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Education Startups

Updated August 2026

Companies in the education sector developing innovative solutions and technologies.

Explore 1,779 recently funded education companies with verified founder contact information and fundraising data.

Total Companies
1,779
Total Funding
$402.2M
Avg Funding
$16.1M
Global Reach
13
countries

Top Cities for Education

Prague
Berlin
Bucharest
Whitestone
Tokyo
São Paulo

Recently Funded Companies

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Prague, Czech Republic

SaaS, Mobile App for language learning

$500K raised
Nov 2024

Founder Contacts

41,000+ verified contacts

Berlin, Germany

Turing College is an online tech school for AI & Data skills, backed by Ycombinator.

Nov 2024

Founder Contacts

41,000+ verified contacts

Bucharest, Romania

a fully fledged DeepTech SaaS educational platform

$929K raised
Jan 2022

Founder Contacts

41,000+ verified contacts

Whitestone, United States

Vitalcy is the engagement infrastructure for educational communities.

Jan 2026

Founder Contacts

41,000+ verified contacts

Tokyo, Japan

Flights is a drone company offering multidisciplinary drone services for the construction, agriculture, and photography sectors.

$2.5M raised
Nov 2025

Founder Contacts

41,000+ verified contacts

São Paulo, Brazil

FRED is a platform linking startups with students to solve challenges for remuneration, driving innovation and learning.

$820K raised
Jan 2025

Founder Contacts

41,000+ verified contacts

Bochum, Germany

Masterplan.com is a developer of a SaaS platform for corporate education.

Nov 2023

Founder Contacts

41,000+ verified contacts

Liverpool, United Kingdom

SupplyWell is an digital education platform that connects schools directly with amazing teachers, teaching assistants and cover supervisors.

$1.2M raised
Nov 2023

Founder Contacts

41,000+ verified contacts

Mexico City, Mexico

Uk University is a leading and innovative 100% online university based in Mexico.

$4.0M raised
Jan 2023

Founder Contacts

41,000+ verified contacts

Athens, Greece

One-stop destination platform for prospective international students

$222K raised
Jan 2023

Founder Contacts

41,000+ verified contacts

Partizánske, Slovakia (Slovak Republic)

Zooza is a smart course assistant tool for children's courses and activity businesses.

$813K raised
Jan 2023

Founder Contacts

41,000+ verified contacts

Bogotá, Colombia

UBITS is an online learning platform for skilling employees in Latin America.

$25.0M raised
Jan 2022

Founder Contacts

41,000+ verified contacts

San Francisco, United States

Sunlight helps companies grow an engaging learning culture by facilitating their team’s access to any book, event, or course in the world.

$20K raised
Jan 2022

Founder Contacts

41,000+ verified contacts

London, United Kingdom

boclips is an online platform that enables its users to find, watch, and learn through educational video clips.

$9.6M raised
Nov 2021

Founder Contacts

41,000+ verified contacts

Winnipeg, Canada

Hoot Reading is the leading online tutoring service providing 1:1, evidence-based literacy instruction with qualified teachers, at scale.

Nov 2022

Founder Contacts

41,000+ verified contacts

São Paulo, Brazil

Scaleup offers an e-learning experience that aid schools and other educators to deliver educational content through its platform.

$1.3M raised
Nov 2022

Founder Contacts

41,000+ verified contacts

Hongo, Japan

Aidemy is an IT company that provides AI/DX products along with consulting and digital transformation services.

Nov 2021

Founder Contacts

41,000+ verified contacts

São Paulo, Brazil

Inspirali is an educational institute providing post-graduate training in the health sector.

$178.5M raised
Nov 2021

Founder Contacts

41,000+ verified contacts

London, United Kingdom

Quell Therapeutics is a cell therapy company

$156.0M raised
Nov 2021

Founder Contacts

41,000+ verified contacts

Bogotá, Colombia

Griky is an e-learning platform.

$5.0M raised
Nov 2021

Founder Contacts

41,000+ verified contacts

Tokyo, Japan

Conocer is an operator of hybrid cram school Kono Juku and provides planning and development of apps and teaching materials.

$13.2M raised
Nov 2024

Founder Contacts

41,000+ verified contacts

San Francisco, United States

Dreami powers career development programs for the 36 million people in the US who face barriers to employment.

$50K raised
Nov 2023

Founder Contacts

41,000+ verified contacts

Berlin, Germany

Non Nocere is a technology company that offers a VR platform for medical professionals to perform surgery in a simulated environment.

$559K raised
Nov 2022

Founder Contacts

41,000+ verified contacts

Perth, Australia

Paperly is an mobile app that provides modules for school management system and learning management system.

$2.0M raised
Nov 2025

Founder Contacts

41,000+ verified contacts

New York, United States

Education Cannot Wait is an NGO that offers support for education and learning to refugee and displaced boys and girls.

Nov 2024

Founder Contacts

41,000+ verified contacts

Showing 1501 to 1525 of 1,779 companies

About the Education Startup Ecosystem

The education sector is an active area of startup innovation and venture capital investment. Companies in this space are developing new technologies, platforms, and services that address evolving market needs and create new business opportunities.

Funding Trends in Education

Education companies raise capital across various funding stages, from early seed rounds to late-stage growth financing. Investor interest in this sector is driven by the size of the addressable market, the pace of technology adoption, and the potential for scalable business models.

Growth Outlook

The education sector is expected to continue evolving as technology advances, market dynamics shift, and new opportunities emerge. Companies that demonstrate strong product-market fit, efficient growth, and clear competitive advantages are well-positioned to attract continued investment.

Education Funding Breakdown

Here is how funding is distributed among the 1,779 education companies tracked in the VCBacked database.

Average Funding
$16.1M
Total Funding Tracked
$402.2M
Countries Represented
13

Distribution by Funding Stage

Other25 companies

Top Cities for Education

1.São Paulo
3 companies$180.6M
2.Berlin
2 companies$559K
3.Tokyo
2 companies$15.7M
4.Bogotá
2 companies$30.0M
5.San Francisco
2 companies$70K

Related Industries

Companies in the education sector often overlap with or complement businesses in adjacent industries. Exploring related verticals can help you discover additional companies, identify partnership opportunities, and understand the broader competitive landscape.

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