Storia Mundi

What Storia Mundi does

Storia Mundi is a French cultural media company, founded in 2022 and headquartered in Strasbourg, that operates a web-based videoconferencing platform delivering live and on-demand lectures on history and art history. The platform, hosted at app.storiamundi.com, enables weekly live sessions with real-time Q&A led by a network of more than 100 credentialed experts — including École du Louvre graduates, agrégés, university professors, museum curators, and specialized historians — and retains each session as a replay in a catalog that has reached more than 1,000 conferences and grows by approximately five new sessions per week. Core technology consists of a self-serve web application for registration, content access, and subscription management, with Stripe as the integrated payment processor and PCI DSS-aligned card data handling. Functional scope is built around three product surfaces: unlimited-access subscriptions (monthly €19.90, quarterly €55.50, annual €189), individual conference purchases at €8.90 each, and themed boxed sets (coffrets) bundling 15-16 conferences on specific topics such as Art Nouveau, Sculpture, and the Renaissance, priced around €95 and designed for gifting with downloadable gift certificates.

The company's business model combines product-led growth with community-led acquisition. Distribution is primarily direct-to-consumer via the website, supported by free supplementary editorial content (articles, chronicles, etymologies, chronologies, quizzes) and a Mailchimp newsletter designed to drive organic acquisition. A second growth motion runs through partnerships with cultural travel operators (Terra Nobilis, Océanides, Histoire & Voyages) and an institutional co-development relationship with the Bibliothèque nationale et universitaire de Strasbourg for flagship themed programming. Beyond individual cultural enthusiasts, retirees, and gift buyers, Storia Mundi has added a B2B channel serving French Comités d'Entreprise (Works Councils), cultural associations, and corporate buyers seeking group subscriptions or private videoconferences. The firm is privately held as a Société par Actions Simplifiée with €90,000 registered capital, led by president Laurent Lanfranchi, has no disclosed external funding or parent company, and operates with a 1-10 employee headcount on a bootstrapped basis.

Name

Storia Mundi

Legal name

S.A.S Storia Mundi

Website

https://storiamundi.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2022

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Storia Mundi is a Strasbourg-based web platform delivering weekly live and on-demand video lectures on history and art history, led by 100+ credentialed experts, with subscription, pay-per-view, and themed coffret products for individual cultural learners, gift buyers, and corporate Works Councils.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Online Cultural Education

NAICS

Media Streaming Distribution Services, Social Networks, and Other Media Networks and Content Providers (516210), Convention and Trade Show Organizers (561920)

akta.pro primary industry

Course Bundle Subscriptions & Learning Membership Marketplaces (EDAFAIAI)

akta.pro secondary industry

Virtual/Hybrid Conference Production & Platform Management (THAHACAM)

Keywords

• Online history lectures
• Art history videoconferences
• Cultural education platform
• Video lecture subscription
• Themed conference bundles

Headquarters

HQ city

Strasbourg

HQ country

France

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Subscription (Monthly, Quarterly, Annual): Recurring revenue from unlimited access subscriptions. Monthly at €19.90, quarterly at €55.50 (€18.50/month equivalent), annual at €189 (€15.75/month equivalent). Subscribers get access to all live conferences and 1000+ replay catalog.
2. Per-Unit Conference Purchase: Single conference purchases at €8.90 for customers who do not want a full subscription. One-time transaction model.
3. Themed Coffret Packages: Pre-packaged cycles of 15-16 conferences sold as gift boxes (e.g., Art Nouveau cycle at €95). Coffrets include access to all sessions in the cycle for one year.
4. B2B Group Subscriptions: Corporate packages for CE (Works Councils), associations, and companies wanting group access or private videoconferences for members/employees.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

Storia Mundi operates an online platform delivering weekly live expert-led video conferences on history and art history, complemented by an on-demand replay library of 1,000+ sessions. Customers access content via tiered subscriptions (monthly, quarterly, annual), per-unit single conference purchases at €8.90, or themed "coffret" bundles of 15-16 conferences sold as gift packages. The platform also offers dedicated B2B group subscriptions and private videoconferences for French Works Councils and cultural associations.

Product overview

Storia Mundi is a cultural media platform specializing in art history and general history education through video conferencing. The platform offers a dual-format content model: (1) Subscription-based access (monthly at 19.90€/month, quarterly at 55.50€, or annual at 189€) providing unlimited access to all live sessions and 1000+ replay conferences; (2) Individual conference purchases at 8.90€ each; and (3) Themed boxed sets (coffrets) bundling multiple conferences on specific topics at discounted rates. The core offering centers on weekly live video conferences led by expert historians and art historians, supplemented by free editorial content including articles, historical chronicles, etymologies, and interactive quizzes. The platform targets passionate learners of art and history, offering both structured multi-session educational cycles (grand cycles) on major themes like Art Nouveau, Renaissance, and Sculpture, as well as individual one-off conferences.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Live Videoconferences on History and Art History Weekly live, expert-led video conferences on history and art history presented by university professors, museum curators, and specialized historians, with live Q&A; available worldwide via the app.storiamundi.com platform.
• On-Demand Replay Library On-demand access to a catalog of 1,000+ recorded history and art history conferences that users can watch at any time, with content available for one year from purchase.
• Per-Unit Conference Purchase Single-conference pay-per-view access at €8.90 per session for customers who do not want a full subscription, including live or replay access to the chosen conference.
• Themed Coffrets (Conference Bundles) Pre-packaged themed cycles of 15-16 conferences sold as gift boxes around specific art history and history themes (e.g., Art Nouveau, Western Sculpture, Renaissance), including live and replay access for one year; available as physical gift sets with downloadable gift certificates.
• B2B Group Subscriptions and Private Videoconferences Corporate and association packages providing group access to the Storia Mundi catalog or the organization of private videoconferences for Works Councils (CE), cultural associations, and companies serving their employees or members.

Quantifiable outcome

• 1000+ replay conferences accessible
• +3 more outcomes

Named customers4 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration1 record

Feature3 records

Partnerships

Three partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Bibliothèque nationale et universitaire de StrasbourgcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 September 2025Exclusive partnership for the Art Nouveau grand cycle (Fall 2025). The BNU Strasbourg co-develops programming with Storia Mundi, bringing institutional credibility and access to collections for 15 conference series exploring Art Nouveau across Europe.
• Terra Nobilis & OcéanidesminorGTM or Marketing PartnerCultural travel company partnerships for cross-promotion. Terra Nobilis and Océanides organize cultural travel experiences, with Storia Mundi referenced as a content partner for their audiences.
• Histoire & VoyagesminorGTM or Marketing PartnerCultural travel company based in Lausanne, Switzerland, specializing in history-focused travel. Cross-promotional relationship with Storia Mundi for shared audience of cultural enthusiasts.

Scale indicators5 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Domestika: Online course marketplace focused on creative and cultural disciplines with curated expert instructors. Comparable to Storia Mundi in self-serve subscription, expert-led video courses, and themed course bundles, though oriented toward creative skills rather than art history.
• Skillshare: Subscription-based learning platform offering short expert-led video courses. Comparable to Storia Mundi in self-serve subscription, video-course format, and adult-learner audience, though its catalog skews toward creative and professional skills rather than history.
• MasterClass: Subscription-based streaming platform featuring expert-led video courses across many disciplines. Directly comparable to Storia Mundi in model (annual subscription, expert lecturers, on-demand video library), though with a broader, English-language catalog.
• The Great Courses / Wondrium: Subscription service offering expert-led video lectures, with strong humanities and history coverage. Closely comparable to Storia Mundi in format (expert video lectures, course bundles, individual course purchase) and target audience of adult lifelong learners.

Broad incumbents

• Arte: Public Franco-German cultural TV and streaming network offering documentaries, lectures, and cultural programming. Overlaps with Storia Mundi in target audience and subject matter (history, art, culture) but delivers free, ad/subscription-funded video content at much larger scale.
• edX: University-affiliated MOOC platform offering structured courses including history and art history. Comparable in expert-led video lectures and bundled course offerings, though operating at much larger scale with institutional university partnerships.
• Coursera: Large-scale online learning platform with university-partnered courses including humanities and history. Comparable in self-serve subscription model and expert-led video lectures, though with a much broader catalog and different price-point structure.
• Vivendi (Canal+ / Studiocanal): Major French media group with content production and distribution across TV, streaming, and publishing. Adjacent peer due to its role as a potential acquirer or distributor of French cultural/educational content comparable to Storia Mundi's catalog.

Emerging players

• Open Culture: Curated aggregator of free online courses, audiobooks, and cultural lectures from top universities. Comparable in subject matter (history, art history lectures) and audience, but monetizes via ads/affiliates rather than subscription.

Regional players

• Museum TV: French-language TV channel dedicated to art, history, and culture, including expert-led documentaries and lectures. Overlaps with Storia Mundi in subject matter and Francophone audience, but distributes as linear/ad-supported TV rather than subscription video lectures.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/storia-mundi

Compliance1 record

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

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

M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

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