Top 9 Classroom 2.0 startups

Updated: Oct 29, 2025
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These startups are trying to reimagine the traditional classroom experience.
1
Elevate K-12
Country: USA | Funding: $79.2M
Elevate K-12 is an instructional services company that provides live streaming instruction to K-12 classrooms.
2
Shape Robotics
Country: Denmark | Funding: $24.6M
Fable - an educational modular robot system for teaching STEM and 21st century skills to students ranging from 3nd grade to university.
3
Promethean
Country: USA | Funding: $3.7M
Promethean delivers interactive learning technology, creating innovative education solutions, and virtual classroom solutions.
4
Orbiri
Country: UK | Funding: £365K
Orbiri provides a community-powered platform with preset, considered screen-time boundaries for children.
5
Meteor Education
Country: USA
Meteor Education is a educational services partner working with education professionals.
6
School Outfitters
Country: USA
School Outfitters is an internet company specializing in school furniture and classroom equipment
7
ELMO USA
Country: USA
ELMO COMPANY LTD. has been associated with safety, trust and excellence in our products for over 95 years.
8
Next Education
Country: India
Next Education is a fast-growing, technology-driven company revolutionising the education system in India.
9
Highfive
Country: USA
Highfive is a restorative behavior support software that helps to create connected classrooms, repair discipline incidents, prepare students for the future, and make teachers happier.
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Nadia Neveu
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