Turnover: 50 million EUR (2023)

Country: France

Stych is a Prefecture-approved online driving school that offers a flexible, transparent route to learning to drive.

It stands out for its distance learning method thanks to its mobile application and web platform, which include videos, course sheets and online exercises.

Courses are taught by 471 state-certified instructors, and preparation for the driving test is accompanied by a virtual coach.

Stych has 45 branches, 922 meeting points and 546 vehicles.

The company raised €10 million from Ring Capital in 2020, bringing its total fundraising to €15 million. [Les Echos]

The company is owned by its two founders: Stanislas Llurens and Olivier Boutboul, and by the two investment funds that participated in the fund-raising: Calcium Capital and Ring Capital

News

GAP: Stych, mobility reinvented. 27/07/2022

  • Average number of driving hours required to pass the driving test with Stych: less than 25 hours
  • Average number of driving hours in traditional driving schools: 35 hours
  • Reduction in budget and number of driving hours with Stych: 30%.
  • Stych is present in France's 40 largest conurbations
  • Stych growth: over 50%.
  • Since its launch, Stych has trained more than 200,000 students in driving lessons and has attracted more than 1 million users
  • Stych has a network of over 40 agencies in France
  • Stych has over 200 salaried instructors.

Studies mentioning this company

The driving school market - France

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