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Best EdTech Companies in Nashville, United States

The 40 best EdTech companies in Nashville, United States in 2026, ranked by funding and momentum. Funding, investors, founders, valuation, tech stack and live signals. Top: YouScience.

40companies tracked
$76.6Mdisclosed funding
0unicorns
13have raised
Sector wealth & growth · validated company filings
$63Mmedian revenue
+0%median YoY growth
$1.0Bcombined revenue pool
9companies reporting

Biggest earners Skillsoft Corp. ($513M, -3% YoY), Instructure Inc ($156M, +12% YoY), Blackboard Inc ($119M), Capella Education Co ($112M, +0% YoY)

FLIAR INTELLIGENCE · EDTECH × NASHVILLE

Our analysis of 88 EdTech companies

$7.3b in tracked funding; 99% of the stack-profiled cohort runs cloud-native; funding activity peaked in 2025.

88companies analysed
99%cloud-native stacks
2025funding peak (by rounds)
12unicorns
2016median founding year
109kcombined LinkedIn audience
58%of audience held by top 3
2companies hiring publicly (12 mo)

Ranked: Best EdTech companies in Nashville

#CompanyDisclosed fundingLast roundStageFounderFoundedTech stackRecent signals
1YouScience
Science based online career discovery platform
$20M17 mo agoSeedBetsy Wills
Founder
2012WordPressApple iCloud MailGoogle Workspace+361 award
2Psych Hub
Online platform offering video-based content for mental health management
$16M48 mo agoSeries APatrick J Kennedy
Co-Founder
2018Builder.ioZohoPHP+301 partnership
3Education Networks of America
Global provider of high-bandwidth connectivity solutions, fiber and network infrastructure
$14M197 mo agoAcquiredDavid Pierce
CEO
1998——
4HealthTeacher
Online entertainment platform offering slot games and other betting options
$6M182 mo agoSeries C—1999——
5Angel
Platform offering personal AI for kids
$6M23 mo agoSeedTim Estes
Co-Founder & CEO
2023——
6GoNoodle
Resource for elementary teachers for student engagement
$5M128 mo agoSeries A—2012Apple iCloud MailGoogle WorkspaceNode.js+30—
7LiveSchool
Behavior tracking and rewards system to simplify PBIS and build culture
$2M146 mo agoSeries AEric Rubinstein
Co-Founder
2011WebflowVimeoGSAP+21—
8Med+Proctor
Provider of health compliance management platform for educational institutions
$2M117 mo agoSeed—2014WordPress Site EditorColibri WPWordPress+13—
9Apto Global
Online resources for language learning
$1M85 mo agoSeedTraci Snowden
CEO/Founder
2014——
10BenchFly
Provider of online collaborative platform
$1M108 mo agoFunding RaisedAlan Marnett
Founder and CEO
2007Apple iCloud MailPHPBootstrap+16—
11Possip
Provider of parent engagement and school feedback application
$1M71 mo agoSeedShani Dowell
Founder & CEO
2016WordPressMySQLPHP+41—
12SKOLLER
Collaborative learning platform for students
$800K84 mo agoSeedCarson Ward
Founder
2017——
13Muzology
Online platform providing interactive solution for learning math
$752K83 mo agoFunding RaisedLana Israel
Founder/CEO
2014DatoCMSNode.jsRadix UI+23—
14Boomalang
Live language practice with native speakers for real-world communication skills
$200K137 mo agoSeedChris Gerding
CEO & Co-Founder
2014TypeScriptGraphQLMUI+17—

Top 12 EdTech companies in Nashville

#1
Seed · Nashville, Tennessee · founded 2012 · 128 employees
$19.7Mraised
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YouScience uses science to determine the right career path for students. Allows young adults to find the intersection of their aptitudes, interests and career opportunities and create an online profile. Administers a series of exercises to students to measure 14 aptitudes to make a career choice and also measures career interests. This is matched to provide best fit careers using a patent pending algorithm. Provides solutions to educators and counselors to purchase the solution for their students. Operates on a premium model.

LinkedIn Pulse recent public activity · Jul 2026
Audience: 7k LinkedIn followers — 6.2% of this cohort's audience
Activity: 1 awards announced in 12 mo
Funding rounds
  • Apr 2025Seed—
  • Apr 2017Seed$2.1M
  • May 2015Seed$3.9M
  • Jun 2014Seed$8.5M
Founders & team
Betsy WillsFounder
Investors
The Ball Foundation, Education Impact Fund
Tech stack
Amazon Web ServicesApple Icloud MailCloudflareCloudflare Bot ManagementConstant ContactCore-Js
#2
Seed · Nashville, Tennessee · founded 2023
$5.8Mraised
▾

Platform offering personal AI for kids

Founders & team
Tim EstesCo-Founder & CEOJosh ThurmanCo-FounderRandi SchochetCo-Founder
Investors
Magnify Ventures, City Light Capital, Atland Ventures
#3
Series A · Nashville, Tennessee · founded 2018 · 10 employees
$16Mraised
▾

Online platform offering video-based content for mental health management. It provides a library of educational videos on mental health suicide prevention and substance abuse. The videos provide information for the users and also the health care providers.

LinkedIn Pulse recent public activity · Jul 2026
Audience: 11k LinkedIn followers — 10.1% of this cohort's audience
Activity: 1 partnerships (incl. Association for Behavioral Health and Wellness) announced in 12 mo
Funding rounds
  • Aug 2022Series A$16M
Founders & team
Patrick J KennedyCo-FounderMarjorie MorrisonCEO
Investors
HC9 Ventures, Frist Cressey Ventures, Emerson Collective, HealthStream, Bailey & Company, Stony Lonesome Group
Tech stack
Alpine.JsAmazon CloudfrontAmazon Web ServicesAmplitudeApache Http ServerBootstrap
#4
Acquired · Nashville, Tennessee · founded 1998 · 238 employees
$14.3Mraised
▾

Global provider of high-bandwidth connectivity solutions, fiber and network infrastructure. The company delivers comprehensive managed services, managed connectivity, managed cybersecurity, and managed communications. They offer fiber and transport solutions, including dark fiber, wavelengths, and private networks. Their network connectivity services encompass dedicated internet access, ethernet, IP transit, DDoS protection, cloud link, and WANs. They cater to various industries, providing tailored solutions for carriers, finance, healthcare, manufacturing, media and entertainment, the public sector, retail, and transportation. They focus on education, offering services to K-12, higher education, and libraries, including E-Rate funding support. The company provides a customer portal for quotes, service management, and support, emphasizing innovation and reliability in every connection. They are committed to digital equity and environmental, social, and governance principles.

Funding rounds
  • Mar 2010Grant (prize money)$14.3M
Founders & team
David PierceCEO
Investors
National Telecommunications and Information Administration
Tech stack
CloudflareHttp/3
#5
Series C · Nashville, Tennessee · founded 1999 · 44 employees
$5.9Mraised
▾

Online entertainment platform offering slot games and other betting options. This platform provides a space for entertainment, featuring slot games and other betting opportunities. It aims to deliver an engaging experience with a variety of games, including slot games with high return-to-player rates. The platform emphasizes customer satisfaction with responsive customer service and a commitment to providing a seamless and enjoyable gaming environment. Users can access a range of options, ensuring entertainment around the clock. The platform focuses on delivering a user-friendly experience with easy login and registration processes. It promotes responsible gaming and encourages users to check account details before making deposits.

Funding rounds
  • Jun 2011Series C$5.3M
  • Apr 2010Unattributed$630K
Investors
Chrysalis Ventures, SSM Partners, Petra Capital Partners, Rand Capital
#6
Series A · Nashville, Tennessee · founded 2012 · 41 employees
$5Mraised
▾

Resource for elementary teachers for student engagement. Provides three-to-five minute movement videos that make it simple for kids to incorporate movement into every part of the day with dancing, stretching, running, and mindfulness activities.

LinkedIn Pulse recent public activity · Jul 2026
Audience: 39k LinkedIn followers — 35.4% of this cohort's audience
Funding rounds
  • Dec 2015Series A$5M
  • 2015Venture Debt$4M
Investors
Gefinor Capital, Rand Capital, Chrysalis Ventures, Children's Health, SSM Partners
Tech stack
Amazon SesAmazon Web ServicesAngularApple Icloud MailCaddyCart Functionality
#7
Series A · Nashville, Tennessee · founded 2011 · 19 employees
$2.4Mraised
▾

Behavior tracking and rewards system to simplify PBIS and build culture. It is a platform designed to foster positive school environments through behavior management, points tracking, and digital rewards. The system offers features like behavior tracking, house points, a paperless rewards store, and engaging feedback recaps. It aims to solve problems related to classroom management, PBIS implementation, social and emotional learning, and token economy systems. The platform provides insights through reporting dashboards and offers tools like a behavior rubric generator. It serves educators, administrators, counselors, students, and parents, promoting a positive culture with school-wide points. It offers solutions for behavior management, serving as a ClassDojo alternative, and supporting districts in their PBIS initiatives. It provides resources like blogs, podcasts, events, and research to support its users. It is a SaaS platform that offers subscription based pricing. It is a tech company that offers software to schools.

LinkedIn Pulse recent public activity · Jul 2026
Audience: 3k LinkedIn followers — 2.4% of this cohort's audience
Activity: 1 product launches announced in 12 mo
Funding rounds
  • Jun 2014Series A$745.3K
  • Jan 2013Series A$1.6M
  • May 2011Seed—
Founders & team
Eric RubinsteinCo-FounderMatthew RubinsteinFounder & CEO
Investors
Nashville Capital Network, Solidus, Launch Tennessee
Tech stack
Amazon CloudfrontAmazon Web ServicesCdnjsCloudflareFacebook PixelGodaddy
#8
Seed · Nashville, Tennessee · founded 2016 · 43 employees
$1Mraised
▾

Provider of parent engagement and school feedback application. It provides insights, feedback, and information from families and staff. Some of its features are pulse check feedback, tracking trends, and share positive gossips. It also provides automated feedback prompts, weekly reports, and trend reports & highlights.

LinkedIn Pulse recent public activity · Jul 2026
Audience: 3k LinkedIn followers — 2.4% of this cohort's audience
Funding rounds
  • Sep 2020Conventional Debt$1.9M
  • Dec 2019Seed$1M
Founders & team
Shani DowellFounder & CEO
Investors
Launch Tennessee, Flywheelcincinnati, Wocstar Fund, Southbox Capital
Tech stack
BootstrapCloudflareCloudflare Bot ManagementComplianzCore-JsDropzone
#9
Seed · Nashville, Tennessee · founded 2014 · 5 employees
$2.4Mraised
▾

Provider of health compliance management platform for educational institutions. The platform supports high-volume intake management, processing student records efficiently. It handles student communications and offers customer service to reduce administrative burden. The platform enables data tracking, helping institutions identify and respond to potential health outbreaks. It prioritizes compliance and security, helping institutions meet regulatory requirements. The platform focuses on student experience and accessibility, ensuring health documentation submission is user-friendly.

Tech stack
Atlassian StatuspageAzureAzure Front DoorBootstrapColibri WpGoogle Analytics
#10
Seed · Nashville, Tennessee · founded 2014 · 76 employees
$1.2Mraised
▾

Apto Global offers online resources for language learning. Provides videos, interactive audios and personalized transcripts for individuals. Offered on a monthly subscription model. Accessible on computers, tablets, and mobile devices. Also, offers customized solutions for organizations.

Funding rounds
  • Jul 2019Seed$1.2M
Founders & team
Traci SnowdenCEO/Founder
Tech stack
WordpressMysqlPhpHsts
#11
Funding Raised · Nashville, Tennessee · founded 2007 · 3 employees
$1.1Mraised
▾

Benchfly provides an online collaborative platform. It caters to educational institutes and organizations and enables collaborative and feedback enabled learning experience for employees and students. It enables users to share ideas by creating videos and getting feedback for it. It has clientele like MIT, Pencil, etc.

Funding rounds
  • Sep 2017Grant (prize money)$975.8K
  • Jan 2016Grant (prize money)$150K
Founders & team
Alan MarnettFounder and CEO
Investors
America’s Seed Fund, National Science Foundation
Tech stack
PhpAmazon Web ServicesJqueryCampaign MonitorHstsCloudflare
#12
Seed · Nashville, Tennessee · founded 2017
$800Kraised
▾

Skoller is a collaborative learning platform for students. It enables students to send each class syllabus and the team organizes important information from them in a mobile app. Its features include assignment reminders, calendars/updates, grade calculator, the ability to chat with classmates, and others. The app is available for Android devices.

Funding rounds
  • Sep 2019Seed$800K
Founders & team
Carson WardFounder

Funding & investor landscape

$76.6Mtotal disclosed funding
15companies funded
22disclosed rounds
0rounds last 90 days
Most active investors
America’s Seed Fund2 rounds
Chrysalis Ventures2 rounds
Launch Tennessee2 rounds
Rand Capital2 rounds
SSM Partners2 rounds
Atland Ventures1 rounds
Bailey & Company1 rounds
Children's Health1 rounds
City Light Capital1 rounds
Education Impact Fund1 rounds

Notable founders

Betsy Wills
Founder · YouScience
Tim Estes
Co-Founder & CEO · Angel
Josh Thurman
Co-Founder · Angel
Patrick J Kennedy
Co-Founder · Psych Hub
Marjorie Morrison
CEO · Psych Hub
David Pierce
CEO · Education Networks of America
Eric Rubinstein
Co-Founder · LiveSchool
Matthew Rubinstein
Founder & CEO · LiveSchool
Shani Dowell
Founder & CEO · Possip
Traci Snowden
CEO/Founder · Apto Global
Alan Marnett
Founder and CEO · BenchFly
Carson Ward
Founder · SKOLLER
Prism market signals · United States · country-scoped Prism corpus, 1,661,750 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 SIGNALS · United States

How research on Education Technology is moving in the United States

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 4,451 United States-affiliated papers.

research sentiment over time
200820172026
enthusiastic · positive · guarded tone
Tone is overwhelmingly optimistic and intensifying — the enthusiastic (strongly-positive) share moved 48% → 65% across 2008–2026.
top research entities
  • Purdue University West Lafayette107
  • North Carolina State University61
  • Michigan State University61
  • University of Florida57
  • Carnegie Mellon University56
leading researchers
E Mahiban Ross · D Beula Jeba Malar · Freederia AI Researcher · Charles R. Graham · Wordly Knowledge Publishing Centre · Richard E. Mayer · Vincent Aleven · Florence Martin
▲ Breakthroughs487 · 11%
▲ 4%→12% share
▲3.0× share momentum0 median citations93% since 2021mostly methods-led
Breakthroughs are rising (4%→12% of field), led by Adaptive learning.
rising sub-themes (early→recent)
  • Adaptive learning3→51
  • Analytics2→42
  • Learning analytics6→44
  • Educational technology6→37
  • Artificial neural network1→27
Newly emergingReinforcement learning 0→63 · Scalability 0→43 · Personalized learning 0→26
Landmark What is Technological Pedagogical Content Knowledge (TPACK)? · 1,481 cites
◆ Advancements2,156 · 48%
▲ 43%→50% share
▲1.2× share momentum0 median citations84% since 2021mostly empirical
Advancements are rising (43%→50% of field), led by Educational technology.
rising sub-themes (early→recent)
  • Educational technology84→423
  • Experiential learning13→154
  • Higher education4→126
  • Curriculum23→137
  • Learning analytics28→135
Newly emergingTransformative learning 0→112 · Generative grammar 0→72 · Digital learning 0→71
Landmark The Relative Effectiveness of Human Tutoring, Intelligent Tutoring Systems, and Other Tutoring Systems · 1,829 cites
▼ Concerns1,162 · 26%
▼ 30%→25% share
▼0.8× share momentum0 median citations79% since 2021mostly empirical
Concerns are cooling (30%→25% of field), led by Educational technology.
rising sub-themes (early→recent)
  • Educational technology79→257
  • Higher education7→109
  • Professional development11→74
  • Curriculum19→74
  • Transformative learning2→55
Newly emergingGenerative grammar 0→63 · Digital learning 0→38 · Thematic analysis 0→32
Landmark Teacher Technology Change · 2,249 cites
RESEARCH HOTSPOTS · United States

Where edtech is researched across United States

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.

Boston105 · +0.37
Hot · Educational technologyAdvancing · Student engagementOpportunity · Key (lock)Concern · Mathematics education
New York92 · +0.31
Hot · Medical educationAdvancing · Key (lock)Opportunity · Generative grammarConcern · Data science
Pittsburgh82 · +0.48
Hot · Intervention (counseling)Advancing · Learning analyticsOpportunity · Collaborative learningConcern · Generative grammar
SF Bay Area76 · +0.41
Hot · Reflection (computer programming)Advancing · Embodied cognitionOpportunity · LiteracyConcern · Generative grammar
Philadelphia52 · +0.32
Hot · Social mediaAdvancing · Science educationOpportunity · PedagogyConcern · Emerging technologies
Atlanta46 · +0.51
Hot · PersonalizationAdvancing · Adaptation (eye)Opportunity · Educational technology
Los Angeles44 · +0.24
Hot · PerceptionAdvancing · Test (biology)Opportunity · Active learning (machine learning)Concern · Higher education
Chicago42 · +0.29
Hot · Higher educationAdvancing · Bridge (graph theory)Opportunity · Adaptive learningConcern · Engineering ethics
Ann Arbor35 · +0.30
Hot · Teacher educationAdvancing · Sociotechnical systemOpportunity · Teaching method
Seattle34 · +0.44
Hot · Formative assessmentAdvancing · UsabilityOpportunity · Reinforcement learning
PATENT SIGNAL · United States

Who's filing edtech patents in the United States

United States edtech patent filing is accelerating — 2,649 filings from 804 assignees (2016–2025), led by Google, Microsoft, Adobe; annual filings 32→533.

2,649 filings804 assigneespeak 533/yr2016–2025
filing momentum (YoY 2016–2025)
top patent filers
  • Google131
  • Microsoft123
  • Adobe110
  • Equifax107
  • IBM94
  • Oracle64
  • Capital One Services58
  • Qualcomm55

Common questions

How many EdTech companies are there in Nashville, United States?
Radar tracks 40 indexable EdTech companies headquartered in Nashville, United States that meet our profile-completeness bar.
What is the total funding raised by EdTech companies in Nashville, United States?
The EdTech companies in Nashville, United States on this list have raised a combined $76.6M in disclosed equity funding across 15 funded companies.
Which is the highest-funded EdTech company in Nashville, United States?
YouScience is the highest-funded EdTech company in Nashville, United States, with $19.7M in disclosed equity funding.
How many EdTech companies in Nashville, United States are funded?
15 of the 40 EdTech companies in Nashville, United States on this list have disclosed at least one equity funding round.
How many EdTech unicorns are there in Nashville, United States?
None of the EdTech companies in Nashville, United States on this list currently has a disclosed valuation of $1B or more.
Who are the top investors in Nashville, United States EdTech companies?
The most active investors in Nashville, United States EdTech companies on this list include America’s Seed Fund, Chrysalis Ventures, Launch Tennessee, Rand Capital, SSM Partners.
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