Our story
A film studio that teaches.
We started with a hunch: the reason most online courses go unfinished isn't the subject matter — it's the craft. Fix the craft, and rigor becomes something people crave.
Est. 2022 · Lisbon
Learning worthy of your time.
Our mission
Learning without limits.
Access
Anyone, anywhere can start something new — no gatekeeping, no six-figure tuition.
Craft
Every lesson is filmed, edited, and paced as if it belonged on the big screen.
Global by default
Instructors from 62 countries. Subtitles in 34 languages. Regional payments everywhere.
Learners first
We optimize for completion and comprehension — never watch-time metrics.
Our values
What we believe, and why.
Rigor first
If a course wouldn't hold up in a graduate seminar, it doesn't ship. Every syllabus is reviewed by our academic board.
Craft is the message
The way a lesson is filmed, edited, and paced teaches as much as its content. We treat production like publishing.
Global by default
62 countries of instructors, 34 subtitle languages, regional payments. Not a translation layer — a first-class posture.
Learners over metrics
We optimize for completion and comprehension, not watch time. The best signal we have is a student who finishes.
By the numbers
Where we are today.
A quiet, curated platform — measured not by hours streamed, but by learners who arrive somewhere new.
- 1.2M+
- Active learners
- 976
- Courses filmed
- 62
- Instructor countries
- 34
- Subtitle languages
- 96%
- Completion rate
- 4.9
- Avg. course rating
The long version
Four years, one relentless idea.
Jothsna is founded
A three-person studio in Lisbon starts filming the first cohort of design courses.
Instructor network reaches 200
First academic board convenes. Live cohorts launch.
Series B, $60M raised
Jothsna opens studios in Nairobi and Kyoto. 500k active learners.
Institutional launch
Lumen Group, MIT Media Lab, and Sorbonne roll out Jothsna to combined 40k learners.
1.2M learners, 62 countries
Jothsna becomes the default for organizations who demand both rigor and craft.
Leadership
The people behind it.
Ravi Ramanathan
Co-founder & CEO
Marta Silveira
Co-founder & Chief Academic Officer
Nabil Ouazzani
Chief Product Officer
Elena Costa
Head of Studio
Come build with us.
We're hiring editors, engineers, and academic staff across Lisbon, Nairobi, and Kyoto.