Best EdTech Companies in Sydney, Australia
The 166 best EdTech companies in Sydney, Australia in 2026, ranked by funding and momentum. Funding, investors, founders, valuation, tech stack and live signals. Top: Matific.
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 Sydney
| # | Company | Disclosed funding | Last round | Stage | Employees | Founder | Tech stack | Recent signals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Matific Gamefied math learning platform for students | $57M | 118 mo ago | Series B | 250 | Raz Kupferman Co-Founder | PythonZohoDjango+36 | 1 award |
| 2 | Cluey Tutoring platform for students | $22M | 88 mo ago | Public | 85 | Mark Rohald Co-Founder & CEO | WordPressMySQLPHP+41 | — |
| 3 | Zookal Books rental service | $17M | 75 mo ago | Series B | 46 | — | Node.jsRadix UITailwind CSS+9 | — |
| 4 | HSC Hub SaaS-based platform offering online courses for schools to teach students | $9M | 54 mo ago | Series A | 136 | Robert Barakat Co-Founder | WebflowSentryGSAP+25 | 1 job opening |
| 5 | Open Learning Open marketplace for MOOC | $8M | 96 mo ago | Public | 55 | — | SentryTinyMCETailwind CSS+29 | 1 launch |
| 6 | Clipboard Online platform providing school management software for extracurricular activities | $4M | 44 mo ago | Acquired | 31 | Sam Clarke Co-Founder | WebflowAmazon Web ServicesMicrosoft Clarity+22 | 1 partnership |
| 7 | Practera Experiential learning platform for educators | $4M | 103 mo ago | Series A | 53 | Wes Sonnenreich CEO | WordPress Block EditorwpBakeryElementor+50 | — |
| 8 | saasguru SaaS and AI-based marketplace providing certification exam preparation solutions | $4M | 42 mo ago | Seed | 15 | Prateek Kataria Co-Founder & CPO | TeachableCart FunctionalityTypeScript+37 | — |
| 9 | Prosper Blended learning platform for individuals and educational institutes | $3M | 98 mo ago | Series A | — | Dominic Richards Co-Founder | — | — |
| 10 | QPay University societies ticketing and membership platform | $2M | 59 mo ago | Seed | 21 | — | — | — |
| 11 | Rockmelon Provider of App-based learning platform for special children | $2M | 88 mo ago | Deadpooled | 17 | — | — | — |
| 12 | 1Question AI and app-based platform offering screen time management solutions | $2M | 59 mo ago | Seed | 6 | Ann Elnekave Co-Founder | WordPressMySQLPHP+33 | — |
| 13 | Language Confidence AI-based platform providing English language learning solutions | $2M | 51 mo ago | Seed | 12 | Swahn Fraye Co-Founder | Node.jsMUIReact+15 | — |
| 14 | GrowPro Experience Online platform offering admission assistance solutions for studying abroad | $2M | 37 mo ago | Seed | 257 | Goiko Llobet Co-Founder | — | — |
| 15 | GGWP Academy Online platform providing marketing lessons to gamers | $1M | 45 mo ago | Series A | 8 | Jacqueline Garrett Founder | WordPressMySQLPHP+29 | — |
| 16 | Studylane College and course discovery platform for students | $1M | 132 mo ago | Series A | — | Bipul Kafley Co-Founder & CSO | — | — |
| 17 | BRiN Platform providing education content through both a chatbot and an app interface | $950K | 120 mo ago | Seed | — | Dale Beaumont Founder & CEO | — | — |
| 18 | The Pulse IQ VR collaborative platform for education and training | $560K | 100 mo ago | Deadpooled | — | Brett Heil CEO & MD | — | — |
| 19 | ClassCover Market place for booking Relief teacher | $455K | 117 mo ago | Seed | 35 | Ben Grozier Chief Executive Officer | WordPress Block EditorElementorWordPress+32 | 2 launchs |
| 20 | SpoonFeedMe White-labeled online courses for university students | $300K | 144 mo ago | Seed | 2 | Daniel Brand Founder & Director | — | — |
Top 12 EdTech companies in Sydney
#1
Seed · Sydney, New South Wales · founded 2016 · 257 employees$1.5Mraised▾
Online platform offering admission assistance solutions for studying abroad. It provides solutions for managing the paperwork and clears doubts of applicants, welcome sessions, and many more. It provides multiple courses in multiple locations.
- Apr 2023Seed$1.5M
- 2021Angel—
#2
Seed · Sydney, New South Wales · founded 2021 · 15 employees$3.6Mraised▾
SaaS and AI-based marketplace providing certification exam preparation solutions. The platform offers gamified learning solutions, social learning solutions, learning content, mentoring, mock tests, and more.
- Nov 2022Seed$2.7M
- Jan 2022Seed$937.4K
#3
Acquired · Sydney, New South Wales · founded 2018 · 31 employees$4Mraised▾
Online platform providing school management software for extracurricular activities. It offers features such as scheduling, attendance, insights, team management, results, and many more. It integrates with the school's management system which can be operated by the admin.
- Oct 2022Series A$3.1M
- Jul 2020Seed$850K
#4
Series A · Sydney, New South Wales · founded 2018 · 8 employees$1.4Mraised▾
Online platform providing marketing lessons to gamers. It offers various courses such as goal setting, personal branding, and social media marketing. It works on a subscription-based revenue model. Its mobile app is available for Android and iOS devices.
- Sep 2022Series A$1.1M
- Feb 2021Seed$276.3K
- 2019Seed—
#5
Series A · Sydney, New South Wales · founded 2012 · 136 employees$9Mraised▾
SaaS-based platform offering online courses for schools to teach students. It offers courses in math, science, English, social science, physical education, and more. Also, the discussion forum can be used by students to clarify any doubts.
- Dec 2021Series A$9M
#6
Series B · Sydney, New South Wales · founded 2011 · 46 employees$16.6Mraised▾
Zookal is an online service that lets users borrow, buy or sell books. Based in Australia, the platform provides a large library of books to select from. Zookal offers free delivery and picks up of books from customers. If the users like the books they can buy them at a discount on the retail price. Started an online video and tutoring marketplace where senior university students can upload a video of themselves explaining a subject to junior students. They can use methods like handwriting, PowerPoint presentations, and other materials.
- Mar 2020Series B$9.9M
- 2018Seed—
- Mar 2016Seed$643K
- Oct 2013Seed$550K
#7
Seed · Sydney, New South Wales · founded 2016 · 12 employees$1.9Mraised▾
AI-based platform providing English language learning solutions. The platform enables enhancing the spoken English of students by offering pronunciation proficiency solutions, virtual tutors, LCAT products, and more.
- Mar 2022Seed$1.5M
- Seed—
#8
Seed · Sydney, New South Wales · founded 2023$20Kraised▾
Online platform providing coding courses for students. It provides resources for developing coding skills to kids through hands-on game building. It offers a self-paced learning environment.
- 2023Seed$20K
#9
Seed · Sydney, New South Wales · founded 2014 · 21 employees$2.2Mraised▾
The QPay app is an online membership portal that helps university clubs and societies to move membership online. The university societies can customize forms that can be filled by incoming students interested in joining the society. Payment can be done through the QPay app with credit cards. Provides ticketing service to the societies. Users can set different prices for members and non-members. Allows student head to notify the society members about society events, hoodies, yearbooks, etc.
- Jul 2021Seed$1.1M
- Aug 2018Seed$741.7K
- 2016Seed$288.9K
#10
Series B · Sydney, New South Wales · founded 2012 · 250 employees$57Mraised▾
Matific is a gamified math learning platform for students from class k to 6. Covers various topics including fractions, geometry, addition, subtraction, and others. It also offers worksheets, playlists, lesson plans, and teacher guides to educators. Teachers can track students progress through the dashboard. Available for web, Android and iOS platforms.
- Jul 2016Series B$45M
- Jan 2015Series A$12M
#11
Seed · Sydney, New South Wales · founded 2020 · 6 employees$1.9Mraised▾
AI and app-based platform offering screen time management solutions. It allows the child to attempt curriculum-aligned questions. The platform provides weekly reports showing areas of strength and weakness of the child. The app is available for Android and iOS devices.
- Jun 2021Seed$1.9M
#12
Public · Sydney, New South Wales · founded 2017 · 85 employees$22.1Mraised▾
Tutoring platform for students. Provides live sessions, learning content, real-time feedback, and progress report of students. Tutoring is offered for maths and English. The learning programs comply with the Australian curriculums. Students are matched to tutors based on age, educational stage, ability, learning goals, and more. Tutoring is conducted via real-time video and audio utilizing a virtual whiteboard.
- Feb 2019Series A$14.3M
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 Sydney is moving
A read on the academic research around Edtech in Sydney — which themes are gaining ground, the institutions and researchers driving them, and how the tone is shifting. Based on 166 papers.
University of Technology Sydney, University of Sydney, and UNSW Sydney lead Sydney's edtech research, focusing predominantly on online/blended learning and analytics, with a cautiously optimistic tone (mean stance 0.26, advancements outweighing concerns).
- University of Technology Sydney48
- The University of Sydney44
- UNSW Sydney41
- University of Sydney21
- Western Sydney University20
- Adaptive learning4
- Experiential learning3
- Learning analytics3
- Generative grammar2
- Educational technology2
- Educational technology5→9
- Student engagement1→3
- Active learning (machine learning)1→3
- Educational technology4→10
- Curriculum1→6
- Mathematics education1→3
- Higher education1→3
- Space (punctuation)1→3
Common questions
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