GoStudent

GoStudent is an edtech marketplace where K-12 students (and their parents) can find and engage with one-to-one video-based tutors in a variety of subjects.

GoStudent operates a platform connecting students with teachers worldwide for individual and group tutoring sessions.

GoStudent was founded in 2016 by Felix Ohswald, Ferdinand von Hagen, and Gregor Müller. The company is headquartered in Vienna, Austria. GoStudent has 12 international offices and is now live in 16 countries.

 

GoStudent provides software tools to both students and teachers, allowing each party to focus entirely on teaching, tutoring, and learning, while removing the burden of all tedious administrative tasks.

 

GoStudent has expanded its offering by acquiring Seneca Learning, Tus Media, Fox Education, and offline tutoring business, Studienkreis. Together, these companies aim to unite the best of the online and offline world to unlock every child’s potential.

 

GoStudent currently has around 23,000 tutors on its platform, and more than 1 million 1:1 online tutoring lessons are booked globally each month. GoStudent’s newly launched GoVR, an immersive language learning platform for students, in partnership with Immerse and Meta.

 

GoStudent is backed by DST, SoftBank, Coatue, Softbank Vision Fund 2, Tencent, Prosus, Dragoneer, Left Lane Capital, DN Capital, Deutsche Bank, Deutsche Telekom, and others. The company raised $95M (€86.7M) in a mix of debt and equity round on Aug 04, 2023. This brings GoStudent's total funding to $779.7M to date. GoStudent was valued at a $3.5B after a $340M Series D in Jan 2022.

 

 

  • Year founded: 2016
  • Funding Info: $779.7M over 10 Rounds (Latest Funding Type: Venture- Series Unknown)
  • Yearly Revenue: NA
  • Employee Size: 1,001-5,000
  • Business Valuation: Valued at $3.5B as of Jan 11, 2022
  • City/Town: Vienna
  • State: Vienna
  • Country: Austria
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