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Create Academy

Learn gardening, interior design and craft from the best.

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1-20 employees
  • B2C
  • Lifestyle
  • Education
  • Learning
  • SaaS
Hackney Wick, London, UK

Company mission

To build creative confidence and make learning a joy.

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Our take

Create Academy is an online learning platform dedicated to fostering creative confidence in making the learning experience truly enjoyable. The platform offers a diverse range of curated video courses, providing learners with access to the expertise of some of the most respected figures in fields such as food, interior design, decorative arts, and gardening.

Each course on Create Academy is designed to be both comprehensive and accessible, featuring up to five hours of video content broken down into bite-sized lessons. The platform's intuitive design ensures users can learn at their own pace, with lifetime access across all devices.

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Benefits

  • 25 days holiday
  • Company pension scheme
  • A day off for your birthday
  • Annual training budget available
  • Fully remote working available from May to September.

Funding (2 rounds)

Dec 2021

$1.9m

SEED

Apr 2021

$1.9m

SEED

Total funding: $3.8m

Leadership

Julian Parmiter

(Co-Founder & CEO)

Julian has led creative businesses for the past 15 years. Before Create Academy, he ran a production company working with brands, charities and celebrities.

Will Daunt

(Co-Founder & COO)

Will became an entrepreneur after 10 years in music, where he was signed to Sony. Before founding Create Academy, he ran an artist management company and produced content for ITV and the BBC.

Joshua Lee

(Co-Founder)

Josh is a creative director and cinematographer with over 15 years experience working with brands such as Accor, Adidas and Raffles.