Top 16 EdTech startups in China

Nov 27, 2025
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PPtutor
PPtutor is Chinese online learning platform for children (4-15 years) with live lessons with teachers. It employs certified teachers and utilize interactivity, gamification and multimedia content for independent learning. It has its own curriculum aimed at Chinese families living abroad and includes more pronounced cultural component. Courses are designed to develop all Chinese skills: listening, speaking, reading and writing as well as preparation for the HSK exam. The service uses a 5-in-1 model: teacher, class teacher, course consultant, technical support, etc.
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Yuanfudao
Funding: $4B
Yuanfudao provides live courses and tutoring through an online platform.
3
Zuoyebang
Funding: $2.9B
Zuoyebang is an online education platform that provides quality educational products and services to k12 students.
4
VIP Kid
Funding: $1.1B
VIPKid connects teachers in North America with children around the world for real-time English immersion learning online
5
Huohua Siwei
Funding: $593M
Spark Education Group is a global online education company specializing in interactive live-instruction with small-group classes for kids.
6
17zuoye
Funding: $585M
17zuoye is an online learning platform for K-12 students as well as teachers and parents.
7
Codemao
Funding: $360.4M
Codemao is an online education platform that teaches children about computer coding.
8
Hujiang
Funding: $187M
Hujiang is a professional e-learning platform, which provides users with products and services of convenience and excellence.
9
Liulishuo
Funding: $128.9M
Liulishuo is an AI-driven educational technology company that helps users to learn English more efficiently and communicate with the world.
10
Makeblock
Funding: $79.9M
Makeblock is the ultimate robotics construction platform for makers and STEM learners to turn ideas into reality.
Editor: Nadia Neveu
Nadia Neveu is a senior editor for EdTechStartups. She is a writer covering early childhood education, K-12, higher education and edtech business, and her work has appeared in The New York Times, BBC and Vice. Nadia holds a degree in mass communication from the University of Texas Rio Grande Valley. Nadia is also a student in the Master of Science in Data Analytics program at the University of Houston-Downtown. Nadia seeks to uplift all teachers in the work that they do and support them as leaders and agents of change. You can contact Nadia at neveu(at)edtechstartups(dot)com