The story began with Marta, the founder of the startup, who understood the importance of a strong team to fulfill her vision. Although she started as a solo founder, Marta realized that the success of the startup depended on a well-prepared and committed team. Thus, she formed a team of professionals where each member contributes to the common mission.
Marta emphasizes the importance of mutual support in the team and states: “You always need someone to push you up.”
Market strategy and investments:
toUtoring Startup market strategy, focuses on the customer segment consisting of families, where parents and first-degree relatives are involved in the decision-making process regarding academic support for their children. Additionally, the startup focuses on mothers, who are often the final buyers. Although children can be involved in decision-making regarding their own education, toUtoring recognizes the importance of parents and mothers as key segments.
Investments also play a crucial role in the growth and development of toUtoring. The startup initially received an investment of 1000€ from YEP Moldova. Over time, they have attracted investments from other sources such as Mozaic through the UPNEXT program by Dreamups, in sum of 25,000€ investment. Their growth plan is to attract pre-seed investments worth 300,000€ and reach a monthly revenue of over 5000€. Their goal is to have a significant social impact by ensuring access to empathetic education for all children.
toUtoring team:
toUtoring has a dedicated team and a strong vision. Marta and her team are determined to show that education can be a planned and interesting process. Now, you will be able to interact with team members and discover more about them:
- Marta Gavriliuc – Co-founder and CEO Passionate about alternative education currents such as the Socratic model, which promotes the development of 21st skills. Experience in tutoring for 6+ years and former co-founder of a kindergarten with alternative Montessori and Waldorf methods.
- Dragos Branca – Executive Manager, former vice president in local youth organizations. Passionate about IT and education, Social Media Marketing, and Sales.
- Nichita Nicolaev – UI/UX Passionate about design and UX research.
- Constantin Danilov – Front-end developer.
- Valeriu Seremet – Co-founder and CTO, vast experience in development and a rich tech stack. Enthusiast of machine learning.
Expansion in Romania and social impact:
At the end of the year, toUtoring intends to expand into the Romanian market, continuing to offer valuable services to students throughout the region. toUtoring is an innovative startup in the field of online tutoring, bringing a unique approach to Eastern Europe. With a dedicated team and a strong vision, toUtoring strives to offer a positive social impact by creating a learning platform that provides high-quality and empathetic education. Marta and her team are determined to show that education can be a planned and interesting process.
