Top Education Startups in 2024

FamPay is India's first payments app for teenagers and their families. With FamPay, minors can do UPI, P2P and card payments without the need to setup a bank account. FamPay allows parents to send money to their kids below the age of 18, which they can spend securely anytime, anywhere, under parent's supervision. FamPay aims at making payments smooth and fun for children. Founded by IIT Roorkee alumni and backed by some of the most respected investors around the world, we are on a mission to drive 250 Million Indian teenagers on a smooth and fun-filled journey from cash to digital. We are raising a new, financially aware generation who understands the fundamentals of personal finance and is capable of making decisions in their best long term interest.

Vori is the only modern B2B operating system for the grocery industry (think Instacart or DoorDash but for grocery retailers and their wholesale suppliers). Our technology seamlessly connects data across the food supply chain, streamlining operations for grocers and suppliers while democratizing food supply access. Our customers include everyone from Safeway and CVS properties on down to local corner stores.

CodeCombat is a multiplayer programming game for learning how to code. With thousands of schools and millions of students, we are bringing K12 computer science education to everyone, regardless of gender, race, or background. Everyone should have the opportunity to learn. The ultimate goal of CodeCombat is to bring more users into the field of computer programming by making the logic and syntax more accessible and enjoyable to learn. The end game is to educate a whole new generation of computer programmers that started their journey by slaying ogres and defending their castles from oncoming enemy hordes. We teach Python, JavaScript, and other languages directly in the browser. In a world where all programmers have had to be second-language learners, our students will become native speakers of code. If you are passionate about gaming or education, a self starter, and looking to join a small, scrappy team, we want to meet you!

NoRedInk’s mission is to help all students harness the power of the written word, and we currently help students in over 60% of US school districts become better writers. Our adaptive writing curriculum engages students with exercises based on their interests, guides them through the writing process with instructional support, and boosts their skills through targeted practice. To date, learners have completed over 10 billion writing exercises on our site. Founded by a high school English teacher, NoRedInk is led by an experienced team of educators, technologists, and language evangelists. We’re backed by top-tier investors, including Susquehanna Growth Equity, True Ventures, ReThink Education, Google Ventures, and GSV. Check out our 2021 coverage in Business Wire, earlier articles about us in The Washington Post, Wall Street Journal, and Forbes, or our founder’s 2-minute pitch on NBC when first launching the company in 2012. We are a fast-growing, fully remote team of 155 individuals dedicated to unlocking every writer’s potential.

Plastiq is bill pay with benefits, enabling business owners and consumers to use a credit card for virtually any expense, even ones that normally require a check. With Plastiq, it's easier to earn credit card rewards, tap early-payment discounts, and use your cash in ways that make the most sense for you. Plastiq works with all major credit card providers, including American Express, Discover, Mastercard, Visa, and JCB, and its payments platform has signed up more than one million clients, processing billions in payments for a wide range of expenses, from business supplier payments, to contractors, to taxes and rent. Learn more at plastiq.com.

Kiddom’s school operating system enables educators to collaborate and individualize instruction. Headquartered in San Francisco with an office in New York City, Kiddom is a team of passionate educators, designers, and developers building technology to enable all teachers and learners to unlock their full potential.

Course Hero is an online learning platform with over 60 million course-specific study resources contributed by our community of students and educators, and produced by our team of educational content specialists in collaboration with subject experts. You’ll find practice problems, study guides, videos, class notes, and step-by-step explanations for every subject you’re studying—from economics to literature, biology to history, accounting to psychology, and everything in between. Through Course Hero, you can quickly find what you need to learn deeply. We work closely with educators to help support student learning and complement what’s happening in the classroom. We want to see more students walking up to the podium on graduation day, proud of what they’ve accomplished, and ready to build great lives for themselves. We aim to help them get there.

Launched in 2015, MasterClass is the streaming platform where anyone can learn from the world's best. With an annual membership, subscribers get unlimited access to 90+ instructors and classes across a wide range of subjects including Arts & Entertainment, Business, Design & Style, Sports & Gaming, Writing and more. Step into Anna Wintour’s office, Ron Finley’s garden and Neil Gaiman’s writing retreat. Get inspired by RuPaul, perfect your pitch with Shonda Rhimes, and discover your inner negotiator with Chris Voss. Each class features about 20 video lessons, at an average of 10 minutes per lesson. You can learn on your own terms — in bite-sized pieces or binge it all at once. Cinematic visuals and close-up, hands-on demonstrations make you feel one-on-one with the instructors, while the downloadable workbooks help reinforce your learning. Stream thousands of lessons anywhere, anytime, on mobile, tablets, desktop and Apple TV, Amazon Fire TV® and Roku® devices.

Correlation One is a technology company whose mission is to make data science for all. We believe that data literacy is the most important skill for the future of work. We promote data literacy through global data science competitions, rigorous data skills assessments, and enterprise-grade data science education. We have built an expert community of 250,000+ data scientists and 500+ partnerships with leading universities and data science organizations in the US, China, UK, Canada, Ireland and Latin America. Our products and programs help data professionals develop and showcase their skills, and help enterprises attract and engage better data talent.

The idea for Perlego was born when our founders, Gauthier and Matt, were struggling with the cost of textbooks as students. From that first search for a more affordable alternative, Perlego has grown into a business that is breaking down the barriers to education for students globally.