48 Best Educational Game Startups to Watch in 2025

The Definitive Seedtable Ranking of Educational Game Startups

We track 71,000+ companies and rank them dynamically using our Seedtable Score – a score that uses quantitative and qualitative data points to signal the momentum behind a company. We then monitor the list manually leveraging our expertise as founders and investors.

There are 48 start-ups with an aggregate funding of $489.7m. The average funding per company in this subset is $10.2m.

Last update to the database: Feb 18, 2025. See changelog.

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Labster logo

Labster

Developer of fully interactive advanced lab simulations designed to create scalable science training software. The company's simulations offer a virtual laboratory based on mathematical algorithms that support open-ended investigations along with molecular three-dimension animations, quiz questions, and background theory.

6

Funding Rounds

$168.0m

Money raised

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Khan Academy

Khan Academy is a nonprofit online educational organization that was founded in 2008.

5

Funding Rounds

$19.7m

Money raised

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Soapbox Labs

Speech recognition software that provides voice-enabled experiences for kids of all ages, accents, and dialects while prioritizing privacy.

5

Funding Rounds

$8.4m

Money raised

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CodeCombat

CodeCombat is a company providing a multiplayer programming game for learning how to to code. It teaches Python, JavaScript, and other languages directly in the browser. It participated in the W14 cohort of Y Combinator.

3

Funding Rounds

$12.3m

Money raised

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Memrise

Online learning tool with courses created by its community

6

Funding Rounds

$37.2m

Money raised

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PlaySay

PlaySay is a language learning company acquired by Berlin-based Babbel founded in 2007 by Ryan Meinzer.

2

Funding Rounds

$70.0k

Money raised

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Ubooly

Ubooly is a company founded in 2011 by Isaac Squires.

2

Funding Rounds

$2.5m

Money raised

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Smarterer

Smarterer is a Boston-based company founded in 2010 by Dave Balter.

2

Funding Rounds

$3.0m

Money raised

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Yousician

Yousician is a company that looks to provide musical education

1

Funding Rounds

$1.4m

Money raised

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Osmo (Company)

Osmo is a Palo Alto-based interactive play company founded by Pramod Sharma and Jerome Scholler.

3

Funding Rounds

$38.5m

Money raised

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CheckIO

CheckIO is a Las Vegas-based company founded in 2012 by Alexander Lyabah.

1

Funding Rounds

$118.0k

Money raised

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Sproutel

Sproutel is a Providence, Rhode Island-based company founded in 2012 by Hannah Chung.

1

Funding Rounds

$50.0k

Money raised

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GlobalGyan

GlobalGyan is an Edtech startup building a digital platform to help professionals progress their careers with learning and mentoring from industry leaders through its mobile and web apps, interactive content, and personal coaching.

3

Funding Rounds

$613.2k

Money raised

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Kinems

Kinems, a movement-based educational platform with progress monitoring, empowering special education students to reach their full potential.

1

Funding Rounds

$19.3k

Money raised

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Eldarion

Eldarion is a men in tolkien's legendarium founded in 2009 by James Tauber.

2

Funding Rounds

$600.0k

Money raised

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PlayShifu

PlayShifu is an EdTech company that provides teaching and learning tools for kids aged 4 to 12.

2

Funding Rounds

$24.0m

Money raised

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Sokikom

Sokikom (so-kee-kom) is the only collaborative math program where elementary students help each other learn through a team-based game.

1

Funding Rounds

$2.0m

Money raised

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Shape Robotics

Shape Robotics is a Danish robotics company founded in 2011 by Mikkel Lucas Overby, David Johan Christensen, Moises Pacheco, and Helene Hald Christensen.

3

Funding Rounds

$1.9m

Money raised

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codeSpark

codeSpark is a company founded in 2014.

2

Funding Rounds

$3.9m

Money raised

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PlanetSpark

PlanetSpark is a company founded in 2017.

3

Funding Rounds

$14.1m

Money raised

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Tinybop

Tinybop is a Brooklyn-based company founded in 2012 by Raul Gutierrez.

1

Funding Rounds

$6.0m

Money raised

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Fingerprint (company)

Fingerprint is a San Francisco-based company.

1

Funding Rounds

$1.4m

Money raised

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Enuma (company)

Enuma is a South Korea-based company founded in 2012 by Sooinn Lee.

1

Funding Rounds

$9.0m

Money raised

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TinyTap

TinyTap is a Tel Aviv-based company founded in 2012 by Yogev Shelly.

3

Funding Rounds

$14.0m

Money raised

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Pocket Tales

Pocket Tales is a company founded by Yaw Aning, Brad Imbierowicz, Amma Aning and Anthony Smith.

1

Funding Rounds

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MeMeTales

MeMeTales is a company founded in 2010 by Maya Bisineer.

1

Funding Rounds

$100.0k

Money raised

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Pixel Press

Pixel Press is a technology company that builds mobile educational games.

1

Funding Rounds

$305.0k

Money raised

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Duck Duck Moose

Duck Duck Moose is a company founded in 2008 by Nicci Gabriel, Caroline Hu Flexer and Michael Flexer.

1

Funding Rounds

$7.0m

Money raised

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CodeMonkey

CodeMonkey is a company founded in 2014 by Yonatan Schor.

1

Funding Rounds

$1.5m

Money raised

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SurpriseRide

SurpriseRide is a company founded by Donna Khalife.

1

Funding Rounds

$100.0k

Money raised

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Zulama

Zulama is a Pittsburgh-based company.

1

Funding Rounds

$200.0k

Money raised

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Legends of Learning

Legends of Learning is a United States-based company founded in 2016 by Vadim Polikov.

2

Funding Rounds

$14.0m

Money raised

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LabInApp

LabInApp is an Hubli-based company founded in 2014.

1

Funding Rounds

$100.0k

Money raised

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Classcraft

Classcraft is a company founded in 2013.

3

Funding Rounds

$13.9m

Money raised

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Triseum

Triseum is a company founded by Andre Thomas.

1

Funding Rounds

$2.0m

Money raised

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Lumosity

Online program consisting of games claiming to improve cognitive functions.

1

Funding Rounds

$32.5m

Money raised

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Fable (publishing company)

Fable is a New York City-based company.

1

Funding Rounds

$15.0m

Money raised

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Redu.us

Redu.us is a company founded in 2012 by David Truong.

1

Funding Rounds

$20.0k

Money raised

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Immersed Games

Immersed Games is a company founded in 2014.

1

Funding Rounds

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Beebrite

Beebrite is a Spain-based company founded in 2012.

1

Funding Rounds

$129.7k

Money raised

1

Funding Rounds

$800.0k

Money raised

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ARKidzoo

ARKidzoo is a company founded in 2018 by Dharmesh Gohil.

1

Funding Rounds

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Noon Academy

Company

2

Funding Rounds

$21.6m

Money raised

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Smarter learn

Smarter learn is a company founded in 2011.

1

Funding Rounds

$179.2k

Money raised

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EduKoala

EduKoala is a company founded by Michał Karmiński.

1

Funding Rounds

$128.7k

Money raised

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Mindshapes

Mindshapes is a London-based company founded in 2010.

2

Funding Rounds

$9.0m

Money raised

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ISTAR Skill Development (Talentify.ai)

ISTAR Skill Development is a company founded by Sreeraman Vaidyanathan.

1

Funding Rounds

1

Funding Rounds

$2.3m

Money raised