Top California Edtech Startups (287)
Licensing education has a reputation for being dry content, clunky, and courses designed to check a box rather than actually teach anything. We decided that was a problem worth solving. Our courses are mobile-first, fully accredited, and built around one obsessive question: what’s the most effective, engaging way to get someone to actually learn this? We’re proud that our students...
Academia.edu is the world’s leading platform for researchers and scholars to share their work, discover research and connect with fellow academics globally. Our bold vision: to democratize and accelerate the world's research, enhancing the speed of scientific discovery and technological progress for the benefit of everyone. We imagine a world where accessing academic papers is effortless, keeping track of cutting-edge...
At Literably, we want to help increase literacy achievement rates by providing a comprehensive platform that meaningfully assesses all five of the pillars of literacy: Fluency, Phonics, Phonological Awareness, Comprehension and Vocabulary. We want to save teacher time, offer new insight and empower literacy. We are teachers, researchers, programmers, moms and dads. We believe in the transformative power of timely...
We are committed to ensuring that freshmen and sophomores in community college are given an equitable opportunity to become juniors and seniors at universities and colleges across the United States.
At Goalbook, we empower teachers to transform instruction so that ALL students succeed. We partner with 600 districts across the country, working closely with school and district leaders to improve instructional practice. Founded by former teachers and administrators, Goalbook was part of YC Edtech's inaugural class in 2011 and the first company funded through New Schools' Seed Fund, now Reach...
Learning Commons is the name of the Chan Zuckerberg Initiative’s long-standing work and investment in education, which aims to scale proven teaching and learning practices to benefit every learner. Learning Commons builds on CZI's work over the past decade to advance learning science and help translate that research into classroom practice.
AL Education Group (NYSE: TAL) is an education technology (Ed-Tech) company that operates based on smart education that provides an open platform for quality education and extra-curricular learning. It serves public education, powers private education and explores new education models for the future on a global scale. Our mission is Advancing Education Through Science and Technology. Currently there are more...
At Avela, we make application and enrollment easy for families and for staff. Parents can find, apply, register, and pay for school and programs for their children, all from a common application system with saved profiles. Avela also powers backend admissions and operational workflows, making it easy for schools, districts, and educational providers to equitably serve students. We’re like “OpenTable...
Stellic is a leading student success and academic planning platform used by over 90 higher education institutions worldwide and more than 1 million students. We empower students, advisors, and administrators with modern tools to streamline degree progress, automate transfer evaluations, and make data-informed decisions that drive completion and engagement.
codeCampus is California's largest provider of in-school and after school STEAM education. Since 2015, we've worked with hundreds of thousands of students in hundreds of elementary and middle schools. Our focus is on helping children of all backgrounds develop a positive relationship with STEAM programs like coding, digital art, and robotics while helping them prepare for their future careers.
ParentSquare is a Santa Barbara-based growing company that's changing the way schools and parents communicate every day. Sounds simple? We strive to keep it that way! Over 5,000 schools and 4 million parents across the U.S. utilize our platform to stay informed and involved from the way they prefer to be notified - email, text, voice, web, app, social -...
Nurturing Critical Wisdom for the Sake of the World The world needs more principled, purpose-driven leaders and innovators. Minerva is building a global network of forward-looking high schools, universities, corporations, and other educational institutions to equip individuals at multiple levels with the cognitive skills needed to make decisions of consequence, formulate effective solutions, and manage rapid change. Minerva's curriculum focuses...
Our mission is to spark positive change by scaling bold ideas that massively accelerate student success for ALL.
The Bay Area's leader in 1-on-1 test preparation and academic tutoring! We are a team of professional tutors committed to giving students the tools and confidence necessary to succeed in any class and on any standardized test. We specialize in adapting our approach to fit different learning styles. Our 1-on-1 tutoring is the most efficient and effective way to help...
Designed for unlimited discovery and unmatched safety, Epic is the leading digital reading platform for kids. Reaching more than 50 million children in homes and classrooms, Epic fuels curiosity and reading confidence in kids to explore their interests and learn in a fun, safe, kid-friendly environment. Our award-winning service is built on a collection of 40,000+ popular, high-quality books, audiobooks...
VuMedi is an online video education network that provides doctors with authentic, comprehensive information about the topics that matter most to them. Doctors come to VuMedi to compare approaches and make decisions regarding new advances, challenging treatments, diagnostics, rare pathologies, and complications.
ClassDojo's mission is to give every child on Earth an education they love. We started by building a network that connects teachers, children, and families. ClassDojo’s flagship app is the #1 communication app connecting K-8 teachers, children, and families, globally. They use it to share what’s happening throughout the day through photos, videos, messages, and activities. It is actively used at...
12twenty is empowering schools to make smarter, data-driven decisions. Our intuitive platforms allow career advisers to more effectively manage the employment process, give students a better understanding of the recruiting cycle, and help employers find the perfect candidate. The world's top schools are using 12twenty to streamline their career analytics and management process. Founded in 2010, 12twenty is a Santa Monica-based...
Brisk is an edtech startup that helps teachers by integrating time-saving AI directly into the platforms where they spend the most time, like Google Docs, Slides, articles, YouTube videos, PDFs, and more. With just a few clicks, Brisk quickly completes tasks that usually take hours, like generating student feedback, differentiating resources, creating instructional materials, and assessing student writing. Trusted by...
