Education Startups

Prendea operates a subscription afterschool platform offering live classes to Spanish-speaking children aged 4 to 15, with a curriculum spanning arts, sciences, and other subjects.

1 investor

Quad is a mobile platform for college students that automatically tracks daily coursework, lets students chat with classmates, and offers help, using proprietary technology to convert syllabus information into structured assignment data. It targets the student productivity and education market to improve student outcomes.

1 investor

Read Bean is a mobile app for learning Chinese through graded readings adapted from real news and authentic content, personalized to the learner's proficiency level from HSK 1 to 6. The app serves language learners of all levels with daily curated readings, vocabulary tools, and AI-refined content created by native speakers.

1 investor

The Recurse Center runs a self-directed educational retreat for programmers of all experience levels who want to improve their skills, funded through an integrated recruiting agency that offers optional personalized recruiting services to community members seeking new jobs.

1 investor

Scout for Schools provides enrollment automation software for schools, using AI to extract and verify student documents and streamline the onboarding process. The platform offers guided enrollment flows, smart forms, and automated reminders to reduce enrollment time from weeks to days.

1 investor

SharpestMinds runs a peer-to-peer mentorship program for aspiring data scientists, pairing them with experienced engineers from top AI teams. Mentees pay via income-share agreements, giving mentors a percentage of their first year's salary after getting hired.

1 investor

Shepherd provides schools with a learning platform that integrates AI-powered study tools, tutoring access, peer collaboration features, and progress tracking to offer students personalized academic support.

1 investor

Skillza provides assessment creation and management software for teachers and schools in the Middle East and Africa, enabling them to design, distribute, and grade student evaluations while saving classroom time.

1 investor

Strive School offers a six-month online coding program where students gain practical software engineering skills in exchange for a portion of their future salary, targeting European students in STEM fields who seek job-ready training beyond traditional university curricula.

1 investor

Tailor-ED offers an AI-based learning assistant that identifies employee knowledge gaps and builds personalized training paths, integrating with workplace tools like Slack and Teams. It serves companies looking to deliver corporate workforce training and upskilling.

1 investor

A video chat platform for children and families that incorporates educational content, books, and interactive games into video calls.

1 investor

Terascore builds a browser-based platform for teachers to create, administer, and grade tests online, with instant scoring and analytics on question quality, difficulty, and student performance. It offers a WYSIWYG authoring tool supporting images, links, videos, and mathematical equations, plus a reusable question bank, aimed at replacing paper-based exams.

1 investor

Units provides an alternative education model aimed at reimagining how students learn, positioning itself in opposition to traditional schooling structures. The company focuses on accelerating student learning and potential outside conventional educational systems.

1 investor

Unschool is an online learning platform that combines self-paced courses with personal mentorship, live classes and practical projects, and connects learners to internship placements through partner companies. Founded in 2019 and focused on India, it serves students and young people building skills across technology, business, creative and vocational fields.

1 investor

UPchieve provides free, online tutoring and college counseling to low-income middle and high school students across the United States through a volunteer-powered model. The platform matches students with live coaches in under 5 minutes across 20+ subjects including math, science, humanities, and test preparation.

1 investor

Vayable operates an online marketplace where travelers can discover and book unique local experiences and activities offered by independent companies and local experts worldwide.

1 investor

Virtually is an attendance tracking tool for Zoom that detects when participants join and leave live sessions. The product serves online educators and learning platforms managing student cohorts.

1 investor

Women Who Code (WWCode) is an international nonprofit that supports women and historically excluded people in technology careers through free events, a global member community, scholarships, and skill-building programs. It operates across 147 countries with a membership of more than 320,000 and offers a tech job board.

1 investor