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Best Higher Education Tech Companies in Boston, United States

The 57 best Higher Education Tech companies in Boston, United States in 2026, ranked by funding and momentum. Funding, investors, founders, valuation, tech stack and live signals. Top: ConnectEDU.

57companies tracked
$352.3Mdisclosed funding
0unicorns
25have raised

Ranked: Best Higher Education Tech companies in Boston

#CompanyDisclosed fundingLast roundStageEmployeesFounderTech stackPatents & IP focusRecent signals
1ConnectEDU
Connects students to global education opportunities, schools, and resources
$77M157 mo agoSeries D85—PHPFacebook LoginGoogle Maps+304 patents
Secure device management and AI-driven admissions data analytics for educational platforms
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2Shorelight Education
Provider of consulting solutions for students to study abroad
$68M25 mo agoSeries D435—ContentfulApple iCloud MailMicrosoft 365+26——
3Flat World Education
Digital textbook distribution platform for universities
$44M120 mo agoSeries C38—RubyKaTeXRuby on Rails+19——
4Uwill
Online mental health and wellness solution for students
$38M38 mo agoSeries A48Adam Ring
Co-Founder
WordPressMySQLPHP+28—1 partnership
5Mentor Collective
Provider of mentoring programs in partnership with universities
$26M53 mo agoSeries A72Jackson Boyar
Co-Founder & CEO
HubSpot CMS HubAmazon Web Serviceslit-html+21——
6Gravyty
Donor analytics platform for non-profit organizations
$24M77 mo agoAcquired30Marcel Cohen
Co-Founder
WordPress Block EditorWordPressSentry+34——
7SimpleTuition
Online marketplace connecting borrowers with lenders for loans, credit cards, insurance
$22M158 mo agoSeries D1,355————
8Valore
Affordable textbooks: rent, buy, and sell college books online
$22M139 mo agoAcquired51—Cart FunctionalityJavaUNIX+17——
9Luvo
Online marketplace for student notes and online tutoring
$14M135 mo agoDeadpooled—Nik Sehgal
Co-Founder
—4 patents
Wearable vibratory health monitoring devices and digital coupon incentive promotion platforms.
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10Visible Body
Developer of 3D anatomy and physiology learning and teaching software
$6M92 mo agoAcquired89Matthew Bowditch
Co-Founder & CFO
HubSpot CMS HubApple iCloud MailGoogle Workspace+19—1 launch
11uConnect
Tools and technology for college career centres
$3M75 mo agoSeed27—WordPress Block EditorWordPress Site EditorWordPress+32——
12Matchbox
Online slot platform offering easy deposits and high winning potential
$2M160 mo agoAcqui-Hired—Stephen Marcus
Founder & CEO
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13Juno
Online lending marketplace for educational loans
$2M79 mo agoSeed11—SentryHelp ScoutPHP+4042 patents
Advanced waste recycling processes: shredding, washing, odor control, and baled material handling.
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14CampusTap
Social networking platform for students and alumni
$2M125 mo agoAcqui-Hired3————
15Prime Student Loan
Student loan refinancing help
$250K158 mo agoDeadpooled—Derek Kaknes
CEO
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16Learning Games Network
Online platform providing learning games for students
$200K166 mo agoFunding Raised27Scott Osterweil
CEO & President
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17ApplyKit
App that helps to manage college selection and applications
$128K141 mo agoSeed4Bobby Touran
Founder
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18Cognii
Automatic assessment of essay-type answers in online learning
$118K94 mo agoSeed2—YouTubeBootstrapPhusion Passenger+15——
19ProctorCam
Provider of online exam delivery and proctoring services
$100K186 mo agoAcqui-Hired4Rob Toof
Founder & CEO
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Top 12 Higher Education Tech companies in Boston

#1
Series D · Boston, Massachusetts · founded 2013 · 435 employees
$67.8Mraised
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Provider of consulting solutions for students to study abroad. It connects international students,universities and service providers to drive student enrollment and performance.

LinkedIn Pulse recent public activity · Jul 2026
Audience: 39k LinkedIn followers — 30.2% of this cohort's audience
Funding rounds
  • May 2024Conventional Debt$30M
  • Nov 2021Conventional Debt—
  • May 2020Series D$67.8M
  • Jul 2014Seed—
Investors
Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce, Huron Consulting Group, Caretta, Sterling Partners, Cresset Partners, Avathon Capital
Tech stack
Ab TastyAmazon CloudfrontAmazon S3Amazon Web ServicesApple Icloud MailBrightedge
#2
Series A · Boston, Massachusetts · founded 2013 · 48 employees
$38.5Mraised
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Online mental health and wellness solution for students. The platform allows users to get assistance on mental health on the same day in case of an emergency. The users are allowed to create a profile for connecting with medical counselors, the AI technology used in the platform assists in finding the best fit for the professionals and users.

LinkedIn Pulse recent public activity · Jul 2026
Audience: 4k LinkedIn followers — 3.3% of this cohort's audience
Activity: 1 partnerships (incl. Uwill) announced in 12 mo
Funding rounds
  • May 2023Series A$30M
  • Dec 2021Angel$5.2M
  • Jun 2020Seed$3.2M
Founders & team
Adam RingCo-FounderMichael LondonFounder & CEO
Investors
Education Growth Partners
Tech stack
BootstrapCdnjsCloudflareCloudflare Bot ManagementCookie NoticeCore-Js
#3
Series A · Boston, Massachusetts · founded 2013 · 72 employees
$26.3Mraised
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Provider of mentoring programs in partnership with universities. Provides mentoring programs to undergraduate, graduate, continuing education, professional, and online students. The platform offers programs in retention, student satisfaction, sense of belonging, resilience, and more for school students. Common discussion topics include career, work-school-life balance, academic success, and personal growth.

LinkedIn Pulse recent public activity · Jul 2026
Audience: 18k LinkedIn followers — 13.7% of this cohort's audience
Funding rounds
  • Jan 2022Series A$21M
  • May 2021Series A$500K
  • Sep 2019Series A$3.1M
  • May 2018Seed$621.1K
Founders & team
Jackson BoyarCo-Founder & CEO
Investors
Techstars, IU Ventures, Resolve Growth Partners, Lumina Foundation, Strada Education Network, EduLab Capital Partners
Tech stack
Amazon CloudfrontAmazon SesAmazon Web ServicesBugherdCloudflareCloudflare Bot Management
#4
Series D · Boston, Massachusetts · founded 2002 · 85 employees
$77.2Mraised
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Connects students to global education opportunities, schools, and resources. It is a platform designed to bridge the gap between students and international educational institutions. The platform offers a comprehensive suite of services, including school search, online school programs, short-term activities, and a magazine featuring educational content. Users can log in to access personalized account information, notifications, wishlists, portfolios, payment history, and application lists. The platform provides information on boarding schools, online schools, and various short-term activities. It also features a newsletter subscription for updates on overseas education. The site facilitates telephone consultation bookings and Kakao 상담 (Kakao consultation). It supports multiple languages (KOR, ENG, CN) and offers resources like 전공시리즈 (major series), 미국유학 (US study abroad), and 캐나다유학 (Canada study abroad). The platform also includes policies, terms of use, and FAQs.

Funding rounds
  • Jun 2013Grant (prize money)$500K
  • Jun 2013Series D$5.5M
  • Jan 2013Series D$6M
  • Dec 2012Conventional Debt$1M
Investors
Gates, Allen & Company, New Markets Venture Partners, Liberty Capital Partners
Tech stack
Amazon Web ServicesAmplitudeAosApache Http ServerAws Certificate ManagerBabel
#5
Series C · Boston, Massachusetts · founded 2007 · 38 employees
$43.5Mraised
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Digital textbook distribution platform for universities. The platform provides a mobile SaaS learning platform with digital courses, competencies, and digital degrees to educational institutions that can be customized by the institution. The company offers digital education tools, including digital textbooks, adaptive courses, and a unified platform for competency based education programs. Professors can create their own personalized textbooks for their students using the online content editor, and courseware is adapted to mobile devices and is peer reviewed. The learning platform provides usage analysis and is interactive.

Funding rounds
  • Jun 2016Series C$1.5M
  • Oct 2015Series C$2M
  • Dec 2014Series C$5M
  • Jan 2014Series C$9.5M
Investors
Bessemer Venture Partners, Valhalla Partners, BDMI, Tribeca Venture Partners, Penguin Random House, GSA Venture Partners
Tech stack
Accessible360Amazon Web ServicesCloudflareCloudflare Bot ManagementGoogle AnalyticsGoogle Font Api
#6
Acquired · Boston, Massachusetts · founded 2009 · 30 employees
$23.8Mraised
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Gravyty is a donor analytics platform that helps non-profit organizations to build better relationships with their donors. The platform is a predictive analytics that helps nonprofit organizations to focus on donor retention strategies. Some of the partners include Causemo, Donorly, and DonorTrends amongst others.

Funding rounds
  • Jan 2020Series A$21M
  • May 2018Seed$2M
  • Jul 2017Seed$450K
  • Jul 2016Seed$300K
Founders & team
Marcel CohenCo-FounderRich PalmerCo-Founder & CTOAdam MartelEx-Co-Founder
Investors
K1 Investment Management, MassChallenge, NXT Ventures, Launchpad Venture Group, Stage 1 Ventures, Venture Capital Fund of New England
Tech stack
AlgoliaAosAtlassian StatuspageBamboohrBootstrapCdnjs
#7
Series D · Boston, Massachusetts · founded 2006 · 1355 employees
$22Mraised
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Online marketplace connecting borrowers with lenders for loans, credit cards, insurance. It is a financial services hub offering a diverse range of options, including personal loans, debt consolidation, auto loans, business loans, mortgages, and credit cards. The platform facilitates connections between consumers and lenders, providing access to various financial products. It offers tools like credit score access and resources for comparing rates and terms. The company operates as a marketing lead generator, connecting individuals with financial institutions. It provides a platform for exploring options in lending, credit cards, and insurance, empowering users to make informed financial decisions. The website offers login, signup, and search functionalities. It also provides resources related to financial literacy and fraud protection.

Funding rounds
  • May 2013Series D$4.1M
  • Aug 2012Venture Debt$5M
  • Jan 2009Series C$6M
  • Dec 2006Series B$7.5M
Investors
Atlas Venture, Flybridge Capital Partners, North Hill Ventures, Horizon, ORIX, Kepha Partners
#8
Acquired · Boston, Massachusetts · founded 2005 · 51 employees
$21.9Mraised
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Affordable textbooks: rent, buy, and sell college books online. Empowering students with affordable textbook solutions, this online marketplace connects students with the best deals from independent sellers and rental providers. The mission is to make textbooks affordable and buying them stress-free, so students can focus on their education. They offer low price options on textbooks, ebooks, and rental options. Buying and renting used books promotes sustainability. They provide fast shipping and easy returns. Customer support is available via chat, email, or phone. Students can explore and browse textbooks, create an account, and login to start saving. The platform offers buyback services, allowing students to sell textbooks. It is a student-approved, reliable service for accessing affordable academic resources.

Funding rounds
  • Nov 2014Conventional Debt—
  • May 2013Series D$4M
  • Jan 2009Series C$6M
  • Dec 2006Series B$7.5M
Investors
Atlas Venture, North Hill Ventures, IDG Ventures, Flybridge Capital Partners, ORIX, Accomplice
Tech stack
Amazon CloudfrontAmazon ElbAmazon Web ServicesAws Certificate ManagerCart FunctionalityGoogle Analytics
#9
Seed · Boston, Massachusetts · founded 2012 · 27 employees
$3.4Mraised
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Tools and technology for college career centres. Connects students and college career centres with their recruiting networks to facilitate job opportunities. With its marketing technology, uConnect raises awareness about career programs, events and recruiting opportunities for the students. Has both mobile and web interfaces. It also provides customized engagement analytics to universities to understand how students use their career services.

LinkedIn Pulse recent public activity · Jul 2026
Audience: 8k LinkedIn followers — 6.4% of this cohort's audience
Funding rounds
  • Mar 2020Seed$870.2K
  • Nov 2018Seed$2.1M
  • Feb 2018Seed$370K
  • May 2014Seed$18K
Investors
LearnLaunch, Wasabi Ventures, 10x Venture Partners, TiE ScaleUp, York IE, Growth Street Partners
Tech stack
Amazon Web ServicesCloudflareCloudflare Bot ManagementCore-JsFacebook PixelGoogle Analytics
#10
Deadpooled · Boston, Massachusetts · founded 2009
$14.2Mraised
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Luvo, previously known as Flashnotes, is an online marketplace that enables student-to-student exchange of academic materials and also helps to find online tutors. College students sell and buy course-specific study materials like study guides, notes, flashcards, video tutorials, and live video help. hat pay period. Tutors get paid depending upon the number of tutoring hours. The site saw a 175% growth in users in 2013. Acquired NoteUtopia and Moolaguides.

Funding rounds
  • Mar 2015Series B$7.3M
  • Feb 2014Series A$3.6M
  • Jul 2013Seed$1.5M
  • Oct 2012Seed$1.8M
Founders & team
Nik SehgalCo-Founder
Investors
Cengage India, Lazerow Ventures, KAHM Capital, Atlas Venture, SoftBank Capital, Stage 1 Ventures
#11
Acquired · Boston, Massachusetts · founded 1996 · 89 employees
$6.3Mraised
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Developer of 3D anatomy and physiology learning and teaching software. The company provides interactive resources for students, educators, and healthcare professionals. It offers tools for creating assignments, tracking progress, and integrating with learning management systems. The software includes visual models, animations, simulations, and quizzes for studying life sciences.

LinkedIn Pulse recent public activity · Jul 2026
Audience: 4k LinkedIn followers — 3.2% of this cohort's audience
Activity: 3 product launches announced in 12 mo
Funding rounds
  • Nov 2018PE$6.3M
Founders & team
Matthew BowditchCo-Founder & CFOAndrew BowditchCo-Founder & CEO
Investors
Capitala Group, Lineage Capital
Tech stack
Amazon AlbAmazon Web ServicesAmplitudeApache Http ServerApple Icloud MailCloudflare
#12
Seed · Boston, Massachusetts · founded 2018 · 11 employees
$2.5Mraised
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Online lending marketplace for educational loans. It offers students with multiple educational loan products including graduate student loans undergraduate student loans, refinance student loans, international health insurance, MBA student loans, and auto refinance. Borrowers can apply for financing via its online lending platform where it connects borrowers with multiple lending partners to choose from. Upon credit approval, the loan amount is disbursed directly into the borrower's linked account.

LinkedIn Pulse recent public activity · Jul 2026
Audience: 4k LinkedIn followers — 2.7% of this cohort's audience
Funding rounds
  • Nov 2019Seed$2.4M
  • May 2019Seed$65K
Investors
NFX
Tech stack
Alpine.JsAmazon SesAmazon Web ServicesAxiosBootstrapCdnjs

Funding & investor landscape

$352.3Mtotal disclosed funding
20companies funded
77disclosed rounds
0rounds last 90 days
Most active investors
MassChallenge6 rounds
LearnLaunch4 rounds
Accomplice3 rounds
Atlas Venture3 rounds
10x Venture Partners2 rounds
Flybridge Capital Partners2 rounds
K1 Investment Management2 rounds
NFX2 rounds
NXT Ventures2 rounds
North Hill Ventures2 rounds

Notable founders

Adam Ring
Co-Founder · Uwill
Michael London
Founder & CEO · Uwill
Jackson Boyar
Co-Founder & CEO · Mentor Collective
Marcel Cohen
Co-Founder · Gravyty
Rich Palmer
Co-Founder & CTO · Gravyty
Nik Sehgal
Co-Founder · Luvo
Matthew Bowditch
Co-Founder & CFO · Visible Body
Andrew Bowditch
Co-Founder & CEO · Visible Body
Stephen Marcus
Founder & CEO · Matchbox
Derek Kaknes
CEO · Prime Student Loan
Scott Osterweil
CEO & President · Learning Games Network
Bobby Touran
Founder · ApplyKit
Prism market signals · United States · country-scoped Prism corpus, 20,917,007 docs

Market landscape — 10 sub-themes by coverage

Share of Higher Education Tech coverage by sub-theme.

Regulatory-risk over time rising

Funding & growth over time

funding rising · growth rising

Common questions

How many Higher Education Tech companies are there in Boston, United States?
Radar tracks 57 indexable Higher Education Tech companies headquartered in Boston, United States that meet our profile-completeness bar.
What is the total funding raised by Higher Education Tech companies in Boston, United States?
The Higher Education Tech companies in Boston, United States on this list have raised a combined $352.3M in disclosed equity funding across 20 funded companies.
Which is the highest-funded Higher Education Tech company in Boston, United States?
ConnectEDU is the highest-funded Higher Education Tech company in Boston, United States, with $77.2M in disclosed equity funding.
How many Higher Education Tech companies in Boston, United States are funded?
20 of the 57 Higher Education Tech companies in Boston, United States on this list have disclosed at least one equity funding round.
How many Higher Education Tech unicorns are there in Boston, United States?
None of the Higher Education Tech companies in Boston, United States on this list currently has a disclosed valuation of $1B or more.
Who are the top investors in Boston, United States Higher Education Tech companies?
The most active investors in Boston, United States Higher Education Tech companies on this list include MassChallenge, LearnLaunch, Accomplice, Atlas Venture, 10x Venture Partners.
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