Radar · Education in Sacramento
Best Education Companies in Sacramento, United States
The 32 best Education companies in Sacramento, United States in 2026, ranked by funding and momentum. Funding, investors, founders, valuation, tech stack and live signals. Top: Campus.
By Rohit KhannaTrends & Stories
32companies tracked
$103.4Mdisclosed funding
0unicorns
7have raised
FLIAR INTELLIGENCE · EDUCATION × SACRAMENTO
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™
69kcombined LinkedIn audience
77%of audience held by top 3
3companies hiring publicly (12 mo)
Ranked: Best Education companies in Sacramento
| # | Company | Disclosed funding | Last round | Stage | Founder | Founded | Tech stack | Patents & IP focus | Recent signals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 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 | 19 mo ago | Series B | Tade Oyerinde Founder | 2016 | Amazon WebstoreTurbopackApple iCloud Mail+26 | — | — |
| 2 | 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 | 146 mo ago | Funding Raised | Ken Grossman Founder & Owner | 1990 | WordPress Block EditorWordPressMySQL+25 | — | — |
| 3 | 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 | 54 mo ago | Seed | Billy Downing CEO | 2021 | — | — | — |
| 4 | 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 | 31 mo ago | Seed | Nick Taranto Co-Founder | 2021 | SentryNode.jsFirebase+18 | 2 patents Thermal management heating elements for rechargeable batteries | — |
| 5 | Growth Public School K-8 School | $775K | 112 mo ago | Funding Raised | David Richards Founder & CEO | 2015 | Wix eCommerceWixSentry+15 | — | — |
| 6 | Rezolve Limited information available | $500K | 203 mo ago | Early Stage | Craig Carroll Founder & CEO | 2007 | — | 6 patents Education finance software for student aid, tuition reimbursement, and net price calculations | — |
| 7 | Teach the Future Non-profit organization dedicated to empowering students to think critically and creatively about the future… | $76K | 74 mo ago | Funding Raised | — | 2015 | Wix eCommerceWixSentry+14 | — | — |
| 8 | American River College American River College is a premier learning community that transforms and enriches people's lives. | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Top 7 Education companies in Sacramento
#1
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
#2
Seed · Sacramento, California · founded 2021 · 13 employees$6Mraised▾
Seed · Sacramento, California · founded 2021 · 13 employees
Provider of a confidence-building app for children. The app uses daily, five-minute exercises incorporating legendary stories and science-backed techniques to improve self-esteem and coping skills. Parents and children participate together, fostering bonding and communication. The program includes personalized growth plans and progresses through levels as the child develops. The curriculum is developed by experts in child development.
Fliar Intelligence Index™ 32how this company ranks against its industry peers
Tech
top 31%Talent
top 38%Funding
top 44%Growth
top 45%Moat
bottom 42%Global
bottom 33%Tech: 40 technologies across 5/8 capability areas · Cloud: Cloudflare, Vercel · Observability: Microsoft Clarity, Sentry
Talent: 2 named leaders on record · 2 C-suite/founder profiles curated
Funding: Raised $6.0M across 2 rounds · 2 rounds over 2 yrs (1.0/yr) · Last round Seed (Mar 2024)
Funding rounds
- Mar 2024Seed$6M
- Feb 2022Seed$3M
Founders & team
Investors
Floodgate, Reach Capital
Tech stack
BeehiivCloudflareCloudflare Bot ManagementCloudflare Browser InsightsCookiebotCore-Js
#3
Seed · Sacramento, California · founded 2021$15Mraised▾
Seed · Sacramento, California · founded 2021
Provider of developing students academic skills, self confidence, and other educational support services
Fliar Intelligence Index™ 27how this company ranks against its industry peers
Funding
bottom 45%Talent
bottom 45%Global
bottom 29%Funding: Raised $15.0M across 1 rounds · 1 rounds over 4 yrs (0.2/yr) · Last round Seed (May 2022)
Talent: 1 named leader on record
Global: Single-market focus (United States)
Audience (LinkedIn): 1k LinkedIn followers
Funding rounds
- May 2022Seed$15M
Founders & team
Investors
Boathouse Capital
#4
Funding Raised · Sacramento, California · founded 1990 · 101 employees$29.1Mraised▾
Funding Raised · Sacramento, California · founded 1990 · 101 employees
Operator of a network providing educational and community college services. It facilitates access to higher education and workforce training programs. The network supports student success through various resources and initiatives. It offers pathways for academic advancement and career development.
Fliar Intelligence Index™ 57how this company ranks against its industry peers
Talent
top 25%Tech
top 39%Innovation
top 40%Funding
top 45%Growth
top 45%Product
bottom 48%Talent: 6 named leaders on record
Tech: 47 technologies across 5/8 capability areas · Cloud: Azure · Devops: Nginx
Innovation: 3 product lines
Audience (LinkedIn): 35k LinkedIn followers — 50.2% of this cohort's audience · 39 engagements/post (5.1× cohort median)
Funding rounds
- Sep 2014Grant (prize money)$918.4K
- Aug 2012Grant (prize money)$2.2M
- Mar 2012Grant (prize money)$3.6M
- Sep 2011Grant (prize money)$2.5M
Founders & team
Investors
US Department of Labor, SBIR, U.S. Department of State, ED, HHS, Ojp
Tech stack
Adobe Audience ManagerAzureBabelCore-JsGoogle AnalyticsGoogle Font Api
#5
Funding Raised · Sacramento, California · founded 2015$775Kraised▾
Funding Raised · Sacramento, California · founded 2015
K-8 School
Funding rounds
- 2017Grant (prize money)$625K
- 2016Grant (prize money)$150K
Founders & team
Investors
NewSchools Venture Fund
Tech stack
BootstrapGoogle AnalyticsGoogle CloudGoogle Cloud CdnGoogle Tag ManagerGoogle Workspace
#6
Early Stage · Sacramento, California · founded 2007$500Kraised▾
Early Stage · Sacramento, California · founded 2007
Limited information available
Funding rounds
- Dec 2009Conventional Debt$500K
Founders & team
#7
Funding Raised · Sacramento, California · founded 2015 · 53 employees$75.6Kraised▾
Funding Raised · Sacramento, California · founded 2015 · 53 employees
Teach the Future is a non-profit organization that aims to empower students to think critically and creatively about the future, preparing them to navigate an uncertain world. The organization provides resources, tools, and programs to help educators and students develop futures thinking skills. Its goal is to create a more resilient and adaptable generation that can imagine and create their preferred future.
LinkedIn Pulse recent public activity · Jul 2026
Audience: 11k LinkedIn followers — 15.6% of this cohort's audience · 15 engagements/post (1.9× cohort median)
Activity: 1 awards announced in 12 mo
Funding rounds
- Sep 2020Grant (prize money)$75.6K
Investors
Europa
Tech stack
BootstrapGoogle CloudGoogle Cloud CdnGoogle WorkspaceGsapHsts
Funding & investor landscape
$103.4Mtotal disclosed funding
7companies funded
27disclosed rounds
0rounds last 90 days
Most active investors
Notable founders
Tade Oyerinde
Founder · Campus
Nick Taranto
Co-Founder · Legends
Sonny Caberwal
CEO · Legends
Billy Downing
CEO · Stravos
Ken Grossman
Founder & Owner · California Community Colleges Chancellor's Office
Fred Ruiz
Founder · California Community Colleges Chancellor's Office
David Richards
Founder & CEO · Growth Public School
Craig Carroll
Founder & CEO · Rezolve
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 SIGNALS · United States
How research on Education Technology is moving in the United States
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 4,451 United States-affiliated papers.
research sentiment over time
200820172026
enthusiastic · positive · guarded tone
Tone is overwhelmingly optimistic and intensifying — the enthusiastic (strongly-positive) share moved 48% → 65% across 2008–2026.
top research entities
- Purdue University West Lafayette107
- North Carolina State University61
- Michigan State University61
- University of Florida57
- Carnegie Mellon University56
leading researchers
E Mahiban Ross · D Beula Jeba Malar · Freederia AI Researcher · Charles R. Graham · Wordly Knowledge Publishing Centre · Richard E. Mayer · Vincent Aleven · Florence Martin
▲
Breakthroughs487 · 11%
▲ 4%→12% share
▲3.0× share momentum0 median citations93% since 2021mostly methods-led
Breakthroughs are rising (4%→12% of field), led by Adaptive learning.
rising sub-themes (early→recent)
- Adaptive learning3→51
- Analytics2→42
- Learning analytics6→44
- Educational technology6→37
- Artificial neural network1→27
Newly emergingReinforcement learning 0→63 · Scalability 0→43 · Personalized learning 0→26
Landmark What is Technological Pedagogical Content Knowledge (TPACK)? · 1,481 cites
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Advancements2,156 · 48%
▲ 43%→50% share
▲1.2× share momentum0 median citations84% since 2021mostly empirical
Advancements are rising (43%→50% of field), led by Educational technology.
rising sub-themes (early→recent)
- Educational technology84→423
- Experiential learning13→154
- Higher education4→126
- Curriculum23→137
- Learning analytics28→135
Newly emergingTransformative learning 0→112 · Generative grammar 0→72 · Digital learning 0→71
Landmark The Relative Effectiveness of Human Tutoring, Intelligent Tutoring Systems, and Other Tutoring Systems · 1,829 cites
▼
Concerns1,162 · 26%
▼ 30%→25% share
▼0.8× share momentum0 median citations79% since 2021mostly empirical
Concerns are cooling (30%→25% of field), led by Educational technology.
rising sub-themes (early→recent)
- Educational technology79→257
- Higher education7→109
- Professional development11→74
- Curriculum19→74
- Transformative learning2→55
Newly emergingGenerative grammar 0→63 · Digital learning 0→38 · Thematic analysis 0→32
Landmark Teacher Technology Change · 2,249 cites
RESEARCH HOTSPOTS · United States
Where edtech is researched across United States
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.
Boston105 · +0.37
New York92 · +0.31
Pittsburgh82 · +0.48
SF Bay Area76 · +0.41
Philadelphia52 · +0.32
Atlanta46 · +0.51
Los Angeles44 · +0.24
Chicago42 · +0.29
Ann Arbor35 · +0.30
Seattle34 · +0.44
PATENT SIGNAL · United States
Who's filing edtech patents in the United States
United States edtech patent filing is accelerating — 2,649 filings from 804 assignees (2016–2025), led by Google, Microsoft, Adobe; annual filings 32→533.
2,649 filings804 assigneespeak 533/yr2016–2025
filing momentum (YoY 2016–2025)
top patent filers
- Google131
- Microsoft123
- Adobe110
- Equifax107
- IBM94
- Oracle64
- Capital One Services58
- Qualcomm55
Common questions
How many Education companies are there in Sacramento, United States?
Radar tracks 32 indexable Education companies headquartered in Sacramento, United States that meet our profile-completeness bar.
What is the total funding raised by Education companies in Sacramento, United States?
The Education companies in Sacramento, United States on this list have raised a combined $103.4M in disclosed equity funding across 7 funded companies.
Which is the highest-funded Education company in Sacramento, United States?
Campus is the highest-funded Education company in Sacramento, United States, with $52M in disclosed equity funding.
How many Education companies in Sacramento, United States are funded?
7 of the 32 Education companies in Sacramento, United States on this list have disclosed at least one equity funding round.
How many Education unicorns are there in Sacramento, United States?
None of the Education companies in Sacramento, United States on this list currently has a disclosed valuation of $1B or more.
Who are the top investors in Sacramento, United States Education companies?
The most active investors in Sacramento, United States Education companies on this list include Reach Capital, 8VC, Bloomberg Beta, Boathouse Capital, ED.
Rohit KhannaTrends & Stories
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