Top 100 EdTech startups in USA
Mar 19, 2026
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Funding: $113M
Snap! Mobile provides digital banking and financial management solution for all youth programs and leaders.
Snap! Mobile provides digital banking and financial management solution for all youth programs and leaders.
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Funding: $16.2M
The customer onboarding and implementation software that automates busywork and enables white-glove customer success at scale.
The customer onboarding and implementation software that automates busywork and enables white-glove customer success at scale.
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Funding: $9.5M
SigIQ offers and builds reliable & trustworthy GenAI for lowering the cost of personalized learning to the cost of computation.
SigIQ offers and builds reliable & trustworthy GenAI for lowering the cost of personalized learning to the cost of computation.
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Funding: $7.1M
DonorsChoose is a nonprofit classroom funding site for public school teachers.
DonorsChoose is a nonprofit classroom funding site for public school teachers.
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Funding: $5M
Find Your Grind is developing an online platform for alternative careers such as pop-music, content creation, social media management or eSports athlete. It focuses on self-awareness, career insight, social awareness and action awareness. It also includes a lifestyle assessment that helps students identify three career paths based on their preferences. For example, they might discover that they prefer roles as an artist, content creator, or humanitarian. Students then receive a personalized plan for their future after graduation. Additionally, students can access videos and interactive lessons and a group of mentors provides practical advice on starting their careers and the steps they took to achieve success. Notable mentors include Tony Hawk, Tony Hoffman, and will.i.am, among others.
Find Your Grind is developing an online platform for alternative careers such as pop-music, content creation, social media management or eSports athlete. It focuses on self-awareness, career insight, social awareness and action awareness. It also includes a lifestyle assessment that helps students identify three career paths based on their preferences. For example, they might discover that they prefer roles as an artist, content creator, or humanitarian. Students then receive a personalized plan for their future after graduation. Additionally, students can access videos and interactive lessons and a group of mentors provides practical advice on starting their careers and the steps they took to achieve success. Notable mentors include Tony Hawk, Tony Hoffman, and will.i.am, among others.
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Funding: $4.2M
True Leap works to address the digital divide in education through its AI-powered education, workforce systems and digital services that are designed for underserved and low-connectivity communities. The company has created infrastructure in Africa, India and rural America. For example, it signed an agreement with the City of Kinshasa in the Democratic Republic of Congo to deploy a digital twin platform for its public education system that will allow provincial leaders to manage enrollment, staffing, infrastructure and performance with live data.
True Leap works to address the digital divide in education through its AI-powered education, workforce systems and digital services that are designed for underserved and low-connectivity communities. The company has created infrastructure in Africa, India and rural America. For example, it signed an agreement with the City of Kinshasa in the Democratic Republic of Congo to deploy a digital twin platform for its public education system that will allow provincial leaders to manage enrollment, staffing, infrastructure and performance with live data.
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Funding: $2.4M
PETE is designed to enhance training, optimize learning, and accelerate course creation, thereby enhancing learning effectiveness.
PETE is designed to enhance training, optimize learning, and accelerate course creation, thereby enhancing learning effectiveness.
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Funding: $264.8M
Whatfix is a data-driven digital adoption platform (DAP) that enables organizations and users to maximize the benefits of software.
Whatfix is a data-driven digital adoption platform (DAP) that enables organizations and users to maximize the benefits of software.
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Funding: $100.5M
HubSpot Digital Marketing Course will provide you with the skills you need to succeed in today's online world. From developing a human-centered and inbound-first digital marketing strategy to creating compelling content that appeals to both users and search engines, you'll learn everything you need to excel in your career.
HubSpot Digital Marketing Course will provide you with the skills you need to succeed in today's online world. From developing a human-centered and inbound-first digital marketing strategy to creating compelling content that appeals to both users and search engines, you'll learn everything you need to excel in your career.
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Funding: $49.2M
Bigtincan is a sales enablement automation company that helps brands facilitate the future buying experience.
Bigtincan is a sales enablement automation company that helps brands facilitate the future buying experience.
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Funding: $44.3M
Niche.com is a platform that enables users to discover and research U.S. colleges, schools, neighborhoods, and companies.
Niche.com is a platform that enables users to discover and research U.S. colleges, schools, neighborhoods, and companies.
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Funding: $30.7M
BenchPrep offers a learner success platform to improve engagement and outcomes for learners.
BenchPrep offers a learner success platform to improve engagement and outcomes for learners.
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Funding: $22.5M
Kira is an AI company that creates innovative tools and solutions to support educators, students, and administrators.
Kira is an AI company that creates innovative tools and solutions to support educators, students, and administrators.
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Funding: $21.9M
Brisk Teaching provides AI-powered tools for educators to enhance teaching with digital resources. Brisk’s platform offers around 40 tools for teachers and students to use by way of a Chrome extension.
Brisk Teaching provides AI-powered tools for educators to enhance teaching with digital resources. Brisk’s platform offers around 40 tools for teachers and students to use by way of a Chrome extension.
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Funding: $14.1M
Stellic is a platform for academic planning and student performance assessment used by over 90 higher education institutions worldwide and by over 1 million students. The company provides students, advisors and administrators with modern tools to optimize the learning process. Advisors (teachers) can analyze information about each student, generate reports, receive alerts, schedule meetings (with students) and provide students with personalized recommendations that will truly impact their success. Students can independently select, plan and modify their courses within the system. Administrators can create transfer rules so students can move forward without having to rewind.
Stellic is a platform for academic planning and student performance assessment used by over 90 higher education institutions worldwide and by over 1 million students. The company provides students, advisors and administrators with modern tools to optimize the learning process. Advisors (teachers) can analyze information about each student, generate reports, receive alerts, schedule meetings (with students) and provide students with personalized recommendations that will truly impact their success. Students can independently select, plan and modify their courses within the system. Administrators can create transfer rules so students can move forward without having to rewind.
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Funding: $6M
Turing College provides self-paced programs in AI, Data Analytics that are designed for working individuals, allowing you to study according to your schedule via our learning platform.
Turing College provides self-paced programs in AI, Data Analytics that are designed for working individuals, allowing you to study according to your schedule via our learning platform.
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Funding: $4.7M
Yellowdig is an online learning experience driven by peer collaboration, gamification, and data science.
Yellowdig is an online learning experience driven by peer collaboration, gamification, and data science.
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Funding: $4.1M
Mindsmith creates a corporate AI platform for employee e-learning. It allows to use existing content to create interactive training courses. You upload your documents, presentations, knowledge bases and website to Mindsmith and collaborate with built-in AI assistant (as well as with collegues) to create learning materials and quizzes that align with your organization's brand standards. The platform makes it easy to share materials with learners, for example, via an automatically updated SCORM package, xAPI or a link. Detailed learner statistics with practical AI recommendations are available. The platform is used for onboarding, security training and compliance training.
Mindsmith creates a corporate AI platform for employee e-learning. It allows to use existing content to create interactive training courses. You upload your documents, presentations, knowledge bases and website to Mindsmith and collaborate with built-in AI assistant (as well as with collegues) to create learning materials and quizzes that align with your organization's brand standards. The platform makes it easy to share materials with learners, for example, via an automatically updated SCORM package, xAPI or a link. Detailed learner statistics with practical AI recommendations are available. The platform is used for onboarding, security training and compliance training.
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Funding: $1.7M
memoryOS is the world’s #1 startup enabling people to retain needed knowledge
memoryOS is the world’s #1 startup enabling people to retain needed knowledge
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Funding: €1.5M
Prepia platform helps students study smarter with personalized quizzes, expert-designed content, and intuitive tools.
Prepia platform helps students study smarter with personalized quizzes, expert-designed content, and intuitive tools.
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Funding: $1.5M
Beanstack helps educators and librarians run reading challenges that engage more people and provide better data.
Beanstack helps educators and librarians run reading challenges that engage more people and provide better data.
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Funding: $101.6M
Campus.edu offers online associate degrees and skills-focused programs with live classes from professors nationwide.
Campus.edu offers online associate degrees and skills-focused programs with live classes from professors nationwide.
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Funding: $90.6M
SchooLinks is a career readiness platform that engages students in career education and college planning and application.
SchooLinks is a career readiness platform that engages students in career education and college planning and application.
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Funding: $31M
Sora Schools offers an online alternative for middle and high school (grades 6-12) with project-based learning focusing on real-world projects and flexible learning formats rather than lectures, tests and standardized pacing. Students learn online with video-based tutors and engage in engaging projects in small groups with experienced advisors. Unlike traditional schools that rely on memorization, Sora is designed for an AI-driven world that requires new skills - independence, reflection and storytelling - that help young people navigate uncertainty rather than following predetermined instructions. The curriculum ranges from STEM and humanities to independent learning and college-preparatory courses.
Sora Schools offers an online alternative for middle and high school (grades 6-12) with project-based learning focusing on real-world projects and flexible learning formats rather than lectures, tests and standardized pacing. Students learn online with video-based tutors and engage in engaging projects in small groups with experienced advisors. Unlike traditional schools that rely on memorization, Sora is designed for an AI-driven world that requires new skills - independence, reflection and storytelling - that help young people navigate uncertainty rather than following predetermined instructions. The curriculum ranges from STEM and humanities to independent learning and college-preparatory courses.
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Funding: $15M
Yourway Learning is an AI-powered platform that provides K-12 districts with a comprehensive system to manage instructional alignment.
Yourway Learning is an AI-powered platform that provides K-12 districts with a comprehensive system to manage instructional alignment.
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Funding: $5.5M
Enki optimizes workflows and maximizes employee potential through AI-powered skills training in productivity tools.
Enki optimizes workflows and maximizes employee potential through AI-powered skills training in productivity tools.
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Funding: $2.5M
Letterly operates as an educational technology company that teaches young students to write using human-in-the-loop artificial intelligence.
Letterly operates as an educational technology company that teaches young students to write using human-in-the-loop artificial intelligence.
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Funding: $320.1M
Preply is an online tutoring platform, aiming to help students achieve their learning goals and prepare them to speak confidently.
Preply is an online tutoring platform, aiming to help students achieve their learning goals and prepare them to speak confidently.
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Funding: $39M
Empowerly is an Edtech company that offers tailored college and career guidance services for students and their families.
Empowerly is an Edtech company that offers tailored college and career guidance services for students and their families.
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Funding: $2.8M
Hiveclass is a youth sports training platform to provide quality training that is accessible to everyone.
Hiveclass is a youth sports training platform to provide quality training that is accessible to everyone.
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Funding: $2.5M
Knack is a peer tutoring platform for colleges and universities to scale personalized and equitable tutoring services.
Knack is a peer tutoring platform for colleges and universities to scale personalized and equitable tutoring services.
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Funding: $2.3M
LINGO coding kits are designed to teach youth aged 13+ about the fundamentals of hardware and software design.
LINGO coding kits are designed to teach youth aged 13+ about the fundamentals of hardware and software design.
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Funding: $1.6B
Ellucian delivers the software, services, and insights that help your institution thrive.
Ellucian delivers the software, services, and insights that help your institution thrive.
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Funding: $1.5B
Articulate develops e-learning software, content, and community that’s changing the way the world learns.
Articulate develops e-learning software, content, and community that’s changing the way the world learns.
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Funding: $643.2M
Guild is a learning platform that offers classes, programs, and degrees for working adults.
Guild is a learning platform that offers classes, programs, and degrees for working adults.
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Funding: $570M
BetterUp develops an AI-driven platform that helps people and businesses grow personally and professionally through coaching.
BetterUp develops an AI-driven platform that helps people and businesses grow personally and professionally through coaching.
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Funding: $555M
Skillsoft provides online learning and e-learning solutions for global enterprises, SMEs, governments and educational institutions.
Skillsoft provides online learning and e-learning solutions for global enterprises, SMEs, governments and educational institutions.
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Funding: $550M
Kajabi operates as an all-in-one knowledge commerce platform designed to help businesses achieve success online.
Kajabi operates as an all-in-one knowledge commerce platform designed to help businesses achieve success online.
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Funding: $531.5M
Age of Learning provides a comprehensive and engaging online curriculum for pre-k, kindergarten, elementary, and middle school programs.
Age of Learning provides a comprehensive and engaging online curriculum for pre-k, kindergarten, elementary, and middle school programs.
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Funding: $477.4M
Course Hero is a digital learning platform helping students and educators master their classes.
Course Hero is a digital learning platform helping students and educators master their classes.
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Funding: $461.4M
MasterClass is a digital platform that allows users to take online classes and learn from world-leading experts in areas like sports, writing, music, cooking and filmmaking. With Stephen Curry, Gordon Ramsey and Annie Leibovitz among the teaching ranks, students can soak up unique insights from some of the most accomplished individuals in their professions.
MasterClass is a digital platform that allows users to take online classes and learn from world-leading experts in areas like sports, writing, music, cooking and filmmaking. With Stephen Curry, Gordon Ramsey and Annie Leibovitz among the teaching ranks, students can soak up unique insights from some of the most accomplished individuals in their professions.
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Funding: $458.9M
Coursera is an online education company that partners with universities and organizations to offer classes on their platform.
Coursera is an online education company that partners with universities and organizations to offer classes on their platform.
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Funding: $446.5M
Seismic’s learning and coaching software allows to create interactive sales courses and simulate real-life scenarios with role-plays and video recordings.
Seismic’s learning and coaching software allows to create interactive sales courses and simulate real-life scenarios with role-plays and video recordings.
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Funding: $434M
Handshake is a college career network that helps students and recent graduates find their next opportunity.
Handshake is a college career network that helps students and recent graduates find their next opportunity.
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Funding: $316.3M
Earnest is a technology-lender that brings low-interest loans to high-potential people.
Earnest is a technology-lender that brings low-interest loans to high-potential people.
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Funding: $307.5M
WalkMe provides a digital adoption platform to let organizations measure, drive, and act to maximize their digital transformation.
WalkMe provides a digital adoption platform to let organizations measure, drive, and act to maximize their digital transformation.
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Funding: $281.3M
MindTickle is a software company that offers sales readiness and enablement tools for businesses.
MindTickle is a software company that offers sales readiness and enablement tools for businesses.
