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The education sector is full of founders with fresh ideas, and plenty of capital is available to help them grow. Investors are actively backing the next generation of learning tools, from early-stage concepts to growth-stage companies.
Firms like New Enterprise Associates have made over 2,200 investments, while Lightspeed and Khosla Ventures have each crossed the 1,300 mark. They are just a few of the investors ready to hear your pitch.
Below is our list of the best 86 Education VC firms.
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Buy It For $97 $297 →Focusing on growth-stage software companies, Insight Partners provides capital and partnership to scale businesses in sectors from Fintech to Healthcare. With a portfolio that includes household names like Twitter, Docusign, and Shopify, they have a long history of helping software companies scale into market leaders.
Norwest backs companies from early to late stages with venture and growth equity, focusing on the consumer, enterprise, and healthcare sectors. With a portfolio of over 600 companies including Vertex Pharmaceuticals, they offer founders an extensive network and operational services to help scale their businesses.
Khosla Ventures backs companies from seed to late stage, focusing on technology-driven sectors like AI, sustainability, and healthcare. They have helped build industry-defining companies including OpenAI, DoorDash, and Impossible Foods by providing strategic support for long-term growth.
Backing founders from seed to growth stages, Lightspeed Venture Partners invests in companies across the consumer, enterprise, and health sectors. The firm has helped build breakout companies like Grubhub and Zscaler, supporting businesses as they scale.
Nexus Venture Partners backs product-focused founders at the earliest stages, with a distinct cross-border strategy of investing in US enterprise software and Indian digital businesses. They actively partner with companies from inception through Series A, staying involved to help scale the business throughout its growth journey.
Draper Associates backs extraordinary founders at the earliest stages, funding companies with the potential to create entirely new markets. Their global investments span from SaaS and fintech to aerospace and biotech, with a portfolio that includes industry-defining companies like Tesla, SpaceX, and Coinbase.
New Enterprise Associates invests in technology and healthcare companies, supporting them from the initial seed round all the way to their public offering. This multi-stage investment strategy has helped build category-defining companies such as Uber and Cloudflare.
Canary provides early-stage funding to ambitious founders across Latin America, helping build companies in sectors from fintech to healthcare. Its partners are seasoned entrepreneurs themselves, offering deep operational experience to a portfolio that includes companies like Gupy, Trybe, and Docket.
Blackbird Ventures backs Australasia's most ambitious founders, investing in wild ideas from software to space right from the beginning. They provide long-term capital and a strong founder community, helping build generational companies like Canva.
Forerunner invests in founders building brands for the modern consumer, with a focus on understanding where customer needs are headed next. Their support, which combines capital with deep consumer insight, has helped build culture-defining companies like Dollar Shave Club, Warby Parker, and Hims & Hers.
The opportunity in education extends far beyond our favorite firms. Together, the investors below have backed over 13,000 startups and guided more than 1,600 to an exit.
These investors are spread out across the world, with a strong presence in the US and growing hubs in Europe and Asia. Here’s a look at the other venture capital firms funding what's next in education.
| VC Firm | Country | Year Founded | Nº Investments | Nº Exits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 2014 | 110 | 18 | |
| United States | 2010 | 682 | 174 | |
| Canada | 2011 | 181 | 28 | |
| Germany | 2000 | 492 | 93 | |
| Canada | 2016 | 117 | 6 | |
| Germany | 2012 | 132 | 19 | |
| Denmark | 2007 | 217 | 25 | |
| United States | 2015 | 73 | 7 | |
| United Kingdom | 2007 | 644 | 77 | |
| United States | 2016 | 196 | 35 | |
| United States | 2003 | 487 | 66 | |
| Australia | 2014 | 176 | 16 | |
| Finland | 2005 | 162 | 21 | |
| India | 2015 | 81 | 5 | |
| United States | 2018 | 49 | 7 | |
| United States | 2015 | 455 | 53 | |
| United States | 2005 | 762 | 126 | |
| United States | 1999 | 285 | 68 | |
| United States | 2019 | 50 | 6 | |
| United Arab Emirates | 2013 | 165 | 14 | |
| Finland | 2017 | 126 | 4 | |
| United States | 2014 | 176 | 18 | |
| China | 2011 | 791 | 59 | |
| Singapore | 2014 | 81 | 4 | |
| Germany | 1997 | 318 | 53 | |
| United Kingdom | 2017 | 109 | 3 | |
| Singapore | 2011 | 134 | 14 | |
| United States | 2014 | 135 | 17 | |
| South Korea | 1999 | 354 | 46 | |
| France | 2017 | 48 | 3 | |
| United States | 2015 | 178 | 27 | |
| Kenya | 2014 | 58 | 2 | |
| 2009 | 678 | 67 | ||
| Japan | 2006 | 288 | 50 | |
| United States | 2019 | 119 | 7 | |
| Canada | 2017 | 133 | 11 | |
| South Korea | 2007 | 247 | 16 | |
| Italy | 2013 | 101 | 18 | |
| Canada | 2007 | 294 | 45 | |
| Finland | 2015 | 76 | 4 | |
| United States | 2014 | 120 | 17 | |
| United Kingdom | 1999 | 59 | 9 | |
| United Kingdom | 2012 | 135 | 19 | |
| Singapore | 2017 | 144 | 7 | |
| Egypt | 2015 | 56 | 7 | |
| United States | 2013 | 93 | 11 | |
| Germany | 2018 | 180 | 6 | |
| United States | 2017 | 39 | 6 | |
| Lithuania | 2011 | 104 | 4 | |
| Australia | 2004 | 604 | 29 | |
| Mexico | 2005 | 67 | 4 | |
| United States | 2009 | 165 | 32 | |
| United Arab Emirates | 2016 | 8 | — | |
| Malaysia | 2002 | 238 | 18 | |
| Australia | 2012 | 168 | 16 | |
| Brazil | 2005 | 293 | 44 | |
| Egypt | 2009 | 31 | 4 | |
| United States | 2018 | 56 | 4 | |
| Australia | 2014 | 65 | 16 | |
| Germany | 2012 | 226 | 33 | |
| United Kingdom | 2009 | 42 | 13 | |
| Australia | 2018 | 73 | 1 | |
| United States | 2009 | 57 | 3 | |
| Singapore | 2011 | 44 | 3 | |
| United States | 2012 | 151 | 22 | |
| United Arab Emirates | 2018 | 90 | 3 | |
| United States | 2015 | 156 | 6 | |
| United States | 2012 | 170 | 34 | |
| United States | 2008 | 344 | 39 | |
| Hungary | 1999 | 744 | 7 | |
| South Korea | 2012 | 17 | 2 | |
| Luxembourg | 2010 | 154 | 26 | |
| Ghana | 2009 | 30 | 2 | |
| United States | 2014 | 127 | 6 | |
| Belgium | 2017 | 5 | 1 | |
| United States | 1980 | 408 | 152 |
