Top 14 Educational Gadget startups

Aug 28, 2025 | By Nadia Neveu

These startups develop interactive STEM kits, smart learning wearables, AI-powered educational robots, digital whiteboard devices, augmented reality learning tools, etc.
1
Country: Norway | Funding: $104M
reMarkable is a tech startup that builds a paper tablet as a replacement for notebooks and printed documents.
2
Country: Italy | Funding: €8.2M
FABA is a startup dedicated to the development of products that stimulate children's imagination.
3
Swivl
Country: USA | Funding: $4.6M
Swivl offers online tools that enable teachers and students use video to help improve and share their skills.
4
Promethean
Country: USA | Funding: $3.7M
Promethean delivers interactive learning technology, creating innovative education solutions, and virtual classroom solutions.
5
Leka
Country: France | Funding: $220K
Leka, a playful educational companion for children with disabilities
6
HUE
Country: UK
HUE - Colourful, affordable technology to inspire creative teaching and learning.
7
SMART Technologies
Country: Calgary
SMART develops interactive whiteboards and group collaboration tools for classrooms and meeting rooms.
8
ELMO USA
Country: USA
ELMO COMPANY LTD. has been associated with safety, trust and excellence in our products for over 95 years.
9
LeapFrog
Country: USA
LeapFrog creates award-winning educational solutions that delight, engage and inspire children to reach their potential.
10
tonies
Country: Germany
Tonies is an e-commerce platform that sells children's toys with built-in smart audio systems.
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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