Dencanto Community is a Granada-based platform that connects international students with Spanish language schools, bundling course selection, accommodation, and cultural activities into one booking experience with a dedicated student advisor. Founded in 2011, it works with 30+ partner institutions and 300+ programs across 20+ Spanish cities, monetizing via referral commissions from schools. In 2023 it won the Venture on the Road Malaga startup competition (BStartup/SeedRocket/Wayra) and later joined the Lanzadera accelerator.
SectorsEdtech, Travel & Hospitality
Start-up MapEdtech › Language learning
Founders
J
Jacob San Miguel
Co-Founder & CEO
M
Maria Lepetiukhina
Co-Founder & CMO
Global models 5
AApplyBoard
Canada · www.applyboard.com ↗
Platform that places international students at partner schools and earns referral commissions from the institutions.
$480MComparable
LLeap Scholar
India · leapscholar.com ↗
Study-abroad platform with dedicated advisors that guides students to partner institutions and bundles services such as accommodation, paid partly by institution commissions.
$140MComparable
LLeverage Edu
India · leverageedu.com ↗
Advisor-led platform that matches students to foreign schools and bundles accommodation and other services, earning commissions from partner institutions.
$60MComparable
Aamber
United Kingdom · amberstudent.com ↗
Books housing for international students and earns commissions from providers, covering the accommodation part of Dencanto's bundled booking.
$25MComparable
SStudyportals
Netherlands · www.studyportals.com ↗
Marketplace where students find and compare international study programmes, paid by partner institutions for student referrals.
$20MComparable
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Investors 4
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Funding rounds 1
·1 not counted| Date | Round | Amount | Lead |
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| 2025-05-28 | Pre-seed (estimated) | €240K |
Eoniq
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News 3
Open as list →| Published | Article |
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| 2025-05-28 |
Dencanto Community cierra una ronda de 430.000 euros liderada por Eoniq VC ↗
El Referente
2025-05-28 |
| 2023-04-04 |
Si eres estudiante o quieres trabajar en el extranjero, esta plataforma diseña a medida tu experiencia de inmersión ↗
El Español (Invertia)
2023-04-04 |
| 2023-03-22 |
Dencanto Community triumphs at Venture on the Road Malaga, advances to national final ↗
Novobrief
2023-03-22 |