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Top 100 E-Learning Startups to Watch in 2026

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The e-learning sector is expanding beyond traditional education into areas like corporate training and artificial intelligence.

Companies like India's Vedantu have raised over $300 million for tutoring services. In the US, ClassDojo supports school communities with its communication platform, having secured $191.1 million in funding.

Below is our list of 100 E-Learning startups worth keeping an eye on.

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Ethena builds a modern compliance training platform that delivers engaging content employees actually like. Their software covers critical topics such as harassment prevention and code of conduct through bite-sized lessons sent via Slack or email.

HeadquartersNew York, New York, United States
Year Founded2019
FoundersAnne Solmssen, Roxanne Bras Petraeus
Funding Amount$50.4M
Startup SizeMid-Size Team (51-250)
Last Funding StatusSeries B
Top InvestorsAlumni Ventures, Village Global, Neo, January Ventures, Felicis

Heidi Health creates AI-powered software to help primary care clinicians manage their daily workflows. Their platform aims to improve the quality and accessibility of care by automating clinical documentation and other administrative tasks.

HeadquartersCremorne, New South Wales, Australia
Year Founded2019
FoundersThomas Kelly, Waleed Mussa, Yu Liu
Funding Amount$91.6M
Startup SizeMid-Size Team (51-250)
Last Funding StatusSeries B
Top InvestorsAnthropic, Menlo Ventures, Alumni Ventures, Headline, LocalGlobe

ClassDojo built a communication platform that connects teachers, students, and families within a single school community. The tool allows educators to share updates and important moments from the classroom, helping to build a close-knit support system for every student.

HeadquartersSan Francisco, California, United States
Year Founded2011
FoundersLiam Don, Sam Chaudhary
Funding Amount$191.1M
Startup SizeMid-Size Team (51-250)
Last Funding StatusVenture Round
Top InvestorsGeneral Catalyst, Adams Street Partners, Uncork Capital, Reach Capital, Kapor Capital

Vedantu provides an educational platform with live online tutoring for academic courses and competitive entrance exams. They connect students with expert tutors for personalized and interactive learning sessions.

HeadquartersBangalore, Karnataka, India
Year Founded2011
FoundersAnand Prakash, Pulkit Jain, Saurabh Saxena, Vamsi Krishna
Funding Amount$306.2M
Startup SizeMajor Organization (1,001-5,000)
Last Funding StatusVenture Round
Top InvestorsAccel, Coatue, Tiger Global Management, WestBridge Capital, Trifecta Capital Advisors

HeyGen offers an AI video generation platform for creating polished videos with custom avatars and voice cloning. Their technology allows marketing, sales, and training teams to produce content at scale without using cameras or film crews.

HeadquartersLos Angeles, California, United States
Year Founded2020
FoundersJoshua Xu, Wayne Liang
Funding Amount$69M
Startup SizeMid-Size Team (51-250)
Last Funding StatusSeries A
Top InvestorsBond, Thrive Capital, Benchmark, SV Angel, Conviction VC

Seekho develops a discovery and learning platform where users can create and watch educational videos. The company's video-first approach is designed to help people learn new skills and explore a wide range of subjects.

HeadquartersBangalore, Karnataka, India
Year Founded2020
FoundersKeertay Agarwal, Rohit Choudhary, Yash Banwani, Yashovardhan Bhagat
Funding Amount$36.5M
Startup SizeLean Team (11-50)
Last Funding StatusSeries B
Top InvestorsBessemer Venture Partners, Elevation Capital, Lightspeed Venture Partners, Goodwater Capital, We Founder Circle

Soul Machines creates astonishingly lifelike digital people, powered by AI, to serve as brand ambassadors and customer service agents. Their patented Digital Brain™ technology enables these AI assistants to interact with users in an engaging and empathetic way.

HeadquartersSan Francisco, California, United States
Year Founded2016
FoundersGreg Cross, Mark Sagar
Funding Amount$121.4M
Startup SizeMid-Size Team (51-250)
Last Funding StatusConvertible Note
Top InvestorsTemasek Holdings, Lakestar, Salesforce Ventures, ICONIQ Capital, SoftBank Vision Fund

Uplimit builds an end-to-end AI learning platform to provide businesses and individuals with technical knowledge and practices. Their educational programs focus on developing practical skills for real-world artificial intelligence applications.

HeadquartersSan Francisco, California, United States
Year Founded2021
FoundersJacob Samuelson, Julia Stiglitz, Sourabh Bajaj
Funding Amount$19.5M
Startup SizeLean Team (11-50)
Last Funding StatusSeries A
Top InvestorsSalesforce Ventures, Translink Capital, Workday Ventures, Conviction, Greylock

Niche.com operates a discovery platform where users can research U.S. colleges, schools, neighborhoods, and companies. They combine comprehensive data with real reviews to help people make some of life's biggest decisions.

HeadquartersPittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States
Year Founded2002
FoundersChristina Koshzow, Joey Rahimi, Luke Skurman
Funding Amount$44.3M
Startup SizeLarge Team (251-1,000)
Last Funding StatusSeries C
Top InvestorsSalesforce Ventures, Radian Capital, Allen & Company, Graph Ventures, Grit Capital Partners

Simplilearn offers an online bootcamp and certification course platform for professionals seeking digital economy skills. Their programs help individuals and corporate teams master in-demand disciplines like data science, cloud computing, and project management.

HeadquartersSan Francisco, California, United States
Year Founded2010
FoundersKrishna Kumar
Funding Amount$76M
Startup SizeMajor Organization (1,001-5,000)
Last Funding StatusSeries E
Top InvestorsMayfield Fund, InnoVen Capital, GSV Ventures, Kalaari Capital, Clal Insurance Enterprises Holdings

90 Additional E-Learning Startups Worth Following

Our top ten picks are just the beginning of the story. The broader e-learning scene is full of companies that have collectively raised billions, many of them using AI to build new tools for learners.

You'll see a mix of established names and brand-new startups on the full list. Here’s a look at the other 90 companies catching our eye.

StartupMain IndustryYear FoundedAmount RaisedLast Funding Round
LingoAce logo LingoAceEducation2017$180MSeries C
Copyleaks logo CopyleaksAI2015$7.3MSeries A
Yourway Learning logo Yourway LearningAI2017$15MSeries A
MyEdSpace logo MyEdSpaceEducation2022$15MSeries A
teachme.to logo teachme.toEducation2021$10MSeed
StockGro logo StockGroMedia2020$68.6MDebt Financing
MedTrainer logo MedTrainerEnterprise2013$54MSeries B
Outschool logo OutschoolMedia2015$240.2MSeries D
Quizlet logo QuizletEducation2005$62MSeries C
Go1 logo Go1Enterprise2015$413.7MVenture Round
Quizizz logo QuizizzEducation2015$47MSeries B
Carnegie Learning logo Carnegie LearningEducation1997$23.9MGrant
Axonify logo AxonifyEducation2011$35.2MDebt Financing
Vyond logo VyondMarketing2007$50MVenture Round
Ello logo ElloMedia2019$15.5MSeries A
Absorb LMS logo Absorb LMSEnterprise2003$59MPrivate Equity
Subject logo SubjectEducation2020$47.8MSeries A
University of Vermont logo University of VermontEducation1791$54.9MGrant
Maven logo MavenEducation2020$25.1MSeries A
Stemuli logo StemuliAI2020$11.7MCorporate Round
MagicSchool AI logo MagicSchool AIAI2023$62.4MSeries B
Swing Education logo Swing EducationEducation2015$80.8MDebt Financing
Speak logo SpeakAI2017$152MSeries C
BoldVoice logo BoldVoiceMedia2021$6.1MSeed
Brilliant.org logo Brilliant.orgEducation2012$25MSeries C
Interplay Learning logo Interplay LearningEducation2016$44.5MPrivate Equity
Torch logo TorchEnterprise2017$87.8MSeries C
Kira logo KiraAI2022$22.5MSeries A
ZENSAI logo ZENSAIAI2003$20MSeries A
Masterminds Education logo Masterminds EducationAI2015$11.2MUndisclosed
Newsela logo NewselaEducation2013$172.2MSeries D
WerQ AI logo WerQ AIAI2024$3.5MPre-Seed
Hone logo HoneEnterprise2018$52.4MSeries B
Welcome to the Jungle logo Welcome to the JungleMarketing2014$87.4MSeries C
360Learning logo 360LearningEnterprise2009$244.7MGrant
AMBOSS logo AMBOSSEducation2012$275MVenture Round
Skillshare logo SkillshareEducation2010$136.8MPrivate Equity
Springboard logo SpringboardEducation2013$65.7MVenture Round
Praxis Labs logo Praxis LabsEnterprise2019$18.7MSeries A
Simpleshow logo SimpleshowAI2008$20.4MVenture Round
Knowunity logo KnowunityMedia2020$48MSeries B
Physics Wallah logo Physics WallahEducation2014$312MSecondary Market
Edumentors logo EdumentorsEducation2022$2.7MSeed
Edflex logo EdflexEducation2016$37.1MVenture Round
Subly logo SublyAI2019$3.5MSeed
HowNow logo HowNowEducation2016$13.7MSeries A
Longi logo LongiMedia2015$200kAngel
BeeSpeaker logo BeeSpeakerMedia2022$2.6MSeed
PlanetSpark logo PlanetSparkEducation2016$37.3MSeries B
Edurino logo EdurinoMedia2021$30.9MSeries B
Arivihan logo ArivihanEducation2021$4.7MSeed
Egg logo EggAI2015$2.9MVenture Round
Classplus logo ClassplusEnterprise2018$129.1MSeries D
Acorn logo AcornEnterprise2014$16.8MSeries A
Masai School logo Masai SchoolEducation2019$22.2MSeries B
Doubtnut logo DoubtnutEducation2016$52.4MConvertible Note
Teachmint logo TeachmintEnterprise2020$118MVenture Round
byteXL logo byteXLEducation2019$7.1MSeries A
Filo logo FiloEducation2020$25M
Unacademy logo UnacademyEducation2015$838.5MSeries H
Edkasa logo EdkasaEducation2017$320kPre-Seed
Cuemath logo CuemathEducation2013$121.1MVenture Round
Yousician logo YousicianMedia2010$32.8MSeries B
LEAD logo LEADEducation2012$185.6MDebt Financing
eloomi logo eloomiInfrastructure2015$78.7MPrivate Equity
Female Invest logo Female InvestEducation2019$17.3MSeries A
VIPThink logo VIPThinkMedia2016$215MSeries C
Moodle logo MoodleEducation2002$7.4MVenture Round
HENRY logo HENRYAnalytics2020$11.8MSeries A
Fluency Academy logo Fluency AcademyEducation2016$50MSeries A
AmazingTalker logo AmazingTalkerEducation2016$15.5MSeries A
MathBRIX logo MathBRIXNonprofit2016$1.6MGrant
Edrolo logo EdroloEducation2013A$43.9MSeries B
Spriggy logo SpriggyMedia2015$62.1MSeries B
Alison logo AlisonEducation2007€7MDebt Financing
MOJO-CX logo MOJO-CXAI2018$7.8MVenture Round
EBAC Online logo EBAC OnlineEducation2020$12.5MSeries A
Raven360 logo Raven360Enterprise2011$12.5MSeries B
Vuihoc.vn logo Vuihoc.vnEducation2019$8MSeries A
Brainly logo BrainlyMedia2009€148.5MSeries D
Edupia logo EdupiaEducation2018$24MSeries A
Zzish logo ZzishMedia2015£5.4MConvertible Note
Yanadoo logo YanadooEducation2008₩92.8BSeries D
Getcourse.ru logo Getcourse.ruEducation2014$50MVenture Round
uDocz logo uDoczEducation2020$2MSeed
Uchi.ru logo Uchi.ruEducation2012RUB3.8BCorporate Round
Beelinguapp logo BeelinguappMedia2016$1.1MPre-Seed
Fuxam GmbH logo Fuxam GmbHEducation2021$2.3MSeed
Junto logo JuntoEducation2022$6.2MSeed
AILA logo AILAAI2023$1.2MPre-Seed

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