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Best Education Companies in New South Wales, Australia

The 140 best Education companies in New South Wales, Australia in 2026, ranked by funding and momentum. Funding, investors, founders, valuation, tech stack and live signals. Top: UNSW Sydney.

140companies tracked
$183.5Mdisclosed funding
0unicorns
10have raised
FLIAR INTELLIGENCE · EDUCATION × NEW SOUTH WALES

Our analysis of 207 Education companies

$18.9b in tracked funding; 92% of the stack-profiled cohort runs cloud-native; funding activity peaked in 2025.

207companies analysed
92%cloud-native stacks
2025funding peak (by rounds)
1unicorns
2004median founding year
85kcombined LinkedIn audience
81%of audience held by top 3
2companies hiring publicly (12 mo)

Ranked: Best Education companies in New South Wales

#CompanyDisclosed fundingLast roundStageFounderFoundedTech stackRecent signals
1UNSW Sydney
University offering various courses & degrees across diversified streams
$175M13 mo agoLate StagePaul Patterson
Managing Director
1949BugHerdAlgoliaWindows Server+34—
2Academy Xi
Expert-led design and coding bootcamp
$5M91 mo agoSeries B—2015WordPressMySQLPHP+39—
3Aarnet
Not-for-profit operator of the Australian national research and education network and associated services
$2M76 mo agoFunding RaisedChris Hancock
CEO
1989Craft CMSApple iCloud MailMicrosoft 365+18—
4UTS
University offering multiple courses and degrees across diversified streams
$1M14 mo agoFunding Raised—1988Amazon WebstoreWordPressMySQL+39—
5BMNAC
Non-government organization focused on providing after school learning and teacher training services
$350K39 mo agoFunding RaisedClark Webb
CEO
2010Cart FunctionalityWooCommerceWordPress+29—
6Lamno
Software training center
$100K82 mo agoSeedAnindha Parthy
Co-Founder
2013——
7Western Sydney University
University offering multiple courses and degrees across diversified streams
$44K89 mo agoFunding RaisedNicolene Murdoch
CEO
1989Adobe Experience ManagerApple iCloud MailJava+31—
8LearnEd
Provider of personalized tutoring services for all subjects, helping students reach their academic goals
$4K106 mo agoFunding RaisedMitchell Knox
Co-Founder
2022WordPressMySQLPHP+18—

Top 12 Education companies in New South Wales

#1
Late Stage · Kensington, New South Wales · founded 1949 · 27121 employees
$174.5Mraised
▾

University offering various courses & degrees across diversified streams

Founders & team
Paul PattersonManaging Director
Investors
IP Group, Europa, HHS, Military Health
Tech stack
Adobe AnalyticsAdobe Audience ManagerAdobe Client Data LayerAdobe Experience ManagerAdobe Experience Platform Identity ServiceAdobe Experience Platform Launch
#2
Funding Raised · Ultimo, New South Wales · founded 1988 · 19192 employees
$1.1Mraised
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University offering multiple courses and degrees across diversified streams

Funding rounds
  • Apr 2025Grant (prize money)$68.2K
  • Mar 2025Grant (prize money)$48.1K
  • Jan 2025Grant (prize money)$438.9K
  • Sep 2019Grant (prize money)—
Investors
Europa, Military Health, U.S. Department of State
Tech stack
Acquia Cloud PlatformAdobe ColdfusionAkamaiAkamai MpulseAlgoliaAmazon Cloudfront
#3
Series B · Sydney, New South Wales · founded 2015 · 134 employees
$5.4Mraised
▾

Academy Xi provides expert-led classroom courses in user experience design, service design, product management and coding. Classes are held in Melbourne and Sydney.

Funding rounds
  • Nov 2018Series B$3M
  • Jun 2016Series A$2.2M
  • 2016Seed$182.5K
Investors
Pangaea Impact Investments, Alium Capital, Giant Leap, Perle Ventures, muru-D, Partners For Growth
Tech stack
Amazon AlbAmazon Web ServicesAws Certificate ManagerCloudflareCloudflare Bot ManagementCore-Js
#4
Funding Raised · Coffs Harbour, New South Wales · founded 2010
$350Kraised
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Non-government organization focused on providing after school learning and teacher training services

LinkedIn Pulse recent public activity · Jul 2026
Audience: 1k LinkedIn followers
Funding rounds
  • Mar 2023Grant (prize money)$350K
Founders & team
Clark WebbCEO
Investors
Nsw
Tech stack
Apple Icloud MailBackbone.JsCart FunctionalityGivewpGoogle Font ApiGoogle Workspace
#5
Funding Raised · Chatswood, New South Wales · founded 1989
$1.9Mraised
▾

Not-for-profit operator of the Australian national research and education network and associated services

LinkedIn Pulse recent public activity · Jul 2026
Audience: 6k LinkedIn followers — 6.8% of this cohort's audience
Funding rounds
  • Feb 2020Grant (prize money)$1.9M
  • Jan 2020Grant (prize money)—
  • Jan 2017Grant (prize money)—
Founders & team
Chris HancockCEO
Investors
AustCyber, Europa
Tech stack
Apache Http ServerApple Icloud MailAtlassian StatuspageBootstrap IconsCloudflareCloudflare Bot Management
#6
Seed · Sydney, New South Wales · founded 2013 · 1 employees
$100Kraised
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Provider of web development courses and partner services intended to link supply and demand in the developer marketplace. The company trains candidates with mini-projects that are built with the same architecture and technologies used in the actual product, enabling participants to build projects from the ground up and gain real-time experiences.

Funding rounds
  • Aug 2019Seed$100K
Founders & team
Anindha ParthyCo-Founder
Investors
Antler, LVT Capital
#7
Funding Raised · Sydney, New South Wales · founded 1989
$44.1Kraised
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University offering multiple courses and degrees across diversified streams

Funding rounds
  • Jan 2019Grant (prize money)$44.1K
  • Nov 2018Grant (prize money)—
Founders & team
Nicolene MurdochCEO
Investors
Europa
Tech stack
Adobe Audience ManagerAdobe Client Data LayerAdobe Experience ManagerAdobe Experience Manager Edge Delivery ServicesAdobe Experience Platform Identity ServiceAdobe Experience Platform Launch
#8
Funding Raised · North Ryde, New South Wales · founded 1964
—raised
▾

University offering various courses & degrees across diversified streams

Investors
Europa, United States Department of Agriculture, Military Health
Tech stack
Adobe ColdfusionAmazon AlbAmazon CloudfrontAmazon S3Amazon Web ServicesAmerican Express
#9
Funding Raised · Sydney, New South Wales · founded 1850 · 19557 employees
—raised
▾

University provides higher education to students across various streams. It offers bachelor, master, and doctoral degrees.

Investors
Europa, Carnegie Corporation of New York, Bridge Hub, Military Health, HHS, Exit Velocity
Tech stack
ActivecampaignAddthisAddtoanyAddtoany Share ButtonsAdobe AnalyticsAdobe Audience Manager
#10
Funding Raised · Wollongong, New South Wales · founded 1975
—raised
▾

University offering multiple courses across diversified streams

Investors
Military Health
Tech stack
Amazon AlbAmazon CloudfrontAmazon SesAmazon Web ServicesAngularApache Http Server
#11
Deadpooled · Sydney, New South Wales · founded 2016 · 2 employees
$3.8Kraised
▾

Developer of educational consulting software designed to help students choose learning courses based on their interests. The company's software helps students choose university courses based on their interests and also offers emotional support by discussing issues relevant to the student's point in newsletters, enabling students to choose desired courses, forget their anxieties and feel empowered, inspired and enthused.

Funding rounds
  • Oct 2018Grant (prize money)$3.8K
Founders & team
Rose HartleyCo-FounderLucy HamblinCo-Founder
Investors
INCUBATE
#12
Funding Raised · Bondi, New South Wales · founded 2022
$3.9Kraised
▾

LearnEd is a personalized tutoring platform for all subjects, helping students improve their academic results. With a focus on individualized learning, LearnEd is a trusted resource for students in Australia.

Funding rounds
  • Aug 2017Grant (prize money)$3.9K
Founders & team
Mitchell KnoxCo-FounderMahya MirzaeiCo-Founder & CEODavid SorrensonCo-Founder
Investors
INCUBATE
Tech stack
BootstrapDiviGoogle Font ApiGoogle Tag ManagerJqueryJquery Migrate

Funding & investor landscape

$183.5Mtotal disclosed funding
9companies funded
13disclosed rounds
0rounds last 90 days
Most active investors
Europa7 rounds
Military Health6 rounds
INCUBATE4 rounds
HHS2 rounds
AfterWork Ventures1 rounds
Alium Capital1 rounds
Antler1 rounds
AustCyber1 rounds
Bain Capital Private Equity1 rounds
Bridge Hub1 rounds

Notable founders

Paul Patterson
Managing Director · UNSW Sydney
Clark Webb
CEO · BMNAC
Chris Hancock
CEO · Aarnet
Anindha Parthy
Co-Founder · Lamno
Nicolene Murdoch
CEO · Western Sydney University
Rose Hartley
Co-Founder · projectHUNI
Lucy Hamblin
Co-Founder · projectHUNI
Mitchell Knox
Co-Founder · LearnEd
Mahya Mirzaei
Co-Founder & CEO · LearnEd
Iain Martin
President & Vice-Chancellor & CEO · Deakin
Sean Nicholls
CEO · Hoops Capital Academy
Amen Lee
Co-Founder · Top Education Institute
Prism market signals · Australia · country-scoped Prism corpus, 3,174,548 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 SIGNALS · Australia

How research on Education Technology is moving in Australia

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 1,099 Australia-affiliated papers.

research sentiment over time
200820172026
enthusiastic · positive · guarded tone
Tone is overwhelmingly optimistic and intensifying — the enthusiastic (strongly-positive) share moved 44% → 64% across 2008–2026.
top research entities
  • Monash University128
  • University College London73
  • University of South Australia65
  • Department of Commerce65
  • The University of Queensland49
leading researchers
Dragan Gašević · Shane Dawson · Abelardo Pardo · Linda Corrin · Feifei Han · Jelena Jovanović · Dirk Ifenthaler · Henk Huijser
▲ Breakthroughs95 · 9%
▲ 5%→10% share
▲2.0× share momentum0 median citations85% since 2021mostly methods-led
Learning analytics research is surging — Australian EdTech breakthrough papers nearly quadrupled, rising from 3 to 11.
rising sub-themes (early→recent)
  • Curriculum1→10
  • Learning analytics3→11
  • Analytics3→8
  • Educational technology3→6
  • Adaptive learning1→4
Newly emergingExperiential learning 0→7 · Conceptual framework 0→6 · Generative grammar 0→6
Landmark ‘Seeing’ the learning community: An exploration of the development of a resource for monitoring online student networkin · 228 cites
◆ Advancements519 · 47%
▲ 40%→50% share
▲1.2× share momentum0 median citations80% since 2021mostly empirical
Higher education research is intensifying — advancement papers grew twentyfold, from 2 to 41 across Australian institutions.
rising sub-themes (early→recent)
  • Educational technology26→107
  • Learning analytics13→59
  • Higher education2→41
  • Analytics12→48
  • Mathematics education23→56
Newly emergingGenerative grammar 0→19 · Key (lock) 0→18 · Perception 0→17
Landmark What are the learning affordances of 3‐D virtual environments? · 1,750 cites
▼ Concerns366 · 33%
▼ 38%→31% share
▼0.8× share momentum1 median citations70% since 2021mostly empirical
Experiential learning concerns are escalating — concern-segment papers jumped tenfold from 2 to 20 in Australian EdTech research.
rising sub-themes (early→recent)
  • Educational technology28→79
  • Curriculum5→26
  • Analytics7→28
  • Higher education12→30
  • Experiential learning2→20
Newly emergingDigital learning 0→14 · Generative grammar 0→10 · Qualitative research 0→9
Landmark Exploring the impact of artificial intelligence on teaching and learning in higher education · 1,656 cites
RESEARCH HOTSPOTS · Australia

Where edtech is researched across Australia

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.

Melbourne309 · +0.24
Hot · Educational technologyAdvancing · Learning analyticsOpportunity · Generative grammarConcern · Technology integration
Sydney197 · +0.24
Hot · Educational technologyAdvancing · Adaptive learningOpportunity · Language acquisitionConcern · Learning sciences
Brisbane128 · +0.24
Hot · PedagogyAdvancing · Flipped classroomOpportunity · Generative grammarConcern · Higher education
Adelaide49 · +0.26
Hot · CurriculumAdvancing · Student engagementOpportunity · Higher educationConcern · Experiential learning
Perth49 · +0.24
Hot · Mobile deviceAdvancing · Virtual learning environmentOpportunity · CurriculumConcern · Science education
Canberra13 · +0.17
Hot · Educational technologyOpportunity · Teaching method

Common questions

How many Education companies are there in New South Wales, Australia?
Radar tracks 140 indexable Education companies headquartered in New South Wales, Australia that meet our profile-completeness bar.
What is the total funding raised by Education companies in New South Wales, Australia?
The Education companies in New South Wales, Australia on this list have raised a combined $183.5M in disclosed equity funding across 9 funded companies.
Which is the highest-funded Education company in New South Wales, Australia?
UNSW Sydney is the highest-funded Education company in New South Wales, Australia, with $174.5M in disclosed equity funding.
How many Education companies in New South Wales, Australia are funded?
9 of the 140 Education companies in New South Wales, Australia on this list have disclosed at least one equity funding round.
How many Education unicorns are there in New South Wales, Australia?
None of the Education companies in New South Wales, Australia on this list currently has a disclosed valuation of $1B or more.
Who are the top investors in New South Wales, Australia Education companies?
The most active investors in New South Wales, Australia Education companies on this list include Europa, Military Health, INCUBATE, HHS, AfterWork Ventures.
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