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An international e-learning platform, where users can learn how to cook from Michelin-starred chefs.

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Funded 1 Aug 2024
€200,000 target
€250,430 from 139 investors
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Business overview

Location Milan, Italy
Social media
Website www.academia.tv
Sectors Content & Information Digital Mixed B2B/B2C
Company number 11454950962
Incorporation date 1 Nov 2022
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Investment summary

Type Equity
Valuation (pre-money) €6.5M
Equity offered 2.99%
Tax relief N/A
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Business highlights

  • Revenue grew 350% in 2023 to €1,456,508*
  • 17,000 active users
  • 130,000 MRR*
  • +150 courses and 50 michelin stars
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Key features

  • Secondary Market
  • Nominee investment min. €20.00 +

Pitch

About the Campaign

The food market is undergoing a rapid transformation:

Three major trends driving this change are technology, health, wellness and sustainability.

We believe the education in the food sector is outdated, fragmented and mainly offline

Acadèmia.tv offers a solution providing an ed-tech subscription platform designed to educate young chefs on these trends.

We reached over 17.000 active users (95% in Italy). Our user base is growing at a constant rate year by year, achieving more than 150,000 registered users since our inception.

Market Opportunity

The food education market has not undergone notable change.

Education is evolving its nature mainly on the online market, witnessing an annual growth rate (CAGR) of 14% across (2023-2032).

Traction & Key Accomplishment

Acadèmia.tv was founded in mid 2020 and operates on a susbription-based business model.

In the span of three years, we have achieved the following accomplishments:

Secured 1.3 million in funding from leading European investors, including managing partners at Black sheep ventures;

Generated €1.5 million in revenues*;

Maintained a Monthly Recurrent Revenue (MRR) of over €125.000*;

Acquired more than 17.000 active users, experiencing a growth rate of over 100% in the past year;

Raised a social community over 650.000 members.

Additionally, we have awarded more than 60.000 certificates to the users who have completed our courses.

* Please note that past performance is not an indication of future performance.

Collaborating with some of the best chefs across Europe, we aim to craft a platform distinguished by its quality and wide-ranging content.

Team

The team is comprises:

Nicolò Zambello: CEO-> second time founder with a robust background in media and food, previously exited Chef in camicia

Valerio Corradi: Head of product -> strong experience in UX/UI, previously employed in Chef in Camicia

Manuel Bianchi: COO -> management engineer working in Academia since the start, previously employed in Chef in Camicia

Chiara Biasio: Chief partnership-> former Eataly

Antonio Dalla Porta: Media manager-> former Subito.it 1st marketplace for second hand items

Business Model

Acadèmia.tv business model is straightforward, with two primary products:

Subscriptions fee-> 99€;

Gift card-> 49/99€.

Our member balance is as follows:

90% Subscripted members;

10% one-off members.

The customer acquisition cost is €38.75 per customer, while the lifetime value of each user is €120.26. The yield LTV/CAC ratio of 3.1 (May 24).

Acadèmia.tv collaborates with major brands to develop branded content for the platform and is available on Amazon Prime and Apple.

Use of Funds

Acadèmia.tv intends to invest the funds in two main areas:

1. Uk market exploration with AI-generated content (80%):

Our platform is currently available in english, and we are enriching with AI-translated content.

We plan to conduct a trial test in this market and aim to attract 2,000 new members in this emerging market.

2. Create new, engaging and localised content (20%):

Given our content-centric approach we aim to collaborate with renowned chefs to enrich our users' experience.

Investors Perks

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Key Information

Quota Classes

Quota Classes

The company currently has 6 classes of quotas, Founder Shares, Soci Ordinari, Soci Food Lover, Fine Dining, Petit Gourmand, Sous Chef. All investors in this round, including Seedrs investors, will be receiving Ordinary Quota. The rights attached to the quotas classes are as follows:

Founder Quota:

• Equity and administrative rights as recognized by law

• Ban on transfer of shares

Soci Ordinari:

• Equity and administrative rights as recognized by law

Soci Food Lover:

• Equity and administrative rights as recognized by law, except as provided below:

1. Administrative Rights: a. Right to elect a member of the board b. Voting rights on certain topics

2. Equity Rights: a. Pre-emption on dividend distribution

Fine Dining:

• Equity and administrative rights as recognized by law, except as provided below:

1. Administrative Rights: a. Right to elect a member of the board b. Voting rights on certain topics

2. Equity Rights: a. Pre-emption on dividend distribution

Petit Gourmand:

• Equity and administrative rights as recognized by law, except as provided below:

1. Equity Rights: a. Pre-emption on dividend distribution

Sous Chef:

• No voting rights

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Tax Relief (SEIS)

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Tax Relief (EIS)

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Valuation (pre-money)

Valuation rounded from €6,500,000

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