Radar · Education in California
Best Education Companies in California, United States
The 986 best Education companies in California, United States in 2026, ranked by funding and momentum. Funding, investors, founders, valuation, tech stack and live signals. Top: Lacoe.
By Sweetie IyerMarkets & Momentum
986companies tracked
$5.3Bdisclosed funding
0unicorns
174have raised
FLIAR INTELLIGENCE · EDUCATION × CALIFORNIA
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™
276kcombined LinkedIn audience
38%of audience held by top 3
7companies hiring publicly (12 mo)
Ranked: Best Education companies in California
| # | Company | Disclosed funding | Last round | Stage | Employees | Tech stack | Web popularity | Patents & IP focus | Recent signals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lacoe Provider of educational support, resources, and services for schools and families 79Market top 25%Funding top 27%Growth top 28%Tech top 44% All 5 signals ▾Markettop 25% Fundingtop 27% Growthtop 28% Techtop 44% Globalbottom 33% Market: 2,155 employees (top 8% of Educational Support Services) · Top-1,000,000 web property Funding: Raised $2.6B across 8 rounds · 8 rounds over 19 yrs (0.4/yr) rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 79/100 | $2.6B | 16 mo ago | Funding Raised | 2,155 | Apple iCloud MailMicrosoft 365TypeScript+13 | Top 1M | — | 2 job openings · 1 partnership |
| 2 | Presence Learning 50Funding top 27%Tech top 36%Talent bottom 49%Market bottom 45% All 6 signals ▾Fundingtop 27% Techtop 36% Talentbottom 49% Marketbottom 45% Growthbottom 40% Globalbottom 32% Funding: Raised $414M across 5 rounds · 5 rounds over 15 yrs (0.3/yr) Tech: 41 technologies across 5/8 capability areas · Cloud: Cloudflare rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 50/100 | $414M | 55 mo ago | Series E | 173 | WordPressSentryZendesk+35 | Top 1M | — | — |
| 3 | Lbschools Provider of K-12 educational services and resources 78Market top 19%Funding top 37%Growth top 45%Tech top 49% All 5 signals ▾Markettop 19% Fundingtop 37% Growthtop 45% Techtop 49% Globalbottom 33% Market: 2,956 employees (top 3% of Educational Support Services) · Top-500,000 web property Funding: Raised $300M across 20 rounds · 20 rounds over 19 yrs (1.1/yr) rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 78/100 | $300M | 96 mo ago | Funding Raised | 2,956 | Apple iCloud MailMicrosoft 365CodeMirror+28 | Top 500k | — | — |
| 4 | Sandiegounified Provider of public education services to K-12 students 48Funding top 24%Growth top 35%Tech top 42%Global bottom 33% All 5 signals ▾Fundingtop 24% Growthtop 35% Techtop 42% Globalbottom 33% Marketbottom 22% Funding: Raised $192M across 50 rounds · 50 rounds over 20 yrs (2.5/yr) Growth: Fresh capital in last 24 mo rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 48/100 | $192M | 12 mo ago | Funding Raised | 2 | Facebook LoginYouTubeMicrosoft ASP.NET+20 | Top 500k | — | — |
| 5 | Altschool 37Funding top 35%Market bottom 40%Global bottom 33%News bottom 22% All 4 signals ▾Fundingtop 35% Marketbottom 40% Globalbottom 33% Newsbottom 22% Funding: Raised $177M across 4 rounds · 4 rounds over 12 yrs (0.3/yr) Market: 48 employees rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 37/100 | $177M | 109 mo ago | Series B | 48 | — | — | — | — |
| 6 | Minerva Project Offers academic programs in arts, sciences, computational sciences, humanities, and social sciences 32Tech top 32%Funding top 33%Moat top 38%Patents top 45% All 9 signals ▾Techtop 32% Fundingtop 33% Moattop 38% Patentstop 45% Innovationbottom 45% Globalbottom 42% Marketbottom 36% Newsbottom 22% Growthbottom 18% Tech: 39 technologies across 6/8 capability areas · Cloud: Amazon Cloudfront, Amazon S3 Funding: Raised $155M across 4 rounds · 4 rounds over 14 yrs (0.3/yr) rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 32/100 | $155M | 45 mo ago | Series C | 34 34 → 70 (+106%) | WebflowSalesforceAmazon Web Services+23 | Top 1M | 38 patents Interactive virtual conferencing platforms with queue management, lesson design, and event feedback tools. | 2 partnerships · 1 award |
| 7 | Montereycoe Provider of educational services and support for schools 72Tech top 32%Growth top 35%Funding top 36%Market top 45% All 5 signals ▾Techtop 32% Growthtop 35% Fundingtop 36% Markettop 45% Globalbottom 33% Tech: 42 technologies across 5/8 capability areas · Cloud: Cloudflare Growth: Fresh capital in last 24 mo rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 72/100 | $146M | 12 mo ago | Funding Raised | 508 | Apple iCloud MailGoogle WorkspaceCodeMirror+29 | Top 5M | — | 1 partnership |
| 8 | Csusb University provides higher education, offering undergraduate, graduate, and doctoral programs 78Funding top 25%Tech top 29%Market top 34%Growth top 35% All 8 signals ▾Fundingtop 25% Techtop 29% Markettop 34% Growthtop 35% Innovationtop 36% Producttop 44% Globalbottom 33% Customersbottom 11% Funding: Raised $112M across 94 rounds · 94 rounds over 21 yrs (4.5/yr) Tech: 97 technologies across 6/8 capability areas · Cloud: Akamai, Amazon Alb rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 78/100 | $112M | 13 mo ago | Funding Raised | 1,387 | SentryApple iCloud MailMicrosoft 365+24 | Top 500k | — | — |
| 9 | Bakar Labs Provider of incubator programs and facilities for biotech and energy startups 45Funding top 35%Talent bottom 49%Tech bottom 46%Global bottom 25% All 4 signals ▾Fundingtop 35% Talentbottom 49% Techbottom 46% Globalbottom 25% Funding: Raised $100M across 1 rounds · 1 rounds over 1 yrs (1.0/yr) Talent: 1 named leader on record · 1 C-suite/founder profile curated rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 45/100 | $100M | 3 mo ago | Series A | — | ReactReact RouterAmazon Web Services+10 | Top 50M | — | — |
| 10 | Higher Ground Education Early childhoold education provider in Montessori 67Growth top 30%Funding top 31%Market top 39%Talent bottom 49% All 5 signals ▾Growthtop 30% Fundingtop 31% Markettop 39% Talentbottom 49% Globalbottom 39% Growth: Headcount 1,290 → 1,750 (+36%) across vintages Funding: Raised $95.9M across 6 rounds · 6 rounds over 10 yrs (0.6/yr) rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 67/100 | $96M | 50 mo ago | Series D | 1,750 | — | — | — | — |
| 11 | California State University Monterey Bay Public university that offers a range of academic programs, including undergraduate and graduate degrees, as… 57Funding top 25%Tech top 32%Growth top 35%Innovation top 36% All 7 signals ▾Fundingtop 25% Techtop 32% Growthtop 35% Innovationtop 36% Producttop 48% Globalbottom 33% Marketbottom 22% Funding: Raised $87.5M across 67 rounds · 67 rounds over 20 yrs (3.4/yr) Tech: 67 technologies across 6/8 capability areas · Cloud: Amazon Alb, Amazon Cloudfront rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 57/100 | $87M | 11 mo ago | Funding Raised | 1 | BrightspotApple iCloud MailGoogle Workspace+23 | Top 500k | — | — |
| 12 | University of California University offering multiple courses and degrees across diversified streams 76Tech top 25%Funding top 26%Growth top 28%Innovation top 30% All 8 signals ▾Techtop 25% Fundingtop 26% Growthtop 28% Innovationtop 30% Talentbottom 49% Productbottom 48% Marketbottom 43% Globalbottom 29% Tech: 85 technologies across 6/8 capability areas · Cloud: Amazon Alb, Amazon Cloudfront Funding: Raised $67.8M across 91 rounds · 91 rounds over 18 yrs (5.1/yr) rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 76/100 | $68M | 8 mo ago | Funding Raised | — | WordPress Block EditorWordPressApple iCloud Mail+28 | Top 500k | — | 3 job openings |
| 13 | Campus Provider of education administration programs 72Funding top 26%Growth top 28%Tech top 32%Product top 46% All 7 signals ▾Fundingtop 26% Growthtop 28% Techtop 32% Producttop 46% Markettop 49% Talentbottom 49% Globalbottom 29% Funding: Raised $52.0M across 3 rounds · 3 rounds over 3 yrs (1.0/yr) Growth: Web rank 5,000,000 → 1,000,000 YoY · Fresh capital in last 24 mo rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 72/100 | $52M | 14 mo ago | Series B | 446 | Amazon WebstoreTurbopackApple iCloud Mail+26 | Top 1M | — | — |
| 14 | Headstart4u Sierra Cascade Family Opportunities provides child development and social services. 57Innovation top 20%Funding top 39%Product top 46%Global bottom 33% All 5 signals ▾Innovationtop 20% Fundingtop 39% Producttop 46% Globalbottom 33% Techbottom 16% Innovation: 5 product lines Funding: Raised $48.9M across 5 rounds · 5 rounds over 19 yrs (0.3/yr) rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 57/100 | $49M | 12 mo ago | Funding Raised | — | — | — | — | — |
| 15 | Ignite! Reading Provider of independent reader of students 45Funding top 29%Tech top 37%Talent bottom 49%Growth bottom 48% All 6 signals ▾Fundingtop 29% Techtop 37% Talentbottom 49% Growthbottom 48% Globalbottom 36% Marketbottom 34% Funding: Raised $46.8M across 2 rounds · 2 rounds over 3 yrs (0.7/yr) Tech: 40 technologies across 5/8 capability areas · Cloud: Amazon Cloudfront, Amazon Web Services rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 45/100 | $47M | 20 mo ago | Series B | 22 | WordPressMySQLPHP+25 | Top 100k | — | — |
| 16 | APU University offering multiple courses and degrees across diversified streams 83Tech top 28%Funding top 29%Market top 32%Growth top 35% All 7 signals ▾Techtop 28% Fundingtop 29% Markettop 32% Growthtop 35% Innovationtop 36% Producttop 48% Globalbottom 32% Tech: 102 technologies across 6/8 capability areas · Cloud: Amazon Alb, Amazon S3 Funding: Raised $41.0M across 30 rounds · 30 rounds over 19 yrs (1.6/yr) rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 83/100 | $41M | 9 mo ago | Funding Raised | 7,963 | SIDEARM SportsApple iCloud MailGoogle Workspace+32 | Top 500k | — | — |
| 17 | Akimbo Workshops Provider of seminars for freelancers and bootstraps on food business 13Funding top 43%Tech bottom 48%Global bottom 29%Market bottom 17% All 4 signals ▾Fundingtop 43% Techbottom 48% Globalbottom 29% Marketbottom 17% Funding: Raised $39.7M across 4 rounds · 4 rounds over 23 yrs (0.2/yr) Tech: 14 technologies across 4/8 capability areas · Cloud: Cloudflare, Heroku rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 13/100 | $40M | 219 mo ago | Series C | 30 | Node.jsVimeoTailwind CSS+11 | Top 50M | — | — |
| 18 | CalArts College offering multiple courses and degrees across diversified streams 50Tech top 25%Funding top 50%Market bottom 46%Growth bottom 46% All 6 signals ▾Techtop 25% Fundingtop 50% Marketbottom 46% Growthbottom 46% Globalbottom 25% Newsbottom 22% Tech: 100 technologies across 6/8 capability areas · Cloud: Amazon S3, Amazon Web Services Funding: Raised $34.5M · 1 rounds over 5 yrs (0.2/yr) rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 50/100 | $34M | 57 mo ago | Series C | 441 | WordPressApple iCloud MailGoogle Workspace+28 | Top 1M | — | — |
| 19 | New Teacher Center Empowering educators to stay, grow, and lead for student success 27Talent top 45%Tech bottom 44%Funding bottom 41%Market bottom 37% All 6 signals ▾Talenttop 45% Techbottom 44% Fundingbottom 41% Marketbottom 37% Productbottom 36% Globalbottom 29% Talent: 2 named leaders on record Tech: 23 technologies across 4/8 capability areas · Cloud: Fastly rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 27/100 | $29M | 166 mo ago | Funding Raised | 185 | — | — | — | 1 job opening |
| 20 | California Community Colleges Chancellor's Office Operator of a network providing educational and community college services 57Talent top 25%Tech top 39%Innovation top 40%Funding top 45% All 8 signals ▾Talenttop 25% Techtop 39% Innovationtop 40% Fundingtop 45% Growthtop 45% Productbottom 48% Marketbottom 38% Globalbottom 33% Talent: 6 named leaders on record Tech: 47 technologies across 5/8 capability areas · Cloud: Azure rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 57/100 | $29M | 141 mo ago | Funding Raised | 101 | WordPress Block EditorWordPressMySQL+25 | Top 1M | — | — |
| 21 | Gusd Operator of educational institutions providing instruction for students in various grades 62Market top 33%Growth top 45%Tech top 49%Funding bottom 44% All 5 signals ▾Markettop 33% Growthtop 45% Techtop 49% Fundingbottom 44% Globalbottom 33% Market: 1,631 employees (top 26% of Education) · Top-500,000 web property rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 62/100 | $25M | 164 mo ago | Funding Raised | 1,631 | Apple iCloud MailGoogle WorkspacePHP+26 | Top 500k | — | — |
| 22 | Napa County Office of Education Napa County Office of Education offers academic services for students, teachers, and the community. 55Growth top 35%Funding top 39%Tech bottom 48%Market bottom 46% All 5 signals ▾Growthtop 35% Fundingtop 39% Techbottom 48% Marketbottom 46% Globalbottom 33% Growth: Fresh capital in last 24 mo Funding: Raised $20.3M across 10 rounds · 10 rounds over 20 yrs (0.5/yr) rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 55/100 | $20M | 15 mo ago | Funding Raised | 309 | WordPressZohoMySQL+27 | Top 10M | — | — |
| 23 | CSU Channel Islands University offering multiple courses and degrees across diversified streams 55Innovation top 20%Funding top 35%Tech top 40%Growth top 45% All 7 signals ▾Innovationtop 20% Fundingtop 35% Techtop 40% Growthtop 45% Producttop 48% Globalbottom 29% Marketbottom 24% Innovation: 12 product lines Funding: Raised $18.1M across 19 rounds · 19 rounds over 20 yrs (0.9/yr) rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 55/100 | $18M | 8 mo ago | Funding Raised | 2 | SentryApple iCloud MailMicrosoft 365+26 | Top 500k | — | — |
| 24 | Minerva University offering multiple courses and degrees across diversified streams 32Tech top 27%Funding top 41%Talent bottom 49%Global bottom 42% All 9 signals ▾Techtop 27% Fundingtop 41% Talentbottom 49% Globalbottom 42% Moatbottom 42% Growthbottom 36% Innovationbottom 35% Marketbottom 30% Patentsbottom 29% Tech: 61 technologies across 6/8 capability areas · Cloud: Amazon Cloudfront, Amazon S3 Funding: Raised $17.9M across 7 rounds · 7 rounds over 15 yrs (0.5/yr) rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 32/100 | $18M | 14 mo ago | Funding Raised | 44 | WebflowApple iCloud MailGoogle Workspace+28 | Top 1M | 5 patents Electronic prescribing and digital script management platforms | — |
| 25 | Stravos Provider of developing students academic skills, self confidence, and other educational support services 27Funding bottom 45%Talent bottom 45%Global bottom 29% All 3 signals ▾Fundingbottom 45% Talentbottom 45% Globalbottom 29% Funding: Raised $15.0M across 1 rounds · 1 rounds over 4 yrs (0.2/yr) Talent: 1 named leader on record rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 27/100 | $15M | 49 mo ago | Seed | — | — | — | — | — |
| 26 | Sjeccd District provides educational programs, workforce training, and community services through its colleges 45Growth top 35%Funding top 42%Tech bottom 41%Market bottom 38% All 5 signals ▾Growthtop 35% Fundingtop 42% Techbottom 41% Marketbottom 38% Globalbottom 33% Growth: Fresh capital in last 24 mo Funding: Raised $13.0M across 10 rounds · 10 rounds over 21 yrs (0.5/yr) rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 45/100 | $13M | 12 mo ago | Funding Raised | 198 | DrupalMariaDBPHP+14 | Top 5M | — | 1 job opening |
| 27 | Rocketship Public Schools K-12 school 57Growth top 32%Tech top 49%Funding top 50%Market bottom 49% All 6 signals ▾Growthtop 32% Techtop 49% Fundingtop 50% Marketbottom 49% Talentbottom 49% Globalbottom 32% Growth: Headcount 959 → 1,178 (+23%) across vintages · Fresh capital in last 24 mo Tech: 43 technologies across 3/8 capability areas · Cloud: Cloudflare rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 57/100 | $11M | 8 mo ago | Funding Raised | 1,178 1,178 → 1,059 (-10%) | Cart FunctionalityWordPressMySQL+37 | Top 5M | — | — |
| 28 | Nocccd District provides educational programs through community colleges and continuing education centers 67Growth top 35%Tech top 38%Market top 44%Funding top 44% All 5 signals ▾Growthtop 35% Techtop 38% Markettop 44% Fundingtop 44% Globalbottom 33% Growth: Fresh capital in last 24 mo Tech: 40 technologies across 6/8 capability areas · Cloud: Amazon Alb, Amazon Cloudfront rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 67/100 | $9M | 16 mo ago | Funding Raised | 448 | DrupalPHPOpenSSL+16 | Top 500k | — | 1 job opening · 1 award |
| 29 | Tract Mobile-based platform providing peer-to-peer community solutions for kids 10Funding top 50%Talent bottom 49%Global bottom 36%Market bottom 20% All 4 signals ▾Fundingtop 50% Talentbottom 49% Globalbottom 36% Marketbottom 20% Funding: Raised $7.0M across 1 rounds · 1 rounds over 4 yrs (0.2/yr) Talent: 1 named leader on record · 1 C-suite/founder profile curated rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 10/100 | $7M | 45 mo ago | Seed | 28 | — | — | — | — |
| 30 | American Academy Family Physicians Provider of continuing medical education and resources for family physicians 80Market top 30%Tech top 32%Growth top 35%Customers top 42% All 7 signals ▾Markettop 30% Techtop 32% Growthtop 35% Customerstop 42% Fundingtop 46% Globalbottom 36% Productbottom 36% Market: 819 employees (top 36% of Education) · Top-50,000 web property Tech: 68 technologies across 5/8 capability areas · Cloud: Amazon Alb, Amazon S3 rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 80/100 | $6M | 14 mo ago | Funding Raised | 819 | Apple iCloud MailMicrosoft 365Salesforce+40 | Top 50k | — | 1 partnership |
| 31 | Ziplines Education Center of education providing professional training and coaching services 40Tech top 34%Funding top 45%Growth top 45%Talent bottom 49% All 6 signals ▾Techtop 34% Fundingtop 45% Growthtop 45% Talentbottom 49% Globalbottom 32% Marketbottom 27% Tech: 47 technologies across 6/8 capability areas · Cloud: Amazon S3, Amazon Web Services Funding: Raised $6.4M across 1 rounds · 1 rounds over 2 yrs (0.5/yr) rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 40/100 | $6M | 27 mo ago | Series A | 9 | Webflow EcommerceWebflowBootstrap+30 | Top 500k | — | — |
| 32 | CodePath Provider of coding courses at campuses 42Talent top 25%Tech top 33%Moat top 39%Funding bottom 47% All 7 signals ▾Talenttop 25% Techtop 33% Moattop 39% Fundingbottom 47% Marketbottom 39% Growthbottom 35% Globalbottom 29% Talent: Analyst team rating 4/5 · 5 named leaders on record Tech: 50 technologies across 6/8 capability areas · Cloud: Amazon S3, Amazon Web Services rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 42/100 | $6M | 39 mo ago | Series A | — | HubSpot CMS HubApple iCloud MailGoogle Workspace+28 | Top 1M | — | — |
| 33 | Legends Provider of a confidence-building app for children 32Tech top 31%Talent top 38%Funding top 44%Growth top 45% All 9 signals ▾Techtop 31% Talenttop 38% Fundingtop 44% Growthtop 45% Moatbottom 42% Globalbottom 33% Innovationbottom 26% Patentsbottom 26% Marketbottom 22% Tech: 40 technologies across 5/8 capability areas · Cloud: Cloudflare, Vercel Talent: 2 named leaders on record · 2 C-suite/founder profiles curated rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 32/100 | $6M | 27 mo ago | Seed | 13 | SentryNode.jsFirebase+18 | Top 5M | 2 patents Battery thermal management systems for low‑temperature performance in EVs | — |
| 34 | Green Dot Public Schools Provider of physician-owned hospital services and advanced medical technologies 53Innovation top 30%Talent top 41%Tech top 46%Growth top 47% All 8 signals ▾Innovationtop 30% Talenttop 41% Techtop 46% Growthtop 47% Marketbottom 48% Productbottom 48% Fundingbottom 44% Globalbottom 32% Innovation: 3 product lines Talent: Analyst team rating 4/5 · 1 named leader on record rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 53/100 | $6M | 14 mo ago | Funding Raised | 1,127 1,127 → 793 (-30%) | WordPressApple iCloud MailMySQL+30 | Top 5M | — | 1 award |
| 35 | Foothill Provider of associate degrees, certificates, and career training programs 72Innovation top 20%Growth top 35%Market top 37%Product top 46% All 7 signals ▾Innovationtop 20% Growthtop 35% Markettop 37% Producttop 46% Fundingbottom 45% Techbottom 39% Globalbottom 29% Innovation: 5 product lines Growth: Fresh capital in last 24 mo rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 72/100 | $6M | 17 mo ago | Funding Raised | 1,059 | Omni CMSApple iCloud MailPHP+14 | Top 500k | — | — |
| 36 | SBC Unified School Empowering students through education, fostering success in San Bernardino, California 72Innovation top 20%Market top 37%Growth top 45%Funding top 46% All 7 signals ▾Innovationtop 20% Markettop 37% Growthtop 45% Fundingtop 46% Producttop 46% Techbottom 45% Globalbottom 33% Innovation: 9 product lines Market: 1,595 employees (top 26% of Education) · Top-1,000,000 web property rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 72/100 | $5M | 13 mo ago | Funding Raised | 1,595 | Apple iCloud MailGoogle WorkspaceCodeMirror+27 | Top 1M | — | — |
| 37 | SC College Provider of accessible courses, certificates, and degrees for student success 67Growth top 28%Market top 40%Funding top 50%Tech bottom 48% All 5 signals ▾Growthtop 28% Markettop 40% Fundingtop 50% Techbottom 48% Globalbottom 33% Growth: Web rank 5,000,000 → 1,000,000 YoY · Fresh capital in last 24 mo Market: 1,065 employees (top 32% of Education) · Top-1,000,000 web property rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 67/100 | $5M | 9 mo ago | Funding Raised | 1,065 | Microsoft SharePointCKEditorWindows Server+20 | Top 1M | — | — |
| 38 | Bonsall Unified School 72Innovation top 20%Growth top 35%Product top 46%Funding bottom 49% All 6 signals ▾Innovationtop 20% Growthtop 35% Producttop 46% Fundingbottom 49% Techbottom 38% Globalbottom 33% Innovation: 8 product lines Growth: Fresh capital in last 24 mo rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 72/100 | $4M | 12 mo ago | Funding Raised | — | Apple iCloud MailGoogle WorkspaceDreamWeaver+12 | Top 5M | — | — |
| 39 | Lsusd District provides education to elementary and middle school students 50Growth top 35%Tech top 46%Funding bottom 48%Market bottom 40% All 5 signals ▾Growthtop 35% Techtop 46% Fundingbottom 48% Marketbottom 40% Globalbottom 33% Growth: Fresh capital in last 24 mo Tech: 37 technologies across 4/8 capability areas · Cloud: Amazon Alb, Amazon Web Services rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 50/100 | $4M | 12 mo ago | Funding Raised | 272 | WordPress Block EditorWordPressApple iCloud Mail+33 | Top 5M | — | — |
| 40 | CPI Provider of secondary and post-secondary education with technical and academic programs 42Growth top 45%Product top 46%Innovation bottom 48%Patents bottom 45% All 7 signals ▾Growthtop 45% Producttop 46% Innovationbottom 48% Patentsbottom 45% Fundingbottom 44% Globalbottom 42% Techbottom 39% Product: 4 distinct product lines · Company stage: Grant (prize money) rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 42/100 | $3M | 36 mo ago | Funding Raised | — | WordPressMySQLPHP+25 | Top 5M | 10 patents Patents concentrated in computing, sensing & instrumentation | — |
| 41 | Claytonschools School District of Clayton / Overview 64Growth top 35%Market top 40%Tech top 45%Funding bottom 46% All 5 signals ▾Growthtop 35% Markettop 40% Techtop 45% Fundingbottom 46% Globalbottom 33% Growth: Fresh capital in last 24 mo Market: 2,053 employees (top 23% of Education) · Top-5,000,000 web property rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 64/100 | $1M | 15 mo ago | Funding Raised | 2,053 | Apple iCloud MailGoogle WorkspaceCodeMirror+25 | Top 5M | — | — |
| 42 | The Learning Network Provider of continuing education for the accounting world 50Tech top 31%Product top 33%Growth top 35%Innovation top 36% All 7 signals ▾Techtop 31% Producttop 33% Growthtop 35% Innovationtop 36% Fundingtop 42% Globalbottom 29% Marketbottom 17% Tech: 49 technologies across 5/8 capability areas · Cloud: Amazon Cloudfront, Amazon Web Services Product: 11 distinct product lines · 1 published app (2.7k installs) rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 50/100 | $989K | 13 mo ago | Acquired | 16 | WordPress Block EditorwpBakeryWordPress+36 | Top 50M | — | — |
| 43 | Galt Provider of elementary and middle school education services 42Innovation top 30%Product bottom 48%Funding bottom 40%Tech bottom 30% All 5 signals ▾Innovationtop 30% Productbottom 48% Fundingbottom 40% Techbottom 30% Globalbottom 25% Innovation: 3 product lines Product: 3 distinct product lines · Company stage: Grant (prize money) rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 42/100 | $839K | 13 mo ago | Funding Raised | — | Apple iCloud MailGoogle WorkspaceWindows Server+15 | Top 10M | — | — |
| 44 | Real Journey Network of tuition-free public charter schools providing education for grades TK-12 29Growth top 35%Funding bottom 38%Tech bottom 37%Market bottom 31% All 5 signals ▾Growthtop 35% Fundingbottom 38% Techbottom 37% Marketbottom 31% Globalbottom 25% Growth: Fresh capital in last 24 mo Funding: Raised $745k across 1 rounds · 1 rounds over 1 yrs (1.0/yr) rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 29/100 | $745K | 15 mo ago | Funding Raised | 141 | DreamWeaverYouTubeList.js+12 | Top 10M | — | — |
| 45 | Grasshopper Kids Provider of hands-on learning experiences for kids 7Talent top 45%Funding bottom 38%Global bottom 25%Market bottom 14% All 4 signals ▾Talenttop 45% Fundingbottom 38% Globalbottom 25% Marketbottom 14% Talent: 2 named leaders on record Funding: Raised $618k across 2 rounds · 2 rounds over 5 yrs (0.4/yr) rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 7/100 | $618K | 15 mo ago | Seed | 5 | — | — | — | — |
| 46 | Once Provider of one-on-one early reading tutoring for kindergarten students 7Funding bottom 43%Tech bottom 41%Global bottom 25%Market bottom 18% All 4 signals ▾Fundingbottom 43% Techbottom 41% Globalbottom 25% Marketbottom 18% Funding: Raised $575k across 4 rounds · 4 rounds over 2 yrs (2.0/yr) Tech: 15 technologies across 4/8 capability areas · Cloud: Cloudflare rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 7/100 | $575K | 13 mo ago | Seed | 8 | WebflowApple iCloud MailGoogle Workspace+12 | Top 10M | — | — |
| 47 | Svusd Scott Valley is located in Northern California, nestled between the Trinity Alps and the Marble Mountains. 27Growth top 35%Tech bottom 42%Funding bottom 41%Global bottom 33% All 5 signals ▾Growthtop 35% Techbottom 42% Fundingbottom 41% Globalbottom 33% Marketbottom 23% Growth: Fresh capital in last 24 mo Tech: 22 technologies across 4/8 capability areas · Cloud: Cloudflare rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 27/100 | $475K | 12 mo ago | Funding Raised | 47 | WordPressMySQLPHP+18 | Top 10M | — | — |
| 48 | MantecaUSD Operator of public education, offering academic programs for students and adults 53Growth top 35%Market top 44%Tech bottom 42%Funding bottom 38% All 5 signals ▾Growthtop 35% Markettop 44% Techbottom 42% Fundingbottom 38% Globalbottom 33% Growth: Fresh capital in last 24 mo Market: 1,303 employees (top 29% of Education) · Top-5,000,000 web property rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 53/100 | $352K | 16 mo ago | Funding Raised | 1,303 | Cart FunctionalityCodeMirrorFirebase+23 | Top 5M | — | 3 job openings |
| 49 | Draper University Center of education offering various entrepreneurial programs aimed at students, executives, and corporate… 40Talent top 33%Growth top 35%Tech bottom 48%Funding bottom 43% All 6 signals ▾Talenttop 33% Growthtop 35% Techbottom 48% Fundingbottom 43% Globalbottom 36% Marketbottom 34% Talent: 3 named leaders on record · 2 C-suite/founder profiles curated Growth: Fresh capital in last 24 mo rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 40/100 | $300K | 17 mo ago | Funding Raised | 134 | FirebaseSvelteStripe+15 | Top 10M | — | — |
| 50 | University of Antelope Valley University offering diversified degrees across multiple courses 45Innovation top 20%Product top 26%Talent top 38%Funding bottom 49% All 7 signals ▾Innovationtop 20% Producttop 26% Talenttop 38% Fundingbottom 49% Globalbottom 33% Marketbottom 32% Techbottom 26% Innovation: 4 product lines Product: 4 distinct product lines · Company stage: Acquired rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 45/100 | $171K | 15 mo ago | Acquired | 159 | WordPressMySQLPHP+16 | Top 10M | — | — |
Top 12 Education companies in California
#1
Series A · Berkeley, California · founded 2021$100Mraised▾
Series A · Berkeley, California · founded 2021
Provider of incubator programs and facilities for biotech and energy startups. It offers essential space and programs supporting the growth of startup companies. The organization leverages resources and expertise to support scientific innovation and entrepreneurship. Programs include training, research collaboration, grants, workshops, company creation, and entrepreneurial mentoring. Lab and coworking space is available, along with events and funding opportunities.
Fliar Intelligence Index™ 45how this company ranks against its industry peers
Funding
top 35%Talent
bottom 49%Tech
bottom 46%Global
bottom 25%Funding: Raised $100M across 1 rounds · 1 rounds over 1 yrs (1.0/yr) · Last round Series A (Feb 2026)
Talent: 1 named leader on record · 1 C-suite/founder profile curated
Tech: 13 technologies across 5/8 capability areas · Cloud: Amazon Ses, Amazon Web Services · Devops: Nginx
Funding rounds
- Feb 2026Series A$100M
Founders & team
Investors
Addition Therapeutics
Tech stack
Amazon SesAmazon Web ServicesGodaddyGoogle AnalyticsGoogle Font ApiGoogle Tag Manager
#2
Funding Raised · Downey, California · founded 1995 · 2155 employees$2.6Braised▾
Funding Raised · Downey, California · founded 1995 · 2155 employees
Provider of educational support, resources, and services for schools and families. It offers programs encompassing academic competitions, student engagement, teacher development, and business advisory services. The organization facilitates services including career pathways, early learning, foster youth support, and multilingual academic assistance. It also provides resources for students with disabilities, those experiencing homelessness, and tobacco-use prevention.
Fliar Intelligence Index™ 79how this company ranks against its industry peers
Market
top 25%Funding
top 27%Growth
top 28%Tech
top 44%Global
bottom 33%Market: 2,155 employees (top 8% of Educational Support Services) · Top-1,000,000 web property
Funding: Raised $2.6B across 8 rounds · 8 rounds over 19 yrs (0.4/yr) · Last round Grant (prize money) (Feb 2025)
Growth: Web rank 5,000,000 → 1,000,000 YoY · Fresh capital in last 24 mo
Audience (LinkedIn): 19k LinkedIn followers — 6.7% of this cohort's audience
Hiring (LinkedIn): 2 hiring posts in 12 mo (public) · momentum +2 · hiring: Public Information Officer, Integrated Data and Governance Officer
Activity (LinkedIn): 1 partnerships (incl. U.S. Department of Labor) announced in 12 mo
Funding rounds
- Feb 2025Grant (prize money)$5.4M
- Jul 2018Grant (prize money)$1.3B
- Sep 2010Grant (prize money)$222.8K
- Nov 2009Grant (prize money)$9M
Investors
HHS, ED
Tech stack
Adobe Client Data LayerAdobe Experience ManagerAngularApple Icloud MailAzureBlazor
#3
Funding Raised · Oakland, California · founded 1987$67.8Mraised▾
Funding Raised · Oakland, California · founded 1987
University offering multiple courses and degrees across diversified streams
Fliar Intelligence Index™ 76how this company ranks against its industry peers
Tech
top 25%Funding
top 26%Growth
top 28%Innovation
top 30%Talent
bottom 49%Product
bottom 48%Tech: 85 technologies across 6/8 capability areas · Cloud: Amazon Alb, Amazon Cloudfront · Devops: Nginx, Varnish
Funding: Raised $67.8M across 91 rounds · 91 rounds over 18 yrs (5.1/yr) · Last round Grant (prize money) (Sep 2025)
Growth: Web rank 1,000,000 → 500,000 YoY · Fresh capital in last 24 mo
Audience (LinkedIn): 31k LinkedIn followers — 11.3% of this cohort's audience
Hiring (LinkedIn): 3 hiring posts in 12 mo (public) · momentum +3 · hiring: Administrative Officer, Procurement Manager
Funding rounds
- Sep 2025Grant (prize money)$454K
- Sep 2025Grant (prize money)$150K
- Jun 2025Grant (prize money)$412.9K
- May 2025Grant (prize money)$659K
Founders & team
Investors
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, United States Department of Agriculture, USGS
Tech stack
AddtoanyAddtoany Share ButtonsAmazon AlbAmazon CloudfrontAmazon S3Amazon Web Services
#4
Funding Raised · San Diego, California · founded 1980 · 2 employees$192.1Mraised▾
Funding Raised · San Diego, California · founded 1980 · 2 employees
Provider of public education services to K-12 students. It offers a comprehensive system encompassing elementary, middle, and high schools, along with various specialized programs. The organization manages facilities, curriculum development, teacher training, and student support services. Its goal is to provide a high-quality education to all students within its jurisdiction. The system includes diverse learning environments and caters to students with varying needs.
Fliar Intelligence Index™ 48how this company ranks against its industry peers
Funding
top 24%Growth
top 35%Tech
top 42%Global
bottom 33%Market
bottom 22%Funding: Raised $192M across 50 rounds · 50 rounds over 20 yrs (2.5/yr) · Last round Grant (prize money) (May 2025)
Growth: Fresh capital in last 24 mo
Tech: 36 technologies across 4/8 capability areas · Cloud: Cloudflare · Security: Cloudflare Bot Management, Hsts
Funding rounds
- May 2025Grant (prize money)$9.1M
- Apr 2025Grant (prize money)$9.1M
- Mar 2025Grant (prize money)$6.3M
- Mar 2025Grant (prize money)$6.5M
Investors
ED, HHS, Ojp, Military Health
Tech stack
BootstrapCart FunctionalityCdnjsCloudflareCloudflare Bot ManagementCloudflare Browser Insights
#5
Funding Raised · Salinas, California · founded 2009 · 508 employees$145.6Mraised▾
Funding Raised · Salinas, California · founded 2009 · 508 employees
Provider of educational services and support for schools. It offers a wide array of programs and resources for districts, educators, and families. These services encompass areas such as early childhood education, special education, and support for students facing challenges. The organization also provides professional development opportunities for educators and resources for parents. Additional services include administrative support and compliance assistance for schools.
Fliar Intelligence Index™ 72how this company ranks against its industry peers
Tech
top 32%Growth
top 35%Funding
top 36%Market
top 45%Global
bottom 33%Tech: 42 technologies across 5/8 capability areas · Cloud: Cloudflare · Observability: Sentry
Growth: Fresh capital in last 24 mo
Funding: Raised $146M across 6 rounds · 6 rounds over 21 yrs (0.3/yr) · Last round Grant (prize money) (May 2025)
Audience (LinkedIn): 2k LinkedIn followers
Activity (LinkedIn): 1 partnerships (incl. Bright Futures) announced in 12 mo
Funding rounds
- May 2025Grant (prize money)$158.9K
- Apr 2025Grant (prize money)$79.5K
- Feb 2017Grant (prize money)$70.5M
- Nov 2010Grant (prize money)—
Investors
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, HHS, ED
Tech stack
AngularApple Icloud MailAudioeyeBackbone.JsBootstrapCdnjs
#6
Funding Raised · Seaside, California · founded 1994 · 1 employees$87.5Mraised▾
Funding Raised · Seaside, California · founded 1994 · 1 employees
California State University, Monterey Bay is a public research university that offers a range of academic programs, with a focus on mentorship and accessibility. The institution promotes discovery and research through open access to digital resources and collaborates with the community through various initiatives. With a strong commitment to social mobility, CSUMB prepares students for success in their future endeavors.
Fliar Intelligence Index™ 57how this company ranks against its industry peers
Funding
top 25%Tech
top 32%Growth
top 35%Innovation
top 36%Product
top 48%Global
bottom 33%Funding: Raised $87.5M across 67 rounds · 67 rounds over 20 yrs (3.4/yr) · Last round Grant (prize money) (Jul 2025)
Tech: 67 technologies across 6/8 capability areas · Cloud: Amazon Alb, Amazon Cloudfront · Devops: Envoy, Nginx
Growth: Fresh capital in last 24 mo
Funding rounds
- Jul 2025Grant (prize money)$124K
- Jun 2025Grant (prize money)$197.9K
- May 2025Grant (prize money)$19.7K
- May 2025Grant (prize money)$4.1M
Investors
HRSA, ED, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, United States Department of Agriculture, National Science Foundation, USGS
Tech stack
Adobe AnalyticsAdobe Experience Platform Identity ServiceAdobe Experience Platform LaunchAdrollAdroll Cmp SystemAmazon Alb
#7
Funding Raised · Azusa, California · founded 1899 · 7963 employees$41Mraised▾
Funding Raised · Azusa, California · founded 1899 · 7963 employees
University offering multiple courses and degrees across diversified streams
Fliar Intelligence Index™ 83how this company ranks against its industry peers
Tech
top 28%Funding
top 29%Market
top 32%Growth
top 35%Innovation
top 36%Product
top 48%Tech: 102 technologies across 6/8 capability areas · Cloud: Amazon Alb, Amazon S3 · Devops: Nginx
Funding: Raised $41.0M across 30 rounds · 30 rounds over 19 yrs (1.6/yr) · Last round Grant (prize money) (Sep 2025)
Market: 7,963 employees (top 8% of Education) · Top-500,000 web property
Funding rounds
- Sep 2025Grant (prize money)$992K
- Sep 2025Grant (prize money)$2M
- Jun 2025Grant (prize money)$2M
- May 2025Grant (prize money)$200K
Investors
HRSA, HHS, ED, National Science Foundation, Treasury
Tech stack
Adobe AnalyticsAdobe Experience Platform LaunchAmazon AlbAmazon S3Amazon Web ServicesAmerican Express
#8
Funding Raised · San Bernardino, California · founded 1991 · 1387 employees$112Mraised▾
Funding Raised · San Bernardino, California · founded 1991 · 1387 employees
University provides higher education, offering undergraduate, graduate, and doctoral programs. It provides academic programs, along with student support services, and extracurricular activities. The university fosters research and community engagement. It aims to prepare students for various careers and contribute to regional development. The institution is committed to diversity and offers programs to support students from various backgrounds.
Fliar Intelligence Index™ 78how this company ranks against its industry peers
Funding
top 25%Tech
top 29%Market
top 34%Growth
top 35%Innovation
top 36%Product
top 44%Funding: Raised $112M across 94 rounds · 94 rounds over 21 yrs (4.5/yr) · Last round Grant (prize money) (May 2025)
Tech: 97 technologies across 6/8 capability areas · Cloud: Akamai, Amazon Alb · Devops: Nginx, Varnish
Market: 1,387 employees (top 28% of Education) · Top-500,000 web property
Funding rounds
- May 2025Grant (prize money)$444.4K
- Apr 2025Grant (prize money)$354.3K
- Apr 2025Grant (prize money)$556.2K
- Apr 2025Grant (prize money)$858.1K
Investors
HRSA, ED, NASA, Treasury, National Science Foundation, HHS
Tech stack
AddtoanyAdobe AnalyticsAdobe Experience Platform Identity ServiceAdobe Experience Platform LaunchAffirmAkamai
#9
Funding Raised · Camarillo, California · founded 2002 · 2 employees$18.1Mraised▾
Funding Raised · Camarillo, California · founded 2002 · 2 employees
As a student-centered, four-year, public university known for its interdisciplinary, multicultural, and international perspectives and emphasizing experiential and service learning, California State University Channel Islands has quickly become a destination university for students from throughout the state. The University opened its doors in August 2002, as the newest and 23 rd member of the CSU system. The campus is located in a picturesque setting in Camarillo, California, between Los Angeles and Santa Barbara, and just five miles from the Pacific Ocean.
Fliar Intelligence Index™ 55how this company ranks against its industry peers
Innovation
top 20%Funding
top 35%Tech
top 40%Growth
top 45%Product
top 48%Global
bottom 29%Innovation: 12 product lines
Funding: Raised $18.1M across 19 rounds · 19 rounds over 20 yrs (0.9/yr) · Last round Grant (prize money) (Sep 2025)
Tech: 77 technologies across 4/8 capability areas · Cloud: Akamai, Amazon Alb · Observability: Microsoft Clarity, Sentry
Funding rounds
- Sep 2025Grant (prize money)$272.4K
- May 2025Grant (prize money)$2.5M
- Sep 2013Grant (prize money)—
- Oct 2012Grant (prize money)$841.6K
Investors
ED, National Science Foundation, HHS, NASA
Tech stack
Adobe Audience ManagerAffirmAirtableAkamaiAkamai Bot ManagerAkamai Mpulse
#10
Funding Raised · Susanville, California · founded 1989$48.9Mraised▾
Funding Raised · Susanville, California · founded 1989
Sierra Cascade Family Opportunities provides child development and social services.
Fliar Intelligence Index™ 57how this company ranks against its industry peers
Innovation
top 20%Funding
top 39%Product
top 46%Global
bottom 33%Tech
bottom 16%Innovation: 5 product lines
Funding: Raised $48.9M across 5 rounds · 5 rounds over 19 yrs (0.3/yr) · Last round Grant (prize money) (May 2025)
Product: 5 distinct product lines · Company stage: Grant (prize money)
Funding rounds
- May 2025Grant (prize money)$8.1M
- Sep 2018Grant (prize money)$13.6M
- Jun 2009Grant (prize money)$117.1K
- May 2009Grant (prize money)$13.6M
Investors
HHS
Tech stack
Windows ServerBootstrapApplication Request RoutingRequirejsIisMoment.Js
#11
Funding Raised · Redwood City, California · founded 2006 · 1178 employees$11Mraised▾
Funding Raised · Redwood City, California · founded 2006 · 1178 employees
K-12 school
Fliar Intelligence Index™ 57how this company ranks against its industry peers
Growth
top 32%Tech
top 49%Funding
top 50%Market
bottom 49%Talent
bottom 49%Global
bottom 32%Growth: Headcount 959 → 1,178 (+23%) across vintages · Fresh capital in last 24 mo
Tech: 43 technologies across 3/8 capability areas · Cloud: Cloudflare · Security: Cloudflare Bot Management, Hsts
Funding: Raised $11.0M across 3 rounds · 3 rounds over 15 yrs (0.2/yr) · Last round Grant (prize money) (Sep 2025)
Audience (LinkedIn): 16k LinkedIn followers — 5.8% of this cohort's audience
Funding rounds
- Sep 2025Grant (prize money)$4.8M
- Sep 2011Grant (prize money)$6M
- 2011Grant (prize money)$180.9K
Founders & team
Investors
NewSchools Venture Fund, ED, Turner Impact Capital
Tech stack
Beaver BuilderBootstrapCart FunctionalityCloudflareCloudflare Bot ManagementCore-Js
#12
Series B · Sacramento, California · founded 2016 · 446 employees$52Mraised▾
Series B · Sacramento, California · founded 2016 · 446 employees
Provider of education administration programs
Fliar Intelligence Index™ 72how this company ranks against its industry peers
Funding
top 26%Growth
top 28%Tech
top 32%Product
top 46%Market
top 49%Talent
bottom 49%Funding: Raised $52.0M across 3 rounds · 3 rounds over 3 yrs (1.0/yr) · Last round Series B (Mar 2025)
Growth: Web rank 5,000,000 → 1,000,000 YoY · Fresh capital in last 24 mo
Tech: 37 technologies across 6/8 capability areas · Cloud: Cloudflare, Vercel · Devops: Envoy
Funding rounds
- Mar 2025Series B$46M
- Apr 2024Series A$23M
- May 2023Series A$29M
Founders & team
Investors
Bloomberg Beta, Founders Fund, Reach Capital, Precursor Ventures, Rethink Capital Partners, 8VC
Tech stack
AdrollAdroll Cmp SystemAmazon AdvertisingAmazon WebstoreApple Icloud MailCloudflare
Funding & investor landscape
$5.3Btotal disclosed funding
159companies funded
844disclosed rounds
0rounds last 90 days
Most active investors
Notable founders
Mimi Hancock
Co-Managing Director · Bakar Labs
Michael Drake
President · University of California
Preston Smith
Co-Founder & CEO · Rocketship Public Schools
Tade Oyerinde
Founder · Campus
Ben Nelson
Founder & Chancellor · Minerva
Jessica Sliwerski
Co-Founder & CEO · Ignite! Reading
Marco Petruzzi
Co-CEO · Green Dot Public Schools
Kate Walker
Chief Executive Officer · Presence Learning
Cristina Tcheyan
Co-Founder and Chief Product Officer · Grasshopper Kids
Arielle Mckenzie
Co-founder & CEO · Grasshopper Kids
Ray Girn
Founder & CEO · Higher Ground Education
Sandra Johnson
Co-Founder · University of Antelope Valley
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 IN CALIFORNIA · Consumer & Industrial
How research on Edtech in California is moving
A read on the academic research around Edtech in California — which themes are gaining ground, the institutions and researchers driving them, and how the tone is shifting. Based on 195 papers.
UC Berkeley, USC, and UC Irvine lead California's edtech research, predominantly exploring online learning, analytics, and adaptive systems with a cautiously optimistic tone (mean stance 0.28), surging sharply post-2020.
195 papers · stance +0.28 · 13% breakthrough · 34% concern
top institutions
- University of California, Berkeley25
- University of Southern California21
- University of California, Irvine20
- University of California, Santa Barbara19
- University of California, Los Angeles14
leading researchers
Richard E. Mayer · Marcia C. Linn · Michael K. Barbour · William Vortia · Cynthia Y. Delgado · Fangzheng Zhao
prism intelligence · tone & topics
96% positive · 4% critical tone
EducationArtificial IntelligenceBusinessData ScienceMachine LearningComputer Science
▲
Breakthroughs23 · 12%
▲ 4%→13% share
▲3.2× share momentum0 median citations87% since 2021mostly methods-led
Reinforcement learning and personalized learning are newly emerging in Edtech breakthroughs, driving field-share from 4% to 13%.
rising sub-themes (early→recent)
- Reinforcement learning4
- Cognition4
- Personalized learning3
- Scalability3
- Intelligent tutoring system3
Newly emergingReinforcement learning 0→4 · Personalized learning 0→3 · Scalability 0→3
Landmark The Future of Embodied Design for Mathematics Teaching and Learning · 170 cites
◆
Advancements90 · 46%
48%→48% share
▲1.0× share momentum0 median citations79% since 2021mostly empirical
Learning analytics research intensified sharply — papers rose from 1 to 10, with analytics newly emerging alongside adaptive learning.
rising sub-themes (early→recent)
- Educational technology4→16
- Learning analytics1→10
- Science education1→7
- Multimedia2→6
- Professional development2→6
Newly emergingAnalytics 0→10 · Personalized learning 0→5 · Adaptive learning 0→5
Landmark Learning science in immersive virtual reality. · 939 cites
▼
Concerns59 · 30%
▲ 22%→30% share
▲1.4× share momentum1 median citations76% since 2021mostly empirical
Educational technology concerns are newly dominant at 20 papers, pushing concern field-share from 22% to 30%.
rising sub-themes (early→recent)
- Professional development1→7
- Learning analytics1→5
- Experiential learning1→3
Newly emergingEducational technology 0→20 · Higher education 0→7 · Generative grammar 0→6
Landmark Machine Learning for Social Science: An Agnostic Approach · 302 cites
Common questions
How many Education companies are there in California, United States?
Radar tracks 986 indexable Education companies headquartered in California, United States that meet our profile-completeness bar.
What is the total funding raised by Education companies in California, United States?
The Education companies in California, United States on this list have raised a combined $5.3B in disclosed equity funding across 159 funded companies.
Which is the highest-funded Education company in California, United States?
Lacoe is the highest-funded Education company in California, United States, with $2.6B in disclosed equity funding.
How many Education companies in California, United States are funded?
159 of the 986 Education companies in California, United States on this list have disclosed at least one equity funding round.
How many Education unicorns are there in California, United States?
None of the Education companies in California, United States on this list currently has a disclosed valuation of $1B or more.
Who are the top investors in California, United States Education companies?
The most active investors in California, United States Education companies on this list include ED, HHS, NewSchools Venture Fund, National Science Foundation, SV2.
Sweetie IyerMarkets & Momentum
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