Top Education Startups in 2026

Founded by educators and technologists passionate about improving education, Clever is on a mission to unlock new ways to learn for all students. Already used by more than 60% of U.S. K-12 schools, Clever brings all applications into one secure portal and provides single sign-on for everyone. With the leading network of digital learning providers, Clever makes school more engaging, personalized, and fun.

Epic! is a leading digital media brand for kids, bringing unlimited reading and learning to 5 million children in homes and in schools. Epic!'s award-winning subscription-based platform is designed to foster a love of reading and self-directed learning, encouraging kids to explore their interests and learn in a fun, safe, kid-friendly environment with unlimited access to 25,000 books and videos. Partnerships with 250 leading publishers such as HarperCollins, Macmillan, and Nat Geo Kids bring an unparalleled selection of content to kids in the U.S. and around the world. Epic! is a rapidly-growing startup in Redwood City with great restaurants and coffee shops nearby. Parking is easy, and our office is a short walk from Caltrain. We’re a small but mighty team; all passionate about what we’re building. We have the support of terrific investors and veterans of the children’s publishing industry; and have been featured by Forbes, Parenting, Techcrunch, The TODAY Show and more.

Grammarly is the trusted AI assistant for communication and productivity, helping over 40 million people and 50,000 organizations do their best work. Companies like Atlassian, Databricks, and Zoom rely on Grammarly to brainstorm, compose, and enhance communication that moves work forward. Grammarly works where you work, integrating seamlessly with over 500,000 applications and websites. --- Grammarly stands with Ukraine. We invite you to do the same. Here are some ways you can help: gram.ly/WeStandWithUkraine

Duolingo is the world’s most popular way to learn languages online with over 120 million users. Founded in 2011 by crowdsourcing pioneer Luis von Ahn and Severin Hacker, it is the most downloaded Education app on iOS and Android and has been awarded Apple's iPhone App of the Year and Android's Best of the Best. With the mission to bring ‘free language education to the world, we’re building a future in which the highest-quality education is accessible to all. Our approach is simple — language learning should be fun, personalized, and based on science. Duolingo has raised US $83.3 million to date from investors including Union Square Ventures, New Enterprise Associates, Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers, and most recently, Google Capital.

Newsela provides school districts with authentic instructional content that supports their curriculum, empowers teachers across subjects to promote standards-based instruction, and drives student engagement and learning. Content is published daily at 5 reading levels and aligned to standards with student activities and teaching scaffolds designed to bring lessons to life. With over 20 million users, Newsela is already helping kids improve their reading skills in all 50 states and more than 150 countries. We're looking for passionate, creative people with quick minds and warm hearts to join us. If you believe that all students deserve a more rigorous, more personalized learning experience, please apply to join our team.

At GoGuardian, we’re helping shape the future of digital learning by providing educators, students, and schools with tools to create equitable and engaging learning environments. Together, we build innovative solutions that empower students, deliver insights, encourage experimentation, and reduce inequity. We’re growing fast and looking for passionate team members to join us!

Ellevation is the only software platform focused exclusively on ELL educators and the English Learners they serve. At a time when English Learners are the fastest growing population of students in the nation, educators have few tools or innovations to meet their needs. Ellevation partners with school districts to provide an instructional and data management platform focused on instruction, productivity, and collaboration. The platform enables educators to set goals aligned to standards, group students for differentiation, automatically generate an individualized language plans for English Learners, and move many reporting functions online. Over the last year, we increased revenue by 300% and the number of partner school districts by over 100%, and more than doubled the size of our team. We are well-capitalized, have an awesome and growing team, and are looking to add passionate, smart, fun and entrepreneurial folks to who are interested in building a high-impact company.

Omada Health is a virtual-first, integrated care provider. We combine the latest clinical protocols with breakthrough behavior science to make it possible for people with chronic conditions to achieve long-term improvements in their health. Working with over 1,600 enterprise customers – including Fortune 500 and small- and medium-sized employers, health plans, and health systems – Omada delivers personalized interventions for diabetes prevention and weight management, diabetes, hypertension, musculoskeletal issues and behavioral health. Our virtual care programs are clinically supported and evidence-based, and the results have been published in multiple peer-reviewed journals. We build programs that employees don’t just try, but stick with – resulting in reduced healthcare costs that deliver long term changes in health behavior and increased ROI. We're especially proud of the clinical results we deliver and the way we leverage technology to amplify and extend the influence of our real human care teams - from health coaches to clinical specialists. Omada has enrolled more than half a million members across all 50 states. Our partners include major employers across the country, including Costco and Iron Mountain, as well as leading health plans, such as Cigna and Kaiser.

MindTickle is a next generation Sales Enablement platform that helps companies prepare their sales reps, support teams and partners in a scalable and effective way. Funded by Accel Partners and recognized as a Gartner "Cool Vendor" in 2014, MindTickle is part of the elite startup club and is carving out a new product category. Ranked #68 in the list of topmost social selling brands globally (ahead of likes of GE Capital and Savo), MindTickle has already garnered an enviable customer list. 12% of the world’s billion dollar startups such as Cloudera, Nutanix, Qualtrics, AppDynamics repose their faith in MindTickle.

Flockjay’s Sales Elevation platform captures winning strategies from internal stars and external experts, coaches reps with real-time training, and motivates teams to implement and adapt best practices. We are backed by leading investors, including Y Combinator.