Through agencies tutors earn just €12 an hour. We started Edtalk to change that.
Not an agency with a markup, but long-term learning infrastructure.
Back in 2022, talking to dozens of teachers, we kept hearing the same number: €12 an hour. That is what was left to them after the agency markup. Parents, meanwhile, were paying €35–40 for the same lesson. Somebody was keeping up to 70% of every euro — and it was not the tutor.
The tutor prepares the lesson, teaches, corrects the mistakes. The largest share of the earnings goes to the agency that sends an email.
That is how Edtalk was born — a platform without an agency markup. The tutor sets the price, works directly with parents and keeps 80% of the earnings. Parents pay less, tutors earn more, and Edtalk's 20% share covers building the platform, running it and the software costs.
Today the best tutors earn 2–3 times more through Edtalk for the same work. That is what makes it the largest tutoring community in the country — not because we gathered the most people, but because it pays them to stay with us.
Where Edtalk started
Edtalk started with one tutor in Vilnius in 2022. Washington, DC and Baltimore are our first US cities.
vetted tutors in Lithuania
average rating from 1 313+ reviews in Lithuania
in-person locations in Lithuania
Six principles we work by
Not a list of values on a wall — the rules by which we make every decision.
Agencies take 60–70%.
Parents often pay €35–40/hr, but the tutor is left with about €12. The rest goes on intermediary fees, not to the person teaching the lesson.
Parents see progress in real time.
Every lesson result in one place. Average progress growth is 2–3 points over 8 lessons, and we let you see it, not just believe it.
The tutor works for themselves, not for an agency.
Edtalk's share is clear: 20%. It covers building the platform, day-to-day operations and software costs. Up to 80% of the lesson value stays with the tutor.
In person or online — the same standard.
11 professional learning spaces in Washington, DC and Baltimore with all the materials, or lessons through a screen — the same standard, the same price, the same quality.
You pay only for lessons that take place.
There are no sign-up or monthly fees, and you can cancel or reschedule a lesson for free up to 24 hours before it starts.
We are a local team.
We build Edtalk for the market we live in — for its school system, in its language and with support in it. We answer enquiries within one business day.
Not everyone who wants to. Everyone who can teach.
A tutor's diploma says nothing about how they will explain fractions to a seventh-grader. That is why every candidate goes through four stages, and the assessment continues after they are already working on the platform.
I believe that one right tutor can change a child's future.
Hello, I am Jokūbas, the founder of Edtalk. We started building Edtalk after seeing a simple problem: families often pay a lot, the tutor is left with little, and the quality promises are not always clear.
That is why we are building a platform on three clear principles: transparent pricing, vetted tutors and a smooth experience from booking to the lesson review. Our goal is that a good tutor is easy to find and that their work is paid for fairly.
The whole Edtalk team is responsible for this direction: product, customer service, tutor quality and partnerships. That is how we build not an agency with a markup, but long-term learning infrastructure.
The road we have travelled.
From one tutor in Vilnius to the largest tutoring community in the country. These are the milestones.
The Edtalk idea takes shape. The first 5 tutors in Vilnius.
We launch the booking system. 50+ tutors, 800 students.
We open 5 learning spaces in Washington, DC and Baltimore.
200+ tutors, 5,000+ students. 10+ in-person locations.
Integration with the school curriculum. Progress reports for parents.
Meet the tutor who will suit your child.
The first lesson from €10. Registration is free.