StudySmarter
studysmarter.de
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Funding and backers
Total raised
$27.4M
2 rounds on record
Latest round
$12.4M
Venture round · May 2021 · 5 yr ago
Team
51-200
employees, estimated range
Hiring now
5
+3 posted in 30 days
Backers
2
Plug and Play, DvH Ventures
The money's age
Long since its last round
65 months since the last round · and hiring
Momentum
24/100
hiring for its size
Last sign of life
this month
a posting or a news item
The story so fareach stage dated by its source: the company's releases, the press, registers, filings
May 1, 2021
Raised a round Venture round $12.4M
Apr 8, 2021
Raised a round Venture round $15M · Business Insider
Dec 1, 2018
Released an app Vaia: Flashcards & Study Guide · App Store
2018
Founded
Tractionpublic signals, read monthly
Web presence
top 0.02%
of 133.2M domains by links, Common Crawl
App Store
4.7 ★
1.5k ratings
Funding rounds
| Round | Date | Amount | Investors | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Venture round | May 2021 | $12.4M | — | eu-startups.com |
| Venture round | Apr 2021 | $15M | — | Business Insider |
Registers and programsofficial lists and records that name the company
| Legal entity | StudySmarter GmbH | its site |
Founders and leadersfrom filings, registers and the company's site
Simon HohentannerVertreten durchcompany's site
Till SöhlemannVertreten durchcompany's site
Backed byfrom the funds' portfolios and accelerator catalogs
Plug and Play 
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Overview
StudySmarter is a Munich company founded in 2018 that builds a learning platform for school and university students. Its app turns uploaded material into flashcards and quizzes and adapts revision schedules to each learner. The company reaches millions of students across Europe and North America.
News
StudySmarter - Besser Lernen - Android App 14.4.0 Deutsch
StudySmarter ist eine Lern-App für Android-Smartphones, um sich gezielt auf Prüfungen und Klausuren vorbereiten zu können,
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Télécharger StudySmarter: Flashcards, Note gratuitement sur Android, Android (APK), Android et iOS
Télécharger StudySmarter: Flashcards, Note sur Android, Android (APK), Android et iOS. Retrouvez les dernières informations du jeu ainsi que nos astuces et conseils d'utilisation de StudySmarter: Flashcards, Note.
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App-Tipp: StudySmarter - Die Lernapp für Uni & Schule
APP-TIPP. Unser App-Tipp der Woche "StudySmarter" ist eine Lernapp für die Uni und die Schule. Sie zählt zu den besten kostenlosen Lernapps und bietet viele Möglichkeiten, den Lernstoff zu organisieren.
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Mit diesem Pitchdeck holte sich Studysmarter mehr als 12 Millionen Euro
In der Corona-Pandemie wachsen digitale Lernplattformen. Auch Studysmarter gewann zuletzt neue Investoren. Wir zeigen exklusiv das Pitchdeck.
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StudySmarter books $15M for a global 'personalized learning' push
More money for the edtech boom: Munich-based StudySmarter, which makes digital tools to help learners of all ages swot up -- styling itself as a "lifelong
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E-Learning boomt: Studysmarter bekommt neue Millionen nach kurzer Zeit
In der Pandemie wachsen digitale Lernplattformen, auch Studysmarter. Jetzt bekommen die Münchner zwölf Millionen Euro von US-Investoren.
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Edtech startup StudySmarter raised $15 million in a funding round backed by Left Lane Ventures using this pitch deck
Studysmarter also won angel investment from Lars Fjeldsoe-Nielsen, a former Uber VP and ex-partner at Balderton Capital.
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Das digitale Bildungssystem offenbart durch Corona seine Mängel
Der momentane Ausnahmezustand weist auf viele systemische Probleme hin. Vor allem die Digitalisierung an Schulen entpuppt sich als improvisiertes Flickwerk.
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Tech stack
Technologies named in job postings at StudySmarter over the last 12 months, by layer, with the share of postings for each.
Technologies in use
3
Postings analysed
1
Stack modernity
88/100AI adopter
Developer tools
OpenAI Codex
AI & ML
ChatGPT
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People
Simon Hohentanner
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Till Söhlemann
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Growth
Hiring Momentum
78/100
Scaling fast
Open positions
5
2 opened / 0 closed in 30 days
ATS activity
Every ~4 hours
Today
Hiring Dynamics
+100%
Hiring Focus
The percentage next to each role is its share of the company's job openings over the last 90 days; the arrow shows the shift versus the previous period.
Marketing
60% ▼
Finance
40% ▲
Activity Timeline
Added OpenAI Codex to stack
Sep 2026
Added Instagram to stack
Sep 2026
Added ChatGPT to stack
Sep 2026
Offices
Where the company hires and what each office is for
Cities
1
Hiring now
0
Countries
1
Munich
Germany
HQ
50-200 est. staff