Radar · Education in San Francisco
Best Education Companies in San Francisco, United States
The 167 best Education companies in San Francisco, United States in 2026, ranked by funding and momentum. Funding, investors, founders, valuation, tech stack and live signals. Top: Presence Learning.
By Sweetie IyerMarkets & Momentum
167companies tracked
$832.9Mdisclosed funding
0unicorns
19have raised
FLIAR INTELLIGENCE · EDUCATION × SAN FRANCISCO
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™
104kcombined LinkedIn audience
61%of audience held by top 3
2companies hiring publicly (12 mo)
Ranked: Best Education companies in San Francisco
| # | Company | Disclosed funding | Last round | Stage | Employees | Founded | Tech stack | Patents & IP focus | Recent signals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Insight Offers professional training based fellowship programs | $120K | — | Seed | 164 | 2011 | — | 64 patents Patents concentrated in computing, sensing & instrumentation | — |
| 2 | 10X Innovation Lab Center of education providing professional education courses | — | — | Unfunded | — | 2018 | — | — | — |
| 3 | 1990 Institute The 1990 Institute is a San Francisco Bay Area 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization dedicated to engaging the… | — | — | — | 88 | 1990 | — | — | — |
| 4 | 621 consulting Fractional CMO and experienced marketing operators to help startups go further, faster. | — | — | — | — | 2017 | — | — | — |
| 5 | Abraham Lincoln High School I am the webmaster of Abraham Lincoln High School's official website. | — | — | — | 253 | — | — | — | — |
| 6 | Academy Art Offers degree programs focused on art, design, and related creative fields | — | — | Unfunded | 1 | 1996 | WordPress Block EditorWordPressApple iCloud Mail+36 | — | — |
| 7 | Academy Programs Academy Programs is a public relations and communications company based out of 555 Portola Dr, San Francisco… | — | — | — | 36 | — | — | — | — |
| 8 | Accent Global Learning Provider of customized study abroad programs for universities and colleges | — | — | Unfunded | 85 | 1991 | WordPressMySQLPHP+17 | — | 2 job openings |
Top 12 Education companies in San Francisco
#1
Funding Raised · San Francisco, California · founded 2012 · 44 employees$17.9Mraised▾
Funding Raised · San Francisco, California · founded 2012 · 44 employees
University offering multiple courses and degrees across diversified streams
Fliar Intelligence Index™ 32how this company ranks against its industry peers
Tech
top 27%Funding
top 41%Talent
bottom 49%Global
bottom 42%Moat
bottom 42%Growth
bottom 36%Tech: 61 technologies across 6/8 capability areas · Cloud: Amazon Cloudfront, Amazon S3 · Devops: Nginx
Funding: Raised $17.9M across 7 rounds · 7 rounds over 15 yrs (0.5/yr) · Last round Grant (prize money) (Apr 2025)
Talent: 1 named leader on record · 1 C-suite/founder profile curated
Funding rounds
- Apr 2025Grant (prize money)$3.1M
- Mar 2025Grant (prize money)$3.1M
- Feb 2016Grant (prize money)$125.1K
- Aug 2014Grant (prize money)$2.2M
Founders & team
Investors
HHS, Bilanx, Learn Capital
Tech stack
Amazon S3Amazon SesAmazon Web ServicesApple Icloud MailBootstrapBunny
#2
Series B · San Francisco, California · founded 2021 · 22 employees$46.8Mraised▾
Series B · San Francisco, California · founded 2021 · 22 employees
Provider of independent reader of students
Fliar Intelligence Index™ 45how this company ranks against its industry peers
Funding
top 29%Tech
top 37%Talent
bottom 49%Growth
bottom 48%Global
bottom 36%Market
bottom 34%Funding: Raised $46.8M across 2 rounds · 2 rounds over 3 yrs (0.7/yr) · Last round Series B (Oct 2024)
Tech: 40 technologies across 5/8 capability areas · Cloud: Amazon Cloudfront, Amazon Web Services · Observability: Sentry
Talent: 1 named leader on record · 1 C-suite/founder profile curated
Audience (LinkedIn): 26k LinkedIn followers — 25.3% of this cohort's audience
Funding rounds
- Oct 2024Series B$36.8M
- Feb 2023Series A$10M
Founders & team
Investors
Rethink Capital Partners, Draper Richards Kaplan Foundation, Emergence Capital, Hellman & Friedman, Wing Venture Capital, Owl Ventures
Tech stack
6SenseAmazon CloudfrontAmazon ElbAmazon Web ServicesAutomatic.CssBricks
#3
Series E · San Francisco, California · founded 2009 · 173 employees$413.9Mraised▾
Series E · San Francisco, California · founded 2009 · 173 employees
Fliar Intelligence Index™ 50how this company ranks against its industry peers
Funding
top 27%Tech
top 36%Talent
bottom 49%Market
bottom 45%Growth
bottom 40%Global
bottom 32%Funding: Raised $414M across 5 rounds · 5 rounds over 15 yrs (0.3/yr) · Last round Series E (Nov 2021)
Tech: 41 technologies across 5/8 capability areas · Cloud: Cloudflare · Observability: Microsoft Clarity, Sentry
Talent: 1 named leader on record · 1 C-suite/founder profile curated
Audience (LinkedIn): 19k LinkedIn followers — 17.8% of this cohort's audience
Funding rounds
- Nov 2021Series E$349.6M
- May 2020Series D$27M
- Nov 2015Series C$25M
- Apr 2013Series B$8M
Founders & team
Investors
Spectrum Equity, The Rise Fund, New Markets Venture Partners, Blue Heron Capital, Birchmere Ventures, Catamount Ventures
Tech stack
CloudflareCloudflare Bot ManagementCore-JsDocusignElementorFacebook Pixel
#4
Series C · San Francisco, California · founded 2011 · 34 employees$155.1Mraised▾
Series C · San Francisco, California · founded 2011 · 34 employees
Offers academic programs in arts, sciences, computational sciences, humanities, and social sciences
Fliar Intelligence Index™ 32how this company ranks against its industry peers
Tech
top 32%Funding
top 33%Moat
top 38%Patents
top 45%Innovation
bottom 45%Global
bottom 42%Tech: 39 technologies across 6/8 capability areas · Cloud: Amazon Cloudfront, Amazon S3 · Devops: Nginx
Funding: Raised $155M across 4 rounds · 4 rounds over 14 yrs (0.3/yr) · Last round Series C (Sep 2022)
Moat: Editorial + unicorn rating 5/10 · IP moat: 38 patents · 9 curated direct competitors tracked
Audience (LinkedIn): 17k LinkedIn followers — 16.0% of this cohort's audience
Activity (LinkedIn): 2 partnerships · 1 awards (incl. Universidad de la Libertad) announced in 12 mo
Funding rounds
- Sep 2022Series C$3.1M
- Jul 2019Series C$57M
- Oct 2014Series B$70M
- Apr 2012Seed$25M
Investors
ByteDance, TAL Education Group, Yongjin Group, PinPoint Ventures, Kakao Ventures, ES Investor
Tech stack
Amazon CloudfrontAmazon S3Amazon SesAmazon Web ServicesCloudflareCloudflare Bot Management
#5
Seed · San Francisco, California · founded 2021 · 5 employees$617.5Kraised▾
Seed · San Francisco, California · founded 2021 · 5 employees
Grasshopper Kids is a platform that offers hands-on learning experiences for kids aged 3-12, led by fully vetted and background checked teachers. They offer a variety of enrichment activities, from art to STEM, music, foreign languages, and more. The platform also allows for convenient scheduling and customization of birthday parties and experiences.
Fliar Intelligence Index™ 7how this company ranks against its industry peers
Talent
top 45%Funding
bottom 38%Global
bottom 25%Market
bottom 14%Talent: 2 named leaders on record
Funding: Raised $618k across 2 rounds · 2 rounds over 5 yrs (0.4/yr) · Last round Seed (Mar 2025)
Global: Single-market focus (United States)
Audience (LinkedIn): 1k LinkedIn followers
Activity (LinkedIn): 1 expansions announced in 12 mo
Funding rounds
- Mar 2025Seed$232.5K
- May 2021Seed$385K
Founders & team
#6
Series B · San Francisco, California · founded 2013 · 48 employees$177Mraised▾
Series B · San Francisco, California · founded 2013 · 48 employees
Fliar Intelligence Index™ 37how this company ranks against its industry peers
Funding
top 35%Market
bottom 40%Global
bottom 33%News
bottom 22%Funding: Raised $177M across 4 rounds · 4 rounds over 12 yrs (0.3/yr) · Last round Series B (May 2017)
Market: 48 employees
Global: Single-market focus (United States)
Funding rounds
- May 2017Series B$40M
- Mar 2016Series B$100M
- Mar 2014Series A$33M
- Seed$4M
Investors
Founders Fund, Andreessen Horowitz, First Round Capital, Omidyar Network, Harrison Metal, Learn Capital
#7
Series A · San Francisco, California · founded 2015$6.2Mraised▾
Series A · San Francisco, California · founded 2015
Provider of coding courses at campuses
Fliar Intelligence Index™ 42how this company ranks against its industry peers
Talent
top 25%Tech
top 33%Moat
top 39%Funding
bottom 47%Market
bottom 39%Growth
bottom 35%Talent: Analyst team rating 4/5 · 5 named leaders on record · 5 C-suite/founder profiles curated
Tech: 50 technologies across 6/8 capability areas · Cloud: Amazon S3, Amazon Web Services · Devops: Nginx, Varnish
Moat: Editorial + unicorn rating 6/10 · 9 curated direct competitors tracked
Funding rounds
- Mar 2023Series A$3M
- Nov 2021Series A$2.2M
- Nov 2018Seed$1M
Founders & team
Investors
Facebook, Ballmer Group, Knight Foundation, New Profit
Tech stack
Amazon S3Amazon Web ServicesAosApple Icloud MailBootstrapBugherd
#8
Seed · San Francisco, California · founded 2020 · 28 employees$7Mraised▾
Seed · San Francisco, California · founded 2020 · 28 employees
Mobile-based platform providing peer-to-peer community solutions for kids. It enables discovering an interest, enhancing creativity, and developing college-ready skills. It also enables learning subjects that are not taught at schools such as Pokemon plant & animal biology, How to make a trailer for life and many more. It provides on-demand classes and live streams.
Fliar Intelligence Index™ 10how this company ranks against its industry peers
Funding
top 50%Talent
bottom 49%Global
bottom 36%Market
bottom 20%Funding: Raised $7.0M across 1 rounds · 1 rounds over 4 yrs (0.2/yr) · Last round Seed (Sep 2022)
Talent: 1 named leader on record · 1 C-suite/founder profile curated
Global: Investors from 1 country beyond United States
Funding rounds
- Sep 2022Seed$7M
Founders & team
Investors
New Enterprise Associates, Oceans, Global Founders Capital, Bessemer Venture Partners, G9 Ventures, Graph Ventures
#9
Acquired · San Francisco, California · founded 2011 · 67 employees$5.1Mraised▾
Acquired · San Francisco, California · founded 2011 · 67 employees
Online tutoring platform for students. Provides on-demand tutoring lessons, last-minute help, and assignment help. Enables students to browse through tutor profiles and choose tutors. Caters to high school and college students.
Funding rounds
- Aug 2013Series A$4M
- May 2012Seed$1.1M
Investors
Battery Ventures, Social Capital, Correlation Ventures, Cota Capital, Signatures Capital
#10
Deadpooled · San Francisco, California · founded 2018 · 1 employees$2.1Mraised▾
Deadpooled · San Francisco, California · founded 2018 · 1 employees
Provider of computer programming training programs
Funding rounds
- Jan 2020Seed$2.1M
Investors
Rethink Capital Partners, New Ground Ventures, Bisk Ventures, Entangled
#11
Seed · San Francisco, California · founded 2019 · 6 employees$220Kraised▾
Seed · San Francisco, California · founded 2019 · 6 employees
Center of education providing professional education courses
Funding rounds
- Jul 2022Grant (prize money)$100K
- Sep 2021Seed$120K
Investors
Google for Startups, Techstars, Right Side Capital Management, L’ATTITUDE Ventures
#12
Early Stage · San Francisco, California · founded 1962 · 5 employees$600Kraised▾
Early Stage · San Francisco, California · founded 1962 · 5 employees
Operator of a distribution agency intended to deliver products, technology, tradition, and culture of Japan to the world. The company carries a wide selection of products from Japan like ceramics, plates, bowls, knives, traditional crafts, and stationery like traveler's notebooks, enabling users to get the taste of Japan from any part of the world.
Tech stack
AccessibeBootstrapCart FunctionalityCookieyesCrazy EggFont Awesome
Funding & investor landscape
$832.9Mtotal disclosed funding
18companies funded
45disclosed rounds
0rounds last 90 days
Most active investors
Techstars3 rounds
Notable founders
Ben Nelson
Founder & Chancellor · Minerva
Jessica Sliwerski
Co-Founder & CEO · Ignite! Reading
Kate Walker
Chief Executive Officer · Presence Learning
Cristina Tcheyan
Co-Founder and Chief Product Officer · Grasshopper Kids
Arielle Mckenzie
Co-founder & CEO · Grasshopper Kids
Seaon Shin
Co-Founder · CodePath
Nathan Esquenazi
Co-Founder · CodePath
Ari Memar
Co-Founder & CEO · Tract
Jake Klamka
Founder & CEO · Insight
J Kline
Founder · San Francisco Conservation Corps
Dianne Feinstein
Founder · San Francisco Conservation Corps
Felipe Campos
Founder · Tarefa
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
Reinforcement learning newly emerged with 63 papers, while Adaptive learning surged 3→51, signaling AI-driven personalization is rapidly intensifying.
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
Transformative learning newly reached 112 papers as Experiential learning tripled 13→154, reflecting deepening pedagogical diversification in U.S. EdTech research.
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
Educational technology concern-papers rose 79→257 even as segment share fell 30→25%, suggesting quality and equity scrutiny is intensifying despite slower growth.
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 San Francisco, United States?
Radar tracks 167 indexable Education companies headquartered in San Francisco, United States that meet our profile-completeness bar.
What is the total funding raised by Education companies in San Francisco, United States?
The Education companies in San Francisco, United States on this list have raised a combined $832.9M in disclosed equity funding across 18 funded companies.
Which is the highest-funded Education company in San Francisco, United States?
Presence Learning is the highest-funded Education company in San Francisco, United States, with $413.9M in disclosed equity funding.
How many Education companies in San Francisco, United States are funded?
18 of the 167 Education companies in San Francisco, United States on this list have disclosed at least one equity funding round.
How many Education unicorns are there in San Francisco, United States?
None of the Education companies in San Francisco, United States on this list currently has a disclosed valuation of $1B or more.
Who are the top investors in San Francisco, United States Education companies?
The most active investors in San Francisco, United States Education companies on this list include Techstars, Correlation Ventures, Emerson Collective, HHS, Learn Capital.
Sweetie IyerMarkets & Momentum
Sweetie watches where the money and the users are piling in. She covers sector wealth and momentum — the install curves and revenue pools that show which corners of the market are quietly on fire.