Best EdTech Companies in South Korea
The 323 best EdTech companies in South Korea in 2026, ranked by funding and momentum. Funding, investors, founders, valuation, tech stack and live signals. Top: Mathpresso.
South Korea's EdTech funding map, ranked by disclosed equity and recent momentum, is exactly what this directory of 323 tracked companies gives you. $342M in total disclosed funding across that field is a real number, and it's worth pausing on. No unicorns yet, but the spread tells a story.
Mathpresso leads by a distance, having pulled in $148M, which dwarfs every other filer here. Glorang sits at $18M, Elice at $15M, DoBrain at $16M, and the gap between that top tier and the rest is steep. So what's driving capital into this market at all? The global EdTech sector was valued at roughly $139.5B in 2024 and is forecast to reach $518.9B by 2034, compounding at 14.3% annually, on the back of personalized learning demand and government digital-education pushes. As shown in 2021 research, virtual classroom adoption has accelerated well beyond pandemic-era baselines. Hot themes locally cluster around K-12 apps, tech-enhanced pedagogy, and adolescent engineering programs. I'd watch Capstone Partners and Korea Investment Holdings as the most consistent institutional signals in this cohort. Coverage is flat for now, but the underlying capital concentration in a handful of filers suggests the next funding event could move the median fast.
- Soaring High
- EdTech Market Primed to Reach USD 421 Billion by 2032
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 South Korea
| # | Company | Disclosed funding | Last round | Employees | Founded | Founder | Web popularity | Patents & IP focus | Recent signals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mathpresso Developer of an AI-powered learning platform providing educational content access 69Moat top 26%Funding top 27%Talent top 28%AI top 30% All 11 signals ▾Moattop 26% Fundingtop 27% Talenttop 28% AItop 30% Innovationtop 42% Growthtop 45% Markettop 46% Patentstop 46% Techtop 50% Globalbottom 39% Newsbottom 22% Moat: Editorial + unicorn rating 8/10 · IP moat: 12 patents Funding: Raised $148M across 5 rounds · 5 rounds over 8 yrs (0.6/yr) rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 69/100 | $148M | 27 mo ago | 287 | 2015 | Hojae Jeong Co-Founder | Top 50M | 12 patents AI-powered adaptive tutoring and automated question generation for educational search platforms | — |
| 2 | Ringle Online platform providing English language learning solutions | $27M | 50 mo ago | 677 | 2015 | Hoon Lee Co-Founder | Top 1M | — | 1 job opening |
| 3 | GLORANG App-based platform offering tutoring solutions for kids | $18M | 19 mo ago | 60 | 2016 | Tae H Co-Founder & CEO | — | 15 patents Patents concentrated in computing, sensing & instrumentation | — |
| 4 | CLASSUM Digital learning platform for classrooms | $17M | 44 mo ago | — | 2018 | Chaerin Lee Co-Founder & Co-CEO | — | 5 patents AI-driven question similarity recommendation for online Q&A and learning platforms | — |
| 5 | classum CLASSUM is a chatting based QA system designed to increase class engagement. | $17M | 44 mo ago | 38 | 2017 | — | Top 5M | 5 patents AI-powered question similarity recommendation and retrieval systems | — |
| 6 | DoBrain Provider of brain training platform for kids | $16M | 31 mo ago | 22 | 2017 | Yejin Choi CEO | Top 50M | 4 patents Patents concentrated in computing, sensing & instrumentation | — |
| 7 | Elice Online platform offering coding-related learning solutions | $15M | 2 mo ago | 85 | 2015 | Jungkook Park Co-Founder & CTO | Top 5M | 2 patents Patents concentrated in computing, sensing & instrumentation | 1 launch |
| 8 | Math Flat Online platform offering Maths courses | $11M | 35 mo ago | 96 | 2016 | Giseong Kwon CEO | Top 500k | — | — |
| 9 | Coog Provider of SaaS-driven tutoring solutions for students | $10M | 49 mo ago | — | 2020 | Hwang Taeil Founder & CEO | Top 1M | — | — |
| 10 | Classting Online collaborative platform for students and teachers | $8M | 92 mo ago | — | 2012 | Dave Cho Co-Founder & CEO | Top 500k | 10 patents AI-powered adaptive learning platforms for knowledge tracing and personalized education support. | — |
| 11 | BluePin Educational content provider through mobile apps for kids | $7M | 144 mo ago | — | 2009 | Kimjung Soo CEO | — | 9 patents Patents concentrated in computing, sensing & instrumentation | — |
| 12 | SolVook Platform offering educational materials and digital books | $6M | 34 mo ago | 3 | 2021 | Yun Mi-sun CEO | Top 500k | — | — |
| 13 | Postmass Digital platform for math problem-solving and learning | $5M | 2 mo ago | — | 2022 | Choi Jun-ho CEO | Top 10M | — | — |
| 14 | Codeit Online platform providing programming courses | $3M | 74 mo ago | 37 | 2016 | Young Kang Co-Founder & CEO | Top 500k | 4 patents Cloud-based remote code execution platforms and online programming education services. | — |
| 15 | Ulift Online platform offering coding courses | $3M | 27 mo ago | 13 | — | Biho Lee CEO | — | 3 patents Personalized AI-driven coding education platforms and curriculum recommendation systems. | — |
| 16 | Databank Provider of NLP-based scoring software for TOEFL | $3M | 61 mo ago | 27 | 2019 | Dahoon Song CEO | — | 2 patents SaaS cloud chat platform provisioning and rental services for real-time messaging | — |
| 17 | BeNative English learning platform | $3M | 123 mo ago | 22 | 2013 | — | — | — | — |
| 18 | 1 hour Platform offering learning assistance for English teachers | $3M | 30 mo ago | 10 | 2017 | Honghyeon Kim Founder & CEO | Top 500k | — | — |
| 19 | Brave Company Online platform providing digital educational content | $3M | 103 mo ago | 75 | 2012 | Yang Seung CEO | — | 3 patents AI-powered influencer commerce platform for personalized product recommendation and sales | — |
| 20 | TagHive Provider of AI-powered, Bluetooth clicker-based educational solutions for students and teachers | $2M | 53 mo ago | 7 | 2017 | Pankaj Agarwal Founder & CEO | Top 10M | 19 patents AI-driven adaptive learning platforms predicting answer correctness and tailoring content difficulty | 2 job openings · 1 launch · 2 partnerships |
| 21 | BrainNow Interactive learning platform for kids | $2M | 70 mo ago | 23 | 2015 | — | Top 50M | — | — |
| 22 | H2K Provider of sound-oriented education app | $2M | 50 mo ago | — | 2016 | Chang Hong CEO | — | 18 patents AI-powered educational assessment and Korean handwriting/phoneme recognition technologies | — |
| 23 | Testbank Digital platform offering learning solutions | $2M | 27 mo ago | 10 | 2019 | Choi Hyun-Woo CEO | Top 50M | 18 patents Interactive multi-layer UI for educational software and digital textbook metadata management | — |
| 24 | Santa toeic Adaptive learning platform | $2M | 124 mo ago | — | 2015 | Jang Young Jun CEO | — | — | — |
| 25 | gooroomee Gooroomee offers a Video Conference Service & api platform that allows users to add group video chat features… | $2M | 70 mo ago | 48 | 2015 | — | Top 1M | 16 patents Patents concentrated in computing, sensing & instrumentation | — |
| 26 | Qualson Mobile-based English learning services | $2M | 142 mo ago | 98 | 2012 | — | — | 8 patents Patents concentrated in computing, sensing & instrumentation | — |
| 27 | Iamcompany Free app for school announcements and class notices | $2M | 36 mo ago | — | 2011 | In Mo (Ryan) Chung CEO | — | — | — |
| 28 | Study Pie Online learning course provider | $1M | 91 mo ago | 5 | 2018 | Siddharth Singh Founder & CEO | Top 5M | — | — |
| 29 | Chinada Chinese language learning resources | $1M | 138 mo ago | — | 2011 | Kim Sun-woo CEO | — | — | — |
| 30 | KIWI PLUS Cloud-based platform providing child safety and smartphone usage management solutions | $928K | 131 mo ago | 13,000 | 2013 | Junsup Lee CEO | Top 50M | 11 patents Low‑power geolocation and waterproof wearable IoT connectivity for location‑based services | — |
| 31 | TEUIDA Application for learning the Korean language | $608K | 14 mo ago | 9 | 2018 | Ji Jang Founder & CEO | Top 5M | 5 patents AI-driven speech and video language learning platforms for pronunciation and interaction | — |
| 32 | Ins Edu Classroom management platform | $500K | 144 mo ago | — | 2011 | Bonghyun Seo CEO | — | — | — |
| 33 | Mini School Gamified learning platform for kids | $400K | 104 mo ago | 9 | 2017 | — | — | — | — |
| 34 | ChatENG Online platform providing interactive English speaking lessons | $350K | 84 mo ago | — | 2018 | Jaclyn Eichenberger Co-Founder | — | — | — |
| 35 | Onuii Provider of on-demand tutoring services for K-12 students | $250K | 113 mo ago | 88 | 2015 | Goje jin CEO | Top 50M | — | — |
Top 12 EdTech companies in South Korea
#1
Series C · Daejeon, Daejeon · founded 2015 · 85 employees$15Mraised▾
Online platform offering coding-related learning solutions. The platform includes Python, Java, C++, artificial intelligence, and more. It allows the learners to do live coding. It also provides practical exercises for the learners and feedback for learners.
- Apr 2026Series C—
- Jan 2024Series C$15M
- Jan 2017Seed—
#2
Series A · Seoul, Seoul · founded 2022$5.1Mraised▾
Digital platform for math problem-solving and learning. It offers math assistant and educational platform for solving math problems and offers tutoring services. It also provide solutions to post math problems and offers resources.
- Apr 2026Series A$1.3M
- Nov 2025Series A$3.8M
#3
Series C · Seoul, Seoul · founded 2015 · 287 employees$147.8Mraised▾
Developer of an AI-powered learning platform providing educational content access. The platform offers tools designed to support students in various academic subjects. It facilitates personalized learning experiences through adaptive technologies. The company focuses on creating resources that enhance understanding and academic performance.
- Mar 2024Series C—
- Sep 2023Series C$8M
- Dec 2022Series C$70M
- Nov 2021Series C—
#4
Series A · Seoul, Seoul · founded 2016 · 60 employees$18Mraised▾
App-based platform offering tutoring solutions for kids. The platform offers puzzles, learning videos, games for learning about school curriculum. The app is available for Android devices.
- Nov 2024Series A—
- Apr 2024Series A$6.5M
- Apr 2022Series A$10M
#5
Series A · Seongnam-si, Gyeonggi-do · founded 2018 · 9 employees$607.5Kraised▾
Application for learning the Korean language. It provides videos or vlogs of native Koreans. It also provides users with pronunciation training, AI conversation practice, and quizzes. The app is available on Android and iOS platforms.
- Mar 2025Series A—
- Jul 2021Seed$607.5K
#6
Series B · Seoul, Seoul · founded 2017 · 22 employees$16Mraised▾
Provider of brain training platform for kids. It offers features such as animated lessons, reporting, gamified quizzes, and more. It help children develop their cognitive skills.
- Nov 2023Series B$16M
#7
Series B · Seoul, Seoul · founded 2016 · 96 employees$10.9Mraised▾
Online platform offering Maths courses. It provides lessons, resources, practice questions, and more related to Maths.
- Jul 2023Series B$5.4M
- Feb 2021Series A$5.6M
#8
Series A · Seoul, Seoul · founded 2015 · 677 employees$26.9Mraised▾
Online platform providing English language learning solutions. The platform offers its solutions for both students as well as tutors. The platform enables students to learn English from tutors whereas tutors to register for teaching English.
- Mar 2022Series A—
- Jun 2021Series A$18M
- Mar 2021Series A$8.9M
- Seed—
#9
Series A · Seoul, Seoul · founded 2018$17Mraised▾
Digital learning platform for classrooms. It enables students to engage in classes by providing a communication tool. Users can also write any type of post. Features include class chat, notice and feedback, class management, and more. The mobile application is available for Android and iOS users.
- Oct 2022Series A$11M
- Apr 2021Series A$6M
- Dec 2018Seed—
#10
Series A · Seoul, Seoul-t'ukpyolsi · founded 2017 · 38 employees$17Mraised▾
Developer of an interactive learning platform intended for higher education. The company's platform offers real-time surveys and feedback creation, notification details, post-filtering, classroom creations and other interactive features, enabling users to be provided with better communication methods and a smarter and better way of education.
#11
Series A · Seoul, Seoul · 13 employees$3Mraised▾
Online platform offering coding courses. It provides various lessons related to coding and its applications. Its mobile app is available for the android platform.
#12
Series A · Seoul, Seoul · founded 2021 · 3 employees$5.9Mraised▾
Platform offering educational materials and digital books. It offers solutions for streamlining the process of creating and managing educational materials. It offers digital textbooks for students.
- Jul 2023Series A$4.5M
- Apr 2022Seed$1M
- Mar 2021Seed$309.9K
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 South Korea
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 289 South Korea-affiliated papers.
- Seoul National University21
- Korea University18
- University of Science and Technology15
- Seoul National University of Education14
- Ministry of Education13
- Reinforcement learning5
- Adaptation (eye)4
- Blended learning3
- Key (lock)3
- Adaptive learning3
- Educational technology6→26
- Mathematics education4→23
- Blended learning2→12
- Online learning1→11
- Learning analytics1→11
- Educational technology1→10
- Technology integration1→7
- Mathematics education3→7
Where edtech is researched across South Korea
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.
Who's filing edtech patents in South Korea
South Korea edtech patent filing is accelerating — 275 filings from 242 assignees (2016–2025), led by Samsung, Electronics & Telecommunications, Lunit; annual filings 3→26.
- Samsung24
- Electronics & Telecommunications17
- Lunit13
- Coupang11
- Korea Advanced INST SCI & TECH10
- Korea INST IND TECH8
- Tomocube7
- Mirinae TECH7
Common questions
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