69 Best Tutor Startups to Watch in 2025

The Definitive Seedtable Ranking of Tutor 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 185 start-ups with an aggregate funding of $7.0b. The average funding per company in this subset is $101.9m.

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

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Jumpcut (YC S16) logo

Jumpcut (YC S16)

Jumpcut creates online courses and is based in Los Angeles, California.

1

Funding Rounds

$2.0m

Money raised

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Simplilearn

Simplilearn is an educational technology company with a focus on courses for digital skills.

5

Funding Rounds

$76.0m

Money raised

D2L logo

D2L

D2L is a provider of elearning solutions founded by John Baker that uses the Brightspace learning management platform.

3

Funding Rounds

$168.5m

Money raised

Skillshare logo

Skillshare

Skillshare is a New York-based educational technology company offering an online learning community for creative entrepreneurs.

8

Funding Rounds

$117.5m

Money raised

Preply logo

Preply

Preply is a fast-growing ed-tech company, backed by Europe's most prominent investors.

5

Funding Rounds

$175.6m

Money raised

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Top Hat (company)

Top Hat is a company founded by Mike Silagadze. Top Hat produces software aimed at increasing engagement in students. The software allows users to integrate videos and graphics and customize interactive textbooks.

4

Funding Rounds

$217.0m

Money raised

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Verbling

Verbling is a company providing an e-learning platform for language over video chat. It participated in the S11 cohort of Y Combinator.

2

Funding Rounds

$1.0m

Money raised

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The Princeton Review

The Princeton Review is a Natick, Massachusetts-based company founded in 1981 by John Katzman.

1

Funding Rounds

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Teachable

Teachable is a company that allows users to create and sell online courses.

4

Funding Rounds

$12.5m

Money raised

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Unacademy

Unacademy is an education technology company offering an online learning platform and mobile learning application.

12

Funding Rounds

$1.2b

Money raised

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Springboard

SildeRule Labs, Inc. is a San Francisco-based software development company doing business as Springboard.

3

Funding Rounds

$51.5m

Money raised

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Sphero

Sphero is an educational toy company founded in 2010 by Ian Bernstein.

25

Funding Rounds

$216.9m

Money raised

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Mystery Science

A company developing a virtual science expert as aid to STEM elementary teachers

2

Funding Rounds

$2.8m

Money raised

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Academia.edu

Academia.edu is a social networking website founded in 2008.

5

Funding Rounds

$33.8m

Money raised

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Aceable

Aceable is an Austin, Texas-based company founded in 2012 by Blake Garrett.

4

Funding Rounds

$201.0m

Money raised

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Nearpod

Nearpod is a company founded in 2012 by Guido Kovalskys, Felipe Sommer and Emiliano Abramzon.

2

Funding Rounds

$22.5m

Money raised

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BibliU

BibliU is an educational content platform that provide eTextbooks that work for academic libraries.

4

Funding Rounds

$35.0m

Money raised

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Vedantu

Vedantu is a Bangalore-based provider of online tutoring and one-on-one courses.

9

Funding Rounds

$361.6m

Money raised

Chromatik logo

Chromatik

Chromatik is a company founded in 2010 by Matt Sandler.

2

Funding Rounds

$7.7m

Money raised

Apex Learning logo

Apex Learning

Apex Learning is a Seattle-based company founded in 1998 by Paul Allen.

2

Funding Rounds

$14.3m

Money raised

Embibe logo

Embibe

Embibe is an educational technology company that created a platform offering personalized learning plans.

5

Funding Rounds

$364.0m

Money raised

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RedShelf

RedShelf is a company. It provides an HTML5 cloud reader and marketplace to buy, sell and read eBooks, textbooks, academic materials, magazines, documents and other digital content.

7

Funding Rounds

$43.4m

Money raised

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Packback (Education)

Packback is a company founded in 2014 by Nick Currier, Kasey Gandham, Jessica Tenuta and Mike Shannon.

3

Funding Rounds

$8.2m

Money raised

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Formative

Formative is a company founded in 2013 by Dino Vendetti.

2

Funding Rounds

$140.0m

Money raised

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EduRev

EduRev is an educational technology company providing platform and resources for students, teachers, and institutes for online education.

4

Funding Rounds

$150.0k

Money raised

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Perlego

Perlego is an AI-powered subscription-based digital online library founded in 2017 by Gauthier Van Malderen.

5

Funding Rounds

$43.3m

Money raised

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OpenLearning

OpenLearning is a MOOC platform that allows users to create, run, teach and enroll in a course (free or private).

4

Funding Rounds

$15.8m

Money raised

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TakeLessons

TakeLessons was a San Diego-based company and platform for students to connect with individual tutors in a variety of subjects. The company was acquired by Microsoft in September 2021.

4

Funding Rounds

$8.9m

Money raised

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Snapask

Snapask is a private tutoring service. Its enterprise product connects schools, parents and other educators into an online classroom platform.

2

Funding Rounds

$35.0m

Money raised

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Yuanfudao

Yuanfudao provides online live courses and tutoring.

3

Funding Rounds

$2.5b

Money raised

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Edmentum

Edmentum is a provider of online, mobile, and software-based education products, including interactive instructional and testing platforms with curriculum, instructional management, and assessment tools for instructors.

1

Funding Rounds

$25.0m

Money raised

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StudySoup

StudySoup is a company founded by Sieva Kozinsky.

1

Funding Rounds

$1.7m

Money raised

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Crowdmark

Crowdmark is a Toronto-based company founded in 2012 by James Colliander.

6

Funding Rounds

$585.2k

Money raised

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Tutorspree

TutorSpree is a company providing an online platform for web based tutoring services.

2

Funding Rounds

$1.8m

Money raised

Appsembler logo

Appsembler

Appsembler is a company founded in 2011 by Nate Aune.

1

Funding Rounds

$118.0k

Money raised

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eSpark Learning

eSpark Learning is a company founded in 2010.

1

Funding Rounds

$5.7m

Money raised

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LearnBoost

LearnBoost is a San Francisco-based company founded in 2010 by Guillermo Rauch, Thianh Lu and Rafael Corrales.

1

Funding Rounds

$975.0k

Money raised

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Piazza (company)

Piazza is a Palo Alto, California-based company founded in 2009 by Pooja Sankar.

2

Funding Rounds

$7.5m

Money raised

Showbie logo

Showbie

Showbie is a Edmonton-based company founded in 2012 by Colin Bramm.

1

Funding Rounds

$5.9m

Money raised

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EdisonLearning

EdisonLearning is a company that performs targeted activities to enhance public education in America.

1

Funding Rounds

$30.5m

Money raised

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WordDive

WordDive is an application using artificial intelligence for learning languages founded in 2009.

1

Funding Rounds

$940.0k

Money raised

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ABA English

ABA English is a digital academy for learning English.

2

Funding Rounds

$15.4m

Money raised

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Varsity Tutors

Varsity Tutors is a St. Louis-based online education technology company connecting students with tutors.

3

Funding Rounds

$107.0m

Money raised

GoGuardian logo

GoGuardian

GoGuardian is a Los Angeles-based company founded in 2014 by Advait Shinde.

1

Funding Rounds

$200.0m

Money raised

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Teach 'n Go

Teach 'n Go is a company founded in 2013.

1

Funding Rounds

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Aula Education Limited

Aula is an online program management company offering a learning experience platform with student engagement and communication services.

5

Funding Rounds

$4.2m

Money raised

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Popexpert

Popexpert is a San Francisco-based company founded in 2012.

2

Funding Rounds

$2.1m

Money raised

MasteryConnect logo

MasteryConnect

MasteryConnect is a Salt Lake City-based company founded in 2008.

4

Funding Rounds

$10.0m

Money raised

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UpSwing

UpSwing is an Austin, Texas-based company.

1

Funding Rounds

$2.0m

Money raised

KidPass logo

KidPass

A marketplace for parents to discover and book activities for their children

2

Funding Rounds

$6.3m

Money raised

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Entri

Entri is an India-based company founded in 2015 by Mohammed Hisamuddin.

7

Funding Rounds

$12.7m

Money raised

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Kami (app)

Kami is an interactive digital classroom app for PDF & other types of documents.

3

Funding Rounds

$2.0m

Money raised

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Pariksha.co

Pariksha.co is a Pune-based company founded in 2015 by Karanvir Singh Shekhawat.

4

Funding Rounds

$2.9m

Money raised

KnowBox logo

KnowBox

KnowBox is a China-based educational technology company offering artificial intelligence-assisted mobile applications for schools and consumers to help children with their homework.

4

Funding Rounds

$274.3m

Money raised

FutureLearn logo

FutureLearn

Massive open online course platform founded in 2012 as a company majority owned by the uk's open university.

1

Funding Rounds

$63.0m

Money raised

LittleBits logo

LittleBits

LittleBits is a company founded in 2011 by Ayah Bdeir.

3

Funding Rounds

$15.6m

Money raised

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Educreations

Educreations is a Palo Alto, California-based company founded in 2010 by Chris Streeter.

1

Funding Rounds

$2.2m

Money raised

Swing Education logo

Swing Education

Swing Education is a United States-based company founded in 2015 by Mike Teng.

2

Funding Rounds

$15.0m

Money raised

Riiid logo

Riiid

Riiid is a Seoul-based artificial intelligence company offering tutoring services through it's mobile application.

4

Funding Rounds

$31.2m

Money raised

Amira Learning logo

Amira Learning

Amira Learning is a San Francisco-based company.

2

Funding Rounds

$16.0m

Money raised

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StudyEdge

StudyEdge is a company offering services to help students from the University of Florida to achieve academic success. It provides a marketplace for private tutoring in person tutoring and online tutoring. Online exam review sessions, chapter review sessions and study hours are also offered.

1

Funding Rounds

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Camp K12

Camp K12 is an artificial Intelligence company founded in 2020 by Anshul Bhagi.

2

Funding Rounds

$16.0m

Money raised

Sofatutor logo

Sofatutor

Sofatutor is a Berlin-based company founded in 2008.

2

Funding Rounds

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Simpletuition

Student loans company.

1

Funding Rounds

$4.0m

Money raised

Actively Learn logo

Actively Learn

Actively Learn is a Seattle-based company founded in 2012.

1

Funding Rounds

$625.2k

Money raised

Glean logo

Glean

Glean is a company that allows users to search instructional videos posted by teachers.

1

Funding Rounds

$7.0m

Money raised

GradeUp logo

GradeUp

GradeUp is a formerly GradeStack Learning founded in 2013.

1

Funding Rounds

$7.0m

Money raised

Pedago logo

Pedago

Pedago is a Washington, D.C.-based company founded in 2013 by Tom Adams, Ori Ratner and Alexie Harper.

2

Funding Rounds

$13.3m

Money raised

Quipper logo

Quipper

Quipper is a United Kingdom-based company founded in 2010 by Mariko Tokioka.

2

Funding Rounds

$4.3m

Money raised