Utópika Labs is a Barcelona-based "conscious venture builder" and education hub founded by writer and social entrepreneur Borja Vilaseca, building projects that aim to replace the traditional schooling model with a proprietary "conscious education" methodology. Its portfolio includes Terra (a holistic school for ages 1–18, opened September 2024 in Valldoreix, Barcelona), Kuestiona (a large Spanish-language personal-development/online learning platform) and La Akademia (a volunteer-run emotional-education movement). It raised roughly €1.5M in 2024 from private investors to open the first Terra school, with stated plans for further schools in Girona, Galicia and Argentina.
SectorsEdtech, Education, Consumer, Online Learning, Venture Builder
Start-up MapEdtech › K-12 curriculum and apps
Founders
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Borja Vilaseca
Founder
Global models 4
AAltSchool
United States · altitudelearning.com ↗
VC-backed network of 'reinvented' private schools with a proprietary personalised-learning methodology meant to replace the traditional schooling model, like Terra.
$174MComparable
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Bridge International Academies
United States · www.newglobe.education ↗
Venture-funded operator that builds and runs its own school network on a proprietary standardised pedagogy, earning tuition from families.
$100M+Comparable
PPrimer
United States · primer.com ↗
Venture-backed microschool network that opens small alternative schools with its own curriculum as a replacement for conventional schooling.
$40MComparable
PPrenda
United States · prenda.com ↗
Builds and supports alternative microschools on a proprietary learning model, positioned as a community-based alternative to traditional school.
$30MComparable
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Funding rounds 1
| Date | Round | Amount | Lead |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-03-07 | Seed | €1.5M | Lead not disclosed |
News 2
Open as list →| Published | Article |
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| 2024-04-04 |
El cambio de paradigma educativo que propone este emprendedor con Utópika Labs ↗
Emprendedores
2024-04-04 |
| 2024-04-04 |
Utópika Labs cierra una ronda de inversión de 1'5M€ ↗
El Referente
2024-04-04 |