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Best EdTech Companies in Netherlands

The 269 best EdTech companies in Netherlands in 2026, ranked by funding and momentum. Funding, investors, founders, valuation, tech stack and live signals. Top: Hotmart.

269companies tracked
$241.6Mdisclosed funding
1unicorns
48have raised

The best-funded EdTech companies in Netherlands, ranked by disclosed equity and recent momentum, are concentrated in a market that's still finding its footing. Our directory tracks 269 companies across the country, with $242M in total disclosed funding and exactly one unicorn in the mix. Hotmart leads the pack at $130M, StuDocu sits at $51M, and then the numbers drop fast. The global sector is a different story: valued at roughly $139.5B in 2024 and forecast to compound at 14.3% annually through the next decade, driven by personalized learning demand and government pushes for digital education. The Dutch slice of that is modest, but the structural tailwinds are real.

So what's actually moving here? Coverage is flat, but the hot build themes are K-12 educational apps, tech-enhanced pedagogy, and virtual classroom tools, which tracks with what as shown in 2021 research on digital learning adoption points to: institutional uptake accelerates when infrastructure and pedagogy develop together. Globally, you can see that ambition in how Curriculum Associates is scaling its engineering footprint to support product development. Investors like Rockstart and YES!Delft are the names backing early-stage bets here. I'd watch the K-12 app segment most closely this quarter.

Sources & further reading
  • Edtech Market to Hit $705.75 Billion By 2034, Transforming Learning Ex
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FLIAR INTELLIGENCE · EDTECH × NETHERLANDS

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
144kcombined LinkedIn audience
41%of audience held by top 3
5companies hiring publicly (12 mo)

Ranked: Best EdTech companies in Netherlands

#CompanyDisclosed fundingLast roundStageEmployeesFounderTech stackRecent signals
1Hotmart 🦄
Cloud-based eCommerce solution that enables merchants to sell digital products
$130M62 mo agoSeries C14,710—DudaApple iCloud MailGoogle Workspace+31—
2StuDocu
Online platform for sharing educational content
$51M61 mo agoSeries B151Sander Kuijk
Co-Founder
Apple iCloud MailGoogle WorkspacePHP+181 award
3Pok Pok
Online platform providing gamified learning solutions for kids
$10M27 mo agoSeries A11—Cart FunctionalityNode.jsFirebase+161 job opening
4WizeNoze
Cloud-based platforms for schools
$8M71 mo agoSeries A34Theo Huibers
Co Founder
WordPressMySQLPHP+8—
5Incision
Online step-by-step guides on surgical skills
$6M60 mo agoSeries A105—Framer SitesReactAmazon Web Services+151 launch
6StudyPortals
Discovery platform for degree programs
$5M78 mo agoSeries A219—WordPressSentryApple iCloud Mail+26—
7KIMO
Provider of personalized education solutions through AI-powered learning platforms and tools
$5M54 mo agoSeries A21———
8Reasoninglab
Software solutions for enabling visualization and organization for thoughts
$4M222 mo agoSeries A—Timo ter Berg
Founder & CEO
WordPressPleskMySQL+22—
9Winc Academy
Software training center
$4M53 mo agoSeries A35Noor Gerrits
CEO
WebflowSplidecore-js+22—
10Growth Tribe
Digital marketing and software training center
$3M73 mo agoAcquired100—WordPressPleskMySQL+12—
11LearnWise Software International
SaaS and AI-based platforms offering solutions for educational institutions
$2M18 mo agoSeed—Pietro Vigilanza
Co-Founder | CTO
Turbopackstyled-componentsEmotion+20—
12Bijles Aan Huis
Online tutor discovery platform for kids
$1M50 mo agoSeed234Florian Zandbergen
Co-Founder & CEO
TypeScriptNode.jsBootstrap+24—
13Edumundo
Provider of simulation-based learning resources for higher education institutes
$1M75 mo agoSeed26Patrick Bouwens
CTO / Founder
HubSpot CMS HubShopify Buy ButtonLightbox+181 launch
14JetLearn
Online platform offering tutoring solutions for kids
$1M47 mo agoSeed106Pooja Mehta
Co-Founder
WebflowYouTubeBootstrap+241 job opening · 1 award
15Myngle
One-on-one live language classes for business professionals
$1M207 mo agoSeed74Marina Tognetti
CEO/Founder
WebflowAnimate.cssFont Awesome+19—
16Enatom
Provider of 3D visualization for human anatomy teaching
$972K26 mo agoSeed—Lusanne Tehupuring
Co-Founder & CEO
WordPressPleskMySQL+30—
17Clickdrive
Mobile-based platform providing driving instructor discovery solutions
$849K13 mo agoSeed3Joost Suijlekom
Co-Founder
TypeScriptNode.jsUbuntu+28—
185miles
Provider of online platform to learn analytical and Excel skills
$841K82 mo agoSeed11Chris Van Voorden
Founder And Chief Executive Officer
Node.jsErlangStripe+191 launch · 1 partnership
19Bomberbot
Provider of gamified platform for teachers to teach programming
$809K110 mo agoAcquired24Steven Klooster
CEO
WordPress Block EditorWordPressMySQL+12—
20ProctorExam
Online proctoring solution
$584K124 mo agoAcquired20—WordPressMySQLPHP+22—
21Teach 'n Go
Administration management for coachings, training businesses and more
$498K139 mo agoSeed2Natalie Masrujeh
Co-Founder & CTO
BootstrapPriority HintsIntercom+17—
22Uni-Life
App-based social platform connecting students
$497K51 mo agoSeed16———
23Drillster
Memorization and retention platform
$431K177 mo agoSeed26Marco Sterkenburg
Co-Founder & CEO
WordPressMySQLPHP+31—
24Nimbles
Platform to find offline tutors
$418K113 mo agoSeed30Danique Wiltink
Founder
——
25LessonUp
Online content creation platform for educators, publishers, and schools
$386K79 mo agoSeed46—RubyFroala EditorRuby on Rails+28—
26Gynzy
SaaS-based platform offering teachers to create and share interactive lessons
$359K50 mo agoSeed96Erik Goossens
Founder
StoryblokVimeoPlyr+252 partnerships
27Konnektid
Marketplace for tutors
$330K153 mo agoDeadpooled—Michel Visser
Founder & CEO
——
28BioScope
Cloud-based platform offering learning solutions for Anatomy
$319K41 mo agoSeed—Luke Liplijn
Founder
——
29Electude
Provides online learning platform to automotive professionals like dealers, OEMs, fleet and leasing…
$240K36 mo agoFunding Raised——SweetAlert2LenisIsotope+161 partnership
30LoCoMoGo
Toys for teaching coding to children
$107K74 mo agoSeed2Kibet Kipkemoi
Co-Founder
——

Top 12 EdTech companies in Netherlands

#1
Seed · Rotterdam, South Holland · founded 2019 · 3 employees
$849.1Kraised
▾

Mobile-based platform providing driving instructor discovery solutions. The platform enables discovering tutors and comparing driving schools by applying filters of zip code, language, ratings, and more. Its mobile app is available for Android and iOS devices.

Funding rounds
  • May 2025Seed$849.1K
Founders & team
Joost SuijlekomCo-Founder
Investors
Graduate Ventures
Tech stack
Alpine.JsBootstrapBunnyCart FunctionalityCloudflareCloudflare Browser Insights
#2
Seed · Hilversum, North Holland · founded 2023
$2.1Mraised
▾

SaaS and AI-based platforms offering solutions for educational institutions

LinkedIn Pulse recent public activity · Jul 2026
Audience: 4k LinkedIn followers — 3.1% of this cohort's audience
Funding rounds
  • Nov 2024Seed$2.1M
Founders & team
Pietro VigilanzaCo-Founder | CTO
Investors
Emerge
Tech stack
Amazon CloudfrontAmazon S3Amazon Web ServicesClerkCloudflareCloudflare Bot Management
#3
Series A · Netherlands · founded 2018 · 11 employees
$9.6Mraised
▾

Online platform providing gamified learning solutions for kids. It provides a collection of digital toys that helps kids with creativity and learning through open-ended play.

LinkedIn Pulse recent public activity · Jul 2026
Audience: 6k LinkedIn followers — 4.0% of this cohort's audience
Hiring: 2 hiring posts in 12 mo (public) · momentum +0 · hiring: Customer Experience & Quality Advocate, Head of YouTube
Activity: 2 awards announced in 12 mo
Funding rounds
  • Mar 2024Series A$6M
  • Jun 2022Seed$3M
  • Feb 2021Seed$925K
Investors
Adjacent, Konvoy Ventures, MetaLab Ventures, Banana Capital, Initial Capital, Tiny
Tech stack
Apache Http ServerCart FunctionalityCloudflareCloudflare Bot ManagementCore-JsDreamhost
#4
Hotmart 🦄
Series C · Amsterdam, North Holland · founded 2011 · 14710 employees
$130.2Mraised
▾

Hotmart is a cloud-based eCommerce solution that enables merchants to sell digital products. The company offers features like product and content management, email marketing, affiliate marketing, payment via Hotpay, PCI Compliance and CSE Security, analytics reports, and more. It also helps affiliates to earn commission by marketing and selling content through private blogs, websites, and other mediums.

Funding rounds
  • Mar 2021Series C$130M
  • Jul 2019Series A—
  • 2013Angel—
  • Aug 2011Seed$193.2K
Investors
TCV, Alkeon Capital Management, GIC, General Atlantic, Endeavor, Buscapé
Tech stack
AdyenAmazon AlbAmazon CloudfrontAmazon S3Amazon SesAmazon Web Services
#5
Series B · Amsterdam, North Holland · founded 2010 · 151 employees
$51.5Mraised
▾

Online platform for sharing educational content. It is a web platform for sharing documents such as study guides, summaries, exams, lecture notes, assignments, and more. Students can search the documents college-wise. The app is available for iOS and android users.

LinkedIn Pulse recent public activity · Jul 2026
Audience: 8k LinkedIn followers — 5.6% of this cohort's audience · 41 engagements/post (1.7× cohort median)
Activity: 1 awards announced in 12 mo
Funding rounds
  • May 2021Series B$50M
  • Nov 2015Seed$1.5M
Founders & team
Sander KuijkCo-FounderMarnix BroerCEO
Investors
Partech Partners, Peak, Point Nine, Piton Capital
Tech stack
Amazon Web ServicesApple Icloud MailAws Certificate ManagerCloudflareCloudflare Bot ManagementCore-Js
#6
Seed · Groningen, Groningen · founded 2022
$972.3Kraised
▾

Provider of 3D visualization for human anatomy teaching. It offers solutions for healthcare professionals for studying human anatomy remotely. It offers solutions for doctors, nurses, dentists, physiotherapists, surgery and anesthetists.

LinkedIn Pulse recent public activity · Jul 2026
Audience: 1k LinkedIn followers
Activity: 1 partnerships (incl. UMCG, Section Anatomy en Medical Physiology UMCG and MemoryLab) announced in 12 mo
Funding rounds
  • Apr 2024Seed$972.3K
Founders & team
Lusanne TehupuringCo-Founder & CEOBastiaan HofsteengeChief Technology Officer | FounderFabian DebatsCo-Founder
Investors
LUMO Labs, UNETI, NVNOM
Tech stack
AlbacrossAnime.JsCloudflareCloudflare Bot ManagementContact Form 7Cookiebot
#7
Series A · Amsterdam, North Holland · founded 2018 · 21 employees
$4.9Mraised
▾

Provider of personalized education solutions through AI-powered learning platforms and tools. It provides an online learning platform utilizing AI technology to offer personalized education and optimize knowledge acquisition for individuals. The platform leverages AI to map knowledge domains and calculate optimal learning journeys.

Funding rounds
  • Dec 2021Series A$3.4M
  • Sep 2020Seed$1.5M
Tech stack
Node.JsReactNginxNext.JsGoogle OptimizeHsts
#8
Series A · Amsterdam, North Holland · founded 2014 · 105 employees
$6.1Mraised
▾

INCISION provides online step-by-step guides on surgical skills. The learning material focuses on the practical steps of the procedure and the surgical anatomy using 2D & 3D surgical videos and a foldable 3DViewer to watch 3D video on your smartphone. The surgical procedure categories include general surgery, gastrointestinal surgery, head and neck surgery, OBGYN, urology, trauma/orthopedic surgery, surgical oncology, and plastic surgery. It works on a pricing model.

LinkedIn Pulse recent public activity · Jul 2026
Audience: 12k LinkedIn followers — 8.3% of this cohort's audience
Activity: 1 product launches announced in 12 mo
Funding rounds
  • May 2021Series A$6.1M
  • Feb 2016Grant (prize money)$1.7M
Investors
Europa, Rubio impact Ventures, SHS, ScaleUpNation
Tech stack
Amazon CloudfrontAmazon S3Amazon SesAmazon Web ServicesAngularCloudflare
#9
Series A · Amsterdam, North Holland · founded 2018 · 35 employees
$3.7Mraised
▾

Software training center

Funding rounds
  • Jan 2022Series A$3M
  • Dec 2019Seed$664.7K
Founders & team
Noor GerritsCEO
Investors
Innovatiefonds Noord-Holland, Rubio impact Ventures, DFF Ventures, Dutch Founders Fund, Boralis, Vivid Ventures
Tech stack
CloudflareCloudflare Bot ManagementCookiefirstCore-JsFacebook PixelGoogle Analytics
#10
Series A · Amsterdam, North Holland · founded 2013 · 34 employees
$7.9Mraised
▾

WizeNoze provides cloud-based platforms for schools. Products include YourSearchEngine, which is a search platform adjusted to the age and reading level of users. The engine automatically determines the reading level of texts and semi-automatically adjusts them to the correct level. A content editor WizeNote, with this a text for adults can be converted to versions of the text for children. WizeScan, platform to check the reading level of texts on any web page.

Funding rounds
  • Jul 2020Series A$4.5M
  • May 2017Seed$1.4M
  • Jun 2015Seed$2M
Founders & team
Theo HuibersCo Founder
Investors
CapitalT, Project Literacy, Partners in Equity, Nex.D
Tech stack
AutoptimizeBootstrapCloudflareCloudflare Browser InsightsElementorGoogle Analytics
#11
Seed · Utrecht, Utrecht · founded 2013 · 234 employees
$1.5Mraised
▾

Online tutor discovery platform for kids. It allows kids to select school type, courses, and pin code to find tutors. Kids can find tutors on subjects like biology, German, economy, history, physics, chemistry, math, and more.

Funding rounds
  • Apr 2022Seed$917.3K
  • 2021Seed$566.3K
Founders & team
Florian ZandbergenCo-Founder & CEOJamie SchullerCo-Founder
Tech stack
Amazon CloudfrontAmazon Web ServicesAngularBootstrapCloudflareCloudflare Bot Management
#12
Series A · Eindhoven, North Brabant · founded 2009 · 219 employees
$5.4Mraised
▾

StudyPortals provides a platform for students to find and compare universities. Provides various portals to find universities related to Bachelor's, Master's, Ph.D., Language Learning and other courses. Provides a platform for universities to market their courses and increase visibility. The results of the campaigns can be tracked. Claims to cover more than 100K+ courses in its platform majorly for Bachelors and Masters. Provides services such as Brand development, Marketing and others.

LinkedIn Pulse recent public activity · Jul 2026
Audience: 32k LinkedIn followers — 22.4% of this cohort's audience
Funding rounds
  • Dec 2019Grant (prize money)$63.1K
  • Mar 2017Series A$5.4M
  • Jan 2010Seed—
Investors
Keen Venture Partners, VOCCP, Europa
Tech stack
Amazon CloudfrontAmazon S3Amazon SesAmazon Web ServicesApple Icloud MailCloudflare

Funding & investor landscape

$241.6Mtotal disclosed funding
36companies funded
47disclosed rounds
0rounds last 90 days
Most active investors
Europa7 rounds
YES!Delft5 rounds
Rockstart4 rounds
Rubio impact Ventures3 rounds
Startupbootcamp3 rounds
Antler2 rounds
BOM2 rounds
Dutch Founders Fund2 rounds
E.ON :agile2 rounds
IMPACT Accelerator2 rounds

Notable founders

Joost Suijlekom
Co-Founder · Clickdrive
Pietro Vigilanza
Co-Founder | CTO · LearnWise Software International
Sander Kuijk
Co-Founder · StuDocu
Marnix Broer
CEO · StuDocu
Lusanne Tehupuring
Co-Founder & CEO · Enatom
Bastiaan Hofsteenge
Chief Technology Officer | Founder · Enatom
Noor Gerrits
CEO · Winc Academy
Theo Huibers
Co Founder · WizeNoze
Florian Zandbergen
Co-Founder & CEO · Bijles Aan Huis
Jamie Schuller
Co-Founder · Bijles Aan Huis
Pooja Mehta
Co-Founder · JetLearn
Jatin Luthra
Co-Founder · JetLearn
Prism market signals · Netherlands · country-scoped Prism corpus, 105,529 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 · Netherlands

How research on Education Technology is moving in the Netherlands

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 340 Netherlands-affiliated papers.

research sentiment over time
201020192026
enthusiastic · positive · guarded tone
Tone is overwhelmingly optimistic and intensifying — the enthusiastic (strongly-positive) share moved 61% → 68% across 2010–2026.
top research entities
  • Open University of the Netherlands42
  • Delft University of Technology33
  • University of Twente31
  • Utrecht University31
  • Maastricht University26
leading researchers
Joke Voogt · Omid Noroozi · Seyyed Kazem Banihashem · Jessica Penny · Gareth Lewis · Albert S. Chen · Slobodan Djordjević · Zoran Vojinović
▲ Breakthroughs31 · 9%
▲ 0%→12% share
0 median citations94% since 2021mostly methods-led
Bridge (graph theory) research newly emerged with 12 papers, driving Breakthroughs segment from 0% to 12% field-share.
rising sub-themes (early→recent)
  • Adaptation (eye)13
  • Bridge (graph theory)12
  • Multidisciplinary approach10
  • Dissemination9
  • Massive open online course9
Newly emergingBridge (graph theory) 0→12 · Adaptation (eye) 0→12 · Multidisciplinary approach 0→10
Landmark Toward a Framework for CSCL Research · 176 cites
◆ Advancements168 · 49%
▲ 46%→52% share
▲1.1× share momentum0 median citations76% since 2021mostly empirical
Educational technology papers more than doubled (13→31) as Advancements segment grew from 46% to 52% field-share.
rising sub-themes (early→recent)
  • Educational technology13→31
  • Professional development1→11
  • Mathematics education10→19
  • Blended learning4→13
  • Active learning (machine learning)1→10
Newly emergingExperiential learning 0→11 · Test (biology) 0→9 · Multimedia 0→8
Landmark Technological pedagogical content knowledge – a review of the literature · 1,029 cites
▼ Concerns98 · 29%
▼ 46%→26% share
▼0.6× share momentum5 median citations67% since 2021mostly empirical
Concerns segment cooling sharply (46%→26%) despite Higher education papers surging from 1 to 12.
rising sub-themes (early→recent)
  • Educational technology6→18
  • Higher education1→12
  • Learning analytics4→12
  • Analytics4→12
  • Literacy1→5
Newly emergingBlended learning 0→7 · Formative assessment 0→5 · Multimedia 0→5
Landmark Computational thinking in compulsory education: Towards an agenda for research and practice · 605 cites
RESEARCH HOTSPOTS · Netherlands

Where edtech is researched across Netherlands

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.

Utrecht46 · +0.30
Hot · Human–computer interactionAdvancing · Collaborative learningOpportunity · Knowledge managementConcern · Dashboard
Delft43 · +0.52
Hot · DisseminationAdvancing · Massive open online courseOpportunity · Multidisciplinary approach
Amsterdam40 · +0.27
Hot · Sociology of EducationAdvancing · Online learningOpportunity · Higher educationConcern · Pedagogy
Groningen36 · +0.23
Hot · CurriculumAdvancing · Blended learningOpportunity · Transformative learningConcern · Higher education
Eindhoven27 · +0.23
Hot · Formative assessmentAdvancing · Professional developmentOpportunity · Experiential learningConcern · Educational technology
Maastricht26 · +0.37
Hot · AnalyticsAdvancing · Active learning (machine learning)Opportunity · Autonomy
Leiden19 · +0.14
Hot · CognitionAdvancing · Mathematics educationOpportunity · Higher education
Wageningen17 · +0.12
Hot · AnalyticsAdvancing · Learning analyticsOpportunity · Peer feedbackConcern · Higher education
Rotterdam16 · +0.15
Hot · Educational technologyOpportunity · Intervention (counseling)Concern · Mathematics education
Nijmegen14 · +0.41
Hot · Data scienceAdvancing · AnalyticsOpportunity · Educational technology

Common questions

How many EdTech companies are there in Netherlands?
Radar tracks 269 indexable EdTech companies headquartered in Netherlands that meet our profile-completeness bar.
What is the total funding raised by EdTech companies in Netherlands?
The EdTech companies in Netherlands on this list have raised a combined $241.6M in disclosed equity funding across 36 funded companies.
Which is the highest-funded EdTech company in Netherlands?
Hotmart is the highest-funded EdTech company in Netherlands, with $130.2M in disclosed equity funding.
How many EdTech companies in Netherlands are funded?
36 of the 269 EdTech companies in Netherlands on this list have disclosed at least one equity funding round.
How many EdTech unicorns are there in Netherlands?
1 EdTech company in Netherlands on this list is valued at $1B or more.
Who are the top investors in Netherlands EdTech companies?
The most active investors in Netherlands EdTech companies on this list include Europa, YES!Delft, Rockstart, Rubio impact Ventures, Startupbootcamp.
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