Capitaine Study

Name

Capitaine Study

Legal name

Capitaine Study

Website

https://capitainestudy.fr

Company type

Private

Founded year

2019

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Higher Education Review Platform

NAICS

Educational Support Services (611710)

akta.pro primary industry

Higher Education Admissions & Placement Exam Prep (GRE/GMAT/LSAT/MCAT) (EDAGADAC)

Keywords

• School review platform
• Higher education reviews
• Student feedback platform
• School comparison tool
• Verified student reviews

Headquarters

HQ city

Bordeaux

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. School Partnership Programs: Schools can become verified partners of Capitaine Study, gaining enhanced profile pages with detailed information about programs, admission requirements, and upcoming events. Partner schools receive the blue checkmark verification badge.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

Capitaine Study operates a web-based review platform where current students and recent graduates post verified reviews of higher education institutions across France, organized into a searchable directory by field of study (Commerce, Communication, Digital, IT, Journalism, Fashion, Design) and degree type (Bachelor, BTS, BUT, Licence, Master). The platform monetizes through a verified school partnership program that provides partner schools with enhanced profile pages, program details, admission information, event listings, and a blue checkmark verification badge in exchange for subscription fees.

Product overview

Capitaine Study is a student-generated school review platform that helps prospective students find the right school through verified peer reviews. The core offering consists of a searchable school directory database organized by field of study (Communication, Commerce, Digital, IT, Journalism, Fashion, Design) and degree type (Bachelor, BTS, BUT, Licence, Master), complemented by a blog with articles and city-specific guides for major French university cities. The platform relies on manual review moderation and LinkedIn-based identity verification rather than AI-powered features.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• School Review Platform A web-based platform allowing students and recent graduates to browse and share verified reviews about schools, colleges, and educational institutions across France.
• School Directory Database A searchable database of French higher education institutions categorized by field of study (Communication, Commerce, Digital, IT, Journalism, Fashion, Design) and degree type (Bachelor, BTS, BUT, Licence, Master).
• Verified School Partnership Program A subscription-based program for schools to become verified partners, gaining enhanced profile pages with detailed program information, admission requirements, upcoming events, and a blue checkmark verification badge for visibility to prospective students.

Quantifiable outcome

• 7,500+ verified student reviews

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature1 record

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• Partner Schools (EM Normandie, SKEMA Business School, SAE Institute, ESCCOM, and others)coreGTM or Marketing PartnerSchools become verified partners with enhanced profiles displaying program details, admission requirements, and event information. Partner schools receive the blue checkmark verification badge. Schools benefit from visibility to prospective students using the platform for orientation decisions. This is a core revenue-generating relationship for Capitaine Study.

Scale indicators1 record

Recent moves4 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Direct peers

• L'Étudiant: The dominant French education guidance publisher covering school rankings, program guides, and student reviews. Most directly comparable platform for French higher education decision support, with a much larger content portfolio and brand recognition.
• Studyrama: Major French education guidance platform operating school fairs, orientation resources, and school listings. Comparable as a French-language higher education orientation destination with overlapping student and school audiences.
• Diplomeo: French school comparison and directory platform helping students find programs by field, city, and diploma type. Closely comparable in product functionality — searchable school directory with comparable categorization.

Emerging players

• Switchup: Coding bootcamp review platform with verified alumni reviews and school listings. Comparable model for collecting authentic learner feedback on educational institutions, though narrower in scope to tech training.
• Niche: US K-12 and college review platform with verified reviews and school rankings. Comparable review-driven school discovery model, though focused on the US market and earlier education stages.
• Course Report: US-focused review platform for coding bootcamps and tech training programs. Comparable business model — verified student reviews, school partnerships, and lead generation — applied to a different vertical and geography.

Others

• Parcoursup: French government platform managing undergraduate admissions. Adjacent infrastructure in the French higher education decision flow but serves official enrollment rather than independent peer review.
• MonMaster: French government platform for master's program admissions. Adjacent to Capitaine Study as part of the higher education decision journey but serves official admissions rather than peer-review orientation.

Broad incumbents

• Trustpilot: Global consumer review platform with a schools/education category. Comparable as a reviews-driven discovery platform, though not specialized in higher education and lacking the manual verification approach.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/capitainestudy
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/capitaine-study

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

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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