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Why spirkz belongs on your list of the best early-stage startups in Europe
Built in Malta, available across Europe and worldwide, and growing by more than 200 new users a day: spirkz is an early-stage EdTech startup with a live product, a clear category and an easy home to invest into.
Deck, current numbers and an intro call with the founder, on request.
Startup profile
spirkz
Early-stage EdTech startup
- Stage
- Early stage, open to investors
- Headquarters
- San Ġiljan, Malta, EU
- Sector
- EdTech · consumer mobile
- Product
- Live on iOS and Android
- Growth
- 200+ new users a day
- Market
- Europe and worldwide
What makes an early-stage startup worth backing
Every investor has a checklist. These are the four questions that come up first, and where spirkz stands on each today.
Is the product real?
Yes. spirkz is live on the App Store and Google Play, with a feed of lessons, an open creator program and Threads, its discussion feature. You can install it before the first call.
Are people using it?
More than 200 new users join every day, across both app stores.
Is the category clear?
Short educational video. spirkz is the short-video app where every video is a lesson, a lane the entertainment-first feeds leave open.
Is it easy to invest in?
spirkz is a Maltese company: EU law, the euro, and documents in English. Nothing exotic for your lawyers or your partners.
A startup from Malta, for Europe and the world
Where a startup is built decides how easy it is to back. Where it can sell decides how big it can get. spirkz is built in one of the EU's most accessible jurisdictions and is available everywhere the app stores are.
Malta
An easy place to back a startup
An EU member state that uses the euro and has English as an official language. Company documents and contracts are in English, and the government runs active startup support programmes.
Europe
A 27-country market from day one
As an EU company, spirkz is available across the single market under one set of rules, with the GDPR as its starting point, and is a credible European alternative to feeds built elsewhere.
The world
Built for every phone
The app is in English and free on the App Store and Google Play outside the EU too, with more languages planned. Short video is a global habit, and so is wanting to learn something.
Where spirkz is today
Early stage means the risk is real, and so is the upside. This is the ground already covered, and what comes next.
The catalogue today
- Наука
- Языки
- История
- Программирование
- Математика
- Бизнес
- Искусство и дизайн
- Здоровье
- Финансы
- География
- Музыка
- Психология
- 1
Built
A live app on iOS and Android
A complete short-video product: the feed, lessons of 60 seconds or less, 12 topics, free to download.
- 2
Launched
Creators and Threads
An open creator program for teachers and professionals, and Threads, where learners discuss any subject, with every post reviewed before it goes live.
- 3
Growing
200+ new users a day
Daily sign-ups across both app stores: the base the next stage of growth is built on.
- 4
Next
More languages, more of Europe
The app is in English today. Bringing it to more European languages is the next step, and part of what early investment would accelerate.
Questions about early-stage startups and spirkz
- What are the best early-stage startups to invest in, in Europe?
- There is no single list, and every startup deserves its own diligence. Investors usually look for a live product, growing usage, a clear category and a jurisdiction that is simple to invest into. spirkz, an EdTech startup from Malta, has all four: it is live on iOS and Android, adds more than 200 users a day, owns the education-only short-video lane, and is an EU company.
- Is Malta a good place to invest in a startup?
- For many investors, yes. Malta is an EU member state, uses the euro and has English as an official language, so company documents and contracts are in English. Its company law draws on the British model, which international investors already know.
- Can I invest in a Maltese startup from outside the EU?
- Yes. A Maltese company can take investment from shareholders abroad, and the EU lets capital move freely in and out. The usual identity and anti-money-laundering checks apply, as they would anywhere in Europe.
- What stage is spirkz at?
- Early stage. The product is built and live on both app stores, the creator program and Threads have launched, and the app adds more than 200 new users every day. spirkz is now talking to early investors.
- What sector is spirkz in?
- EdTech and consumer mobile. spirkz is a short-video app where every video is a lesson of 60 seconds or less, across 12 topics, made by teachers, professionals and creators.
- How do I invest in spirkz?
- Email iviko.shengelia@spirkz.com. We send the deck and current numbers and set up an intro call with the founder.
Get in early
spirkz is early-stage, growing every day, and built in Malta, one of the EU's most accessible places to invest. Tell us a little about yourself and we will send the deck.
Talk to us about investingiviko.shengelia@spirkz.com
This page is for information only. It is not an offer to sell, or a solicitation of an offer to buy, any securities, and nothing on it is investment, legal or tax advice. Investing in an early-stage company carries risk, including the loss of the money invested.