Top Education Startups in 2024

QuillBot is an AI edtech writing platform with over 20 million monthly active users that provides students, attorneys, educators, ELLs, and bloggers with free online writing and research tools to help them become more effective, productive, and confident writers. Founded under the belief that learning and applying the knowledge is more rewarding than the mundane aspects of writing, The QuillBot team seeks to advance that idea by, automating those tasks and allowing their users to focus on what they write, not how they should write it. Whether one is writing emails, social media posts, or essays, QuillBot has their back. It has an arsenal of productivity-enhancing tools that are already changing the way the world writes, and we're looking for world-class talent to change the way people write. Join us if you want to help us lead the way.

Every child in the world will grow up with Mickey Mouse and Padlet. That's our vision. We are making the default way of collecting and sharing thoughts on the Internet. Our members love the software. We have over 50 million active users making Padlet one of the most used apps on the planet. Our goal is to be THE the most used app on the planet. We are venture backed AND profitable. We are 35 people (plus a baby crane that we've adopted but it doesn't really do much). That's 2 million active users per employee. Some really badass people work here.

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.

Jellyvision helps companies explain their important (but maybe kind of complex) messages in a delightful way. We create virtual salespeople, brokers, guidance counselors, HR reps, and teachers, who have fun, personalized conversations with your customers and employees and help them understand confusing or snooze-inducing topics. Our most famous virtual helper is ALEX, America’s best-selling and most-trusted standalone benefits decision support tool. Used by hundreds of companies (including 30 in the Fortune 500), ALEX helps millions of employees make smarter decisions that save them—and their employers—surprising amounts of time and money.

Scope AR is a global leader in developing augmented reality solutions and products for industrial clients focused around field maintenance, manufacturing, and training. As the pioneer of utilizing AR for industry support and training, we are partners with technology leaders such as Google and Microsoft. Scope AR’s WorkLink Platform integrates authoring and remote assistance functionality and offers two products that are used widespread in various industries. WorkLink Remote Assistance and WorkLink AR Work Instructions.

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.

Are you looking for your next challenge where you have a pivotal role in a growing small company? Are you interested in make an impact in the K-12 public education system? We may be what you’re looking for. At Goalbook, we empower teachers to transform instruction so that ALL students succeed. We partner with school districts across the country, working closely with educational leaders to support their teachers with effective instructional practice. Founded by former teachers and administrators, Daniel Jhin Yoo and Justin Su, Goalbook was part of Y-Combinator/ImagineK12’s inaugural class and the first company funded through New Schools Venture Fund's Seed Fund, now Reach Capital.

We bring together industry-leading tech companies with higher education institutions to build and deliver education programs that prepare learners for the jobs of tomorrow. Pathstream was borne out of the observation that nearly all jobs increasingly require digital skills, specifically “platform-centric” skills. Our web-based platform streams our tech partner's high-powered software and allows students to dive right into building their skills. We empower a learn-by-doing approach and eliminate the frustration of downloading and configuring new software. We maximize professional and technical preparation by delivering foundational content within the practical, project-based context of a simulated work environment. Pathstream’s learners ultimately earn certifications from the higher ed institution as well as the relevant software platform company, ensuring their efforts translate into actual career mobility.

Test Prep We are the Bay Area’s SAT and ACT leader. Our private and small group SAT, ACT, PSAT, and SAT subject test tutoring is efficient, effective, and customized for each student. Academic Tutoring Our 1-on-1 academic tutoring goes beyond homework help. We inspire and engage students, improving grades and study skills in the process.

CoGrammar is an edtech startup that is dedicated to closing the global tech skills gap. We achieve this by integrating human mentorship and code review into the world's leading tech education brands. CoGrammar has also built and scaled its own coding education product - HyperionDev - which supports learners from over 40 countries in changing into fulfilling tech careers. HyperionDev rebranded to CoGrammar in August 2018. cogrammar.com