StudentFinance

www.studentfinance.com ↗ ·Madrid ·Series A

StudentFinance is a Madrid-based fintech and edtech company founded in 2019 by the team behind Uniplaces. It started as a career mobility platform that funded upskilling in in-demand fields such as technology, engineering and AI, mainly through Income Share Agreements and other flexible payment plans offered with partner education providers, backed by data on job-market demand. By 2023 it had worked with more than 50 education providers across more than 250 programmes, managed over €15 million in financing and supported more than 3,000 career changes, with graduates reporting an average 50% salary increase. The company now trades as Mydra, an AI transformation platform that helps teams and SMEs become AI-native through role-level AI mapping, agent specifications and contextual training. StudentFinance has raised more than $40 million: a €1.15 million seed round led by Seedcamp in 2019, a €4.5 million seed round co-led by Giant Ventures and Armilar Venture Partners in 2021, and a €39 million Series A in 2023 (equity and debt) led by Iberis Capital, with debt financing from SmartLenders Asset Management.

Founded
2019
Founders
4
Total funds raised
€44.6M
Rounds
3
Investors
11
Last round
Mar 2023
SectorsFintech, Edtech, AI, Education financing, Upskilling Start-up MapEdtech › Career & workforce development

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Founders

Mariano Kostelec
Co-founder & CEO
Marta Palmeiro
Co-founder & CFO
Miguel Santo Amaro
Co-founder
Sergio Pereira
Co-founder & CTO

Global models 5

Prodigy Finance
United Kingdom · prodigyfinance.com ↗
Funds students' career-changing postgraduate programmes, underwriting loans on expected future earnings and working through partner schools. Most of its capital is debt; this figure is approximate equity.
$290MComparable
MPOWER Financing
Funds tuition for international students at partner universities, underwriting on future earning potential rather than credit history.
$250MComparable
Meritize
United States · meritize.com ↗
Offers merit-based, flexible financing for skills and vocational training through partner education providers, tied to employment outcomes.
$100MComparable
Propelld
Finances upskilling and higher-education courses through partner institutes, with flexible repayment plans for learners.
$50MComparable
Climb Credit
United States · climbcredit.com ↗
Finances career-focused training programmes such as bootcamps and trades through vetted partner schools, choosing programmes by their job and salary outcomes.
$40MComparable

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Investors 11

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Seedcamp
seedcamp.com
3 rounds, led 1 · 2019–23 United Kingdom
Armilar Venture Partners
armilar.com
2 rounds, led 1 · 2021–23 Portugal
Sabadell Venture Capital
www.bancsabadell.com
Seed 2021 Spain
Giant Ventures
2 rounds, led 1 · 2021–23 United Kingdom
Iberis Capital
Led Series A 2023 Portugal
Mustard Seed Maze
3 rounds · 2019–23 Portugal
Ed Vaizey
Series A 2023 United Kingdom
Seed 2021 United Kingdom
Martin Villig
Series A 2023 Estonia
Smart Lenders Asset Management
Series A 2023 France
Tom Blomfield
Series A 2023 United Kingdom

Funding rounds 3

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