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Top EdTech Companies

EdTech is transforming education in 2023 through personalized learning, virtual classrooms, and skill-based training. It bridges gaps in global education, preparing learners for a rapidly evolving future.

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Our world has changed significantly with the introduction of new technological advances in the last century. But, we rarely stop to think how children and our younger generations adapt to and use technology to improve their lives.

In this deep-dive, we’ll discover how edtech and software in the education industry has shifted over the years, what companies have emerged as leaders, and how you can find a job in the fast-moving edtech industry.

While India continues to produce edtech and software unicorns at a rapid pace, the United States is still the crown jewel for innovation in the education space. Look no further than the Unvalley and the West Coast. It seems that every day features a new, high-profile edtech startup or edtech funding news.

Before understanding where the edtech space is today, let’s first take a trip down memory lane. Who were the first movers? Where were they located? How did they fare versus the titans of industry that preceded them?

Although the “edtech” wave informally began in the 60s and 70s, it wasn’t until the early 2000s that online education became accessible for the average joe. Seen as a pioneer in the industry, MIT first started offering online classes in 2002. Then came DeVry and Phoenix University, both of whom are 100% online colleges today and were revolutionized by the invention of tele- and videoconferencing.

Today, the software industry has crept into the sometimes-antiquated education industry in the form of billion-dollar valuations and unicorn statuses. Among them are Handshake, Masterclass, Udemy, Coursera and Duolingo.

These companies – and most in edtech – have many things in common. First and most obvious, the edtech world is digitizing education. Contributing to so many other positive benefits, digitization allows content to scale at rapid paces instead of students needing to carry physical books and visit a school campus. Instead, you can access elite courses and educational resources from your couch. Coursera and Udemy created marketplaces for courses and lessons that anyone who wants to learn about coding, painting, math or engineering can take from their own home. Revolutionary!

Second, edtech companies are democratizing education for all when in the past, only the rich and wealthy had access to top-notch schooling, professors and resources. Take Masterclass for example: For a monthly cost, you can learn tennis from Serena Williams, basketball from Steph Curry or gymnastics fundamentals from Simone Biles. And, that’s just sports! Their topics range from fashion and cooking to art and finance taught by experts in their fields.

Lastly, they have made education far cheaper. Instead of today’s students being somewhat forced into universities and colleges that charge an arm and a leg in tuition and entangle alumni with thousands of dollars in debt, students can pay on-demand at a far lower cost due to economies of scale. Duolingo, an Unvalley-based language learning platform, is free for consumers!

Because of these few world-changing consequences and so many more, edtech is experiencing a flurry of venture investment from all over the globe, including top firms like Andreesen Horowitz and Tiger Global. And, nations and cultures that had previously been left out of the new age of education and technology realms are finally getting access to new information.

Next, you’ll learn about the education companies changing the industry with new technologies and softwares.

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EdTech Companies

When you think of edtech companies, who first comes to mind? Learning management systems? Digital course marketplaces? Classroom tech?

The edtech industry is broad. With new trends come new education technology news and resources. EdSurge, a board and community that supports the edtech market and serves as a edtech hub for news, is constantly have to chase edtech stories as they appear around the world. A quick glance at their website reveals that education is changing at perhaps its fastest rate yet. Especially during the COVID-19 pandemic when many universities, higher education institutions and schools were shuttered and forced to operate virtually.

As personal development has become a keystone of the employee experience, learning management systems (or LMSs) have gotten an incredible share of venture funding in the last few years. COVID-19 and the pandemic accelerated the increasing importance of a workplace’s role in and support of employees’ personal lives. As startups, large institutions and technologists innovate further, expect a lot more news and funding from this sector of the edtech market in the coming years.

Course marketplaces have already taken the world by storm. But again, expect massive growth and more companies to emerge in this formidable edtech area. As education has digitized and democratized for individuals around the world, course marketplaces like Bay Area-based Coursera, Udacity and Udemy have surged to record valuations (worth $7+ billion, $1+ billion and $4+ billion, respectively).

Technology has also leaked into classrooms. Some of the largest classroom edtech platforms include DC-based Blackboard, Salt Lake City-headquartered Canvas and Aussie-led Moodle. Each of these growing companies provides elearning tools, virtual classroom options and extensive analytics to help educators better understand how and what to teach their students.

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EdTech Companies That Are Hiring

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Mainstay
Boston - Mainstay is a developer of a chatbot platform that boosts enrollment, persistence, and completion at hundreds of colleges and universities. The company uses artificial intelligence and machine learning to facilitate the path to and through college. Specifically, Mainstay developed Oli, a chatbot that combines AI with human experts to provide free college guidance to all students. For their college partners, it eliminates repetitive tasks, helps colleges meaningfully engage students at scale, and provides deep insights into their pipeline of prospects.
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Trivie
Frisco - Trivie is a SaaS-based, on-demand gamification platform that is based upon brain science utilizing retrieval practice, micro-learning, and adaptive learning to make retention of information more lasting. This increased retention, coupled with higher engagement from gamification, enables companies to have higher sales, better customer service, and dramatically reduce overall training expenses. It was founded in 2011 and headquartered in Frisco, Texas.
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Remind
San Francisco - Remind is a communication platform that helps every student succeed. Founded in 2011, Remind allows school and district administrators to reach and engage with their communities and connects educators and families with the tools that help them teach and learn. Investors include First Round Capital, GSV, Kleiner Perkins Caufield Byers, and Social Capital.
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VitalSource
Raleigh - VitalSource Technologies is a platform that provides building, enhancing, and delivering e-learning content. They offer best-in-breed technology, enterprise-level scalability, industry-leading analytics, and the broadest digital content catalog in higher education. The VitalSource Bookshelf® platform is the most used e-textbook delivery platform in higher education. Content from more than 1000 of the world’s top academic publishers is available to Bookshelf platform users, including those living with disabilities, on a variety of operating systems and devices.
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Panorama Education
Boston - Panorama Education brings the power of data to education through a SaaS platform used by hundreds of school districts across the US. Based in Boston, Massachusetts, Panorama Education is a data analytics company for K-12 education. They help school districts, charter networks, and state governments conduct surveys of students, parents, teachers, and staff. Their classroom surveys collect feedback about individual teachers, and their school surveys gather data about the school environment and administrators. They believe that stakeholder feedback is a powerful professional development tool, and they believe that stakeholder surveys--when done correctly--make educator evaluation systems fairer and more effective.
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Masterclass
San Francisco - 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 100+ instructors and classes across a wide range of subjects, including Arts & Entertainment, Business, Design & Style, Sports & Gaming, Writing and more. Step into Kelly Wearstler’s design studio, 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-size pieces or in a single binge. Cinematic visuals and close-up, hands-on demonstrations make you feel like you’re one-on-one with the instructors, while the downloadable instructor guides help reinforce your learning. Stream thousands of lessons anywhere, anytime, on mobile, tablet, desktop, Apple TV®, Android™ TV, Amazon Fire TV® and Roku® players and devices.
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Upswing
Austin - Upswing provides colleges and universities with an integrated student services platform to increase student retention. Colleges are able to integrate their various student support operations in a virtual environment to allow students to easily find and meet with staff in support functions like advising, counseling, student success coaching, and tutoring. Additionally, Upswing's virtual assistant connects students via SMS to college reminders and information. By streamlining student services, college administrators are able to manage support staff in a single location, oversee communication with students, and access streamlined reporting and insights.
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As more funding and resources are devoted to the growth of the education technology industry, edtech jobs are becoming more abundant. Do you want to work for a company shaping how the future of education is shaped? Are you passionate about helping the next billion online get opportunities that were once thought to be impossible?

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