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...
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...
We are building a Limitless Learning Companion, starting with an AI-powered app for kids - Yeti Confetti Kids. Powered by an AI model that can ingest any curriculum, create real-time lesson plans, and then optimise for learning outcome change. Enriched with social-emotional learning goals, not addictive gratification. Don’t let anyone be the judge of your potential. Discover it yourself, while you explore and...
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...
At Swivl, we make audio and video tools that support educator growth through coaching, self-reflection, and collaboration. We are trusted and used by over 50K educators around the world.
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...
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...
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.
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...
Intro makes it easy to book the world’s most in-demand experts & get personalized, 1:1 advice over live video. Users can connect with top experts like Rachel Zoe and Nate Berkus in various categories including Fashion & Beauty, Home, Wellness, Career, Astrology and more. Our mission is to give everyone access to anyone, empowering each other to create a better...
We bring together industry-leading tech companies with higher education institutions to build and deliver education programs that prepare learners for the jobs of tomorrow. Pathstream was borne out of the observation that nearly all jobs increasingly require digital skills, specifically “platform-centric” skills on software platforms such as Adobe, Unity, Autodesk, Facebook Ads, etc. However, these high power, in-demand software platforms...
Outschool is an online learning platform that empowers kids 3-18 to learn on their own terms with the widest variety of teachers, topics, and classes to suit any interest. We offer interactive, small-group classes via video that are fun and social, can be taken any time, and clubs that connect learners around their favorite topics. With Outschool, learners are free...
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...
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.
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.
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...
Rallyware Performance Enablement Platform delivers the right learning or business activity to the right individual at the right time. The platform connects company-specific goals with the workforce performance data utilizing AI and science-based gamification. Rallyware has been adopted in 57 countries supporting over 20 languages for millions of users. It has been used to empower workforces in such companies as...
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 -...
