Top Edtech Startups in 2026

Nextdoor is the world's largest social network for the neighborhood, enabling truly local conversations that empower neighbors to build stronger and safer communities. Building connections in the real world is a universal human need. That truth, and the reality that neighborhoods are one of the most important and useful communities in our lives have been guiding principles for Nextdoor. Today, neighbors rely on Nextdoor in more than 242,000 neighborhoods around the world in the United States, the United Kingdom, Germany, France, the Netherlands, Italy, Spain, Sweden, Denmark and Australia, with many more to come.

NovoEd’s collaborative learning platform empowers organizations to design and deliver experiential learning that accelerates business performance on a global scale. Since the company’s founding at Stanford’s social algorithm laboratory in 2012, global corporations, executive education providers, and training firms have relied on NovoEd to develop high-value capabilities through purposeful practice and application, coaching and mentorship, and group collaboration. NovoEd’s proven approach to learning connects diverse groups of learners, mentors, and leaders in a high-impact online environment, unlocking your organization’s collective knowledge and driving measurable outcomes. Learn more at novoed.com!

Wonderschool was started in 2016. The company’s mission is to ensure that every child has access to a home away from home that helps them realize their full potential. Wonderschool supports experienced educators and childcare providers to start their own childcares or preschools out of their homes, whether they live in apartments, condos, or homes that they rent or own. Wonderschool provides assistance with licensing, program setup, marketing and everything in between. The company’s software platform allows teachers to manage their students, parents, and their program from one dashboard. Along with this, Wonderschool has built a marketplace for parents to search Wonderschool programs, schedule visits, enroll their children, and make payments.

Flat, created by Tutteo Ltd, is an online music notation platform that empowers music enthusiasts to create, learn and share music scores, tabs, and lead sheets. We believe that the old fashion sheet music industry has come to a point where it needs to be renewed. Flat is the forefront of a new way to write, teach and consume written music. We proudly support 5M+ composers and music enthusiasts around the world.

Seesaw is used in over 75% of schools in the U.S. (and in 150 other countries!) by over 10M teachers, students, and family members. Your work at Seesaw will have broad reach and meaningful impact. Seesaw is at the heart of the learning process for millions of students. Our platform encourages creativity, expression, and feedback that makes students excited to learn. We believe when students are truly engaged in learning, they find what lights them up, conquer the tough stuff, and open new doors. Now more than ever, remote learning solutions are essential. Seesaw enables meaningful learning from anywhere, for every student. What’s more, Seesaw is showing that it’s possible to work on an important mission and build an exciting and long-term business. We are a profitable company - and we’re still growing quickly. All employees get equity in the company so you can share in our collective success.

Varsity Tutors is a live learning platform that connects students and professionals with personalized instruction to achieve any goal. To date, students have accessed more than three million hours of live instruction on the platform. Experts are available to meet in person or through the company’s award-winning online and mobile platforms, which account for the majority of all sessions.

Early education is one of the greatest determinants of childhood outcomes, is a must for working families, and has lasting social and economic impact. Brightwheel’s mission is to transform early education for every teacher, child, and parent — by giving teachers meaningfully more time with students each day, engaging parents in the development of their kids, and supporting the small businesses that make up the backbone of the $100 billion early education market. Brightwheel is the most loved technology brand in early education globally, trusted by thousands of educators and millions of families.

Screencastify is the #1 screen recorder for Chrome, with 13M+ (!!!) weekly users. In K-12 classrooms around the world, teachers and students are using Screencastify to create instructional videos, record presentations, give better feedback, and much much more. We’ve set out to transform video in the classroom and make it not just a tool for remote learning, but an integral part of every student’s education.

We built zipBoard to make collaboration in the digital world easier. While spreadsheets are great, we believe visual details require an easier way to be discussed. Just the way you would do it on a real world , take a pen and markup to explain what you want changed. We believe it should be the same in the digital world, whether you are building a website, a course, a document, a video. That’s why we have created an easier way to markup and annotate on any kind of digital asset, making it easy for creators to collaborate - just like they would in the real world. We want to make it easy for creators to collaborate every day, without having to dial in a meeting, or make long lists on spreadsheets.

APOLO is an innovative peer-to-peer (P2P) cryptocurrency learning platform that effectively capitalizes on current trends and growth in the global e-learning industry. We combine the accessibility and efficiency of online learning with insightful educational tutor content in the fast-growing blockchain space. Together, our e-learning servicesenable anyone around the world – from crypto novice to master – to build new skills and technical expertise.