Top 29 Online Education Course startups

Updated: Aug 22, 2025
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Online course platforms offer a vast marketplace of courses on nearly any topic imaginable, all accessible from a web browser or mobile app.
1
FutureLearn
Country: UK | Funding: £50M
Enjoy learning for life with free, online courses from top UK and international universities.
2
Yuanfudao
Country: China | Funding: $4B
Yuanfudao provides live courses and tutoring through an online platform.
3
Emeritus
Country: Singapore | Funding: $1B
Emeritus is an EdTech startup that provides accessible and affordable educational programs.
4
Unacademy
Country: India | Funding: $838.5M
Unacademy is an online learning platform that provides educational content such as video lectures and examinations.
5
Udemy
Country: India | Funding: $511.4M
Udemy is an online learning platform that helps students, companies, and governments gain the skills they need to reach their goals. Acquired by Coursera
6
Course Hero
Country: USA | Funding: $477.4M
Course Hero is a digital learning platform helping students and educators master their classes.
7
Coursera
Country: USA | Funding: $458.9M
Coursera is an online education company that partners with universities and organizations to offer classes on their platform.
8
edX
Country: India | Funding: $426.9M
The online learning platform that provides free online courses from universities around the world.
9
Udacity
Country: USA | Funding: $240M
Udacity develops an online learning platform offering programs in artificial intelligence, machine learning, and robotics sector.
10
Simplilearn
Country: USA | Funding: $76M
Simplilearn helps professionals around the world acquire the skills they need to succeed in today’s digital economy.
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