Best Continuing Education Centres Companies in California, United States
The 155 best Continuing Education Centres companies in California, United States in 2026, ranked by funding and momentum. Funding, investors, founders, valuation, tech stack and live signals. Top: Bakar Labs.
Ranked: Best Continuing Education Centres companies in California
| # | Company | Disclosed funding | Last round | Stage | Employees | Founded | Founder | Patents & IP focus | Recent signals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 10X Innovation Lab Center of education providing professional education courses | — | — | Unfunded | — | 2018 | Aaron McDaniel Co-Founder | — | — |
| 2 | 280 group 280 Group is the world’s leading Product Management training and consulting firm. | — | — | Private | 51 | 1998 | — | — | — |
| 3 | Acca National trade association for HVACR contracting businesses | — | — | Unfunded | 45 | 1968 | — | — | 3 awards |
| 4 | Acting Studios Provider of on-camera acting classes for kids, teens, and adults | — | — | Unfunded | 151 | 2007 | — | — | — |
| 5 | Ajnovickgroup Provider of anger management, parenting, and substance abuse programs | — | — | Unfunded | — | 2003 | — | — | — |
| 6 | AltaSea Provider of accelerating scientific collaboration and advancing the blue economy through business innovation | — | — | Unfunded | 33 | 2013 | — | — | — |
| 7 | amazing grace conservatory Amazing Grace Conservatory offers training in acting, voice, dance, media arts, and spoken word. | — | — | Private | — | 1983 | — | — | — |
| 8 | Angeles Institute Provider of vocational nursing, nursing assistant, and home health aide programs | — | — | Unfunded | — | 2005 | Kelvin S Owner | — | — |
Top 12 Continuing Education Centres companies in California
#1
Series A · Berkeley, California · founded 2021$100Mraised▾
Provider of incubator programs and facilities for biotech and energy startups. It offers essential space and programs supporting the growth of startup companies. The organization leverages resources and expertise to support scientific innovation and entrepreneurship. Programs include training, research collaboration, grants, workshops, company creation, and entrepreneurial mentoring. Lab and coworking space is available, along with events and funding opportunities.
- Feb 2026Series A$100M
#2
Funding Raised · Glendale, California · founded 1995 · 819 employees$6.4Mraised▾
Provider of continuing medical education and resources for family physicians. It offers live and livestream CME courses covering various topics relevant to family medicine practice. The organization also provides clinical guidance, practice resources, and career support services for its members. Additionally, it facilitates networking opportunities among family physicians and advocates for the specialty at the state and federal levels. Members receive access to discounted resources and tools to optimize billing, payment, and practice management.
- Mar 2025Grant (prize money)$2M
- 2023Grant (prize money)$1.2M
- 2022Grant (prize money)$1M
- Aug 2014Grant (prize money)$599K
#3
Series A · San Carlos, California · founded 2024 · 9 employees$6.4Mraised▾
Provider of zipline tours in Hawaii, offering dual zipline experiences over 2 miles of cables in a tropical setting.
- Feb 2024Series A$6.4M
#4
Funding Raised · San Mateo, California · founded 2012 · 134 employees$300Kraised▾
Center of education offering various entrepreneurial programs aimed at students, executives, and corporate entities. It provides Hero Training program focusing on essential startup skills and networking opportunities. It also offers a range of specialised courses, including the two-week virtual Fundamentals of Entrepreneurship, which provides connections and networking opportunities with Silicon Valley experts, VCx program, blockchain and Web3 technologies.
- Jan 2025Grant (prize money)$300K
#5
Series C · San Mateo, California · founded 1994 · 30 employees$39.7Mraised▾
Provider of seminars for freelancers and bootstraps on food business
- Feb 2008Series C$8M
- Jun 2006Series C$15.5M
- Jul 2004Series B$12M
- 2003Unattributed$4.2M
#6
Series A · Ventura, California · founded 2015 · 10 employees$20.3Mraised▾
Provider of cannabis industry training and certification programs. It offers on-demand training for individuals seeking careers in cannabis, covering various aspects such as agriculture, horticulture, retail, cultivation, extraction, and compliance. The company also provides training solutions for businesses, assisting with compliance, employee onboarding, and leadership development. Its curriculum is designed to meet the needs of a wide range of industry professionals, from entry-level employees to experienced executives. The programs utilize industry experts as instructors and provide credentials recognized within the cannabis sector.
- Jun 2019Series A$20.3M
#7
Seed · San Ramon, California · founded 2019$2.3Mraised▾
Center of education providing of professional education and training in artificial intelligence and machine learning
#8
Series A · Cupertino, California · founded 2000 · 1 employees$7Mraised▾
Provider of gigabit passive optical networks solutions for telecommunication equipments manufacturers and original device manufacturers. The company develops fiber-to-the-premises (FTTP) solution.
- May 2008Series A$7M
#9
Deadpooled · Fremont, California · founded 1998$5.2Mraised▾
Limited information available
- Dec 2001Series A$5.2M
#10
Deadpooled · San Francisco, California · founded 2018 · 1 employees$2.1Mraised▾
Provider of computer programming training programs
- Jan 2020Seed$2.1M
#11
Seed · California City, California · founded 2013$1.9Mraised▾
Skill development courses training center
- Apr 2018Seed$1.9M
#12
Seed · San Francisco, California · founded 2019 · 6 employees$220Kraised▾
Center of education providing professional education courses
- Jul 2022Grant (prize money)$100K
- Sep 2021Seed$120K
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