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Best EdTech Companies in Helsinki, Finland

The 54 best EdTech companies in Helsinki, Finland in 2026, ranked by funding and momentum. Funding, investors, founders, valuation, tech stack and live signals. Top: Yousician.

54companies tracked
$65Mdisclosed funding
0unicorns
28have raised
FLIAR INTELLIGENCE · EDTECH × HELSINKI

Our analysis of 261 EdTech companies

$20.4b in tracked funding; 94% of the stack-profiled cohort runs cloud-native; funding activity peaked in 2021.

261companies analysed
94%cloud-native stacks
2021funding peak (by rounds)
18unicorns
2017median founding year
133kcombined LinkedIn audience
86%of audience held by top 3
4companies hiring publicly (12 mo)

Ranked: Best EdTech companies in Helsinki

#CompanyDisclosed fundingLast roundEmployeesFounderTech stackWeb popularityRecent signals
1Agoedu
Vocabulary building app
———Jaakko Kuukka
Co-Founder & CEO
———
2Ambitious.Africa
Online matchmaking events connecting young changemakers with entrepreneurs
———Vincent Forsman
Co-Founder
———
3Annie Advisor
Provider of a student productivity chat bot solution
——7—Node.jsReactNext.js+10Top 50M2 awards
4B-Boy & B-Girl Dojo
Online platform to learn break dancing
———Jussi Sirvio
CEO
WordPressMySQLPHP+38Top 10M—
5Coachilla
Online marketplace for coaches
———Eeppi Nieminen
Co-Founder & CEO
———
6Dreamdo Schools
Project based learning platform for students
———Saku Tuominen
Founder
———
7edudata.io
EDUDATA.IO connects, transforms and makes sense of educational organizations' own data.
——16———1 launch
8Eliademy
Free online classroom platform
——1Sotiris Makrygiannis
Founder
———

Top 12 EdTech companies in Helsinki

#1
Seed · Helsinki, Uusimaa · founded 2019 · 9 employees
$500Kraised
▾

App-based platform offering gamified learning solutions for school students. The app provides accessible educational content for everyone, allowing students to obtain instruction. The app is available for Android and iOS users.

LinkedIn Pulse recent public activity · Jul 2026
Audience: 3k LinkedIn followers — 2.3% of this cohort's audience
Hiring: 9 hiring posts in 12 mo (public) · momentum +9 · hiring: Outbound Sales Agent, Key Account Manager
Funding rounds
  • Jul 2024Seed$500K
Founders & team
Mustafa SalamCo-Founder & CEOSinan AdnanCo-Founder
Investors
SuperCharger Ventures, Durubi Management Holding Company, EQIQ
#2
Series B · Helsinki, Uusimaa · founded 2010 · 135 employees
$35Mraised
▾

Provider of AI-driven interactive music education platform for learning to play various musical instruments.

LinkedIn Pulse recent public activity · Jul 2026
Audience: 12k LinkedIn followers — 8.9% of this cohort's audience
Hiring: 8 hiring posts in 12 mo (public) · momentum -2 · hiring: Analytics Engineer, Web App Designer
Funding rounds
  • Apr 2021Series B$28M
  • Oct 2019Grant (prize money)$55.6K
  • May 2018Grant (prize money)$2.3M
  • Feb 2012Seed$1.4M
Founders & team
Chris ThürCo-founder and CEO
Investors
Europa, True Ventures, Alexa Fund, Mpl Ventures, EIC Fund, New Factory
Tech stack
Amazon AlbAmazon CloudfrontAmazon S3Amazon Web ServicesApple Icloud MailApple Sign-In
#3
Acquired · Helsinki, Uusimaa · founded 2017 · 26 employees
$3.3Mraised
▾

Gamified learning resources for children. It provides story-based lessons, TV series, books, and more. Caters to 3 to 8-year-old kids. It allows children to learn natural science. Also caters to schools.

LinkedIn Pulse recent public activity · Jul 2026
Audience: 5k LinkedIn followers — 3.5% of this cohort's audience
Funding rounds
  • Aug 2022Seed$1M
  • Aug 2022Conventional Debt—
  • May 2020Seed$1.6M
  • Mar 2019Seed—
Founders & team
Jenni VartiainenResearch Director & Co-Founder
Investors
Businessfinland, xEdu, KSI, Sparkmind.vc, Zanichelli Venture, Tesi
Tech stack
AlgoliaCloudflareCloudflare Bot ManagementCloudflare Browser InsightsContentfulEnvoy
#4
Series A · Helsinki, Uusimaa · founded 2012 · 28 employees
$1.2Mraised
▾

Tool for creating experiential educational games. It enables teachers to create game tasks that are based on the premises. Its features include online & offline modes, a GPS map or picture as a game board, real-time monitoring & feedback, multi-language support, and more.

Funding rounds
  • Nov 2022Series A$1.2M
  • Nov 2017Series A—
  • Feb 2016Seed—
Founders & team
Riku AlkioCEO
Investors
Excedea, Almaral, Oppiva Invest, Liquido Ventures, xEdu, Maria 01
Tech stack
Amazon CloudfrontAmazon S3Amazon SesAmazon Web ServicesBootstrapCloudflare
#5
Series A · Helsinki, Uusimaa · founded 2013 · 26 employees
$11.3Mraised
▾

Claned provides an Ai-powered learning platform for educational institutions and corporates. It offers a personalized and adaptive learning platform for corporates, educational institutions, and individuals. The platform uses artificial intelligence and real-time learning analytics to provide the educator and the learner with insights on the performance,  orientation, and motivation. Students can access learning material, collaborate with others, and create personalized learning goals. The platform generates data points by capturing the user's interaction with the system to create profiles and groups with similar learning dispositions based on the data.

LinkedIn Pulse recent public activity · Jul 2026
Audience: 5k LinkedIn followers — 3.6% of this cohort's audience
Activity: 1 partnerships (incl. AISHA – Artificial Intelligence Skills Hub Academy) announced in 12 mo
Funding rounds
  • Mar 2016Series A$4.5M
  • Feb 2016Seed$1.5M
  • Apr 2015Seed$538.6K
  • Dec 2013Seed$1.5M
Investors
Springvest, UK Business Angels Association, Businessfinland, CBA Startup Ecosystem, Founders' Edge, VentureOut
Tech stack
AzureCloudflareCloudflare Bot ManagementCookieyesCore-JsElementor
#6
Public · Helsinki, Uusimaa · founded 2013 · 87 employees
$5.7Mraised
▾

Job board and recruitment marketing platform. The platform has started as a career guidance platform and then added an employment portal. Helps candidates search for jobs, take up online courses and get career advice. Candidates can search for jobs based on keywords, category, and location. Employers can post jobs, create branded company pages and search through the candidate database. Helps screen candidate personality and rank CVs. Offers career readiness programs in disciplines like accounting, finance, banking, insurance, and more.

LinkedIn Pulse recent public activity · Jul 2026
Audience: 97k LinkedIn followers — 73.0% of this cohort's audience
Hiring: 2 hiring posts in 12 mo (public) · momentum +2 · hiring: Senior Accountant, partnership lead
Funding rounds
  • Mar 2020Series A$3.9M
  • Nov 2016Seed$1.9M
Investors
Sparkmind.vc, Aucfan, Finnfund, Barona, Cornerstone Enterprises, Kepple Africa Ventures
Tech stack
AhoyAmazon SesAmazon Web ServicesCloudflareCloudflare Bot ManagementCloudflare Browser Insights
#7
Seed · Helsinki, Uusimaa · founded 2015 · 5 employees
$790.6Kraised
▾

App-based platform offering language learning games for kids. Teachers can use the app in classrooms. Offers games to teach languages to kids. Develop their mobility, memory, and social skills for children to improve their hand-eye coordination, mathematical thinking, and logical reasoning.

LinkedIn Pulse recent public activity · Jul 2026
Audience: 1k LinkedIn followers
Activity: 1 partnerships (incl. early learning centers across Europe, Asia, The Americas, Middle East) announced in 12 mo
Funding rounds
  • 2022PE—
  • Jun 2020Seed$790.6K
Founders & team
Anu GuttormCEO
Investors
Sparkmind.vc, Tesi, Maria 01
Tech stack
Amazon Web ServicesApolloBrowser-Update.OrgCdnjsCloudflareCloudflare Bot Management
#8
Seed · Helsinki, Uusimaa · founded 2017 · 6 employees
$1.2Mraised
▾

Digital app providing well-being and social-emotional learning solutions. It asks students questions about their well-being, analyzes the data, and provides real-time insights. The app improves student outcomes by collecting feedback and providing data-driven solutions.

Funding rounds
  • May 2020Seed$1.2M
Investors
Sparkmind.vc, Lifeline Ventures
Tech stack
Amazon Web ServicesAnimate.CssCdnjsCloudflareCloudflare Bot ManagementComplianz
#9
Acqui-Hired · Helsinki, Uusimaa · founded 2017 · 6 employees
$611Kraised
▾

Online platform offering cooking courses for kids. It helps users to develop healthy eating habits by providing cooking courses in combination with educational content and games.

Funding rounds
  • May 2021Seed$611K
Investors
Tukkuheino, Aristo-Invest, Paulig
#10
Public · Helsinki, Uusimaa · founded 2011 · 27 employees
$1.7Mraised
▾

Music software development studio. It is a mobile app development studio dedicated to creating music software. The apps developed by Musopia are Four Chords which provides chords and lyrics, Ukeoke which helps to learn new songs, Chord shaker which provides easy chords and lyrics in karaoke style. They partner with guitar manufacturers in the music industry to create learning experiences and branded applications that turn new guitar players into repeat customers. Its mobile apps are available for Android and iOS devices.

LinkedIn Pulse recent public activity · Jul 2026
Audience: 2k LinkedIn followers
Hiring: 3 hiring posts in 12 mo (public) · momentum +2 · hiring: Head of Data, Growth & Marketing Engineer
Funding rounds
  • Mar 2015Seed$700K
  • Feb 2015Seed$741K
  • Feb 2014Seed$300K
Investors
Springvest, Reaktor Ventures, PowerBank Ventures, Polkuni
Tech stack
CdnjsCloudflareContact Form 7Ewww Image OptimizerFacebook PixelFont Awesome
#11
Deadpooled · Helsinki, Uusimaa · founded 2011 · 7 employees
$2.1Mraised
▾

Game-based platform offering learning solutions for math. It offers solutions to turn schoolbooks into educational games with learning analytics integration. It offers simple calculations, quizzes, and number recognization. Apps are available for android users.

Funding rounds
  • Oct 2014Seed$2.1M
#12
Seed · Helsinki, Uusimaa · founded 2017 · 3 employees
$100Kraised
▾

Developer of a robot-based language learning application for educational institutions. The application offers thematic lesson modules covering topics such as colors and emotions. Teachers can modify existing lessons or create new ones. The application encourages speaking skills through natural conversations and gamified exercises. It supports multiple languages with speech recognition capabilities.

Funding rounds
  • 2022Seed$100K
  • Sep 2017Seed—
Founders & team
Johanna HemminkiFounder & CEO
Investors
xEdu, Gener8tor, IMPACT EdTech, Right Side Capital Management

Funding & investor landscape

$65Mtotal disclosed funding
17companies funded
30disclosed rounds
0rounds last 90 days
Most active investors
xEdu12 rounds
Tesi8 rounds
Polkuni5 rounds
Maria 014 rounds
Sparkmind.vc4 rounds
Gorilla Capital3 rounds
Reaktor Ventures3 rounds
Alexa Fund2 rounds
Businessfinland2 rounds
EIC Fund2 rounds

Notable founders

Mustafa Salam
Co-Founder & CEO · Corrsy
Sinan Adnan
Co-Founder · Corrsy
Chris Thür
Co-founder and CEO · Yousician
Jenni Vartiainen
Research Director & Co-Founder · Kide Science
Riku Alkio
CEO · Seppo
Anu Guttorm
CEO · Moomin Language School
Johanna Hemminki
Founder & CEO · Elias Robot
Jouni Jussila
CEO · Dized
Tomi Vainikka
Founder · Dized
Paulina Tervo
Co-Founder & Co-CEO · Lyfta
Serdar Ferit
Co-Founder & Co-CEO · Lyfta
Katia Kaisi
Co-Founder & CEO · Upiopi
Prism market signals · Finland · country-scoped Prism corpus, 228,334 docs

Market landscape — 10 sub-themes by coverage

Share of EdTech coverage by sub-theme.

Regulatory-risk over time rising

Funding & growth over time

funding rising · growth rising

RESEARCH IN HELSINKI · Consumer & Industrial

How research on Edtech in Helsinki is moving

A read on the academic research around Edtech in Helsinki — which themes are gaining ground, the institutions and researchers driving them, and how the tone is shifting. Based on 40 papers.

University of Helsinki and Helsinki Metropolia lead Helsinki's edtech research, predominantly advancing innovative and programming-focused teaching methods with a cautiously optimistic tone.

40 papers · stance +0.36 · 17% breakthrough · 20% concern
breakthrough · advancement · concern
top institutions
  • University of Helsinki39
  • Helsinki Metropolia University of Applied Sciences1
leading researchers
Hanna Aarnio · Hannele Niemi · Kaiju Kangas · Alestalo, P. · Ali-Löytty, S. · Auli Toom
prism intelligence · tone & topics
98% positive · 0% critical tone
EducationBusinessMathematicsArtificial IntelligencePsychologyInternational Relations
▲ Breakthroughs5 · 12%
▲ 0%→16% share
0 median citations100% since 2021mostly methods-led
Cybernetics and materials-science resilience research newly captures 16% field-share, up from zero.
rising sub-themes (early→recent)
  • Variety (cybernetics)2
  • Resilience (materials science)2
  • Psychological resilience2
  • Educational research2
  • Higher education2
◆ Advancements19 · 48%
▼ 50%→47% share
▼0.9× share momentum2 median citations79% since 2021mostly empirical
Educational technology papers surged 1→6; pedagogy, curriculum, and blended learning all newly emerged.
rising sub-themes (early→recent)
  • Educational technology1→6
Newly emergingPedagogy 0→3 · Curriculum 0→3 · Blended learning 0→3
Landmark Digital storytelling promoting twenty-first century skills and student engagement · 170 cites
▼ Concerns6 · 15%
▲ 0%→16% share
1 median citations83% since 2021mostly empirical
Concern-segment jumped 0→16% field-share, with nature-versus-nurture and Connected Mathematics each attracting 2 papers.
rising sub-themes (early→recent)
  • Nature versus nurture2
  • Connected Mathematics2
  • Publication2
  • Reform mathematics2
  • Core-Plus Mathematics Project2
Landmark The Role of the iPad in the Hands of the Learner · 76 cites

Common questions

How many EdTech companies are there in Helsinki, Finland?
Radar tracks 54 indexable EdTech companies headquartered in Helsinki, Finland that meet our profile-completeness bar.
What is the total funding raised by EdTech companies in Helsinki, Finland?
The EdTech companies in Helsinki, Finland on this list have raised a combined $65M in disclosed equity funding across 17 funded companies.
Which is the highest-funded EdTech company in Helsinki, Finland?
Yousician is the highest-funded EdTech company in Helsinki, Finland, with $35M in disclosed equity funding.
How many EdTech companies in Helsinki, Finland are funded?
17 of the 54 EdTech companies in Helsinki, Finland on this list have disclosed at least one equity funding round.
How many EdTech unicorns are there in Helsinki, Finland?
None of the EdTech companies in Helsinki, Finland on this list currently has a disclosed valuation of $1B or more.
Who are the top investors in Helsinki, Finland EdTech companies?
The most active investors in Helsinki, Finland EdTech companies on this list include xEdu, Tesi, Polkuni, Maria 01, Sparkmind.vc.
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