Edtech Companies

Teachstone helps improve teaching quality in early childhood and K–12 classrooms. It is best known for CLASS, a research-based tool that measures teacher student interactions and guides coaching and professional learning. Schools and programs use CLASS Online and MyTeachstone to run observations, support teachers, and improve classroom practice. More than 700,000 educators have used CLASS, and it is required in Head Start programs and many state quality systems.

SchoolStatus helps school districts improve attendance and family communication. It offers tools to track absence, trigger outreach, and message families by text, app, or email. SchoolStatus serves more than 22mm students.

ITHAKA is a nonprofit that helps colleges, libraries, and researchers access and preserve academic knowledge. It runs JSTOR, a widely used digital library, Portico for long term digital preservation, and Ithaka S+R for research and guidance on higher-ed issues. ITHAKA supports more than 14,000 institutions in over 170 countries.

Transfr uses virtual reality to prepare people for jobs in fields like healthcare, construction, manufacturing, and skilled trades. Schools, workforce boards, and training centers use Transfr for students to practice tasks in VR before entering the workplace. The company has served over 275,000 learners, delivered more than 1mm simulations, and is used in over 1,100 locations across 48 U.S. states.

Seesaw is a learning experience platform that helps K-6 teachers teach, assess, and communicate with families in one place. Schools use Seesaw for student portfolios, classroom activities, and family messaging, with built-in translation for over 100 languages. The company has added AI tools that help teachers create activities, questions, and reading fluency checks to save time. Seesaw is used by more than 25mm teachers, students, and families across 150 countries.

Watermark helps colleges measure learning, manage accreditation, and improve student success. Its Educational Impact Suite brings together tools for assessment, accreditation reporting, faculty activity tracking, curriculum planning, and early alerts for at-risk students. Watermark works with more than 1,700 colleges and universities and is widely used by large public systems and top-ranked institutions.

Coursedog helps colleges manage course scheduling, curriculum changes, catalogs, and academic planning in one system. Its platform replaces manual workflows with real-time data, predictive demand tools, and direct integrations with major student information systems. Coursedog works with more than 300 institutions worldwide and supports over 2.5mm students.

Paper provides online tutoring and writing support for students. Schools partner with Paper to give students unlimited access to live tutoring for homework help, essay feedback, and core subjects like math, English, and science.

Brisk Teaching is a K–12 edtech company that gives teachers AI-powered tools for lesson planning, grading, feedback, and adjusting materials for different student needs. More than 1 million teachers across 100+ countries use it, and over 2,000 schools have installed its tools.

Go1 is a corporate learning and development company that has a large library of online training for teams and employees that easily integrates with Human Resource Information Systems (HRIS). It offers courses on leadership, compliance, technology, and other workplace skills, with AI tools that help recommend content and create learning paths. Go1 is used by ~10,000 organizations and is used by ~50 million users.

Meteor Education helps K-12 schools design and equip modern learning spaces. It works with school districts on planning, furniture, technology setup, and training so teachers can use new classrooms effectively. Meteor also supports STEM and career education labs. The company partners with more than 1,800 districts and has impacted over 3.2mm students.

O’Reilly provides books, courses, and hands-on training for technology and business professionals. It offers a subscription service with access to books, videos, live training, and interactive coding labs, plus well-known technical titles often used as industry references. More than 2.8mm professionals use O’Reilly to build skills in software, data, AI, and leadership.

Aceable is an education company that has over 1,000 hours of online licensing and certification content in driver’s education, real estate, insurance, and mortgage.

Sketchy helps medical and health science students learn complex topics using visual stories and memory techniques. It is widely used across medical schools to prepare for exams like the USMLE, and supports programs in medicine, nursing, pharmacy, and physician assistant training. More than 400,000 students have used Sketchy.

Outschool offers live online classes for children ages 3 to 18. Families can choose from thousands of small-group classes and tutoring sessions across academics, arts, and life skills, taught by vetted independent teachers. Outschool serves more than 1mm learners in over 180 countries and has a large database of classes.