What Miles is all about

Our aim is to have a positive impact in society, deploying more effective learning experiences, enabled by a distinctive learning model and an innovative digital platform.

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A tale of two companies

Miles in the Sky began as two companies: Thorly and Shaken. With a background in education and a similar vision, we created Miles to do one thing well: empowering individuals of any age, gender, nationality, geography, or scholar degree to learn in a relevant, effective and impactful manner, in order to improve their lives.

When we founded Miles, there were several re-skill solutions on the market. But none of them provided an efficient solution where people can explore, choose and dive into a knowledge area in a fun and engaging way. We truly believe we are on the right track, and we will build that great experience alongside our learners!

Our past experiences are a source of inspiration

A mix of corporate, startup and school backgrounds.

  • Shaken is the entity that brought 42 to Lisbon. 42 is among the best coding schools in the world. 

    At 42, there are no teachers or books. Students learn to solve problems and overcome challenges. The school’s practical approach, based on peer-to-peer collaboration, guarantees both excellent technical training and the development of valuable soft skills, such as the ability to work in teams, problem-solving, adaptation and resilience

  • Thorly is a startup that was founded with a purpose: democratize education by creating scalable and effective learning experiences, enhanced by technology and community.

    At Thorly we tested many different learning experiences until we focused our programs on i) remote, teacherless and asyncronous knowledge transfer, ii) project-based learning with group and peer-2-peer hands-on sessions, and iii) a focus on the community-based activities. Our programs were always backed by several technological products developed in-house.

  • Pedro, Francisco and both Mafaldas are the team responsible for conceiving, funding, managing and launching Nova SBE’s 90.000 square meters new campus in Carcavelos. In particular, they managed to raise 52 M€ of donations in the fundraising campaign, to make it a reality. Nova SBE’s campus is a home to an innovative way of learning, sharing, and developing in Europe. On top of being a great place to be, it was designed for collaborative learning, focusing on student interaction and collaborative learning, rather than being solely focused on the teacher. 

Meet the Miles team

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    Paulo
    Founder & CEO
  • Francisco dsc 1717
    Francisco
    Founder & CFO
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    Pedro
    Founder & Chairman
  • Ricardo dsc 1983
    Ricardo
    Founder & CTO
  • Luis dsc 2007
    Luís
    Founder & Tech Director
  • Ana charrua rodrigues
    Ana
    Head of Sales & Accounts
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    Amanda
    Account Manager
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    João
    Head of Operations
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    Margarida
    Marketing Manager
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    Bernardo
    Community & Ops. Manager
  • Teresa
    Teresa
    Junior Instructional Designer
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    Eduardo
    Tech Lead
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    João
    Tech Lead
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    Gabriela
    Developer
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    Gabriel
    Developer
  • João pedro alves
    João
    Junior Developer
  • José quintino
    José
    Junior Developer
  • Rajh phuyal
    Rajh
    Junior Developer
  • Daniela carri  o
    Daniela
    Product Designer
  • Joana
    Joana
    Product Designer
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    Georgie
    Data Scientist
  • Luisa
    Luísa
    People & Legal Manager
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    Jacinta
    Junior HR Manager
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    Ana
    Institutional Relations Manager
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    Rodrigo
    Head of Business Operations
  • Luis oliveira shaken
    Luís
    Controller

Reach out to us

We are always open for partnerships, new Milers or simply to have a nice talk about how we can fix Education faster.

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