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Best EdTech Companies in State of Sao Paulo, Brazil

The 90 best EdTech companies in State of Sao Paulo, Brazil in 2026, ranked by funding and momentum. Funding, investors, founders, valuation, tech stack and live signals. Top: isaac.

90companies tracked
$202.9Mdisclosed funding
0unicorns
22have raised
FLIAR INTELLIGENCE · EDTECH × STATE OF SAO PAULO

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
331kcombined LinkedIn audience
73%of audience held by top 3
1companies hiring publicly (12 mo)

Ranked: Best EdTech companies in State of Sao Paulo

#CompanyDisclosed fundingLast roundStageEmployeesFounderTech stackRecent signals
17waves
App-based platform offering social emotion development solutions for students
——Funding Raised15Rodolfo Ribeiro
Founder & CEO
WordPressMySQLPHP+12—
2Ally
Online management system for educational agencies and schools
——Funding Raised16Julio Pucciarelli Antloga
Co-Founder
TinyMCECKEditorFirebase+19—
3Amigo Edu
Provider of scholarship discovery platform for students
——Funding Raised21Pamela Tarzia
Co-Founder
SentryTypeScriptGraphQL+27—
4Aprovamais
Mobile & SaaS-based platform providing OAB exam preparation solutions
——Deadpooled—Cairo Mendes
CEO
——
5Be Academy
Mobile-based platform providing multi-disciplinary learning courses for professionals
——Unfunded26———
6be active
Online platform providing multi-disciplinary learning solutions
——Funding Raised—Lukasz Osypiuk
Owner
Windows ServerYouTubeMicrosoft ASP.NET+5—
7Bob Zoom
Online platform offering entertainment and educational content for children through stories and characters
——Unfunded—Marcos Mello
Founder
WordPressMySQLPHP+24—
8ConKey
Provider of online courses focused on consortium sales techniques and strategies
——Acquired—Erick Branco
Co-Founder & CEO
WordPressMySQLPHP+19—

Top 12 EdTech companies in State of Sao Paulo

#1
Seed · Sao Caetano do Sul, State of Sao Paulo · founded 2019 · 51 employees
$5.9Mraised
▾

Online platform for school and student management. It provides solutions for attendance management, finance, medical record, academic records, academic notes, and others. Its mobile app is available for iOS and Android devices.

LinkedIn Pulse recent public activity · Jul 2026
Audience: 8k LinkedIn followers — 2.4% of this cohort's audience
Funding rounds
  • Sep 2025Seed$3.9M
  • Jan 2022Seed$2M
Founders & team
Danilo YoneshigeCo-Founder
Investors
Endurance Companies, SQUARE Knowledge Ventures, Faber-Castell, Constellation Software
Tech stack
Amazon SesAmazon Web ServicesCloudflareCloudflare Bot ManagementCore-JsElement Ui
#2
Seed · Sao Paulo, State of Sao Paulo · founded 2023
$800Kraised
▾

Online learning platform for professionals. The platform provides a comprehensive range of courses in various fields, allowing individuals to upskill and reskill.

Funding rounds
  • Nov 2024Seed$800K
Founders & team
Rangel BarbosaFounder & CEO
Investors
big_bets, Reach Capital, BLUSTONE
#3
Acquired · Sao Paulo, State of Sao Paulo · founded 2010 · 816 employees
$125Mraised
▾

Digital platform for school financial management

LinkedIn Pulse recent public activity · Jul 2026
Audience: 99k LinkedIn followers — 30.1% of this cohort's audience
Funding rounds
  • Nov 2021Series B$125M
Founders & team
David PeixotoCo-Founder
Investors
General Atlantic, SoftBank Group, Kaszek, SoftBank Latin America Fund, Endeavor, Spectra Investments
Tech stack
Amazon SesAmazon Web ServicesApple Icloud MailCdnjsCloudflareCloudflare Bot Management
#4
Series A · Pinheiros, State of Sao Paulo · founded 2015 · 168 employees
$7.3Mraised
▾

AI-based platform offering solutions for the development of literacy skills. It offers e-books, spreadsheets, and courses for students.

LinkedIn Pulse recent public activity · Jul 2026
Audience: 23k LinkedIn followers — 6.8% of this cohort's audience
Funding rounds
  • Dec 2023Series A$7.3M
Founders & team
Luis JunqueiraCo-FounderThiago RachedCo-Founder & Ceo
Investors
Crescera Capital, Owl Ventures, Altitude, The Lemann Foundation, Velezreyesmas, Potencia Ventures
Tech stack
Amazon CloudfrontAmazon S3Amazon Web ServicesGoogle AnalyticsGoogle Tag ManagerGoogle Workspace
#5
Seed · Sao Paulo, State of Sao Paulo · founded 2023
$1.6Mraised
▾

Online story reading platform. It offers interactive stories for children related to various genres. It also allows you to design your own stories. Its mobile app is available for both the ios and android platforms.

Funding rounds
  • May 2024Seed$1.6M
Founders & team
Louis MarkhamFounder & CEO
Investors
Canary, Positive Ventures
Tech stack
Framer SitesGodaddyGoogle AnalyticsGoogle Font ApiGoogle WorkspaceHsts
#6
Seed · Sao Jose Dos Campos, State of Sao Paulo · founded 2022
$1.4Mraised
▾

Online platform connecting university students to companies for employment opportunities. It offers a platform where students can learn how to create opportunities and work in their desired companies.

LinkedIn Pulse recent public activity · Jul 2026
Audience: 12k LinkedIn followers — 3.6% of this cohort's audience
Hiring: 1 hiring post in 12 mo (public) · hiring: senior devs
Funding rounds
  • Jan 2024Seed$1.4M
Founders & team
Gabriel AlbuquerqueCo-FounderJose NCo-Founder
Investors
Maya Capital, Reach Capital, Graphene Ventures
#7
Acquired · Olimpia, State of Sao Paulo · founded 2018
$6.4Mraised
▾

Online platform providing multi-disciplinary learning courses on income share agreement. The platform offers funding of courses that enables professionals to learn and build their career. The platform also offers credit analysis and student payment collection solutions.

Funding rounds
  • Sep 2022Conventional Debt$6.4M
Founders & team
Fernando FrancoFounder
Investors
Positive Ventures, Yunus Social Business, Garan Ventures
Tech stack
Amazon CloudfrontAmazon S3Amazon Web ServicesCore-JsFacebook PixelGoogle Analytics
#8
Seed · Sao Paulo, State of Sao Paulo · founded 2019
$808.1Kraised
▾

Provider of technology-based learning platform for schools. It offer a platform for personalized learning and academic support.

Funding rounds
  • Feb 2024Seed$808.1K
Founders & team
Diego GomesFounderMarlon CeniCEO
Investors
Iron Capital
#9
Series A · Sao Paulo, State of Sao Paulo · founded 2016 · 364 employees
$12.5Mraised
▾

Provider of online learning solutions for professionals. It offers courses on design, software, business, digital marketing, full-stack development, games, and more. Additionally, it conducts webinars.

Funding rounds
  • Sep 2021Series A$11M
  • Jan 2021Seed$1.5M
Investors
Begin Capital, Angelsdeck, Baring Vostok, Aloniq, Smart Partnership Capital, Fabrice Grinda
Tech stack
Amazon CloudfrontAmazon Web ServicesApexcharts.JsCloudflareCloudflare Bot ManagementCloudflare Browser Insights
#10
Seed · Sao Paulo, State of Sao Paulo · founded 2016 · 70 employees
$2Mraised
▾

Online platform providing multi-category courses. It provides courses under various categories including data science, product design, UX design, data analysis, full stack development, and others.

Funding rounds
  • Jul 2023Seed$2M
Investors
X8Invest, TNC
Tech stack
AxiosCart FunctionalityCdnjsCloudflareCloudflare Bot ManagementCore-Js
#11
Seed · Araraquara, State of Sao Paulo · founded 2018 · 156 employees
$7.7Mraised
▾

Online job board for software developers. It provides a learning platform for the IT sector to develop skills and allows candidates to browse and apply for vacancies posted by companies. It enables candidates to join the community, practice coding with assessments, build a portfolio, etc. It is available to download from the google play and the apple store.

Funding rounds
  • Jan 2022Seed$7M
  • Feb 2021Seed$650.1K
Investors
Graphene Ventures, DOMO, TheVentureCity, eMerge Americas
Tech stack
Amazon CloudfrontAmazon S3Amazon Web ServicesAwinCart FunctionalityClearsale
#12
Series B · Sao Paulo, State of Sao Paulo · founded 2011 · 627 employees
$24.2Mraised
▾

Online platform providing multi-disciplinary learning and government test preparation solutions. It offers online courses and live classes on banking, law, police, and more. It also offers instructors, audiobooks, certificates, and more.

Funding rounds
  • Sep 2019Series B$24.2M
Investors
Axxon Group, Spectra Investments
Tech stack
Amazon CloudfrontAmazon S3Amazon Web ServicesCart FunctionalityCloudflareCloudflare Bot Management

Funding & investor landscape

$202.9Mtotal disclosed funding
19companies funded
27disclosed rounds
0rounds last 90 days
Most active investors
DOMO4 rounds
Positive Ventures3 rounds
Bossa Invest2 rounds
Canary2 rounds
Crescera Capital2 rounds
Graph Ventures2 rounds
Graphene Ventures2 rounds
Iporanga Ventures2 rounds
Poli Angels2 rounds
Reach Capital2 rounds

Notable founders

Danilo Yoneshige
Co-Founder · Layers Education
Rangel Barbosa
Founder & CEO · Apoia
David Peixoto
Co-Founder · isaac
Luis Junqueira
Co-Founder · Letrus
Thiago Rached
Co-Founder & Ceo · Letrus
Louis Markham
Founder & CEO · Yuna
Gabriel Albuquerque
Co-Founder · Start Careers
Jose N
Co-Founder · Start Careers
Fernando Franco
Founder · Provi
Diego Gomes
Founder · Analytica Ensino
Marlon Ceni
CEO · Analytica Ensino
Bruno Lewis
Co-Founder & CEO · FORME
Prism market signals · Brazil · country-scoped Prism corpus, 1,490,236 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 · Brazil

How research on Education Technology is moving in Brazil

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 486 Brazil-affiliated papers.

research sentiment over time
202020252026
enthusiastic · positive · guarded tone
Tone is overwhelmingly optimistic and steady — the enthusiastic (strongly-positive) share moved 68% → 67% across 2020–2026.
top research entities
  • Ação Educativa23
  • Universidade de São Paulo21
  • Universidade Federal de Santa Catarina17
  • Ministry of Health15
  • Ministry of Education13
leading researchers
Luiz Rodrigues · Anrafel Fernandes Pereira · Guilherme Corredato Guerino · Hassan El Idrissi Bouzidi · Kabaili Hind · Matheus Soppa Geremias · Dias Rasteiro, D. M. L. · Pinto, C. M. A.
▲ Breakthroughs26 · 5%
▲ 0%→5% share
0 median citations96% since 2021mostly methods-led
Virtual reality and experiential learning are newly emerging in Brazilian EdTech research, each reaching 3 papers from zero.
rising sub-themes (early→recent)
  • Mathematics education3
  • Virtual reality3
  • Experiential learning3
  • Learning analytics2
  • Analytics2
Landmark Using learning analytics in the Amazonas: understanding students’ behaviour in introductory programming · 102 cites
◆ Advancements259 · 53%
▲ 0%→54% share
0 median citations98% since 2021mostly empirical
Educational technology papers surged from 2 to 64, driving advancements field-share from 0% to 54% in Brazilian institutions.
rising sub-themes (early→recent)
  • Educational technology2→64
  • Mathematics education1→26
  • Context (archaeology)1→24
  • Blended learning1→14
  • Class (philosophy)1→9
Newly emergingActive learning (machine learning) 0→20 · E learning 0→20 · Quality (philosophy) 0→17
Landmark Effectiveness of Integrating MOOCs in Traditional Classrooms for Undergraduate Students · 196 cites
▼ Concerns122 · 25%
▲ 0%→24% share
0 median citations93% since 2021mostly empirical
E-learning concern papers rose from 1 to 35, signaling intensifying scrutiny alongside educational technology jumping from 4 to 42.
rising sub-themes (early→recent)
  • Educational technology4→42
  • E learning1→35
  • Mathematics education4→24
  • Pedagogy1→17
  • Humanities1→16
Newly emergingProfessional development 0→10 · Context (archaeology) 0→9 · Qualitative research 0→9
Landmark Improvements from a Flipped Classroom May Simply Be the Fruits of Active Learning · 716 cites
RESEARCH HOTSPOTS · Brazil

Where edtech is researched across Brazil

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.

São Paulo69 · +0.39
Hot · Experiential learningAdvancing · Active learning (machine learning)Opportunity · Higher educationConcern · Mathematics education
Brasília56 · +0.26
Hot · Key (lock)Advancing · Mathematics educationOpportunity · Learning analyticsConcern · Information and Communications Technology
Rio de Janeiro27 · +0.27
Hot · PedagogyAdvancing · CognitionOpportunity · E learningConcern · Educational technology
Florianópolis25 · +0.28
Hot · AnalyticsAdvancing · Learning analyticsOpportunity · E learning
Curitiba16 · +0.32
Hot · Professional developmentAdvancing · Learning analyticsOpportunity · Analytics
Porto Alegre15 · +0.25
Hot · E learningAdvancing · Educational technologyOpportunity · Learning analytics
Recife14 · +0.35
Hot · Educational technologyOpportunity · Workload
Salvador10 · -0.19
Hot · Educational technologyOpportunity · ScholarshipConcern · Narrative
Campinas9 · +0.19
Opportunity · Usability
Belo Horizonte9 · +0.32
Hot · Educational technologyOpportunity · E learning

Common questions

How many EdTech companies are there in State of Sao Paulo, Brazil?
Radar tracks 90 indexable EdTech companies headquartered in State of Sao Paulo, Brazil that meet our profile-completeness bar.
What is the total funding raised by EdTech companies in State of Sao Paulo, Brazil?
The EdTech companies in State of Sao Paulo, Brazil on this list have raised a combined $202.9M in disclosed equity funding across 19 funded companies.
Which is the highest-funded EdTech company in State of Sao Paulo, Brazil?
isaac is the highest-funded EdTech company in State of Sao Paulo, Brazil, with $125M in disclosed equity funding.
How many EdTech companies in State of Sao Paulo, Brazil are funded?
19 of the 90 EdTech companies in State of Sao Paulo, Brazil on this list have disclosed at least one equity funding round.
How many EdTech unicorns are there in State of Sao Paulo, Brazil?
None of the EdTech companies in State of Sao Paulo, Brazil on this list currently has a disclosed valuation of $1B or more.
Who are the top investors in State of Sao Paulo, Brazil EdTech companies?
The most active investors in State of Sao Paulo, Brazil EdTech companies on this list include DOMO, Positive Ventures, Bossa Invest, Canary, Crescera Capital.
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