Education Startups

The Recurse Center is a self-directed learning community for programmers, founded in 2011, that helps people direct their own technical education and growth. It operates as a privately held, for-profit business focused on transforming lives through hands-on programming experiences.

1 investor

Safer Management provides attendance tracking software to public school districts and colleges that helps schools accurately capture daily attendance data for federal funding purposes.

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 operates a mentorship network where experienced engineers from major tech companies guide aspiring data scientists, with compensation structured as a percentage of the mentee's first-year salary after employment.

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 develops personalized learning experiences using learning science principles. The platform serves learners across educational settings by combining engagement, proficiency, and personalization tailored to individual needs.

1 investor

Taro operates a community platform where software engineers access educational content and career development resources while tech companies use the service to source and recruit engineering talent.

1 investor

Tegore is an AI math tutor designed to help students learn mathematical concepts through personalized instruction. The tool is used by teachers in classrooms to support student learning in mathematics.

1 investor

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

1 investor

Terascore provides a web-based platform for teachers to build, distribute, and grade tests while tracking student performance metrics and question effectiveness. The tool lets educators incorporate multimedia content and equations into assessments and stores questions for future use.

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 operates a platform connecting Indian college students with online courses in technology, management, and the arts taught by global instructors.

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 is a marketplace that connects travelers with locally-offered experiences and activities from independent operators around the world.

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 hosts the Women Who Code Summit, a three-day event in New York for mid-to-senior technical leaders focused on AI strategy, architecture, and leadership development. The program includes AI workshops, executive sessions, and peer networking for women in technology.

1 investor

Wondering is a mobile learning app that breaks down topics such as machine learning, quantum mechanics, and product design into short lessons combining visuals, podcasts, and interactive exercises. Its learning paths are tailored to each user's background, learning style, and desired depth.

1 investor