32 Best University Startups to Watch in 2025

The Definitive Seedtable Ranking of University Startups

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There are 32 start-ups with an aggregate funding of $374.0m. The average funding per company in this subset is $11.7m.

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

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$12.6m

Money raised

EverTrue is a Boston-based company founded in 2010 by Eric Carlstrom, Brent Grinna and Jesse Bardo.

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$3.7m

Money raised

A company offering a digital credential platform.

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$15.0k

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Career network connecting students and recent graduates with job opportunities.

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Funding Rounds

$83.3m

Money raised

Civitas Learning is an education technology company.

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Funding Rounds

$12.0m

Money raised

Voiceitt is a company founded in 2012 by Danny Weissberg, Sara Smolley and Stas Tiomkin.

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Funding Rounds

$1.7m

Money raised

StudySoup is a company founded by Sieva Kozinsky.

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Funding Rounds

$42.5m

Money raised

UniversityNow is a company founded in 2010 by David Meyer.

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Funding Rounds

$17.0m

Money raised

Unibuddy is a student recruitment and communication solutions provider connecting prospective students to higher education institutions through chats and virtual events.

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Funding Rounds

$6.0m

Money raised

ReUp Education is a company founded in 2015.

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Funding Rounds

$36.0m

Money raised

Makeblock is a Shenzhen-based company offering a do-it-yourself robot kit for young learners founded by Jasen Wang.

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Funding Rounds

$60.0m

Money raised

Interact.io is a video conferencing company.

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Funding Rounds

$57.0m

Money raised

Minerva Project is a company founded in 2011 by Ben Nelson.

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Neighborland is a company founded in 2010 by Dan Parham, Tee Parham and Candy Chang.

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Funding Rounds

$1.2m

Money raised

Hardin Scientific is an IoT for Laboratory Equipment company founded in 2016 by Aaron Hardin.

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Funding Rounds

$240.0k

Money raised

Erle Robotics S.L. is a Victoria Alava-based robotic company that was founded in 2012.

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2

Funding Rounds

$3.6m

Money raised

At Degree Analytics, we focus on helping colleges and universities optimize campus spaces and support student success through smart, data-driven planning. We believe every campus has the potential to operate at its best, creating environments where students thrive.

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Funding Rounds

$625.2k

Money raised

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

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$2.0m

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Givsum is a company founded in 2013 by Alan McCann, Shawn Wehan, Robert Kollar, Dewey Bushaw, Mat Masoni and Ralf Krestel.

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Funding Rounds

$1.8m

Money raised

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$3.0m

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Events platform for scholarly and workplace societies.

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Funding Rounds

$19.0m

Money raised

Revolution Prep is a Santa Monica, California-based company founded in 2002.

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Funding Rounds

$1.9m

Money raised

MindMixer is an Omaha, Nebraska-based company founded in 2011.

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Funding Rounds

$3.0m

Money raised

Buddy4Study is a company founded in 2011.

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Funding Rounds

$1.0m

Money raised

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$75.0k

Money raised

Campuscene is a Denver-based company founded in 2011.

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$1.0m

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$2.0m

Money raised

Skoodat is a Chattanooga, Tennessee-based company founded by Ben Birdsell.

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$500.0k

Money raised

Connectyard Inc. is a Wayne, New Jersey-based company founded in 2007.

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Funding Rounds

$1.0k

Money raised

Wylio is a Dayton, Tennessee-based company founded by Dan Evans.

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Funding Rounds

$400.0k

Money raised

Edify Online is a company founded in 2019 by Anil Agarwal.

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Funding Rounds

$950.0k

Money raised

DormNoise is an university company.

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