World Mastery is a technology company.
World Mastery has raised $3.0M across 1 funding round.
World Mastery has raised $3.0M in total across 1 funding round.
World Mastery is a Barcelona-based edtech startup founded in 2016 that operates a content-as-a-service platform delivering structured online courses taught by renowned experts ("maestros") in niche skills like tennis, basketball, dance, yoga, fitness, cooking, and hairstyling.[1] It primarily serves businesses such as academies and corporates, freelance instructors, and professionals seeking non-academic learning, solving the challenge of accessing high-quality, curated specialist training in a scalable digital format.[1] With over 50 employees, the company has raised a €3M Series A led by Nauta Capital, serves more than 10,000 customers across 105 countries (led by the U.S., Spain, Italy, Mexico, and France), and rides the explosive growth of the e-learning market projected to exceed $300bn by 2025.[1]
World Mastery was co-founded in 2016 by Aniol Brosa (CEO) and Oriol Segundo (COO), who built on their prior success running a franchising group of dance academies that grew into Europe's largest in its sector.[1] The idea emerged from their experience in the dance education space, evolving into a digital platform to preserve and globalize expertise from top maestros, making premium, expert-led education accessible beyond physical locations.[1] Early traction came from strong customer growth, culminating in the €3M Series A funding that validates their model of empowering professionals through structured, legacy-preserving courses.[1]
World Mastery capitalizes on the booming edtech and e-learning trends, particularly the demand for niche, experiential learning beyond traditional academics amid the $300bn+ market growth by 2025.[1] Its timing aligns perfectly with post-pandemic shifts to digital upskilling, remote work, and corporate wellness programs, where businesses seek scalable, expert-driven training for employee development and retention.[1] Market forces like rising freelance economies and globalization favor its model, enabling maestros to monetize expertise worldwide while users access affordable, high-value courses. By bridging physical expertise (e.g., from dance academies) to digital platforms, it influences the ecosystem by democratizing premium skills training and setting a standard for curated, maestro-led edtech.
World Mastery is poised for accelerated expansion post-Series A, likely deepening U.S. penetration while scaling its maestro network and course catalog to capture more of the edtech surge.[1] Trends like AI-personalized learning, corporate L&D investments, and Web3 credentialing could amplify its platform, potentially leading to partnerships with fitness apps, HR tech, or global academies. Its influence may evolve from niche player to edtech leader in experiential skills, tying back to its founding vision: empowering thousands through maestro legacies for a "better world."[1]
World Mastery has raised $3.0M in total across 1 funding round.
World Mastery's investors include Nauta Capital.
World Mastery has raised $3.0M across 1 funding round. Most recently, it raised $3.0M Series A in October 2019.
| Date | Round | Lead Investors | Other Investors |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2019 | $3.0M Series A | Nauta Capital |