Best EdTech Companies in Ireland
The 157 best EdTech companies in Ireland in 2026, ranked by funding and momentum. Funding, investors, founders, valuation, tech stack and live signals. Top: Digital Marketing Institute.
Ireland's EdTech sector isn't enormous by global standards, but the 157 companies we track here tell a story worth your attention, ranked by disclosed equity funding and recent momentum. Total disclosed funding sits at $118M across the field, with Digital Marketing Institute pulling hard at $31M and Soapbox Labs at $10M, and the rest of the pack clustered well below that. No unicorns yet. But the underlying market these companies are feeding into is moving fast: global EdTech is forecast to climb from roughly $139.5B in 2024 to over $518B by 2034, a 14.3% CAGR that's drawing capital and corporate attention everywhere. Curriculum Associates expanding its Bengaluru GCC is exactly the kind of move you see when global players are scaling infrastructure, not trimming it.
So what does that mean for Ireland? Coverage here is flat, which honestly makes the active investors, Enterprise Ireland, Europa, NDRC, the EIC Fund, and Folens, more interesting to watch, not less. The hot themes right now are K-12 educational apps, tech-enhanced pedagogy, and virtual classroom technologies, and Irish founders are building squarely into that demand. And with Adda 247 eyeing a public listing as a signal that EdTech exits are back on the table globally, the pressure to scale and show revenue is only going to sharpen for every company in this directory.
- Soaring High
- EdTech Market Primed to Reach USD 421 Billion by 2032
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.
Ranked: Best EdTech companies in Ireland
| # | Company | Disclosed funding | Last round | Employees | Founder | Stage | Tech stack | Recent signals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Digital Marketing Institute Digital marketing certification course provider | $31M | 105 mo ago | 104 | — | Acquired | StoryblokExpressionEngineTurbopack+22 | — |
| 2 | Learnosity Provider of assessment-assistance solutions for educators | $19M | 96 mo ago | 200 | — | Acquired | WordPressSentryZendesk+33 | 1 job opening · 2 launchs · 1 partnership |
| 3 | Shaw Academy Online course provider for professional development | $11M | 86 mo ago | 75 | — | Series A | styled-componentsReactGatsby+18 | 2 job openings |
| 4 | Soapbox Labs Provider of cloud-based speech recognition platform for kids | $10M | 35 mo ago | 41 | — | Acquired | WordPress Block EditorWordPressMySQL+20 | — |
| 5 | MyWallSt App based teaching platform for stock market investing | $8M | 91 mo ago | 30 | John Tyrrell CEO and co-founder | Series A | Beehiiv RSS feedChart.jsTailwind CSS+19 | — |
| 6 | Realizeit Learning content management system | $5M | 78 mo ago | 32 | Manoj Kulkarni CEO | Series A | — | — |
| 7 | Fishtree Learning management system for schools and higher education | $5M | 135 mo ago | 18 | Jim Butler Chief Technology Officer (CTO) & Co-founder | Acquired | — | — |
| 8 | TerminalFour Digital Engagement and Web-Content management platform for Universities | $4M | 134 mo ago | 86 | — | Early Stage | ZURB FoundationAmazon Web ServicesCloudflare+18 | — |
| 9 | StoryToys Developer of educational apps for childrens | $4M | 113 mo ago | 30 | Emmet O'Neill CEO | Acquired | WordPressApple iCloud MailMicrosoft 365+32 | 1 launch · 1 award |
| 10 | Adaptemy Classroom-focused adaptive learning platform | $4M | 41 mo ago | 7 | Conor O'sullivan CEO | Seed | WordPressMySQLPHP+26 | 3 internships |
| 11 | Gradguide Online career guidance platform for candidates | $2M | 63 mo ago | 35 | — | Acquired | — | — |
| 12 | The Corporate Governance Institute Provider of corporate governance and ESG education and certifications | $2M | 12 mo ago | 38 | David Duffy Co Founder & CEO - The Corporate Governance Institute | Series A | Cart FunctionalitySentryZURB Foundation+21 | — |
| 13 | Digital Learning Institute Provider of designing courses for professionals | $2M | 35 mo ago | 15 | Aaron McKenna CEO | Seed | StoryblokNode.jsReact+22 | — |
| 14 | CodeInstitute Blended courses to teach coding | $2M | 74 mo ago | 317 | — | Series A | WordPress Block EditorWordPressMySQL+29 | — |
| 15 | Examfly Online platform offering solutions to learn about professional tax and law exams | $2M | 28 mo ago | 6 | Deirdre Lyons CEO and Founder | Seed | — | — |
| 16 | Studytracks Provider of musical adaptations of school subjects for improved learning | $1M | 81 mo ago | — | Jon Hammond-Hagan Co-Founder & Managing Director | Seed | — | — |
| 17 | Robotify DIY robotic kit to learn coding and software to control robots | $1M | 75 mo ago | 17 | Evan Darcy Co-Founder & CTO | Acquired | — | — |
| 18 | TeachKloud Cloud based platform offering school management software | $834K | 77 mo ago | 3 | Wendy Oke Founder | Seed | WordPressMySQLQuill+30 | — |
| 19 | VSware Student management system for schools | $750K | 145 mo ago | 25 | Patrick Barry Co-Founder & CEO | Seed | SentrySummernoteHighcharts+23 | — |
| 20 | Words Worth Learning Literacy development program | $693K | 79 mo ago | — | Rita Treacy Owner & Director | Funding Raised | — | — |
| 21 | UX Design Institute Diploma courses in UX Design | $567K | 90 mo ago | 40 | — | Seed | Framer SitesReactSleeknote+21 | — |
| 22 | Certification Europe Online certification and training platform for individuals and corporate | $501K | 138 mo ago | 52 | — | Acquired | — | — |
| 23 | CleverBooks AR based educational products aimed at primary kids and corporate | $447K | 66 mo ago | 12 | Dba Darya Yegorina Founder | Funding Raised | Cart FunctionalityWooCommerceWordPress+25 | — |
| 24 | Kids Speech Labs App-based platform providing speech and language-related skill development solutions | $190K | 48 mo ago | 4 | Shona Darcy Founder & CEO | Funding Raised | — | — |
| 25 | Schoolbooks.ie Provider of ecommercce platform for school supplies for students | $113K | 71 mo ago | — | John Cunningham Founder | Funding Raised | Shogun Page BuilderCart FunctionalityShopify+35 | — |
| 26 | Animated Language Learning Adaptive language learning for kids with special needs. | $112K | 84 mo ago | — | Enda Dodd CEO | Funding Raised | — | — |
Top 12 EdTech companies in Ireland
#1
Series A · Dublin, Leinster · founded 2020 · 38 employees$2.3Mraised▾
Provider of corporate governance and ESG education and certifications. It offers diploma programs, specialist training, and foundation courses focused on corporate governance, company secretary practices, ESG strategies, and technology governance. The company also provides resources such as eBooks, case studies, guides, and podcasts, alongside events like webinars and masterclasses.
- May 2025Series A$3.4M
- Dec 2021Seed$2.3M
#2
Acquired · Dublin, Leinster · founded 2015 · 41 employees$10.4Mraised▾
Provider of cloud-based speech recognition platform for kids. Its products enable speech assessment for reading, English learning, language learning, and voice commands for gaming, and entertainment. Developers can access its technology using an API to build voice-enabled device interactions for building education apps, interactive toys, wearables, and more.
- Jul 2023Series A—
- Apr 2020Series A$6.6M
- Feb 2020Grant (prize money)$1.6M
- Mar 2018Grant (prize money)$1.8M
#3
Seed · Dublin, Leinster · founded 2019 · 6 employees$1.6Mraised▾
Online platform offering solutions to learn about professional tax and law exams. It offers animated videos, practical explanations, integrative games, and tips to prepare for exams. It also offers performance analyzing tools for students preparing for law, tax, and accountancy exams.
- Feb 2024Seed$1.6M
#4
Seed · Dublin, Leinster · founded 2013 · 7 employees$3.8Mraised▾
Classroom-focused adaptive learning platform. It provides features such as Curriculum maps, Real-time Classroom monitoring, an Automatic suggestion of content to students based on performance, Activities suggestion to teachers, Dashboard based reporting of various pre-defined metrics, and more. It also offers content authoring and integration services to publishers.
- Jan 2023Grant (prize money)$164.3K
- Jan 2017Seed$3.5M
- Sep 2016Seed$278.7K
#5
Seed · Dublin, Leinster · founded 2018 · 15 employees$2Mraised▾
Provider of designing courses for professionals. It provides online and cohort-based courses. It also provides a certificate for completion.
- Jul 2023Seed$2M
#6
Acquired · Dublin, Leinster · founded 2009 · 104 employees$31.1Mraised▾
Digital Marketing is a digital marketing certification course provider. Courses are categorized according to the skill level. Users can select courses based on their interests. Features include video lectures, slide presentations, practical exercises, quizzes, and an online discussion forum. Claims to have partnered with companies such as Google, Facebook, and Twitter to define its syllabus. Monetizes through product-based pricing model.
- Sep 2017Series B$31.1M
#7
Acquired · Dublin, Leinster · founded 2007 · 200 employees$18.8Mraised▾
Provider of assessment-assistance solutions for educators. It provides a tool for educational institutes to build online assessment and learning products. It offers pre-built APIs for creating and delivering content. It can be used by k-12 and higher education teachers.
- May 2018Series A$18.8M
#8
Series A · Dublin, Leinster · founded 2013 · 75 employees$10.8Mraised▾
Shaw Academy is an online course provider for professional development professionals. Courses include photoshop, sports nutrition, mobile app development, financial trading, and others. Courses are pre-scheduled and are created by an in-house team. It also provides live tutoring by professionals. Works on the product-based pricing model.
- Apr 2019Series A$7.9M
- Oct 2017Seed$2.9M
#9
Series A · Dublin, Leinster · founded 2013 · 30 employees$8.4Mraised▾
mywallst.com is an app based teaching platform that offers bite-sized lessons on stock market investments. Provides courses on stock market investing, financial literacy, and others. Also offers content in audio format.
- Nov 2018Series A$3.4M
- Apr 2017Seed$1.5M
- Aug 2016Seed$1.3M
- Dec 2015Seed$2.2M
#10
Series A · Dublin, Leinster · founded 2007 · 32 employees$5.4Mraised▾
Realizeit, part of CCKF Ltd, is a learning content management platform which enables authors to create personalized content from its repository of content library. Competency-based, adaptive, personalized learning models. Analytical support to create personalized learning paths for students and give administrators insights to the problem areas.Can be integrated with an LMS.
- Dec 2019Grant (prize money)$76.2K
- Nov 2014Series A$5.4M
#11
Acquired · Dublin, Leinster · founded 2008 · 30 employees$3.8Mraised▾
Developer of educational apps for childrens. It offers interactive books combine stories, illustrations, and design with games. It also makes interactive childrens books and games for iPad, iPhone, Mac, and Android. The stories are presented in a simulation of a traditional pop-up book.
- Jan 2017Series A$507.5K
- 2016Series A$1M
- Aug 2015Seed$54.5K
- Apr 2013Seed$1.2M
#12
Acquired · Dublin, County Dublin · founded 2019 · 35 employees$2.4Mraised▾
Online career guidance platform for candidates. It offers a mentorship platform for candidates, resume preparation, and interview training. It allows users to build a profile or upload a resume and gets matched with mentors, complete training, and apply for jobs as per skills.
- Mar 2021Seed$2.4M
Funding & investor landscape
Notable founders
Market landscape — 10 sub-themes by coverage
Share of EdTech coverage by sub-theme.
Regulatory-risk over time rising
Funding & growth over time
funding flat · growth flat
How research on Education Technology is moving in Ireland
A read on the academic research around Education Technology — which themes are gaining ground, the institutions and researchers driving them, and how the tone is shifting. Based on 145 Ireland-affiliated papers.
- Dublin City University25
- University of Limerick21
- Trinity College Dublin14
- University College Dublin12
- University College Cork10
- Active learning (machine learning)3
- Personalized learning2
- Educational technology2
- Educational game1
- Game based learning1
- Educational technology4→13
- Psychological intervention1→4
- Learning analytics1→4
- Educational technology3→10
- Pedagogy1→5
- Higher education2→5
- Experiential learning1→4
Where edtech is researched across Ireland
Location clusters by institution affiliation — each city's volume, stance tone, and a quick read on its hot topic, what's advancing, the opening opportunity, and the main concern.
Common questions
Rohit lives in the feed. He covers what's moving right now — the funding rounds, launches and shifts breaking across the trade press — and ties them back to where the sector is heading.