Top Higher Education Startups in 2027

Kalvi is an ed-tech company to transform the future of higher education.

Ad Astra Information Systems is based in Overland Park, Kansas, and serves higher education institutions and systems worldwide. They offer data-informed software solutions and professional services to effectively allocate space and faculty resources, forecast student demand, and accelerate student completions.Ad Astra has collaborated with more than 1,000 higher education campuses and state systems that prioritize the stewardship of instructional resources and improved student outcomes.

Higher education runs on fragmented data — across the SIS, LMS, CRM, and many others. Straia unifies it all.We’re building the AI-native intelligence layer for colleges and university systems, allowing administrators and leaders to ask questions in plain English and receive instant, decision-ready insights, visualizations, and reports without relying on manual queries or lengthy reporting cycles.By connecting siloed data sources and embedding intelligent agents into decision workflows, Straia helps institutions improve student success, optimize operations, and build a much more resilient higher education ecosystem.