Annual school packages providing multiple teacher accounts, student premium accounts, and unlimited course access. Pricing tiers based on number of users (IT Club, IT Class, IT School).
3. Premium Account Subscription: Monthly or annual premium account subscriptions providing access to all platform courses and features.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels7 records

Core offering

The League of Extraordinary Minds operates a browser-based e-learning platform delivering structured programming courses in Python, SQL, and C++ to individuals, schools, and libraries. The platform features automatic solution evaluation with immediate feedback, a built-in integrated development environment requiring no installation, gamified programming missions, and group management tools for teachers to track student progress. Course access is sold as individual subscriptions and tiered annual school packages (IT Club, IT Class, IT School), with curriculum-aligned Python for Schools content.

Product overview

The League of Extraordinary Minds (LEM) offers a multi-product educational technology platform focused on practical programming and IT skills. The core offering is the LEM Educational Platform (also called LEE in French markets), a browser-based e-learning system accessible at https://edu.t-lem.com/. The platform delivers courses in Python and SQL at multiple difficulty levels (Level 1 and Level 2), with specialized variants like "Python for Schools" aligned to national curricula. For schools, LEM offers tiered packages: IT Club (15 premium seats), IT Class (30 premium seats), and IT School (unlimited). Individual courses are sold as subscriptions with 3-month and 12-month access periods. The platform features automatic solution evaluation, gamification elements (points/neurons, achievements, rankings, certificates), group management tools for teachers, student progress statistics, and programming missions for hands-on learning. LEM also operates programs including the International Online IT League and LEM Africa providing free platform access to schools.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Fundacja Liga Niezwykłych Umysłów: The League of Extraordinary Minds Foundation - conducts large-scale regional and municipal IT education projects, supports schools with limited access to modern education

Products and services

• LEM Educational Platform Browser-based e-learning platform at edu.t-lem.com providing Python, SQL, and C++ courses with automatic solution evaluation, in-browser IDE, programming missions, and group management for teachers. Sold via individual course subscriptions and tiered school packages.
• Python Level 1 Course Foundational Python programming course covering variables, functions, control statements, loops, operators, data structures (strings, lists, dictionaries, sets), file handling, exception management, and API basics. Sold as 3-month or 12-month individual subscription ($17-$35).
• SQL Level 1 Course Basic SQL and database management course covering fundamental clauses and operators for retrieving, filtering, and sorting data, arithmetic and text operations, modifying database data, inserting and deleting records, and creating and deleting tables. Sold as 3-month or 12-month individual subscription ($17-$35).
• SQL Level 2 Course Advanced SQL course covering types and literals, type casting, date/time functions, advanced string functions, table joins (INNER, NATURAL, LEFT, RIGHT, FULL OUTER, CROSS), set operations (UNION, INTERSECT, EXCEPT), advanced techniques (CASE, COALESCE, NULLIF), and query optimization.
• Python for Schools Course Python programming course aligned with the core curriculum for computer science, designed for school use. Covers output statements, arithmetic operations, variables, functions, conditional statements, loops, sequences, and data types. Adapted to the abilities of average students.
• IT Club Package School subscription package providing unlimited access to Python for Schools, 15 premium accounts with access to other courses, and 2 administrative teacher accounts. Priced at $699/year or 599 EUR annually.
• IT Class Package School subscription package with unlimited access to Python for Schools, 30 premium accounts with access to other courses, and 2 administrative teacher accounts. Priced at $949/year or 799 EUR annually.
• IT School Package Enterprise-level school subscription with unlimited access to all courses including Python for Schools, SQL Level 1 and Level 2, 4-10 administrative teacher accounts, and 300 student access seats. Custom pricing upon request.
• Programming Missions Gamified programming challenges delivered through the LEM platform where users solve story-linked tasks in sequence using Python, C++, or SQL, with quizzes and logic puzzles integrated. Available to free users and Premium Account holders.
• Premium Account Subscription Monthly or annual premium subscription granting access to full versions of all courses and additional platform features beyond the free tier. Priced at PLN 169 for 12 months or PLN 89 for 3 months (SQL bundle); SQL Level 2 at PLN 99 / PLN 49.

Quantifiable outcome

• 0% of LNU users confirm they receive better grades
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers4 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration3 records

Feature5 records

Partnerships

Nine partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Biuro Edukacji Urzędu Miasta Stołecznego Warszawy (Warsaw Education Bureau)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerMunicipal education authority partnering with LEM for the 'Zaprogramuj Warszawę' program - a city-wide IT competency development initiative. Participants solved over 360,000 practical programming tasks. LEM provides platform access; Bureau provides institutional support and coordination for Warsaw schools.
• Centrum Usług Informatycznych we Wrocławiu (Wrocław IT Services Center)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerMunicipal IT services entity co-running the 'Wrocław Koduje 2.0' program - one of the largest municipal digital education programs globally, operating since 2016 with over 5,000 students per edition.
• Politechnika Wrocławska (Wrocław University of Science and Technology)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartner in Wrocław Koduje 2.0 program. Provides academic expertise and hosts gala events at the university (Building A-1, Wybrzeże Wyspiańskiego 27).
• TIM S.A.minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartner company in Wrocław Koduje 2.0 educational initiative, contributing to the municipal digital education program.
• Stowarzyszenie Aglomeracja Wrocławska (Wrocław Agglomeration Association)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerAssociation of 30 municipalities and one county funding the 'Aglomeracja Koduje' (5th edition) project, providing IT education to schools across the region.
• Ośrodek Doskonalenia Nauczycieli w Poznaniu (Teacher Training Center in Poznań)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartner in the 'Cyfrowa Szkoła Wielkopolska' (Digital School of Greater Poland) program, implementing programming mission projects using the LNU platform.
• Biuro Promocji Wrocławia (Wrocław Promotion Bureau)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerMunicipal bureau partnering with LNU for programming mission competitions, supporting educational projects in Wrocław schools.
• Urząd Marszałkowski Województwa Dolnośląskiego (Dolnośląskie Voivodeship Marshall Office)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerRegional government office partnering with LEM for educational programming initiatives and competitions for schools in the Dolnośląskie voivodeship.
• Fundacja Liga Niezwykłych Umysłów (League of Extraordinary Minds Foundation)coreOthersThe operating foundation behind LEM, implementing large-scale regional and municipal projects with hundreds of schools and thousands of students and teachers. Runs the foundation for practical IT education, particularly in underserved environments.

Scale indicators8 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Emerging players

• DataCamp: Online data science and SQL education platform with subscription-based individual and enterprise offerings. Comparable to LEM's SQL Level 1 and Level 2 courses and subscription-based pricing model.
• Hyperskill (JetBrains Academy): Project-based programming education platform with Python and other language tracks. Comparable to LEM's project-based and gamified approach to programming education, with stronger brand backing.

Direct peers

• Scratch (MIT): Block-based programming platform from MIT used widely in primary and secondary schools globally. Comparable to LEM's gamified programming missions and school-focused delivery model; operates as a free tool.
• Tynker: K–12 coding education platform with school and district licensing, gamified courses, and curriculum-aligned content. Directly comparable to LEM's school packages and Python for Schools curriculum-aligned offering.
• Code.org: Provides free K–12 computer science curricula and an online learning platform used widely in schools. Highly comparable to LEM's school-focused programming education mission, with broader content and significantly greater scale.
• CodeCombat: Gamified programming education platform used in schools with auto-graded coding challenges. Closely comparable to LEM's auto-evaluation engine and gamified programming missions in Python and other languages.
• Codio: Browser-based IDE and course platform for teaching programming in schools and universities. Closely comparable to LEM's browser-based IDE and automatic solution evaluation approach for institutional buyers.

Others

• Kahoot!: Game-based learning platform widely used in K–12 and enterprise training. Comparable to LEM as an ecosystem-adjacent EdTech platform serving schools with gamified learning, though LEM is more specialized in programming/CS.

Broad incumbents

• Codecademy: Online programming education platform offering interactive courses in Python, SQL, and many other languages. Comparable to LEM's self-paced individual learner offering and Python/SQL course catalog, but at much larger scale and with broader content.
• Khan Academy: Free online educational platform with computer science and programming content used widely in schools. Comparable to LEM as a free, school-adopted educational resource, with significantly broader subject coverage.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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Compliance1 record

Revenue estimate

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Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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

M&A

Investments

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