Top 36 Education Gamification startups

Updated: Mar 20, 2026
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These startups utilize game mechanics like points, badges, leaderboards and interactive challenges to make educational courses more engaging.
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Kahoot!
Country: Norway | Funding: $517.3M
Kahoot! is a game-based learning platform that makes it easy to create, share, and play fun learning games and trivia quizzes.
2
ClassDojo
Country: USA | Funding: $191.1M
ClassDojo is a school communication platform that teachers, students, and families use to build close-knit communities.
3
Secure Code Warrior
Country: Australia | Funding: $101.5M
Secure Code Warrior makes secure coding a positive and engaging experience for developers as they increase their software security skills.
4
Quizlet
Country: USA | Funding: $62M
Quizlet is a learning platform that uses activities and games to help students practice and master what they’re learning.
5
Matific
Country: USA | Funding: $57M
Matific takes a unique approach to teaching K to 6 math using hands-on and interactive mini-games.
6
Quizizz
Country: USA | Funding: $47M
Quizizz is an education-based platform that offers engaging gamified quizzes and interactive lessons to any learner.
7
EDURINO
Country: Germany | Funding: €30.9M
Edurino is an e-learning platform that introduces digital learning responsibly and playfully for children aged 4-8+.
8
Osmo
Country: USA | Funding: $32.5M
Osmo is a gaming company built around its proprietary Reflective Artificial Intelligence. It aims to create a new play movement to unleash the boundaries of the screen with the launch of its inaugural product, Osmo. Osmo expands the playing field and engages creative thinking and social interaction, allowing any object - pen and paper, you name it - to interact with the digital device.
9
SplashLearn
Country: USA | Funding: $25M
SplashLearn is an EdTech startup company providing game-based math and reading courses to students in pre-kindergarten to grade five.
10
MainBot
Country: France | Funding: $17M
MainBot is robotics company that develops Winky, a modular and educational robot companion for children.
11
Creative Galileo
Country: India | Funding: $10M
Creative Galileo is an Edtech startup that focuses on the early learning of children.
12
Sofatutor
Country: Germany | Funding: €6.5M
Sofatutor is an online platform of educational tutorials for school and college students to study for exams and recapitulate lessons.
13
ROYBI Robot
Country: USA | Funding: $4.3M
Roybi Robot is an AI-powered companion robot for young children in language learning & early childhood education.
14
Academic Labs
Country: Singapore | Funding: $3.2M
Academic Labs develops an AI web 3 education platform.
15
Edpuzzle
Country: USA | Funding: $3M
EdPuzzle is a video-editing tool with analytics for classroom.
16
MaPanda
Country: Ukraine | Funding: $1.3M
MaPanda is a cutting-edge video conferencing platform made for online instructors, counselors, and psychologists.
17
Skidos
Country: Denmark | Funding: $1.2M
SKIDOS is your child’s gateway to games that combine learning with endless fun
18
ExoDexa
Country: USA | Funding: $1.2M
ExoDexa gamifies online learning and provides online activities that prepare learners for college and life.
19
Lingawa
Country: USA | Funding: $1.2M
Lingawa is an edtech company driven by the goal to provide access to a great education for all
20
Fathomd
Country: USA | Funding: $1M
Fathomd provides a platform for developing and distributing educational games that facilitate interactive learning.
21
NUITEQ
Country: Sweden | Funding: $920K
NUITEQ develops collaborative software company that enables teams, educational institutions, and businesses to add value through smarter human interaction.
22
Socrative
Country: Canada | Funding: $750K
Socrative, a student performance-tracking system, allows teachers to engage students in various activites on computers and mobile devices.
23
Atorika
Country: France | Funding: €190K
Atorika offers edutainment that adapts to any child.
24
DevLand
Country: USA
DevLand is empowering kids to become tomorrow’s problem solvers
25
Edvantly
Country: Switzerland
Edvantly is a smart study platform that helps students learn faster with AI-powered revision, collaborative study groups, and gamified progress tracking through their StudyPet. Edvantly turns overload into action with bite-sized lessons, XP rewards, evolving Study Pets, AI feedback, and live Study Buddies to keep you motivated and supported
26
Kizling
Country: South Korea
Kizling is AI-based digital short-form challenge platform designed for children and teenagers with a strong emphasis on education, safety, and social responsibility. It encourages users to move beyond passive viewing and become active creators. By participating in creative challenges, children naturally develop digital literacy, self-expression, collaboration skills, and responsible online communication.
27
Jalan Journey
Country: Singapore
Jalan Journey is a pioneering developer, publisher, and promoter of digital games that inspire empathy and drive social impact.
28
Arcademics
Country: USA
Arcademics makes multiplayer educational games like free math games, free language arts games, and more for K-8 students.
29
Ann Education
Country: Israel
Ann is an e-reader revolutionizing educational materials, making static content interactive, with automation and AI.
30
LogIQids
Country: India
LogIQids is an innovative game-based learning tool.
31
Surge9
Country: Canada
Surge9 is a microlearning, training reinforcement, and gamification company.
32
Emile
Country: UK
Emile is an online resource developed with Manchester Met University with funding from Innovate UK. .
33
CGA Simulations
Country: UK
Software Development - Machine Learning - Simulation - Robotics We are experts in digital
34
Levato
Country: Norway
Game-based learning technology for higher education and corporate training
35
UJJI
Country: UK
The gamified career development platform for the new generation of work
36
BrainPOP
Country: USA
BrainPOP is a digital educational content creator that supports teachers and engages students.
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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