Top 36 k12 School EdTech startups

Updated: Dec 07, 2025
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These startups help children study at k12 school successfully by providing additional tutoring, materials and engaging courses.
1
WuKong Education
Country: New Zealand
WuKong is a Chinese language learning platform aimed at schoolchildren, focusing on technology (interactive exercises, gamification and artificial intelligence). WuKong's content is filled with vibrant characters, original songs, thousands of captivating stories and hand-drawn illustrations. Parents have access to a dedicated mobile app that allows them to track their child's progress, plan lessons and connect with them in real time. WuKong offers specialized programs for different ages and skill levels, such as "Preschool Chinese" (ages 3-6) and "Learning Chinese" (ages 5-18, for non-native speakers). WuKong teachers provide genuine attention and support to each child, igniting their curiosity. Strict standards ensure that only 1% of teachers are selected. In addition to Chinese, the platform offers courses in mathematics and English.
2
Zuoyebang
Country: China | Funding: $2.9B
Zuoyebang is an online education platform that provides quality educational products and services to k12 students.
3
GoStudent
Country: Austria | Funding: $781.3M
GoStudent is a digital platform that connects students to teachers in a virtual learning environment.
4
Paper
Country: Canada | Funding: $389.6M
Paper is an educational support system that provides personalized tutoring accessible to every student.
5
Outschool
Country: USA | Funding: $240.2M
Outschool is a marketplace of live online classes for k12 kids. It offers live online small-group classes (like 5 to 1) and 1:1 tutoring lessons led by real teachers, that create courses themselves or help with homework and generally understanding school material. There are thousands of topics, including school subjects as well as hobby-occupations, like art, music, cooking, pet-training, robotics, etc. Kids can learn on custom schedule via desktop or mobile app. Any person with academic experience can create own course or work as a private tutor on the platform. Also Outschool provides core academics courses, that include full school curriculum courses, so it can replace real school by home-schooling. The platform also provides classes for neurodiverse learners with ADHD, autism, etc.
6
Chegg
Country: USA | Funding: $227.3M
Chegg is a student media learning platform offering services to universities and community colleges.
7
Amplify
Country: USA | Funding: $215M
Amplify Education provides next-generation curriculum and formative assessment.
8
GoGuardian
Country: USA | Funding: $200M
GoGuardian is an innovative startup aiming to provide schools with a cutting-edge safety and productivity platform. It has become an essential tool for educational institutions, helping to protect students from harmful content and improve classroom productivity.
9
Brainly
Country: Poland | Funding: $148.5M
Brainly is a web-based learning platform where kids and parents seek homework and study assistance from peers and professionals.
10
Varsity Tutors
Country: USA | Funding: $107M
Varsity Tutors is a live learning platform that connects students and professionals with personalized instruction to achieve any goal.
11
Brightchamps
Country: USA | Funding: $102M
BrightChamps is a learning education service provider company.
12
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.
13
Parallel Learning
Country: USA | Funding: $28.9M
Parallel is the first tech-forward provider of learning assessments and support services for students with learning differences.
14
Numerade
Country: USA | Funding: $26M
Numerade is the virtual learning platform that adds understanding back to STEM education.
15
Evulpo
Country: Switzerland | Funding: $21.7M
Evulpo is a free learning website that provides an instructional videos, summaries, and practice units for curriculum-related topics. The platform delivers curriculum-aligned content created in collaboration with Swiss universities, combining explainer videos, concise summaries and interactive exercises.
16
XSEED
Country: Singapore | Funding: $20M
XSEED Education is an innovative K-12 startup focused on enhancing school learning with high-quality proprietary curriculum, training.
17
Studyplus
Country: Japan | Funding: ¥1.6B
Study Plus is an educational application developed to facilitate collaborative studying.
18
Tutored by Teachers
Country: USA | Funding: $10M
Tutored by Teachers match students with certified teachers to deliver online education.
19
VUIHOC
Country: Vietnam | Funding: $8M
Vuihoc.vn is an online platform that provides courses for elementary, middle, and high school students.
20
90+ My Tuition App
Country: India | Funding: $5M
90+ My Tuition App digital classes are syllabus and textbook oriented with animated content for easier understandability.
21
El Kheta
Country: Egypt | Funding: $400K
El-Kheta is an educational platform that provides supplementary lessons to support Egyptian school students in their studies.
22
EduRev
Country: USA | Funding: $150K
Learning platform that is improving education experience to unprecedented levels while reducing costs by a factor of 10.
23
Lernwolke
Country: Switzerland | Funding: €71.4K
Lernwolke GmbH is specializes in innovative educational software for the primarschule.
24
AASOKA
Country: India
An EdTech platform offering blended learning solutions, empowers schools with vital knowledge, skills and grow rapidly.
25
Dreamtime Learning
Country: India
Discover the spectrum of Dreamtime Learning's innovative educational offerings, from our online school, to tech-driven micro-school and from community-based after-school programs to B2B preschool solutions.
26
EdDeeD
Country: India
EdDeeD is a platform that brings the 5 pillars of education together - Educational Institutions, Parents, Educators, Students and Service Providers.
27
Great Minds
Country: USA
A group of education leaders founded the non-profit Great Minds in 2007 to define and encourage content-rich comprehensive education.
28
Littera Education
Country: USA
Littera Education is an education platform that offers online tutoring to students.
29
Shaalaa.com
Country: India
Shaalaa is an online study material provider for students.
30
Eduauraa
Country: India
Eduauraa is a digital learning platform offering interactive educational resources and practice tests.
31
Schoolin1
Country: USA
Schoolin1 is an EdTech company dedicated to digital transformation and sustainable development of stakeholders in K-12 Schools, through an all-in-one SIS software
32
NaUrok
Country: Ukraine
Creates unlimited opportunities for the professional development of teachers and improves students' knowledge.
33
Infinity Learn
Country: India
Infinity Learn is a leading EdTech Company that provides Online Tutoring for Students.
34
Extramarks
Country: India
Extramarks is a leading educational technology company and the creator of India’s most loved learning apps.
35
Emile
Country: UK
Emile is an online resource developed with Manchester Met University with funding from Innovate UK. .
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Study.com
Country: USA
Online video learning platform for K-12 and college courses
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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