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.
Kiddom is a K-12 edtech company that provides a digital curriculum and instructional platform to help teachers personalize learning and leverage analytics to monitor student progress. Kiddom partners with curriculum and education organizations to deliver high-quality, standards-aligned instruction through its platform, including - Illustrative Mathematics, EL Education, Core Knowledge Foundation, and CenterPoint Education Solutions. Kiddom also integrates with major education systems like Clever, ClassLink, Google Classroom, and Microsoft Teams to streamline rostering, single sign-on, and interoperability for schools and districts.
2U is an education company that operates as an Online Program Manager (OPM), partnering with nonprofit colleges and universities to design, deliver, and support online degree and non-degree programs.
In 2021, 2U acquired edX ( ~$800mm). edX was founded in 2012 by Harvard University and Massachusetts Institute of Technology to make high-quality university courses accessible worldwide. At the time of the acquisition, edX had over 39 million global learners and offered more than 3,000 courses across its partner institutions. edX continues to provide free and paid courses, boot camps, professional certificates, and full undergraduate and graduate degrees.
In 2024 2U completed a Chapter 11 restructuring and now operates as a privately held company.
Amplify is a K-12 education technology company that develops research-based curricula, assessments, and intervention tools used by districts and schools across the U.S. The company emphasizes evidence, alignment to standards, and integrated supports to help teachers deliver high-quality instruction while adapting to student needs.
Amplify CKLA (Core Knowledge Language Arts) — A K-5 literacy program focused for Science of Reading, integrating knowledge building, phonics, vocabulary, and writing.
mCLASS / mCLASS Intervention — A set of assessment and intervention tools (universal screening, dyslexia support, progress monitoring) that help with targeted instruction.
Boost Reading / Boost Math — Personalized and adaptive supplemental programs that provide practice and remediation in literacy and math.
Amplify Desmos Math — A K-12 math curriculum platform (K-12).
Amplify Science — A K-8 science curriculum with hands-on investigations, literacy integration, and digital resources.
Amplify ELA & Boost Close Reading — A middle school language arts program focused on reading comprehension, writing, and text analysis.
Amplify Tutoring — Literacy tutoring for students in need of intensive, small-group support.
Spanish / Biliteracy Programs (Amplify Caminos, Boost Lectura, mCLASS Lectura) — literacy instruction and intervention tools tailored for Spanish speakers and bilingual learners.
HMH is a K–12 education company that provides curriculum, assessments, and intervention programs for schools. Its programs include Into Reading, Into Math, Into Science and Into Literature, with MAP Growth assessments now integrated after its NWEA acquisition. HMH also supports students with solutions like READ 180 and Math 180. The company serves more than 50mm students and 4mm educators worldwide and is used in over 90 percent of U.S. K–12 schools.
Frontline Education is a K–12 school administration software company that helps schools manage staffing, student services, and day-to-day operations. Its platform supports hiring, absence management, time tracking, special education reporting, student information, and more. Frontline is used by more than 12,000 organizations and over 80,000 schools, supporting more than 4 million daily active users.