Best EdTech Companies in Melbourne, Australia
The 117 best EdTech companies in Melbourne, Australia in 2026, ranked by funding and momentum. Funding, investors, founders, valuation, tech stack and live signals. Top: Compass.
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 Melbourne
| # | Company | Disclosed funding | Last round | Stage | Founder | Founded | Tech stack | Recent signals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Compass Web-based school management platform | $41M | 22 mo ago | Late Stage | John Motte Co-Founder & CEO | 2009 | WordPressApple iCloud MailGoogle Workspace+30 | 3 launchs · 1 expansion |
| 2 | Typsy Online learning platform for the hospitality industry 57Growth top 28%Moat top 39%Tech top 41%Customers top 44% All 8 signals ▾Growthtop 28% Moattop 39% Techtop 41% Customerstop 44% Markettop 50% Fundingtop 50% Productbottom 40% Globalbottom 36% Growth: Web rank 1,000,000 → 500,000 YoY · Fresh capital in last 24 mo Moat: Editorial + unicorn rating 7/10 · 9 curated direct competitors tracked rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 57/100 | $7M | 11 mo ago | Seed | — | 2016 | HubSpot CMS HubFacebook LoginLinkedin Sign-in+27 | — |
| 3 | KNeoMedia Game-based learning platform for students | $5M | 103 mo ago | Public | James Kellett Executive Chairman & CEO | 1987 | — | — |
| 4 | GetMee AI-based application providing personal skill development coaching solutions | $2M | 29 mo ago | Seed | — | 2020 | WordPressMySQLPHP+32 | 1 partnership |
| 5 | Verso Cloud-based professional development platform for teachers | $2M | 106 mo ago | Series A | Colin Wood Founder & CEO | 2013 | — | — |
| 6 | Operoo Provider of digital forms, communication & payment related platform for schools | $2M | 86 mo ago | Acquired | — | 2012 | WordPressMySQLPHP+26 | — |
| 7 | Weyo Developer of interactive early learning apps for preschoolers | $741K | 51 mo ago | Seed | Stuart Berwick Co-Founder | 2014 | — | — |
| 8 | TalkiPlay App-based language learning for kids | $531K | 52 mo ago | Seed | — | 2018 | — | — |
| 9 | Covidence Manufacturer of prefabricated housing and building materials | $500K | 96 mo ago | Funding Raised | Julian Elliott CEO | 2014 | SentryAtlassian StatuspageTypeScript+35 | — |
| 10 | HackersJack SaaS-based platform offering cybersecurity lessons | $370K | 58 mo ago | Seed | Ikram Akbar Founder & CEO | 2020 | — | — |
| 11 | myDRIVESCHOOL Simulation platform for learning driving | $195K | 28 mo ago | Funding Raised | Lisa Skaife Founder & CEO | 2012 | WordPressMySQLPHP+24 | — |
Top 12 EdTech companies in Melbourne
#1
Seed · Melbourne, Victoria · founded 2016 · 55 employees$7.4Mraised▾
Typsy is an online learning platform for the hospitality industry. Provides short courses including topics such as how to master the first impression, communicating with hotel guests, and more. It provides a premium subscription service that provides users access to multiple courses.
- Jul 2025Seed—
- Sep 2016Angel—
#2
Late Stage · Melbourne, Victoria · founded 2009 · 14 employees$41.1Mraised▾
Compass Education (trade name of JDLF International) offers web-based school management platform. Features include attendance and roll marking, semester and progress reporting, news feed, calendaring, staff, student and parent portal, online payments, curriculum builder, parent-teacher interviews, behavior management, budgeting and purchase orders. Accessible on PC, tablet, and mobile. Apps are available for iOS platform.
- Aug 2024PE—
- Nov 2019PE$41.1M
- Aug 2018PE—
#3
Seed · Melbourne, Victoria · founded 2015 · 25 employees$20Kraised▾
Cadmus is an online writing tool for students. It enables students to write literature reviews, annotated bibliography, tutorial tasks, case study reports, lab reports, essays, and more. It also enables teachers to design and build assignment instructions, manage submissions, and grade.
- Sep 2025Seed—
- 2015Grant (prize money)$20K
#4
Seed · Melbourne, Victoria · founded 2020 · 10 employees$2.5Mraised▾
AI-based application providing personal skill development coaching solutions
- Jan 2024Seed—
- Jun 2021Seed$500K
#5
Funding Raised · Melbourne, Victoria · founded 2012 · 5 employees$195.1Kraised▾
Simulation platform for learning driving. The programs can be delivered in full simulators, with multi-screens, on motion platforms, in Virtual Reality or on a PC/laptop with portable force feedback steering wheel and pedal set.
- Feb 2024Grant (prize money)$195.1K
#6
Public · Melbourne, Victoria · founded 1987 · 35 employees$5.2Mraised▾
Game-based learning platform for students. It focuses on academic and life skills. It allows teachers to monitor individual student performance in multiple categories of learning including literacy, memory, reasoning, math, art, and science using an analytics dashboard.
- Oct 2017Post IPO$3.9M
- Mar 2016Post IPO$812K
- Dec 2015Post IPO$552K
#7
Seed · Melbourne, Victoria · founded 2014 · 7 employees$741.2Kraised▾
Developer of interactive early learning apps for preschoolers. These apps utilize stories, songs, games, and yoga to foster holistic development, focusing on phonics, reading, and emotional wellbeing. The content is designed by play and education experts to ensure optimal learning and engagement. Interactive elements, such as augmented reality filters, bring classic stories to life, encouraging active participation and a love of learning. A growth mindset is central to the app's design philosophy.
- Mar 2022Seed$741.2K
#8
Seed · Melbourne, Victoria · founded 2018 · 8 employees$530.9Kraised▾
TalkiPlay offers app-based language learning for kids. Provides games based on levels and interests. Caters to children of age 1 to 5 years. Also caters to institutions.
- Feb 2022Grant (prize money)$285.2K
- Mar 2019Seed$530.9K
#9
Acquired · Melbourne, Victoria · founded 2012 · 27 employees$1.5Mraised▾
Provider of digital forms, communication & payment related platform for schools. It provides solutions such as registration & onboarding, online forms & approval workflow, excursion management, payment & shopping cart, and many more. It also provides resources for parents such as notifications, parent form, online payment, medical form, and many more.
- Apr 2019Seed$1.5M
#10
Series A · Melbourne, Victoria · founded 2013$1.6Mraised▾
Verso provides a cloud-based continuous professional development platform providing teachers with embedded, teaching strategies that help promote deeper and more personalized learning in every classroom. Provides Verso recipe cards, professional learning communities, collaborative learning library and classroom collaboration tools. Claims to be used by 12K+ schools and 40K+ teachers.
- Aug 2017Series A$1.6M
#11
Seed · Melbourne, Victoria · founded 2020$370Kraised▾
SaaS-based platform offering cybersecurity lessons. It offers kids interactive lessons on cybersecurity, staying safe online, phishing attacks, and more. It also provides an analytical tool that provides parents with a complete list of knowledge gained and areas that need further improvements.
- Aug 2021Seed$370K
#12
Funding Raised · Melbourne, Victoria · founded 2014$500Kraised▾
Manufacturer of prefabricated housing and building materials. It designs and constructs budget-friendly precast housing solutions, utilizing innovative technologies. The company also manufactures off-site building materials, including SpaceSaver Panels and Interlocking Hollow Blocks, designed for eco-friendly and swift construction. Services include design, construction, and project management for various structures, ranging from single rooms to larger communal buildings such as schools and training facilities. Payment options include cash and financing partnerships.
- May 2018Grant (prize money)$500K
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 Edtech in Melbourne is moving
A read on the academic research around Edtech in Melbourne — which themes are gaining ground, the institutions and researchers driving them, and how the tone is shifting. Based on 60 papers.
Melbourne's University of Melbourne leads edtech research on online/blended learning and analytics, with a cautiously optimistic tone (mean stance 0.23) balanced between advancement and concern.
- The University of Melbourne36
- University of Melbourne21
- The Royal Melbourne Hospital2
- Melbourne School of Theology1
- St Vincent\'s Hospital Melbourne1
- State (computer science)2
- Adaptation (eye)2
- Fluency1
- Reading (process)1
- Literacy1
- Learning analytics3→4
- Blended learning2→3
- Educational technology7
- Cognition4
- Learning analytics4
- Medical education3
- Student engagement3
Common questions
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