Top Education Startups in 2027

Traction (08/14/2013): Customers and Users - 160 Schools, 26 Libraries and 14,000+ Students in NJ System - Successfully delivered 88,000 lessons and over 1 million assessment questions. Product Info: 1) Lumos tedBooks combine the simplicity of printed books with anywhere learning. 2) Lumos Quill technology allows teachers, parents and curriculum leads to rapidly create custom interactive lessons and assessments that supplement classroom learning. It helps educators collaboratively capture and centralize lesson plans and assessments and make them available to students in both print and eLearning format. Phase 2 of the product would focus on addition of social learning component, scale, improving usability and mobile access capabilities. 3) Lumos eLearning is self paced, student directed, individualized and personalized learning that can improve student performance on any grade level standardized test. Teachers can monitor the online work performed by students using the Teacher Portal.

Vacation With An Artist (VAWAA) is a platform for creative types and lifelong learners to book 4-7 day apprenticeships with curated master artists and craftspeople in 30+ countries around the world. From painting with a prolific artist in Italy, calligraphy with a grandmaster in Kyoto to making a bicycle with India's first bamboo bicycle-maker, it's a chance to learn new skills and immerse into the life of a master in a new place. Travelers from around the world have gone on VAWAA experiences that have led to powerful stories of creativity, personal reinvention and collaborations. The international travel market is hungry for rich immersive experiences and we are expanding to become the best company for creative travel experiences globally.

Albert accelerates learning outcomes through interactive practice. We believe that the best way to master anything is to "learn by doing". We have published over 63,000 practice items spanning 200+ subjects. Our curriculum offerings in K-12 cover the following areas: * AP (31 subjects) * SAT * ACT * Common Core ELA * Common Core Math * NGSS The pillars of Albert’s value for educators are: 1. Time savings. Students can view explanations as they practice, so in-class time that would have otherwise been spent reviewing homework questions can now be spent on personalized instruction. 2. Better content. It is difficult and time-consuming to write rigorous and standards-aligned practice items. Albert provides and constantly updates content to align to the latest standards. 3. Powerful platform tools. Albert makes it easy to assign content to students in many ways and provides teachers with high-level and detailed ways to understand student performance and growth.

The next generation is stuck in an industrialized education system. We’re relying on them to invent the future, but they won’t be able to solve 2050’s challenges with an educational supply chain built for the 1950’s. We need a new system, one where kids learn how to think instead of what to think — and that’s what we’re building at Primer.

Content Beta is a video-first creative service for fast moving B2B marketing teams. We help you ship videos, graphics, decks, and landing pages affordably, on brand, and at scale. Our model was designed for marketing teams that are short on time, short on bandwidth, but still need high quality creative to drive results. Whether you're in Product Marketing, Sales, Customer Success, or Growth, we help you stay ahead of campaign deadlines and internal demands with content that actually converts. What makes us different? • A full creative team without hiring • A dedicated creative director who owns quality • A system built for fast, repeatable execution • Slack integration, 24 hour delivery, and deep B2B knowledge We’re not a traditional agency or a platform full of freelancers. We're a structured solution built for ongoing content needs, tight turnarounds, and cross functional collaboration. You get the firepower of an in-house creative team without the cost or the delays. Need 2 videos? 8 designs? 3 decks? You choose your mix. We manage everything inside Slack, ensuring no bottlenecks, no surprises—just fast, on brand output at scale. Trusted by 200+ B2B brands including ServiceNow, Sendbird, and Constructor. Let’s make your creative ops effortless.

As an early pipeline tech talent accelerator, AOT creates equitable access to technology careers for 16-24-year-olds from historically excluded backgrounds who lack access to critical resources and opportunities. Since 2014, AOT has provided free, high-quality technology education and workforce readiness programs in New York City, Los Angeles, Miami, and Atlanta. Students gain in-demand skills in Web Development, Artificial Intelligence, UX Design, Product Management, Digital Marketing, Data Science, and Cybersecurity—paving pathways to higher education and careers in tech. To date, AOT has served over 5,300 students, facilitated more than 1,000 paid internships generating $4.1 million in wages, and distributed $2.4 million in stipends to remove financial barriers to participation. AOT alumni are twice as likely to attend college and five times more likely to pursue technology-related degrees compared to the national average. AOT partners with leading corporations, foundations, and community organizations to drive systemic change in tech education and workforce development. Recognized for its impact, AOT has been featured in Forbes, CNN, TechCrunch, The Huffington Post, BET, and other national media.

Backpack Payment Technologies, Inc. is a financial technology company that specializes in building API-driven payment gateways for 529 College Savings Plans. The company collaborates with OMB Bank, a Member FDIC, to provide banking services. Backpack focuses on simplifying the process of managing and contributing to 529 accounts, making it easier for families to save for education expenses. The platform integrates various financial services to offer a seamless user experience for its clients.

Meta Search Engine iPhone/Pad App and connection platform that provides college students secure search of Google, Yahoo and Bing and tools to connect with fellow users, present personal profile, learn helpful search research tips and directly access high priority services (e.g., research and enjoyable services). The user base will begin with strategically targeted college students and expanded to high school, college students and young adults in populated US markets.

At Kalmus Labs, we are building human-centered AI tools for learning and growth. Our first product, BookBuddy, transforms any document into a guided conversation that adapts to you - explaining concepts in plain language, asking smart questions, and making study feel more like dialogue than drudgery. The problem we are tackling is that learning and work have become increasingly isolating and mechanical: PDFs, jargon, endless tabs, and no real support. AI today often feels like a chatbot toy or a corporate tool for efficiency, not for people. We believe technology should make learning feel alive, personal, and empowering. Our challenge is not just technical - it’s cultural. We are designing AI that feels trustworthy, transparent, and human. We are solving for flow, not just output. And we are building a company where contributors share in the upside, not just the workload.