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SkillMapper
Techstars '23Paris, FR · Founded 2020 · 5 employees on LinkedIn · 1 known investors
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French AI-powered upskilling platform that curates e-learning content and helps companies manage employee learning budgets.
Also known as Skillmapper · SkillMapper.AI
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Company profile
researched Sep 2026SkillMapper (also presented as SkillMapper.AI) is an HR technology company based in France that operates an AI-powered platform for knowledge acquisition and upskilling. The platform acts as a co-pilot for educational content, using an AI-driven search and discovery engine across e-learning material such as articles, videos and podcasts, and recommending curated resources to build personalized learning paths.
Alongside content discovery, the product includes a community layer that lets lifelong learners connect and share content with one another for peer-to-peer knowledge sharing. The company initially targeted individual consumers and subsequently shifted to a B2B model aimed at companies seeking to optimize how their employee learning budgets are spent.
Founding story
SkillMapper.AI was founded by Peruvian co-founders, one of whom is named Victor. Mario Calderon Galdos is listed as CEO and co-founder of Skillmapper, based in France, among founders interviewed about the Techstars program.
Business model
The company began with a consumer-facing offering and moved to a business-to-business model, selling upskilling capabilities to companies that want to optimize employee learning budgets, while individual learners also use the platform to improve their skills.
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Market position
SkillMapper operates in the employee training and upskilling software category, where listed alternatives include Bessern, 1Huddle, Adapto, Big Interview and Checklick.
Technology
An AI-driven search and discovery engine for e-learning content that indexes articles, videos and podcasts and recommends curated resources, functioning as an AI co-pilot for educational content, complemented by a community feature for peer-to-peer content sharing.
Go-to-market
Companies looking for employee upskilling solutions and for better use of their learning budgets, as well as individual lifelong learners.
Geography
Headquartered in France.
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Key figures
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Competitors · 1
by search overlap
Companies competing with SkillMapper for the same Google search keywords, organic and paid, via search-intersection analysis.
Timeline · 1
launches, deals, and filingsSkillMapper.AI was selected for Techstars '23; Techstars' standard program terms are $20,000 for 6% equity via a SAFE plus an optional $100,000 convertible note, over a three-month program.
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- Skill Mapper - Programming Heroskillmapper.programming-hero.com · web
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Frequently asked questions
- What does SkillMapper do?
- French AI-powered upskilling platform that curates e-learning content and helps companies manage employee learning budgets.
- Who are SkillMapper's investors?
- SkillMapper's investors include Techstars.
- Where is SkillMapper headquartered?
- SkillMapper is headquartered in Paris, FR.