Best EdTech Companies in Italy
The 157 best EdTech companies in Italy in 2026, ranked by funding and momentum. Funding, investors, founders, valuation, tech stack and live signals. Top: EPICODE.
Italy's EdTech scene isn't the loudest in Europe, but our directory of 157 tracked companies, carrying $60M in total disclosed funding, tells you the sector is genuinely alive and building. This ranking orders the best EdTech companies in Italy by disclosed equity funding and recent momentum, so you can read the capital map at a glance. UpSurgeOn leads at $11M raised, Develhope sits close behind at $9M, and Faba has pulled in $5M, with the rest of the field clustering well below that. No unicorns yet, which is honest signal about where Italian EdTech sits on the maturity curve.
Globally the picture is dramatically bigger. The market was valued at roughly $139.5B in 2024 and is forecast to reach $518.9B by 2034 at a 14.3% CAGR, driven by personalized learning demand and government digital-education pushes. Meanwhile Adda 247 is eyeing a public listing within 12 to 18 months, a sign that EdTech's appetite for scale hasn't cooled. Italy's hottest themes right now are K-12 educational apps, virtual classroom technologies and engineering projects for adolescents. Coverage is flat, which means the next funding event here will matter.
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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 Italy
| # | Company | Disclosed funding | Last round | Stage | Employees | Founder | Tech stack | Recent signals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | EPICODE Provider of online bachelor's and master's degrees in technology fields | $12M | 51 mo ago | Series B | 50 | Claudio Vaccaro Co-Founder | WordPressMySQLPHP+29 | — |
| 2 | UpSurgeOn Online platform providing learning solutions for healthcare professionals | $11M | 2 mo ago | Series A | 30 | Giannantonio Spena Co-Founder | Cart FunctionalityShopifyEasyGift+31 | 2 launchs |
| 3 | Develhope Platform offering coding courses for professionals | $9M | 36 mo ago | Series A | 57 | Alessandro Balsamo Co-Founder | Framer SitesVimeoBootstrap+21 | — |
| 4 | WeSchool Learning management solution for educators & corporates | $8M | 70 mo ago | Series A | 123 | Luca Ghirimoldi Co-Founder & COO | WordPressMySQLPHP+25 | — |
| 5 | FABA Internet first brand offering education products for pre-K children | $5M | 10 mo ago | Series A | 40 | Matteo Fabbrini Co-Founder & CEO | Shogun Page BuilderCart FunctionalityBigCommerce+31 | — |
| 6 | Marshmallow Games Provider of mobile apps and games for children | $3M | 44 mo ago | Series A | 36 | Cristina Angelillo CEO & Co-founder | WordPressMySQLPHP+21 | — |
| 7 | osteocom Online learning and networking platform for dental professionals | $2M | 78 mo ago | Seed | 21 | — | SentryUbuntuJW Player+17 | — |
| 8 | Algor AI-based platform providing solutions for reading concept maps | $2M | 30 mo ago | Seed | 10 | Emanuele Gusso Co-Founder | WebflowCart FunctionalityTypekit+21 | — |
| 9 | CEIPES ETS Provider of training programs focused on professional development and skill enhancement | $1M | 41 mo ago | Funding Raised | — | Musa Kirkar CEO & President | WordPressMySQLPHP+20 | 1 partnership |
| 10 | DataMasters Online platform offering IT courses | $1M | 32 mo ago | Seed | 6 | Francesco Cipriani Founder | Cart FunctionalityWordPressMySQL+41 | — |
| 11 | Finanz Online education platform | $811K | 8 mo ago | Seed | — | Matthew Longoni Co-Founder | WordPressMySQLPHP+24 | — |
| 12 | TeachCorner Online platform providing tutoring solutions for students | $762K | 6 mo ago | Seed | 16 | Simone Bresciani Co-Founder & CEO | UbuntuBootstrapVimeo+28 | — |
| 13 | Guidoio Online platform offering driving lessons | $755K | 7 mo ago | Seed | 2 | Franz Uhl Co-Founder | Framer SitesUnbounceReact+21 | — |
| 14 | koofers College made easier for students. Enterprise college recruiting software for employers. | $606K | 129 mo ago | Seed | 12 | — | SentryZendeskAlgolia+27 | — |
| 15 | Tutored Mobile-based platform providing peer tutor discovery solutions | $445K | 135 mo ago | Seed | 56 | — | — | — |
| 16 | Skuola Educational resource for students | $394K | 52 mo ago | Funding Raised | 227 | Marco Sbardella Co-Founder | WordPressMySQLPHP+26 | — |
| 17 | VITECO E-learning platform for students | $386K | 32 mo ago | Funding Raised | 21 | — | WordPressMySQLPHP+27 | — |
| 18 | Jobiri AI-based digital career advisor platform | $365K | 63 mo ago | Funding Raised | — | Claudio Sponchioni Co-Founder & CEO | WordPressMySQLRedis+34 | — |
| 19 | YouInvest Financial education and solutions provider for institutions | $337K | 138 mo ago | Seed | 1 | — | — | — |
| 20 | Suggest.it Local discovery application for students | $325K | 144 mo ago | Deadpooled | — | Tom Klein Founder | — | — |
| 21 | Veasyt Digital Learning solutions to overcome communication/language barriers | $233K | 149 mo ago | Seed | — | Gabriel Greco Founder | YouTubeBootstrapHandlebars+14 | — |
| 22 | Deascuola Online platform offering educational resources for k-12 students | $204K | 90 mo ago | Funding Raised | 127 | Antonio Porro CEO | WordPressMySQLPHP+26 | — |
| 23 | Kunerango Content creation platform | $179K | 147 mo ago | Deadpooled | 3 | Luca Ferrari Co-Founder and CTO | — | — |
| 24 | Taylora Online platform offering solutions to create courses | $163K | 35 mo ago | Seed | — | Emanuele Minotto Co-Founder | — | — |
| 25 | taylora Taylora is the platform enabled the collection of all instructional materials that help in easy creation of… | $163K | 35 mo ago | Seed | 5 | — | Framer SitesReactAmazon Web Services+13 | — |
| 26 | Kjuicer Provider of reading tool for students | $120K | 93 mo ago | Funding Raised | — | Giampaolo Ferradini CEO | — | — |
Top 12 EdTech companies in Italy
#1
Series A · Assago, Lombardy · founded 2017 · 30 employees$10.7Mraised▾
Online platform providing learning solutions for healthcare professionals
- Mar 2026Series A$5.8M
- 2022Seed$3.4M
- Sep 2021Grant (prize money)$58.2K
- Oct 2019Grant (prize money)$1.3M
#2
Series A · Vascon, Provincia Di Treviso · founded 2019 · 40 employees$5.2Mraised▾
Internet first brand offering education products for pre-K children. The product catalog includes storyteller toys, books, and more. The company claims that the products contain audios of nursery rhymes, stories, and more.
- Aug 2025Series A$5.2M
#3
Seed · Milan, Lombardy · founded 2019 · 16 employees$762Kraised▾
TeachCorner is an online platform providing tutoring solutions for students. It enables discovering tutors from universities and according to the subject or degree. It provides tutor on the basis of subjects that are Maths, Anatomy, English, Analysis, and many more.
- Dec 2025Seed$762K
#4
Seed · Milan, Lombardy · founded 2022 · 2 employees$754.6Kraised▾
Online platform offering driving lessons. It also provides solutions to book driving lessons, and more. The app is available for iOS and android users.
- Nov 2025Seed$4.1M
- Feb 2024Seed$754.6K
#5
Seed · Milan, Lombardy · founded 2022$810.7Kraised▾
Online education platform. It is a digital financial literacy platform that provides users with personalized financial education and management tools to educate and assist them in making informed financial decisions.
- Oct 2025Seed$810.7K
#6
Series A · Palermo, Sicily · founded 2019 · 57 employees$8.8Mraised▾
Platform offering coding courses for professionals. It provides courses for learning full-stack development, java backend, and more. It provides users with both part-time and full-time courses.
- Jun 2023Series A$6.5M
- Jul 2021Seed$2.4M
#7
Series B · Rome, Lazio · founded 2019 · 50 employees$12.2Mraised▾
Provider of online bachelor's and master's degrees in technology fields. The company delivers degree programs focused on computer engineering, cybersecurity, business, technology, and management. Master’s programs include full-stack development, data analytics, web development, and game development. The institution offers both full-time and part-time options, along with on-demand courses. The curriculum emphasizes practical skills and career preparation within the technology sector.
- Mar 2022Series B$10.9M
- Mar 2021Seed$1.2M
- Aug 2020Seed$150K
#8
Seed · Turin, Piedmont · founded 2021 · 10 employees$1.5Mraised▾
AI-based platform providing solutions for reading concept maps. The platform enables creating maps, customizing maps, and sharing maps. The platform offers its solutions for multiple subjects such as history, literature, science, and more.
- Dec 2023Seed$1.5M
#9
Series A · Bari, Apulia · founded 2015 · 36 employees$3.1Mraised▾
Provider of mobile apps and games for children. Games are based on maths, science, arts and foreign languages and delivered through a set of mini-games and tales. Available for Android and iOS platforms.
- Sep 2022Series A$2M
- 2015Seed$1.1M
#10
Series A · Milan, Lombardy · founded 2016 · 123 employees$7.6Mraised▾
Learning management solutions for educators & corporates. It is a learning management system that integrates with other web applications such as TED talk, google drive, and Instagram without switching platforms. It provides informal social learning features for companies.
- Aug 2020Series A$7.6M
#11
Seed · Bari, Apulia · founded 2021 · 6 employees$1Mraised▾
Online platform offering IT courses. It provides courses related to data science, machine learning, artificial intelligence, python, and much more.
- Oct 2023Seed$211.7K
- Jun 2023Seed$694.4K
#12
Funding Raised · Palermo, Sicily · founded 2007$1.3Mraised▾
Provider of training programs focused on professional development and skill enhancement. The organization delivers courses designed to improve capabilities in areas such as digital literacy and leadership. It engages in international projects, fostering collaboration with organizations and stakeholders. The entity also offers free training courses aimed at developing professional skills.
- Jan 2023Grant (prize money)$48.3K
- Dec 2022Grant (prize money)$81.3K
- Sep 2022Grant (prize money)$13.4K
- Jun 2022Grant (prize money)$195K
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 rising · growth rising
How research on Education Technology is moving in Italy
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 305 Italy-affiliated papers.
- Sapienza University of Rome31
- University of Florence20
- University of Bari Aldo Moro17
- University of Padua16
- Ministry of Health15
- Adaptive learning6
- Reinforcement learning5
- Experiential learning5
- Analytics5
- Scalability4
- Educational technology1→17
- Context (archaeology)1→13
- Learning analytics1→8
- Analytics2→7
- Personalized learning1→4
- Educational technology2→19
- Mathematics education1→7
- Context (archaeology)2→7
- Field (mathematics)1→6
Where edtech is researched across Italy
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
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