Floqq operates a community marketplace that offers compact, practically oriented courses taught by business experts. Led by CEO Álvaro Sanmartín, the company focuses on short-format learning content aimed at professionals. Floqq is active in Latin America — present in Chile, Argentina, Perú, México, Colombia and Brazil — and plans to use new funds to expand further in those markets. The company has participated in startup programs including 500 Startups and Start-Up Chile. Floqq is hiring in Madrid and is building operations from its Madrid base. Its recent funding activity indicates early-stage growth capital to support regional expansion. Floqq is an on-demand learning marketplace that offers short, practical "pills of knowledge" where anyone can teach and learn specific skills. The platform focuses on skills demanded by the labor market and emphasizes social signals—ratings and teacher feedback—so users can see who taught a course and prior attendees' evaluations. Teachers are professionals who set ticket prices and receive more than 80% of each ticket, while Floqq charges a 15% transaction fee. The company began operations in Spain and has an international team of more than 15 people across six nationalities; the four co-founders met at UC Berkeley. Floqq recently closed a 405k seed round from Cabiedes & Partners and Enisa and is using the funds to build a better product, expand into LATAM and other countries, and seek marketing alliances. CEO Álvaro Sanmartín says the company aims to become the most useful tool to learn practical skills on any device, format, and in any country.

Total raised

$1M

Funding rounds

2

Latest round

Seed

Latest activity

Dec 2013