Mate academy

🖐 Hello world!

We’re Mate academy, an EdTech company helping anyone, anywhere build a successful career through learning. We challenge how education works and prove it’s possible to switch to tech and non-tech roles in IT and beyond. Background doesn’t matter.

💻 Our product is a gamified, AI-powered learning platform that helps people gain new skills and get ready for a new career.

A few facts we’re proud of:

🔸 5,500+ employed graduates
🔸 Ranked among the TOP 3 product employers by DOU
🔸 Multinational company with operations in Ukraine, Poland, and Brazil
🔸 Recognized as a ‘Rising Star’ in Europe by Atomico, Google for Startups, and Dealroom.co

160+ mates and 200+ mentors across countries — all-in and proud to build something that truly matters.

All mates are driven by the same idea — helping our students learn a new profession and step into a new role. People genuinely give their best to make this happen (and often a bit more). And that’s also why we look for A-players.

Our culture is simple and honest. We call it “no bullshit.” Three things matter to us:

🔸 Absolute responsibility — own what you do
🔸 Be humble — stay open, keep learning
🔸 Be hungry — care about the result

We don’t believe in micromanagement or pointless processes. We trust people, give them freedom, and expect them to use it to do great work.

Founders:
Roman Apostol — former ex-Googler, co-founder of Preply
Anna Apostol — listed among Forbes’ 25 Women in IT
Max Lysak — co-founder of the Lviv business incubator Startup Depot & the Lviv IT Arena conference