Studytube
Studytube is a corporate learning platform used by over 500 organizations. The Amsterdam-based company has raised $43M, most recently in a Series B round in February 2022.
The growth story
Studytube grew from 228 to 209 employees between 2023 and 2026, raising $43M along the way, most recently a Series B in February 2022.
About
Studytube provides a platform for companies to organize and track employee learning programs. It targets learning and development professionals who need to manage training initiatives while minimizing administrative overhead.
The company has grown to 209 employees since its 2010 founding. Its Series B funding round in 2022 included investments from Energy Impact Partners and Verdane, among others.
Founders and leadership
Studytube is led by its three co-founders: CEO Homam Karimi, CPO Gerhard Riphagen, and COO Sebastiaan Menheere. Engineering is the largest department, accounting for nearly a quarter of the workforce.
The Studytube org chart
Homam Karimi (CEO & Founder) leads 59 mapped leaders with 6 direct reports. Click +N to expand a team; names link to the person’s public profile.
Departments, and which ones grew
Headcount by function: Engineering 52 (+2% YoY), Sales 23 (-4% YoY), Customer Success and Support 20 (+25% YoY), Information Technology 18 (-5% YoY), Operations 14 (+27% YoY), Education 12 (0% YoY).
Talent flow
Many Studytube employees previously worked at CHI Software, Masterplan.com, and Grid Dynamics. Alumni have gone on to roles at the University of Amsterdam, Alliander, and Great Place To Work Netherlands.
Most common previous employers of Studytube staff: CHI Software (6), Masterplan.com (5), Grid Dynamics (5), AI Engineering (5), Springest (5), talentsconnect (3). Former Studytube employees most often moved to Autoscriber (3), Great Place To Work® Nederland (3), University of Amsterdam (3), Alliander (3), Learned (2), National Guard of Ukraine (2).
Alumni worth knowing
The Studytube mafia
Studytube alumni have founded nine companies, including Meetingselect (89 employees) and hihaho interactive video (19 employees).
9Frank Stoer, was Strategy Director until 2026Mark Visser, was e-Learning expert until 2014Elisabeth Schmoutziguer Bender, was Chief Marketing Officer (& Chief Delivery Officer a.i.) until 2020Matthijs den Boer, was Jr. Account Executive until 2021Matthijs Hilbers, was Customer Success Manager until 2022Nils Kuiper, was FP&A (a.i.) until 2023
Titus Engels, was General Counsel until 2024
Stephanie Kohlinger, was Strategy Manager until 2025
Tom Redikop, was Sales Development Representative until 2023Hiring now
Web traffic
Traffic mix: 0% direct, 0% search, 0% social, 0% paid.
What this company is made of
Most common skills at Studytube: English (59), Project Management (51), Teamwork (47), Management (42), Social Media (40), Microsoft Office (38), Sales (37), Communication (37).
Where the team actually sits
Studytube people are concentrated in North Holland, Netherlands (86), Ukraine (11), Netherlands (9), North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany (9).
Search footprint
Studytube attracts about 184 organic search visits a month, traffic worth roughly $0K a month if bought through ads. It gained 86 ranking keywords and lost 36 in the last period.
Frequently asked
Studytube has 209 employees as of September 2026.
Studytube has raised $43M in total, most recently a Series B round in February 2022.
Studytube was founded in 2010 by Homam Karimi, Sebastiaan Menheere, Gerhard Riphagen.
Homam Karimi (CEO & Founder) sits at the top of Studytube's reporting structure, with 6 direct reports.
The most common previous employers of current Studytube staff are CHI Software (6 people), Masterplan.com (5 people), Grid Dynamics (5 people).
Former Studytube employees most often move to Autoscriber (3), Great Place To Work® Nederland (3), University of Amsterdam (3).
At least 9 companies have a founder who previously worked at Studytube, including Meetingselect, hihaho interactive video, Grasple - Open Education.
Studytube attracts about 184 organic search visits a month, worth roughly $0K a month in equivalent ad spend.
The most common skills among Studytube staff are English, Project Management, Teamwork, Management, Social Media.
Studytube staff are concentrated in North Holland, Netherlands (86), Ukraine (11), Netherlands (9).
Studytube has about 52 people in Engineering, up 2% over the past year, as of September 2026.
Studytube has about 23 people in Sales, down 4% over the past year, as of September 2026.
Computed from 170 current and 253 former Studytube profiles, as of September 2026. Source: Crustdata.
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