Best EdTech Companies in Shanghai, China
The 108 best EdTech companies in Shanghai, China in 2026, ranked by funding and momentum. Funding, investors, founders, valuation, tech stack and live signals. Top: Zhangmen.
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 Shanghai
| # | Company | Disclosed funding | Last round | Stage | Employees | Founder | Tech stack | Recent signals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Zhangmen Provider of tutoring platform for K-12 students | $873M | 69 mo ago | Public | 62 | Zhang Yi Founder & CEO | — | — |
| 2 | DaDaABC Interactive english learning course | $335M | 73 mo ago | Series D | — | Hui Zhi Founder & CEO | — | — |
| 3 | Hujiang 🦄 Provider of language learning solutions | $303M | 90 mo ago | Series E | 1,689 | — | Cart FunctionalityTenginecore-js+4 | — |
| 4 | Squirrel Ai Learning 🦄 Provider of AI-based tutoring platform for students | $194M | 59 mo ago | Series C | 67 | Jason Zhou Co-Founder & CEO | WordPress Block EditorWordPressBugHerd+14 | — |
| 5 | VIP Online music learning platform for students | $165M | 91 mo ago | Acqui-Hired | 500 | Ge Jiaqi Founder | — | — |
| 6 | Xuebajun 1 on 1 🦄 Provider of online platform for homework assistance for school kids | $155M | 113 mo ago | Deadpooled | 1,000 | Yuan Pu Co-Founder & CTO | — | — |
| 7 | Gaodun Online School Online certification courses on accounting and finance | $150M | 68 mo ago | Series D | 1,351 | — | SentryNode.jsPHP+6 | — |
| 8 | Xiaozhan Provider of online courses for students applying to overseas universities | $113M | 126 mo ago | Series C | 196 | Wang Haoping Founder & CEO | PHPBootstrapjQuery UI+6 | — |
| 9 | Jiliguala English learning application for children | $100M | 65 mo ago | Series C | 1 | Xie Shangyi Co-Founder | — | — |
| 10 | Liulishuo App-based platform to learn English languages | $100M | 106 mo ago | Series C | 372 | Hui Lin Co-Founder | Apple iCloud MailZeptoHotjar+1 | — |
| 11 | Classba Learning management platform for schools | $63M | 103 mo ago | Deadpooled | — | Jason Co-Founder & CEO | — | — |
| 12 | Xstudy Online platform for discovery of offline tutors for K-12 students | $62M | 120 mo ago | Series C | 50 | — | — | — |
| 13 | Neo Bear Provider of AR-based educational products for kids | $56M | 116 mo ago | Series B | 96 | Neo Xiong Founder & CEO | — | — |
| 14 | Unicareer Online career planning platform for college students | $50M | 99 mo ago | Series B | 120 | Barbara Yu Founder & CEO | — | — |
| 15 | Alo7 Provider of childrens digital English learning platform | $48M | 103 mo ago | Series D | 51 | — | RubyBootstrapYouTube+11 | — |
| 16 | Yimifudao Diversified conglomerate operating in real estate, construction, education, healthcare, manufacturing, and… | $31M | 91 mo ago | Deadpooled | — | Xiaofeng Li Founder & CEO | — | — |
| 17 | Yishengzhan App-based platform for doctors to view upcoming medical information | $27M | 98 mo ago | Series B | 68 | — | — | — |
| 18 | iChangtou Financial learning and courses portal | $15M | 93 mo ago | Series A | — | Shuimei Founder | — | — |
| 19 | WhalesBot Platform offering educational robots for STEM learning | $14M | 22 mo ago | Series A | — | Abbott Lyu Co-Founder | Cart FunctionalityShopifyVisa+23 | — |
| 20 | Miaocode Provider of instructor-led programming courses for students | $11M | 93 mo ago | Acquired | — | Guan Chunhua Founder & CEO | — | — |
| 21 | IDaddy Mobile apps providing education related content for kindergarten students | $5M | 97 mo ago | Series B | 40 | Li Wenhua Founder | — | — |
| 22 | Zhiyue Study Room Mobile-based platform providing extracurricular reading solution | $4M | 65 mo ago | Deadpooled | — | Zhuang Zhong Founder & CEO | — | — |
| 23 | Italki One on one language tutoring platform | $3M | 120 mo ago | Series A | 1,618 | — | SentryZendeskNode.js+18 | — |
| 24 | Newband App-based music learning platform | $3M | 124 mo ago | Series A | — | Tiger Hu CEO | — | — |
| 25 | Youshikoudai Online content for Kinder garten teachers | $2M | 94 mo ago | Series B | — | Li Junjun CEO | — | — |
| 26 | Miao Zhua Online platform which helps K-12 students learning programming | $2M | 127 mo ago | Deadpooled | — | Angela Li CEO | — | — |
| 27 | Robo-sys Educational robots developer | $1M | 113 mo ago | Seed | 40 | — | — | — |
| 28 | Super Chinese AI-enabled Chinese learning platform | $1M | 70 mo ago | Seed | — | Allen Founder & CEO | Node.jsUnoCSSGSAP+5 | — |
| 29 | vipSing Provider of an online music learning platform | $1M | 61 mo ago | Series A | — | Shen Yanshu CEO | — | — |
| 30 | Dyad Online platform for mentoring and application services | $1M | 116 mo ago | Seed | 201 | — | — | — |
| 31 | Youziyue Online platform to help in admissions in abroad | $1M | 134 mo ago | Deadpooled | — | Ren Qinbin Founder & CEO | — | — |
| 32 | Qifang China's Online Student Loan Community | $200K | — | Deadpooled | — | Calvin Chin Co-Founder & Director | — | — |
| 33 | Zhu-Lou Cloud-based platform for student management | $150K | 138 mo ago | Deadpooled | 4 | Daniel Blair Co-Founder | — | — |
| 34 | Specifiko Provider of a learning platform for health professionals | $150K | — | Deadpooled | 4 | Mark MacIntyre Founder & CEO | — | — |
Top 12 EdTech companies in Shanghai
#1
Series A · Shanghai, Shanghai · founded 2018$13.8Mraised▾
Platform offering educational robots for STEM learning
#2
Public · Shanghai, Shanghai · founded 2005 · 62 employees$873Mraised▾
Provider of tutoring platform for students. It offers online tutoring with customized counseling and content. It provides tutoring for subjects like maths, English, physics, chemistry, and more. Its app is available for Android and iOS platforms.
- Sep 2020Series F$400M
- Jan 2019Series E$350M
- Dec 2017Series D$119.7M
- Sep 2016Series C—
#3
Series C · Shanghai, Shanghai · founded 2014 · 67 employees$193.9Mraised▾
SquirrelAI provides an AI-based tutoring platform for students. It provides tutoring platform with personalized feedbacks for students using AI-technology.
- Jul 2021Series C—
- Oct 2018Series C$150M
- 2014Seed$43.9M
#4
Series D · Shanghai, Shanghai · founded 2013$335.4Mraised▾
DaDaABC is an interactive English learning course with native speaking teachers for ages 5-16. Each student has a small team of the dedicated study group who have an exclusive consultant and main subject teacher for careful study and planning. The student also has the exclusive access to various learning plans.
- Apr 2020Series D$10.4M
- Jan 2019Series D$225M
- Dec 2017Series C$100M
- Dec 2016Series B—
#5
Hujiang 🦄Series E · Shanghai, Shanghai · founded 2001 · 1689 employees$303.3Mraised▾
Hujiang provides language learning solutions. It offers language courses to individuals and also provides corporate training solutions. The language courses offered are English, German, French, Spanish, etc. It also provides various language learning tools like a dictionary, translators, etc, and works on an enrollment revenue model.
- Dec 2018Series E$46.3M
- Oct 2015Series D$157M
- Apr 2014Series C$80M
- Jun 2013Series B$20M
#6
Series D · Shanghai, Shanghai · founded 2007 · 1351 employees$150.3Mraised▾
Online certification courses on accounting and finance. Assists the learners to prepare for different exams like ACCA, CPA, CMA, AICPA, CFA, and more. Provides mock exam questions, HD videos, and other tutoring materials for the learners.
- Sep 2020Series D—
- Nov 2018Series C$115.3M
- 2015Series B—
- 2014Series A$35M
#7
Series C · Shanghai, Shanghai · founded 2014 · 1 employees$100Mraised▾
Jiliguala is a mobile english learning application for children in the age group of 0-6 years. It provides the users with training, daily tracking, personalized content recommendation, doubt clarification etc.
- Jan 2021Series C$100M
- Nov 2018Series B—
- 2017Series A—
- Apr 2016Series A—
#8
Acqui-Hired · Shanghai, Shanghai · founded 2014 · 500 employees$165.3Mraised▾
Online music learning platform for students. Allows users to connect with trainers online for live one-on-one interactive learning. Enables teacher to listen to and watch the practice through the online streaming app and points out any mistakes. Provides online 1-to-1 musical instruments training including piano, violin, zither, and accordion. Also enables parents to track their performance. Accessible on mobile phones and iPad.
- Nov 2018Series C$150M
- Jan 2018Series B$15.3M
- May 2017Series B—
- Aug 2016Seed—
#9
Deadpooled · Shanghai, Shanghai · founded 2013 · 1000 employees$155Mraised▾
Xuebajun provides an online platform for homework assistance for school kids. It assists students in homework by providing appropriate answers if students take a photograph of an assignment question and upload it to the system. It provides one-on-one online tutoring. Its apps can be downloaded via the Android and the IOS platform.
- Jan 2017Series C$100M
- Jun 2015Series B$50M
- Mar 2014Series A$5M
- Aug 2013Seed—
#10
Series C · Shanghai, Shanghai · founded 2009 · 196 employees$113Mraised▾
Zhan (Xiaozhan) provides online courses for students applying to overseas universities. It is an online education firm that providing online courses for students preparing for entrance exams for overseas universities. It provides courses for various English language tests such as SAT, ACT, GRE, TOEFL, IELTS, etc.
- Dec 2015Series C$84M
- Apr 2015Series B$29M
- 2013Series A—
#11
Series C · Yangpu, Shanghai · founded 2012 · 372 employees$100Mraised▾
Liulishuo is an app-based platform to learn English languages. The product combines speech evaluation technologies with gamified learning experiences to provide learners with measurable and proven results.
- Jul 2017Series C$100M
- Dec 2013Seed—
#12
Series C · Shanghai, Shanghai · founded 2014 · 50 employees$62.2Mraised▾
Xstudy provides a platform through which parents can find suitable tutors for their kids. Follows a live classroom model to deliver content to students. Claims to have ~5,000 teachers registered on its platform. The company has partnered with Tencent (also the investor in the company) to use its live chat and video streaming products to offer virtual classroom services to its tutors and students. The company has also started a community for helping students get help from teachers and other fellow students.
- Jun 2016Series C$18.2M
- Jul 2015Series B$24M
- Jun 2015Series B$20M
- Jan 2015Seed—
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 Shanghai is moving
A read on the academic research around Edtech in Shanghai — which themes are gaining ground, the institutions and researchers driving them, and how the tone is shifting. Based on 134 papers.
Shanghai Normal University and Jiao Tong University lead optimistic edtech research (mean stance 0.54), dominated by adaptive learning and online methods, with minimal concern since 2020.
- Shanghai Normal University22
- Shanghai Jiao Tong University15
- Shanghai International Studies University13
- Shanghai Open University11
- University of Shanghai for Science and Technology8
- Artificial neural network5
- Adaptive learning5
- Learning analytics4
- Adaptability3
- Benchmark (surveying)3
- Blended learning1→15
- Educational technology1→14
- Class (philosophy)1→5
- Language acquisition1→3
- Blended learning5
- Educational technology3
- Mathematics education3
- Analytics3
- Digital transformation2
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