Aprende Institute is an online professional training platform that integrates technology and digital media with instructor-led classroom activities, tracking and monitoring student progress. It offers courses across five schools: Culinary Arts, Business & Entrepreneurship, Trade Skills, Beauty & Fashion, and Wellness, and has added shorter master classes. The company plans to use new funding to attract top-tier talent, strengthen its School of Business and Entrepreneurship, and expand its B2B division serving companies and institutions. Aprende reported more than 70,000 students enrolled and over 6x growth in the prior 24 months. It recently partnered with Univision to expand its presence in the US market. Aprende Institute offers Spanish-language certifications and courses across five schools: Culinary Arts, Business & Entrepreneurship, Trade Skills, Beauty & Fashion, and Wellness. The platform uses a hybrid model of live and self-paced classes so students can attend live sessions, learn on their own schedule, and chat with instructors. Aprende targets U.S. Hispanic and Latin American learners who want affordable career changes without pursuing a four-year degree and emphasizes teaching students how to monetize new skills. The company reports 30,000 enrolled students, has grown 6X, and employs 200 full-time staff across the U.S., Mexico, Colombia, and Argentina plus 200 full-time contractors. Aprende operates a recurring revenue model charging students $40–$60 per month and says over 90% of graduates reported life improvements while 56% generated additional income. Founder and CEO Martin Claure leads the company and has raised capital to propel its growth. Aprende Institute operates an online vocational training platform that offers courses in gastronomy, business and entrepreneurship, wellness, trade skills, and fashion/beauty while monitoring student progress and connecting teachers, tutors and learners. The company is Miami-based with operations in Bogotá and Mexico City and serves students across Spanish-speaking countries as well as US Hispanics. Aprende has served more than 25,000 students and is enrolling about 3,000 new students per month. The platform includes tools to track progress and prompts connections among instructors and learners to improve outcomes. Aprende plans to use recent funding to further develop its platform, build a digital community linking students, gig workers and freelancers, and expand into Chile, Peru, Argentina and Brazil. CEO and founder Martin Claure frames the product as a flexible, affordable vocational alternative aimed at training skills in demand in the labor market.

Total raised

$27M

Funding rounds

3

Latest round

Equity

Latest activity

Oct 2021