Top 6 VIP Teacher startups

Updated: Aug 07, 2025
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These startups focus on matching students with experienced high-caliber educators, potentially charging premium rates for their expertise.
1
Kajabi
Country: USA | Funding: $550M
Kajabi operates as an all-in-one knowledge commerce platform designed to help businesses achieve success online.
2
MasterClass
Country: USA | Funding: $461.4M
MasterClass is a digital platform that allows users to take online classes and learn from world-leading experts in areas like sports, writing, music, cooking and filmmaking. With Stephen Curry, Gordon Ramsey and Annie Leibovitz among the teaching ranks, students can soak up unique insights from some of the most accomplished individuals in their professions.
3
Intro
Country: USA | Funding: $10M
Intro is an application that connects users over a short video call and gets personalized advice.
4
BBC Maestro
Country: UK | Funding: €2.1M
BBC Maestro is a brand new e-learning service, where courses are taught by the most experienced creators in the world.
5
World Science U
Country: USA
World Science U is a digital education initiative dedicated to teaching science to old and young learners.
6
One Day University
Country: USA
One Day University with the country’s most popular professors to develop entertaining versions of their best lectures.
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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