Top 35 Startups that help with University and College Application and Test Preparation

Updated: Dec 31, 2025
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These startups develop application essay coaching platforms, test preparation and practice apps, college selection and comparison tools, scholarship search and matching services, interview preparation simulators, etc.
1
Craydel
Country: Kenya | Funding: $3M
Craydel is transforming the way students and working professionals in Africa discover, compare and apply to higher education.
2
BenchPrep
Country: USA | Funding: $30.7M
BenchPrep offers a learner success platform to improve engagement and outcomes for learners.
3
Alice.tech
Country: Denmark | Funding: $5.3M
Alice tech is the developer of an artificial intelligence-powered study platform designed to personalize the learning experience.
4
Empowerly
Country: USA | Funding: $39M
Empowerly is an Edtech company that offers tailored college and career guidance services for students and their families.
5
Applyboard
Applyboard
Country: Canada | Funding: $554M
ApplyBoard is a Canada-based technology company that simplifies the study abroad journey.
6
PhysicsWallah
PhysicsWallah
Country: India | Funding: $312M
Physics Wallah offers live classes, video lectures, test series, and dynamic exercises for JEE, NEET entrance, and board exams.
7
Crimson Education
Crimson Education
Country: New Zealand | Funding: $147M
The world’s leading university admissions support company.
8
Varsity Tutors
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.
9
Leverage Edu
Leverage Edu
Country: India | Funding: $73.8M
AI-enabled marketplace designed to help students with their higher education and career growth plans
10
Adda247
Adda247
Country: India | Funding: $61.2M
Adda247 is a largest edtech platform catering to more than 40 million users in a year
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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