Edtech companies create the tools and materials that help people learn. There are roles in sales, marketing, and customer success — often working directly with school districts, higher-ed administrators, or HR and training leaders.
If you’re technical, there’s always demand for engineers, designers, and product managers to build products. If your background is in education or curriculum, you’ll find opportunities to design learning experiences, assessments, and content that drive real impact in classrooms and workplaces.
Illustrative Mathematics is a K–12 nonprofit that creates widely used math curriculum focused on deep understanding and problem solving. Its materials are available as free open resources with expanded digital and print options offered through IM Certified partners.
Skyward is an Student Information System (SIS) for K-12 schools and school districts. Its tools include - student data management, attendance tracking, student finance, payroll, and human resources. Skyward also offers Qmlativ, a modern system that brings student and district data together, and DistrictPulse, an analytics tool that helps leaders understand trends and make decisions.
Course Hero helps college students study with course specific learning resources. It offers a large library of class notes, study guides, practice problems, and lab materials, plus 24/7 help from subject experts. Course Hero also uses AI tools to explain homework step by step, summarize PDFs, and turn notes into quizzes. The company serves over 30mm students worldwide and is widely used across colleges and universities.
ExploreLearning is a K–12 education company that focuses on STEM learning. Its products include Gizmos for virtual science and math labs, Reflex for basic math facts, Frax for learning fractions, and Science4Us for early science.
Noodle is a higher-ed Online Program Manager (OPM) that helps universities launch and enroll students in online degree programs. It works with schools on program design, faculty support, marketing, and student recruitment with a focus on graduate education.