Kids Startups

ClassDojo offers a communication app connecting K-8 teachers, children, and families, letting them share moments from a child's day through photos, videos, and messages. The app serves kids, families, and teachers across 180 countries.

16 investors

Litnerd is a reading and writing application for children that combines collaborative clubs, gamified challenges, and AI-powered personalized tutoring to help kids develop literacy skills. The platform enables children to create original stories, which the app illustrates and publishes, while integrating curriculum-aligned content and learning tools designed around reading science principles.

4 investors

StayQrious operates a school that moves away from traditional factory-model education toward experiential, project-based learning for children. The institution focuses on developing problem-solving skills and a love of learning rather than rote syllabus completion.

4 investors

Toymail makes WiFi-connected plush toys called Talkies that let children exchange two-way voice messages with family and friends through a free companion app. The product targets kids and their parents in the consumer connected-toy market.

4 investors

A platform offering interactive science lessons designed for children, featuring content from various instructors.

3 investors

Alltruists delivers bimonthly subscription boxes containing educational materials, activities, and volunteer projects designed for children to learn about and engage with social issues like homelessness, hunger, and climate change.

2 investors

FutureLeague (formerly Camperoo) teaches engineering and programming to children ages 6-12 through hands-on projects emphasizing teamwork, creativity, and design thinking, with a skill-progression model akin to martial arts belts. It also runs corporate team-building events focused on design thinking and innovation for Fortune 500 companies.

2 investors

Kyte is an Android parental control app that converts a phone into a child-safe device, limiting it to pre-approved calls and authorized games while blocking access to the rest of the phone. Parents manage permissions from a web browser, set time limits, monitor internet and call activity, and track the phone's location in real time.

1 investor

Hellosaurus provides software and a distribution platform that enables children's content creators to produce interactive video shows where kids participate actively rather than passively watch. The platform connects creators with families and is designed to support cognitive and social development through play-based engagement.

1 investor