Top 19 Professional Certification startups

Aug 05, 2025 | By Nadia Neveu

These startups offer certification programs across a wide range of fields and disciplines.
1
Country: USA | Funding: $30.7M
BenchPrep offers a learner success platform to improve engagement and outcomes for learners.
2
Country: UK | Funding: £50M
Enjoy learning for life with free, online courses from top UK and international universities.
3
upGrad
Country: India | Funding: $782.7M
UpGrad is an online higher education platform providing various programs.
4
Coursera
Country: USA | Funding: $458.9M
Coursera is an online education company that partners with universities and organizations to offer classes on their platform.
5
edX
Country: India | Funding: $426.9M
The online learning platform that provides free online courses from universities around the world.
6
Udacity
Country: USA | Funding: $240M
Udacity develops an online learning platform offering programs in artificial intelligence, machine learning, and robotics sector.
7
Simplilearn
Country: USA | Funding: $76M
Simplilearn helps professionals around the world acquire the skills they need to succeed in today’s digital economy.
8
Great Learning
Country: India
Great Learning is an ed-tech company for professional and higher education that offers comprehensive, industry-relevant programs. Acquired by BYJU'S
9
CodeHS
Country: USA | Funding: $4.2M
CodeHS is a comprehensive platform for helping high schools teach computer science.
10
Diplomasafe
Country: Denmark | Funding: €1M
Diplomasafe is an IT company that offers digital, secure, verifiable, and shareable diplomas to students worldwide.
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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