What Tusclasesparticulares does

Tusclasesparticulares is a Spanish online marketplace founded in 2007 that connects students with private tutors across more than 350 subjects. The platform operates as a two-sided marketplace: teachers self-register and create listings, students browse and contact teachers directly, and the platform monetizes primarily through teacher listing fees and academy directory placements. As of the available data, the platform hosts 500,000+ registered teachers, 4,055,762 class listings, and has facilitated matches for 4,786,520 students, with a 9.5/10 rating derived from 789,026 student reviews.

The platform's core technology is a web-based marketplace with AI-powered search functionality (Búsqueda IA, launched in 2024) that uses natural-language processing to match students with tutors. Delivery occurs via three formats: in-person at the tutor's or student's location, at-home visits, and online via webcam (Zoom or Skype). The platform also offers a generative AI English tutor (Profesor IA de inglés). Supporting modules include an academy/school directory, a teacher employment job board, and a corporate training (B2B) service that can be subsidized through Spanish professional development programs. The product surface spans all 50 Spanish provinces and 9 international markets (Germany, Austria, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, France, Italy, Mexico, UK).

The business model is a marketplace commission structure layered with B2B and adjacent revenue streams. Pricing is set by teachers (typically €9–€25/hour for most subjects, up to €40/hour for specialized accounting, with many teachers offering a free first class), and the platform earns from listing fees rather than transaction commissions on lessons. Academia partners pay for enhanced visibility on the platform, and corporate training follows a quote-based, multi-year contract structure. The company appears to be bootstrapped, with no disclosed funding rounds, parent company, or institutional ownership structures. Distribution relies on SEO-optimized subject/city landing pages, content marketing, reviews, and word-of-mouth.

Name

Tusclasesparticulares

Legal name

Tus clases particulares

Website

https://tusclasesparticulares.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2007

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1,001–5,000 employees

Short description

Tusclasesparticulares is Spain's leading private tutoring marketplace, founded in 2007, connecting 500,000+ teachers with students across 350+ subjects via in-person, online, and at-home formats. The platform also lists academies, offers corporate training, and operates in 9 countries.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Online Private Tutoring Marketplace

NAICS

Exam Preparation and Tutoring (611691)

SIC

Services-Educational Services (8200)

akta.pro primary industry

Tutoring & Homework Help Marketplaces (On-Demand) (EDAFAIAG)

akta.pro secondary industry

On-Demand 1:1 Live Tutoring Marketplaces (EDANAGAA)

Keywords

• Private tutoring marketplace
• Online tutoring platform
• Tutor matching service
• Corporate training programs
• Academic subject tutoring

Headquarters

HQ city

Spain

HQ country

Spain

HQ region

Europe

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Digital Commerce or Content

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Teacher Listings / Marketplace Commission: The platform operates as a marketplace connecting students with private tutors. Teachers pay to advertise their services (listings), and the platform earns from the listing fees. Students find teachers through the platform's directory. The revenue model is driven by teacher subscription/listings rather than direct transaction fees charged on lessons.
2. Academy/Center Listings: The platform also lists tutoring academies and schools, providing them with visibility on the platform. Academies pay for enhanced listings or featured placements.
3. Corporate Training (In-Company): The platform offers company training services (formación para empresas y autónomos) that can be subsidized or funded (subvencionadas o bonificadas), providing a B2B revenue stream for corporate training.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels5 records

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

Tusclasesparticulares operates an online marketplace that connects students with private tutors across more than 350 academic and non-academic subjects in Spain. Teachers pay to advertise their listings and academies; students search, compare, and contact teachers directly for in-person, online (webcam), or at-home classes, with many teachers offering a free first class. The platform also facilitates corporate training programs and lists tutoring academies, training centers, and language schools, with AI-powered search used to match students to suitable tutors.

Product overview

Tusclasesparticulares is Spain's leading private tutoring marketplace operating on a platform-plus-modules architecture. The core platform connects students with over 500,000 verified tutors for in-person, online, and at-home tutoring across 350+ subjects. Supporting modules include a marketplace for academies and training centers, a job board for teachers, corporate training services, and AI-powered features (Búsqueda IA search and AI English Teacher). The platform spans multiple delivery formats (in-person, webcam-based online, at-home, in-company training) and serves students from primary through university levels and adult learners.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Private Tutoring Classes (In-Person and At-Home) Marketplace of one-on-one private tutoring sessions delivered in-person or at-home, connecting students with over 500,000 teachers across 350+ subjects throughout Spain. Sessions can take place at the student's home, the teacher's location, or a mutually agreed venue.
• Online Tutoring Classes (Webcam/Videoconference) Online tutoring sessions delivered via webcam/videoconference through third-party platforms such as Skype and Zoom, allowing students to learn from any teacher nationwide at any hour without geographic constraints.
• Corporate Training (Formación para Empresas y Autónomos)

Quantifiable outcome

• 4,786,520 students have found teachers on the platform
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers3 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

Integration4 records

AI capability4 records

Feature2 records

Scale indicators7 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights8 records

Broad incumbents

• Tutor.com: Established US online tutoring service now part of The Princeton Review. Offers on-demand and scheduled tutoring as part of a broader test-prep and academic support portfolio - same tutor-delivery mechanic but bundled with a wider incumbent brand stack.

Direct peers

• italki: Global language tutor marketplace connecting students with community/professional teachers for 1:1 online lessons. Uses a similar two-sided marketplace with teacher subscriptions and per-lesson commissions, comparable to Tusclasesparticulares' online language offering.
• GoStudent: European K-12 tutoring marketplace that raised over €600M and acquired several rivals. Same online tutoring marketplace model but with a narrower K-12 focus and managed-tutor operations - direct competitor in the European tutoring market.
• Skooli: Online tutoring marketplace offering live 1:1 sessions with vetted tutors across K-12 and college subjects. Same on-demand tutor-matching model with subscription/pay-as-you-go pricing, though geographically focused on North America.
• Preply: Online language tutoring marketplace with ~$170M raised. Operates the same two-sided discovery-and-matching model; like Tusclasesparticulares, tutors self-register and students book sessions directly, primarily focused on languages but expanding into other subjects.
• Superprof: Global multi-subject private tutoring marketplace operating in dozens of countries. Operates the same two-sided marketplace model (teachers self-list, students search and contact directly) with similar breadth across academic subjects, languages, and enrichment - the most directly comparable peer.
• TakeLessons: US-based marketplace for private lessons (academic, music, languages, etc.) where students search and book instructors directly. Same multi-category tutor-marketplace model with similar listing-based monetization.
• Wyzant: US-based tutoring marketplace covering many subjects, where students browse tutor profiles and book lessons directly. Operates the same online marketplace-with-matching model as Tusclasesparticulares, scaled primarily in the US rather than Spain.

Regional players

• Classgap: Spanish-origin online tutoring marketplace offering 1:1 lessons across multiple subjects and languages. Closest linguistic and cultural peer, also founded in Spain but skewed toward online/remote delivery rather than Tusclasesparticulares' hybrid in-person/online model.

Emerging players

• Brainly: Homework-help and tutoring platform combining peer Q&A with paid 1:1 tutor access. Same student demographic (K-12) but a hybrid community-plus-marketplace model rather than a pure tutor-listing marketplace.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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