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Best Education Companies in Boston, United States

The 149 best Education companies in Boston, United States in 2026, ranked by funding and momentum. Funding, investors, founders, valuation, tech stack and live signals. Top: JFF.

149companies tracked
$119.6Mdisclosed funding
1unicorns
21have raised
FLIAR INTELLIGENCE · EDUCATION × BOSTON

Our analysis of 96 Education companies

$11.9b in tracked funding; 98% of the stack-profiled cohort runs cloud-native; funding activity peaked in 2025.

96companies analysed
98%cloud-native stacks
2025funding peak (by rounds)
2000median founding year
66median Fliar Index™
423kcombined LinkedIn audience
62%of audience held by top 3
6companies hiring publicly (12 mo)

Ranked: Best Education companies in Boston

#CompanyDisclosed fundingLast roundStageEmployeesFoundedTech stackRecent signals
14Schoolers
Provider of online tools and resources for educational institutions and students
——Unfunded102015——
2acceptu
AcceptU counselors provide one-on-one virtual support on all aspects of the admissions process for schools.
——Private422009WordPressMySQLPHP+35—
3ASC English
Provider of English classes and test preparation for international students
——Unfunded421993Node.jsIonicNuxt.js+15—
4Aspen Publishing
Provider of education consulting services
——Acquired752001Cart FunctionalityShopifySentry+341 launch
5Bay State College
College offering multiple courses and degrees across diversified streams
——Acquired1661997Google CloudCloudflareGoogle Cloud CDN+20—
6Beacon Academy Boston
Beacon makes a 10+ year commitment to addressing the opportunity gap for all of our students and graduates as…
———732005—1 job opening
7Berklee College of Music
Founded in 1945, Berklee College of Music is the world's largest independent music college and the premier…
———6,034—Amazon WebstoreCart FunctionalityFoxy.io+41—
8BES
School leadership development organization that supports leaders in building, excelling, and sustaining their…
——Unfunded7972001WordPressMySQLPHP+261 internship

Top 12 Education companies in Boston

#1
Funding Raised · Boston, Massachusetts · founded 1983 · 386 employees
$46Mraised
▾

NGO offering multiple educational programs

LinkedIn Pulse recent public activity · Jul 2026
Audience: 82k LinkedIn followers — 19.4% of this cohort's audience
Hiring: 1 hiring post in 12 mo (public) · hiring: Entities determined to be appropriate by the Governor, Entities that demonstrate to the Secretary of Labor
Activity: 1 product launches · 1 partnerships (incl. RAISE US) announced in 12 mo
Funding rounds
  • Mar 2025Grant (prize money)$5.1M
  • Feb 2025Grant (prize money)$4M
  • Jan 2025Grant (prize money)$5M
  • Jul 2013Grant (prize money)$481.9K
Founders & team
Yigal KerszenbaumCo-Founder & Managing Director
Investors
US Department of Labor, national service, NASA, National Science Foundation, Imaginable Futures, Village Capital
Tech stack
Amazon CloudfrontAmazon Web ServicesApple Icloud MailAutoptimizeBunnyCloudflare
#2
Funding Raised · Boston, Massachusetts · founded 1996 · 9 employees
$2.7Mraised
▾

Offers undergraduate, graduate, and continuing education programs in art and design. It provides instruction across various artistic disciplines, fostering creative development. The institution is accredited by the New England Commission of Higher Education and the National Architectural Accrediting Board. It supports students through academic resources, career development, and study abroad opportunities. The college also engages with the community through partnerships, galleries, and public events.

Funding rounds
  • Mar 2025Grant (prize money)—
  • Jun 2014Grant (prize money)$262.9K
  • Aug 2011Grant (prize money)$50K
  • May 2011Grant (prize money)$60K
Investors
ED, National Endowment for the Arts, National Endowment for the Humanities
Tech stack
Acquia Cloud PlatformAddtoanyAmazon AlbAmazon ElbAmazon S3Amazon Web Services
#3
Funding Raised · Boston, Massachusetts · founded 1998 · 48 employees
$200Kraised
▾

AACA has served and advocated for the needs of immigrants and other economically disadvantaged people since 1967. Today AACA serves clients from over 80 countries living in and around the Greater Boston area.

LinkedIn Pulse recent public activity · Jul 2026
Audience: 1k LinkedIn followers
Activity: 1 awards announced in 12 mo
Funding rounds
  • May 2025Grant (prize money)$100K
  • Feb 2025Grant (prize money)$100K
  • Jul 2021Grant (prize money)—
Founders & team
Mary ChinCEO
Investors
Masscec, USGS, Treasury
Tech stack
BootstrapCart FunctionalityGoogle AnalyticsGoogle CloudGoogle Cloud CdnGoogle Tag Manager
#4
Funding Raised · Boston, Massachusetts · founded 1993
$30.7Mraised
▾

Pre-school and day-care center

LinkedIn Pulse recent public activity · Jul 2026
Audience: 16k LinkedIn followers — 3.9% of this cohort's audience
Activity: 1 awards announced in 12 mo
Funding rounds
  • Sep 2012Grant (prize money)$97.3K
  • Jul 2012Grant (prize money)$18.8M
  • Jul 2010Grant (prize money)$97.3K
  • Jun 2009Grant (prize money)$5.8M
Founders & team
Naila BolusCEO
Investors
ED, national service, New Profit
Tech stack
All In One SeoApple Icloud MailAstraCdnjsCloudflareCloudflare Bot Management
#5
Funding Raised · Boston, Massachusetts · founded 1995 · 262 employees
$28.6Mraised
▾

Since 1995 Citizen Schools has built a creative and effective learning model that addresses community needs while building student skills through hands-on experiential learning activities. This year, Citizen Schools launched a major national expansion, with the goal of strengthening the out-of-school time movement across the country Our learning model includes Apprenticeships, Explorations, Homework Investment Time, and Team-building activities. Citizen Schools focuses on skill development - particularly in the areas of writing, data analysis, and oral communication - and links closely to school activities and learning standards. Citizen Schools turns children into community heroes: children

LinkedIn Pulse recent public activity · Jul 2026
Audience: 7k LinkedIn followers · 13 engagements/post (1.7× cohort median)
Activity: 1 partnerships (incl. All Points North Foundation) announced in 12 mo
Funding rounds
  • Jan 2013Grant (prize money)$9.2K
  • Jun 2012Grant (prize money)$8M
  • Jun 2011Grant (prize money)$8M
  • Aug 2010Grant (prize money)$681.4K
Founders & team
Emily McCannCEO
Investors
ED, national service, National Science Foundation, New Profit
Tech stack
AngularCore-JsFacebook PixelGoogle AnalyticsGoogle Hosted LibrariesGoogle Workspace
#6
Series A · Boston, Massachusetts · founded 2009 · 19 employees
$5.2Mraised
▾

Provider of educational finance services

Funding rounds
  • Dec 2021Series A$5.2M
Founders & team
Karthik KrishnanCo-Founder & CEOMark BernfeldCo-Founder
Investors
Juvo Ventures, Launchpad Venture Group, Northeastern, JFF
Tech stack
WordpressMysqlPhpWp RocketDiviYoast Seo Premium
#7
Acquired · Boston, Massachusetts · founded 2017 · 6 employees
$3.2Mraised
▾

Edmit offers educational assistance to students. Provide guidance with college selection based on family's finances and the student's academic merit. Allows comparing colleges and creating accurate estimates of the costs, potential earnings outcomes, and affordability.

Funding rounds
  • Jul 2018Seed$2.3M
  • Nov 2017Seed$855K
Investors
Bessemer Venture Partners, Rethink Capital Partners, Neu Venture Capital, Founder Collective, Precursor Ventures, Accelerate Accredited Investors
Tech stack
NetlifyHsts
#8
Seed · Boston, Massachusetts · founded 2012
$1Mraised
▾

Provider of e-learning and community platform

Funding rounds
  • May 2021Seed$1M
Founders & team
Roxy WuCo-Owner
#9
Late Stage · Boston, Massachusetts · founded 1982 · 850 employees
$1.6Mraised
▾

Provider of early childhood education and childcare services. It offers programs for infants, toddlers, preschoolers, and kindergarten-aged children. The curriculum emphasizes child-centered learning, incorporating elements of anti-bias education and a unique approach to fostering academic readiness. The provider also offers resources for families and opportunities for parent involvement. Individualized learning plans are developed to support each child's unique developmental needs and learning style. The facilities maintain low student-to-teacher ratios and provide a safe and nurturing environment. Parents receive regular updates on their child's progress.

LinkedIn Pulse recent public activity · Jul 2026
Audience: 6k LinkedIn followers
Activity: 1 expansions announced in 12 mo
Funding rounds
  • Dec 2015PE—
  • Sep 2009Grant (prize money)$1.6M
Investors
Wicks Group, ED, M2O, GMB Capital Partners
Tech stack
AddtoanyAlpine.JsApache Http ServerApple Icloud MailCloudflareCloudflare Bot Management
#10
Funding Raised · Boston, Massachusetts · founded 2013
$150Kraised
▾

Provider of digital library

LinkedIn Pulse recent public activity · Jul 2026
Audience: 3k LinkedIn followers
Activity: 1 partnerships (incl. Carloon Public Library) announced in 12 mo
Funding rounds
  • Jun 2022Grant (prize money)$150K
Investors
Knight Foundation
Tech stack
Amazon CloudfrontAmazon Web ServicesAws Certificate ManagerCloudflareExhibitGoogle Analytics
#11
Seed · Boston, Massachusetts · founded 2019
$20Kraised
▾

Provider of edutainment programs for preschool students

LinkedIn Pulse recent public activity · Jul 2026
Audience: 715 LinkedIn followers
Funding rounds
  • Aug 2023Seed$20K
Founders & team
Keeana Saxon EsqFounder + Executive Producer
Investors
MassChallenge
#12
Seed · Boston, Massachusetts · founded 2020 · 9 employees
$125Kraised
▾

Operates K-12 school

LinkedIn Pulse recent public activity · Jul 2026
Audience: 7k LinkedIn followers
Funding rounds
  • Sep 2021Seed$125K
  • 2021Seed—
Founders & team
Amar KumarFounder & CEO
Investors
Y Combinator, Verissimo Ventures
Tech stack
AhoyAll In One SeoAngularBootstrapCart FunctionalityCloudflare

Funding & investor landscape

$119.6Mtotal disclosed funding
15companies funded
47disclosed rounds
0rounds last 90 days
Most active investors
ED7 rounds
MassChallenge6 rounds
National Science Foundation5 rounds
New Profit5 rounds
HHS4 rounds
National Endowment for the Arts3 rounds
national service3 rounds
Draper Richards Kaplan Foundation2 rounds
Europa2 rounds
NewSchools Venture Fund2 rounds

Notable founders

Yigal Kerszenbaum
Co-Founder & Managing Director · JFF
Mary Chin
CEO · Asian American Civic Association
Naila Bolus
CEO · Jumpstart
Emily McCann
CEO · Citizen Schools
Karthik Krishnan
Co-Founder & CEO · MentorWorks
Mark Bernfeld
Co-Founder · MentorWorks
Roxy Wu
Co-Owner · OSSC
Keeana Saxon Esq
Founder + Executive Producer · Kidogo Productions
Amar Kumar
Founder & CEO · KaiPod Learning
Jer Jurma
Founder · Wentworth Institute of Technology
Devin Morris
Co-Founder · THE TEACHERS' LOUNGE
Jabari Peddie
Co-Founder · THE TEACHERS' LOUNGE
Prism market signals · United States · country-scoped Prism corpus, 7,777,386 docs

Market landscape — 10 sub-themes by coverage

Share of Education coverage by sub-theme.

Regulatory-risk over time rising

Funding & growth over time

funding rising · growth rising

RESEARCH FROM Boston · institutions

What Boston researches in edtech

Boston College, Boston University, and UMass Boston predominantly research technology-enhanced online learning and analytics, with a cautiously contested tone reflecting concern outweighing breakthrough findings.

25 papersstance +0.2013% breakthrough48% concern
breakthrough · advancement · concern
local research themes
Online Learning and AnalyticsEducation and Technology IntegrationTechnology-Enhanced Education StudiesInnovative Teaching and Learning MethodsChild Development and Digital TechnologyInnovations in Educational Methods
top institutions
  • Boston College10
  • Boston University7
  • University of Massachusetts Boston3
  • Boston Scientific2
  • Boston Public Schools1

Common questions

How many Education companies are there in Boston, United States?
Radar tracks 149 indexable Education companies headquartered in Boston, United States that meet our profile-completeness bar.
What is the total funding raised by Education companies in Boston, United States?
The Education companies in Boston, United States on this list have raised a combined $119.6M in disclosed equity funding across 15 funded companies.
Which is the highest-funded Education company in Boston, United States?
JFF is the highest-funded Education company in Boston, United States, with $46M in disclosed equity funding.
How many Education companies in Boston, United States are funded?
15 of the 149 Education companies in Boston, United States on this list have disclosed at least one equity funding round.
How many Education unicorns are there in Boston, United States?
1 Education company in Boston, United States on this list is valued at $1B or more.
Who are the top investors in Boston, United States Education companies?
The most active investors in Boston, United States Education companies on this list include ED, MassChallenge, National Science Foundation, New Profit, HHS.
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