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YC Education Companies
130 Y Combinator education startups with verified founder contacts, batch info, and company data.
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12
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YC Company Directory
50 companies
Company | Batch | Description | Status | Location | Team | Site | Founders | Reveal |
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Chiron | X25 | Grammarly for Math ✏️ | Active | London, England, United Kingdom | 2 | James Booth, Max Booth | Reveal | |
Units | X25 | Units builds full-stack AI education infrastructure. | Active | San Francisco, CA, USA | 1 | Daniel Martinez | Reveal | |
Alice.tech | W25 | AI-driven exam prep | Active | Copenhagen, Denmark | 5 | Kim Rants | Reveal | |
Alice.tech | W25 | AI-driven exam prep | Active | Copenhagen, Denmark | 5 | Kim Rants | Reveal | |
Edexia | W25 | AI Teacher Assistant for Grading Essays | Active | Brisbane, QLD, Australia | 4 | Daniel Gibbon, Nathan Wang | Reveal | |
Edexia | W25 | AI Teacher Assistant for Grading Essays | Active | San Francisco, CA, USA | 4 | Daniel Gibbon, Nathan Wang | Reveal | |
Excellence Learning | W25 | AI tutor starting with maths and science | Active | Stanford, CA, USA | 4 | Sovann Linden, Alexis Bonnafont, Mattia Mauro | Reveal | |
GradeWiz | W25 | AI Grading for Teachers | Active | San Francisco, CA, USA | 2 | Max Bohun | Reveal | |
Miyagi Labs | W25 | AI tutors for exam prep | Active | New York City, NY, USA | 2 | Tyrone Davis III, Guang Cui | Reveal | |
Scout | W25 | AI-powered student information system for K-12 schools | Active | New York City, NY, USA | 8 | Noah Fichter, Max Bertfield | Reveal | |
MathDash | W24 | Learning Platform for Math Competitions | Active | San Francisco, CA, USA | 2 | Daniel Sun, Akshaj Kadaveru | Reveal | |
Mathos | W24 | Ultimate AI Math Problem Solver to Revolutionize Personalized Learning | Active | Santa Clara, CA, USA | 5 | Tianwei Yue | Reveal | |
SuperKalam | W23 | AI-Powered Super Mentor for Test Prep | Active | Bengaluru, Karnataka, India | 20 | Vimal Singh Rathore, Aseem Gupta | Reveal | |
Univerbal | W23 | Language learning with a conversational AI Tutor | Active | Zürich, ZH, Switzerland | 3 | Philipp Hadjimina, Samuel Bissegger, David Niederberger | Reveal | |
AntWalk | W22 | An employee up-skilling platform for fast growing companies | Inactive | Bengaluru, Karnataka, India | 50 | Joybroto Ganguly | Reveal | |
AntWalk | W22 | An employee up-skilling platform for fast growing companies | Inactive | Bengaluru, KA, India; Remote | 50 | Joybroto Ganguly | Reveal | |
Avocademy | W22 | We teach UX/UI design and then help people get great jobs. | Active | Miami, FL, USA | 6 | Maca Baigorria, Alexandra Amico | Reveal | |
Darsel | W22 | Chatbot teaching K12 math in developing countries | Active | Amman, Amman Governorate, Jordan; Remote | 5 | Abdulhamid Haidar | Reveal | |
Koala | W22 | Minecraft for Teachers | Active | San Francisco, CA, USA; Remote | 11 | Xavier Lesage Moretti, Benjamin Roux | Reveal | |
Koala | W22 | Minecraft for Teachers | Active | San Francisco, CA, USA | 11 | Xavier Lesage Moretti, Benjamin Roux | Reveal | |
Marathon Education | W22 | We provide live after-school tutoring to K-12 students in Vietnam | Inactive | Ho Chi Minh City, Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam; Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam; Remote | 20 | Duc Pham, Tung Tran | Reveal | |
Marathon Education | W22 | We provide live after-school tutoring to K-12 students in Vietnam | Inactive | Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam | 20 | Duc Pham, Tung Tran | Reveal | |
MySivi | W22 | MySivi - AI English Speaking Practice App | Active | Bengaluru, Karnataka, India | 10 | Akshay Sanghai, Shivam Gupta, Anoop Jaiswal | Reveal | |
Skillza | W22 | Skillza builds simple tools for teachers and schools in MEA | Inactive | Dubai - United Arab Emirates | 20 | Anand Bhashyam | Reveal | |
Toko | W22 | Learn English by speaking with an AI | Active | New York City, NY, USA | 5 | Jen Liu, Erica Du | Reveal | |
Avion School | W21 | We teach Filipinos to become remote software engineers globally. | Inactive | Manila, Metro Manila, Philippines | 4 | John Young | Reveal | |
Awari | W21 | Reinventing lifelong learning for the future of work. | Acquired | São Paulo, SP, Brazil; Remote | 35 | Fabio Muniz, Alberto Santos | Reveal | |
Coderhouse | W21 | Effective and accessible online live education. | Active | Buenos Aires, CABA, Argentina | 225 | Christian Patiño, Nahuel Lema | Reveal | |
Coderhouse | W21 | Effective and accessible online live education. | Active | Buenos Aires, Argentina | 225 | Christian Patiño, Nahuel Lema | Reveal | |
Codingal | W21 | Leading online after-school for kids & teens to learn AI & coding | Active | Bengaluru, Karnataka, India | 60 | Vivek Prakash, Satyam Baranwal | Reveal | |
Degrees of Freedom | W21 | DoF provides a high quality, affordable higher education alternative. | Inactive | New York, NY, USA | 7 | Chandell Stone, S. Aaron Andrew, Jazel Smith | Reveal | |
FunctionUp (FanPlay) | W21 | A skill-tech platform that runs placement bootcamps | Acquired | Bengaluru, KA, India | 20 | Bharat Gupta, Pritesh Kumar | Reveal | |
FunctionUp (FanPlay) | W21 | A skill-tech platform that runs placement bootcamps | Acquired | Bengaluru, Karnataka, India | 20 | Bharat Gupta, Pritesh Kumar | Reveal | |
Kidato | W21 | Online school for K12 education in Africa | Active | Nairobi, Kenya | 15 | Sam Gichuru | Reveal | |
Kiwify | W21 | Create & sell online courses | Active | SC, Brazil; Remote | 200 | Artur Ribas, Marinho Gomes | Reveal | |
Poliglota | W21 | The online language school for Latam, with groups led by an instructor | Active | Santiago, Santiago Metropolitan Region, Chile | 170 | Nicolas Fuenzalida, Carlos Aravena, Jose Sanchez | Reveal | |
Frizzle | S25 | AI Grading for Teachers | Active | San Francisco, CA, USA | 2 | Abhay Gupta, Shyam Sai | Reveal | |
Frizzle | S25 | AI Grading for Teachers | Active | New York City, NY, USA | 2 | Abhay Gupta, Shyam Sai | Reveal | |
Risely AI | S25 | AI agents that automate administrative work across college campuses. | Active | San Francisco, CA, USA | 8 | Shahryar Abbasi, Sadia Saifuddin | Reveal | |
Risely AI | S25 | AI agents that automate administrative work across college campuses. | Active | — | 9 | Shahryar Abbasi, Sadia Saifuddin | Reveal | |
Educato | S24 | Worldwide exam-prep platform | Active | San Francisco, CA, USA; Remote | 5 | Codrut Lemeni, Felix Gabler | Reveal | |
Educato | S24 | Worldwide exam-prep platform | Active | San Francisco, CA, USA | 5 | Codrut Lemeni, Felix Gabler | Reveal | |
Flint | S23 | Personalized learning built for schools | Active | New York City, NY, USA | 18 | Sohan Choudhury, Jinseo Park | Reveal | |
Ora AI | S23 | Med school can be simpler | Active | San Francisco, CA, USA | 3 | Ryan Phelps, Kevin Bastoul, Jacob Caccamo | Reveal | |
Studdy | S23 | An AI math tutor for every student | Active | San Francisco, CA, USA | 4 | Michael Lam, Alex Lanzoni | Reveal | |
Studdy | S23 | An AI math tutor for every student | Active | San Francisco, CA, USA | 4 | Michael Lam, Alex Lanzoni | Reveal | |
Emerge Career | S22 | All-in-one re-entry & workforce development training platform | Active | New York City, NY, USA | 8 | Uzoma "Zo" Orchingwa, Gabriel Saruhashi | Reveal | |
Emerge Career | S22 | All-in-one re-entry & workforce development training platform | Active | — | 3 | Uzoma \, Gabriel Saruhashi | Reveal | |
RevisionDojo | F24 | AI tutors for students. | Active | — | 10 | Bowen Liu, Janet Liu, Michael Tong | Reveal | |
RevisionDojo | F24 | AI tutors for students. | Active | — | 10 | Bowen Liu, Janet Liu, Michael Tong | Reveal |
Status Breakdown
About YC Education Companies
Y Combinator has funded 130 education companies since its founding in 2005. These startups span from early-stage pre-launch to publicly traded companies, making YC one of the most prolific backers of education innovation globally.
100 of these companies are currently active. 12 have been acquired. VCBacked tracks verified founder contact information, team sizes, and company status for every YC education startup.
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