Radar · Higher Education Tech in London
Best Higher Education Tech Companies in London, United Kingdom
The 149 best Higher Education Tech companies in London, United Kingdom in 2026, ranked by funding and momentum. Funding, investors, founders, valuation, tech stack and live signals. Top: Hopin.
By Riya SenguptaFinancials
149companies tracked
$2.6Bdisclosed funding
1unicorns
44have raised
Ranked: Best Higher Education Tech companies in London
| # | Company | Disclosed funding | Last round | Employees | Stage | Founder | Tech stack | Recent signals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hopin 🦄 Platform offering organizing and hosting solutions for virtual and hybrid events 64Funding top 19%Moat top 26%Product top 36%Tech top 38% All 12 signals ▾Fundingtop 19% Moattop 26% Producttop 36% Techtop 38% Customerstop 38% Patentstop 39% Innovationtop 40% Growthtop 45% Talenttop 45% Marketbottom 42% Globalbottom 39% Newsbottom 36% Funding: Raised $2.1B · 14 rounds over 7 yrs (2.0/yr) Moat: Editorial + unicorn rating 6/10 · IP moat: 16 patents rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 64/100 | $2.1B | 44 mo ago | 18 | Acquired | Johnny Boufarhat Founder & CEO | WebflowSentryApple iCloud Mail+22 | — |
| 2 | Prodigy Finance Provider of credit products for students pursuing advanced academic degrees 57Funding top 23%Tech top 31%Moat top 31%Market top 33% All 11 signals ▾Fundingtop 23% Techtop 31% Moattop 31% Markettop 33% Customerstop 35% Producttop 40% Fin. healthtop 46% Talentbottom 49% Globalbottom 48% Growthbottom 29% Newsbottom 21% Funding: Raised $161M across 13 rounds · 13 rounds over 12 yrs (1.1/yr) Tech: 44 technologies across 5/8 capability areas · Cloud: Amazon Cloudfront, Amazon S3 rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 57/100 | $161M | 19 mo ago | 168 168 → 167 (-1%) · sector median +50% | Series C | Cameron Stevens Founder & CEO | SkolengoApple iCloud MailMariaDB+22 | — |
| 3 | Perlego Provider of digital subscription access to academic textbooks and resources 83Growth top 20%Tech top 27%Fin. health top 28%Funding top 30% All 11 signals ▾Growthtop 20% Techtop 27% Fin. healthtop 28% Fundingtop 30% Moattop 31% Talenttop 34% Markettop 38% Customerstop 38% Producttop 46% Globalbottom 39% Newsbottom 18% Growth: Headcount 47 → 83 (+77%) across vintages · Revenue +248% YoY Tech: 53 technologies across 5/8 capability areas · Cloud: Amazon Alb, Amazon S3 rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 83/100 | $92M | 20 mo ago | 83 83 → 101 (+22%) · sector median +50% | Series B | Matthew Davis Co Founder & CTO | SentryAlgoliaNode.js+26 | 1 job opening · 2 partnerships · 3 awards |
| 4 | Leverage Edu Provider of academic admissions counseling and professional career placement services 82Market top 20%Moat top 20%Tech top 24%Innovation top 28% All 12 signals ▾Markettop 20% Moattop 20% Techtop 24% Innovationtop 28% Talenttop 28% Fundingtop 29% Producttop 29% Fin. healthtop 40% Customerstop 44% Growthtop 49% Newsbottom 40% Globalbottom 39% Market: 729 employees (top 6% of EdTech) · Revenue ~$20.9M Moat: Top 2% by revenue among 422 tracked Higher Education Tech companies · Editorial + unicorn rating 8/10 rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 82/100 | $57M | 25 mo ago | 729 729 → 1,216 (+67%) · sector median +50% | Series C | Digvijay Gagneja Co-Founder & Global COO | TypeScriptFacebook LoginGoogle Sign-in+28 | — |
| 5 | MyTutor Provider of tutoring platform for students 83Fin. health top 18%Tech top 24%Market top 32%Funding top 32% All 7 signals ▾Fin. healthtop 18% Techtop 24% Markettop 32% Fundingtop 32% Growthtop 35% Moattop 39% Globalbottom 37% Fin. health: Revenue ~$33.4M · Revenue +57% YoY Tech: 53 technologies across 6/8 capability areas · Cloud: Amazon Alb, Amazon Ses rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 83/100 | $45M | 35 mo ago | 71 | Acquired | — | DrupalApple iCloud MailGoogle Workspace+31 | — |
| 6 | Unibuddy Provider of software for peer to peer student recruitment engagement 64Growth top 29%Customers top 36%Talent top 38%Moat top 39% All 11 signals ▾Growthtop 29% Customerstop 36% Talenttop 38% Moattop 39% Fundingtop 40% Techtop 43% Fin. healthtop 43% Producttop 46% Markettop 48% Globalbottom 48% Newsbottom 22% Growth: Headcount 20 → 41 (+105%) across vintages · Revenue +1% YoY Customers: Play-Store rating 4.50★ across 475 ratings (1 apps) · Review volume +9% in 6 mo rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 64/100 | $32M | 59 mo ago | 41 | Series B | Kimeshan Naidoo Board Member & Co-Founder | Apple iCloud MailGoogle WorkspaceNode.js+26 | — |
| 7 | Save All Developer of an A.I.-powered platform providing learning and study tools 65Funding top 28%Talent top 35%Global bottom 36% All 3 signals ▾Fundingtop 28% Talenttop 35% Globalbottom 36% Funding: Raised $26.5M across 3 rounds · 3 rounds over 5 yrs (0.6/yr) Talent: 3 named leaders on record rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 65/100 | $26M | 10 mo ago | — | Series A | Paul Evangelou Co-Founder | — | — |
| 8 | Symplectic Research information management tools for higher educational institutes | $14M | 131 mo ago | 95 | Seed | Marko Ivin Co-Founder | WordPress Site EditorWordPressElasticsearch+26 | — |
| 9 | Boclips Provider of licensed educational video content for digital learning platforms 48Product top 26%Innovation top 34%Funding top 42%AI top 45% All 9 signals ▾Producttop 26% Innovationtop 34% Fundingtop 42% AItop 45% Techtop 49% Talentbottom 49% Growthbottom 46% Globalbottom 39% Marketbottom 34% Product: 5 distinct product lines · Company stage: Acquired Innovation: 5 product lines rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 48/100 | $12M | 55 mo ago | 27 27 → 24 (-11%) · sector median +50% | Acquired | David Bainbridge CEO and Founder | HubSpot CMS HubAtlassian StatuspageMicrosoft Advertising+23 | — |
| 10 | Springpod Online candidate assistance platform providing career guidance solutions for students 64Tech top 19%Growth top 21%Moat top 39%Funding top 48% All 8 signals ▾Techtop 19% Growthtop 21% Moattop 39% Fundingtop 48% Talentbottom 49% Marketbottom 47% Globalbottom 37% Newsbottom 18% Tech: 64 technologies across 6/8 capability areas · Cloud: Amazon Web Services, Cloudflare Growth: Headcount 26 → 55 (+112%) across vintages · Fresh capital in last 24 mo rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 64/100 | $9M | 19 mo ago | 55 | Series A | Sam Hyams Founder & CEO | PrismicSentryNode.js+28 | — |
| 11 | BridgeU Data driven admission counseling through predictive analytics 42Tech top 31%Funding top 44%Growth top 49%Fin. health bottom 44% All 6 signals ▾Techtop 31% Fundingtop 44% Growthtop 49% Fin. healthbottom 44% Marketbottom 42% Globalbottom 37% Tech: 47 technologies across 6/8 capability areas · Cloud: Amazon Alb, Amazon Web Services Funding: Raised $8.6M across 3 rounds · 3 rounds over 12 yrs (0.2/yr) rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 42/100 | $9M | 104 mo ago | 35 | Acquired | — | WordPress Block EditorWordPressMySQL+24 | — |
| 12 | Edumentors Online tutoring platform that connects students with expert tutors 50Growth top 35%Tech top 36%News top 37%Funding top 46% All 8 signals ▾Growthtop 35% Techtop 36% Newstop 37% Fundingtop 46% Talentbottom 49% Globalbottom 45% Marketbottom 42% Productbottom 40% Growth: Fresh capital in last 24 mo Tech: 39 technologies across 4/8 capability areas · Cloud: Amazon Cloudfront, Amazon S3 rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 50/100 | $6M | 1 mo ago | 41 | Seed | Tornike Asatiani Founder & CEO | Google Sign-inApple Sign-inGoogle Maps+31 | — |
| 13 | Bibblio Recommendation API provider 10Funding top 45%Global bottom 39%Tech bottom 38%Market bottom 23% All 5 signals ▾Fundingtop 45% Globalbottom 39% Techbottom 38% Marketbottom 23% Newsbottom 22% Funding: Raised $4.8M across 6 rounds · 6 rounds over 12 yrs (0.5/yr) Global: Investors from 4 countries beyond United Kingdom rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 10/100 | $5M | 81 mo ago | 7 | Acquired | — | — | — |
| 14 | Blackbullion Financial education platform | $4M | 44 mo ago | 16 16 → 30 (+88%) · sector median +50% | Series A | — | WordPressApple iCloud MailGoogle Workspace+38 | 1 launch |
| 15 | Sparrho Developer of AI-powered research discovery platform for scientific and academic literature | $3M | 107 mo ago | 28 | Seed | — | — | — |
| 16 | StudentCrowd Online platform offering college review 55Growth top 35%Talent top 38%Funding top 42%Innovation top 43% All 10 signals ▾Growthtop 35% Talenttop 38% Fundingtop 42% Innovationtop 43% Producttop 46% Techtop 48% Moattop 48% Marketbottom 44% Newsbottom 44% Globalbottom 37% Growth: Fresh capital in last 24 mo Talent: 2 named leaders on record · 2 C-suite/founder profiles curated rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 55/100 | $3M | 1 mo ago | 39 | Series A | Paul Humphreys Co-Founder & CEO | Apple iCloud MailGoogle WorkspaceGoogle Sign-in+26 | 1 award |
| 17 | Unii Social networking for College/University Students | $3M | 166 mo ago | 8 | Series A | — | Node.jsGoogle Sign-inElement UI+19 | — |
| 18 | INTCAS Platform for admission guidance to students | $3M | 99 mo ago | 10 | Deadpooled | Zakaria Saqib Mahmood CEO | — | — |
| 19 | Tutor House Marketplace platform for online and offline tutors | $3M | 85 mo ago | 1 | Acquired | — | UbuntuGoogle Sign-inAnt Design+20 | — |
| 20 | Lendwise Online P2P lending platform | $2M | 46 mo ago | 5 | Seed | Ioannis Georgiou Cfa Founder | WordPressMySQLPHP+22 | — |
| 21 | StudyStream Online platform providing student community-based learning solutions | $2M | 56 mo ago | 19 | Seed | Sarujan Ranjan Co-Founder | TypeScriptQuillAnimate.css+20 | — |
| 22 | BlikBook Online class discussion management system | $2M | 155 mo ago | 5 | Acqui-Hired | Cheyne Tan Founder and MD | — | — |
| 23 | SkillsUnion Provider of job-related skill development courses | $2M | 59 mo ago | 23 | Seed | — | — | — |
| 24 | Alumnet Provider of alumni engagement platform | $1M | 61 mo ago | 3 | Seed | Andrew Phillips CEO | — | — |
| 25 | The Ambassador Platform Online platform providing student enrollment solutions | $1M | 78 mo ago | 9 | Acquired | George Olesen Co-Founder & CEO | DrupalMariaDBPHP+25 | — |
| 26 | Campus Society Social network for college students | $1M | 148 mo ago | 13 | Seed | Rashid Ajami Founder & CEO | — | — |
| 27 | Easyclass Free learning management system for teachers and students | $1M | 132 mo ago | 11 | Seed | — | GoDaddy Website BuilderReactRequireJS+5 | — |
| 28 | Uni-Quest CRM platform for universities | $948K | 124 mo ago | 108 108 → 179 (+66%) · sector median +50% | Acquired | — | HubSpot CMS HubLeadfeederLinkedin Insight Tag+21 | — |
| 29 | Purlos Provider of student retention and drop-out insights platform | $920K | 44 mo ago | 12 12 → 16 (+33%) · sector median +50% | Series A | Mo Salam Co-Founder | — | — |
| 30 | StudentFunder P2P platform for education loans. | $872K | 140 mo ago | 10 | Deadpooled | Juan Miguel Guerra Dávila Founder & CEO | — | — |
| 31 | MyStudies Provider of academic document templates and writing assistance for students | $852K | 86 mo ago | 7 | Seed | Victor Der Megreditchian CEO | TurbopackNode.jsRadix UI+15 | — |
| 32 | Writefull Provider of solutions for academic writing | $850K | 85 mo ago | 4 | Acquired | Juan Gutierrez Co-Founder & CEO | Node.jsparticles.jsHeadless UI+16 | — |
| 33 | Grad DNA Pre-assessed graduate hiring platform | $328K | 118 mo ago | 1 | Seed | — | — | — |
| 34 | ESCRS Online platform offering courses for medical students | $322K | 121 mo ago | — | Funding Raised | — | UmbracoWindows ServerMicrosoft ASP.NET+29 | — |
| 35 | YouMakr AI-based platform offering solutions for exam preparation | $319K | 32 mo ago | 4 | Seed | Abbas Moledina Co-Founder and Head of AI Integration | TypeScriptVimeoAnimate.css+16 | — |
| 36 | Theoak.co Platform offering solutions for teachers to create online classrooms | $300K | 119 mo ago | — | Seed | Alexander Jones Co-Founder | — | — |
| 37 | Unifi Mobile-based platform providing social university app for students | $199K | 69 mo ago | 3 | Seed | George Lishman Co-Founder | — | — |
| 38 | Spires Marketplace platform for online tutoring | $117K | 123 mo ago | 2 | Seed | — | SentryNode.jsTailwind CSS+21 | 3 awards |
Top 12 Higher Education Tech companies in London
#1
Seed · London, England · founded 2022 · 41 employees$6.3Mraised▾
Seed · London, England · founded 2022 · 41 employees
Online tutoring platform that connects students with expert tutors. It connects students with expert tutors from top universities, offering personalized learning solutions for students preparing for 11Plus, GCSEs, and A-levels.
Fliar Intelligence Index™ 50how this company ranks against its industry peers
Growth
top 35%Tech
top 36%News
top 37%Funding
top 46%Talent
bottom 49%Global
bottom 45%Growth: Fresh capital in last 24 mo
Tech: 39 technologies across 4/8 capability areas · Cloud: Amazon Cloudfront, Amazon S3 · Security: Cloudflare Bot Management, Cloudflare Turnstile
News: 3 BI events in 12 mo (of 3 tracked, 1 types) · Top themes: Funding
Audience (LinkedIn): 2k LinkedIn followers
Funding rounds
- May 2026Angel$4M
- Aug 2025Seed$2M
- Mar 2024Seed$316.2K
Founders & team
Investors
MAGNA Investment, Odin Investments
Tech stack
AhrefsAmazon CloudfrontAmazon S3Amazon Web ServicesAmplitudeApple Sign-In
#2
Series A · London, England · founded 2015 · 39 employees$3.1Mraised▾
Series A · London, England · founded 2015 · 39 employees
Online platform offering college review. It provides resources and rankings for universities, accommodations, and student experiences. It also provides reviews of universities and student accommodations based on verified student experiences. It helps students make decisions based on real students experiences.
Fliar Intelligence Index™ 55how this company ranks against its industry peers
Growth
top 35%Talent
top 38%Funding
top 42%Innovation
top 43%Product
top 46%Tech
top 48%Growth: Fresh capital in last 24 mo
Talent: 2 named leaders on record · 2 C-suite/founder profiles curated
Funding: Raised $3.1M across 4 rounds · 4 rounds over 3 yrs (1.3/yr) · Last round Series A (Apr 2026)
Audience (LinkedIn): 7k LinkedIn followers
Activity (LinkedIn): 1 awards announced in 12 mo
Funding rounds
- Apr 2026Series A$9.4M
- Sep 2023Series A$3.2M
- Aug 2020Seed$247.5K
- Jan 2019Seed$60.9K
Founders & team
Investors
Midlands Engine Investment Fund, Mercia, YFM Equity Partners, Mercia Ventures, 1818 Venture Capital, Gnb Professional
Tech stack
Apple Icloud MailCloudflareCloudflare Bot ManagementCloudflare Browser InsightsCore-JsDatadog
#3
Series C · London, England · founded 2007 · 168 employees$160.7Mraised▾
Series C · London, England · founded 2007 · 168 employees
Provider of credit products for students pursuing advanced academic degrees. These financial instruments facilitate the payment of tuition and related educational expenses for individuals enrolled in postgraduate programs. The business model involves assessing creditworthiness to determine eligibility for financing without requiring collateral or third-party guarantees. Borrowers receive funds to cover costs associated with their studies, with repayment terms structured to align with future income potential. The process includes evaluating academic and professional backgrounds to manage risk and determine loan terms.
Fliar Intelligence Index™ 57how this company ranks against its industry peers
Funding
top 23%Tech
top 31%Moat
top 31%Market
top 33%Customers
top 35%Product
top 40%Funding: Raised $161M across 13 rounds · 13 rounds over 12 yrs (1.1/yr) · Last round Conventional Debt (Nov 2024)
Tech: 44 technologies across 5/8 capability areas · Cloud: Amazon Cloudfront, Amazon S3 · Devops: Envoy
Moat: Editorial + unicorn rating 8/10 · Soonicorn · 9 curated direct competitors tracked
Audience (LinkedIn): 21k LinkedIn followers — 4.7% of this cohort's audience
Funding rounds
- Nov 2024Conventional Debt$310M
- Jun 2023Conventional Debt$350M
- Sep 2021Conventional Debt$750M
- Jan 2021Unattributed$2M
Founders & team
Investors
Balderton Capital, Index Ventures, AlphaCode, CPP Investments, DFC, Global Investment Bank
Tech stack
Amazon CloudfrontAmazon S3Amazon Web ServicesApache TomcatApple Icloud MailApple Sign-In
#4
Series A · London, England · founded 2019$26.5Mraised▾
Series A · London, England · founded 2019
Developer of an A.I.-powered platform providing learning and study tools. The platform offers A.I.-generated flashcards, spaced repetition quizzing, and active recall features. It facilitates the creation of flashcards from various sources, including YouTube videos, PDFs, notes, and Powerpoint presentations. The platform also enables users to share study materials.
Fliar Intelligence Index™ 65how this company ranks against its industry peers
Funding
top 28%Talent
top 35%Global
bottom 36%Funding: Raised $26.5M across 3 rounds · 3 rounds over 5 yrs (0.6/yr) · Last round Series A (Jul 2025)
Talent: 3 named leaders on record
Global: Investors from 2 countries beyond United Kingdom
Funding rounds
- Jul 2025Series A$22.9M
- Jun 2023Seed$2.9M
- Oct 2021Seed$686.6K
Founders & team
Investors
Ada Ventures, NFX, CapitalT
#5
Series B · London, England · founded 2016 · 83 employees$92.1Mraised▾
Series B · London, England · founded 2016 · 83 employees
Provider of digital subscription access to academic textbooks and resources. This service offers a library of educational materials across various disciplines. Users access content through web browsers or mobile applications to support research and study requirements. The platform includes search tools to locate specific passages and academic concepts within the collection. Study guides created by subject matter experts are available to assist with understanding academic topics.
Fliar Intelligence Index™ 83how this company ranks against its industry peers
Growth
top 20%Tech
top 27%Fin. health
top 28%Funding
top 30%Moat
top 31%Talent
top 34%Growth: Headcount 47 → 83 (+77%) across vintages · Revenue +248% YoY · Fresh capital in last 24 mo
Tech: 53 technologies across 5/8 capability areas · Cloud: Amazon Alb, Amazon S3 · Observability: Datadog, Sentry
Fin. health: Revenue ~$8.2M · Revenue +248% YoY
Audience (LinkedIn): 20k LinkedIn followers — 4.5% of this cohort's audience · 27 engagements/post (1.5× cohort median)
Hiring (LinkedIn): 1 hiring post in 12 mo (public) · hiring: Software Engineer, Cloud Infrastructure Engineer
Activity (LinkedIn): 2 partnerships · 3 awards (incl. BPP) announced in 12 mo
Funding rounds
- Oct 2024Series B$20M
- Mar 2022Series B$50M
- Nov 2019Series A$10.6M
- Sep 2018Series A—
Founders & team
Investors
The Raine Group, KPN Ventures, Mediahuis, ITHAKA, Evli Growth Partners, Accelerated Digital Ventures
Tech stack
AlgoliaAmazon S3Amazon Web ServicesApple Icloud MailBootstrapCloudflare
#6
Hopin 🦄Acquired · London, England · founded 2016 · 18 employees$2.1Braised▾
Hopin 🦄
Acquired · London, England · founded 2016 · 18 employees
Operator of a live online events platform designed to create captivating online events for brands and communities. The company's platform gives users the ability to create event experiences through a variety of segments that are convenient for any number of people, enabling attendees to learn, interact, and connect with people from anywhere in the world.
Fliar Intelligence Index™ 64how this company ranks against its industry peers
Funding
top 19%Moat
top 26%Product
top 36%Tech
top 38%Customers
top 38%Patents
top 39%Funding: Raised $2.1B · 14 rounds over 7 yrs (2.0/yr) · Last round round (Oct 2022)
Moat: Editorial + unicorn rating 6/10 · IP moat: 16 patents · Unicorn
Product: 2 published apps (78.0k installs) · Company stage: Acquired
Audience (LinkedIn): 59k LinkedIn followers — 13.3% of this cohort's audience
Founders & team
Investors
Altimeter Capital, Arena Holdings, Adams Street Partners, Untitled Investments, a16z, General Catalyst
Tech stack
AosApple Icloud MailChili PiperCloudflareCloudflare Bot ManagementDocusign
#7
Series C · London, England · founded 2017 · 729 employees$57.3Mraised▾
Series C · London, England · founded 2017 · 729 employees
Provider of academic admissions counseling and professional career placement services. This organization assists individuals with university application processes, financial aid guidance, and housing arrangements. It facilitates professional recruitment for healthcare and teaching roles while offering online educational programs and certifications. The service model includes document validation, interview preparation, and career path planning to support transitions into various professional sectors.
Fliar Intelligence Index™ 82how this company ranks against its industry peers
Market
top 20%Moat
top 20%Tech
top 24%Innovation
top 28%Talent
top 28%Funding
top 29%Market: 729 employees (top 6% of EdTech) · Revenue ~$20.9M · ~2% of tracked Higher Education Tech revenue (422 cos, FY2025)
Moat: Top 2% by revenue among 422 tracked Higher Education Tech companies · Editorial + unicorn rating 8/10 · Soonicorn
Tech: 52 technologies across 6/8 capability areas · Cloud: Amazon Cloudfront, Amazon Web Services · Devops: Nginx
Audience (LinkedIn): 83k LinkedIn followers — 19.0% of this cohort's audience
Funding rounds
- May 2024Series C$718.4K
- Jul 2023Conventional Debt$15M
- Jun 2023Series C$25M
- Jan 2022Series B$22M
Founders & team
Investors
Blume Venture, DSG Consumer Partners, ETS, Kaizenvest, Capri Loans, 3 State Ventures
Tech stack
Amazon CloudfrontAmazon Web ServicesAws Certificate ManagerBootstrapCloudflareCloudflare Bot Management
#8
Series A · London, England · founded 2016 · 55 employees$9.3Mraised▾
Series A · London, England · founded 2016 · 55 employees
Online candidate assistance platform providing career guidance solutions for students. Academic content, event discovery, apprenticeship discovery, and other services are available through the portal. It also serves as a means of student recruiting. Students can use the portal to research and select careers, as well as to add qualifications to their CV. It offers firms virtual work experience programmes that provide students with learning experiences in which they meet the employer's staff, do tasks, and acquire certificates.
Fliar Intelligence Index™ 64how this company ranks against its industry peers
Tech
top 19%Growth
top 21%Moat
top 39%Funding
top 48%Talent
bottom 49%Market
bottom 47%Tech: 64 technologies across 6/8 capability areas · Cloud: Amazon Web Services, Cloudflare · Devops: Varnish
Growth: Headcount 26 → 55 (+112%) across vintages · Fresh capital in last 24 mo
Moat: Editorial + unicorn rating 7/10 · 10 curated direct competitors tracked
Audience (LinkedIn): 23k LinkedIn followers — 5.2% of this cohort's audience
Funding rounds
- Nov 2024Series A$2.5M
- May 2023Series A$3.8M
- Mar 2021Series A$3.1M
Founders & team
Investors
Triple Point, Alliance Fund Managers, Bayes Entrepreneurship, American Student Assistance, Edge, The FSE Group
Tech stack
ActivecampaignAmazon Web ServicesAnimate.CssAppcuesApple Icloud MailCdnjs
#9
Acquired · London, England · founded 2013 · 71 employees$45.4Mraised▾
Acquired · London, England · founded 2013 · 71 employees
Provider of tutoring platform for students. It offers tutoring solutions for GCSE, A-Level, IB, along with solutions for writing personal statements, medical school exams, and university admission. Subjects taught are languages, maths, science, and more. Students can search for tutors based on subjects, location, and more and can shortlist tutors based on the profile of tutors. The sessions are one-to-one and are conducted via a virtual classroom with an interactive whiteboard where tutors and students can work simultaneously.
Fliar Intelligence Index™ 83how this company ranks against its industry peers
Fin. health
top 18%Tech
top 24%Market
top 32%Funding
top 32%Growth
top 35%Moat
top 39%Fin. health: Revenue ~$33.4M · Revenue +57% YoY
Tech: 53 technologies across 6/8 capability areas · Cloud: Amazon Alb, Amazon Ses · Devops: Nginx, Varnish
Market: 71 employees (top 39% of EdTech) · Revenue ~$33.4M · Top-50,000 web property
Audience (LinkedIn): 41k LinkedIn followers — 9.3% of this cohort's audience
Activity (LinkedIn): 3 partnerships (incl. THE BAD GUYS 2 crew) announced in 12 mo
Funding rounds
- Jul 2023Series C$5.8M
- May 2021Series C$21.6M
- May 2020Series B$5M
- May 2018Series B$6.6M
Investors
Mobeus Equity Partners, SEEK, Gresham House Ventures, Harlequin Nominees, SEEK Investments, Gleneagle
Tech stack
Ab TastyAmazon AlbAmazon Web ServicesApple Icloud MailAws Certificate ManagerBootstrap
#10
Series B · London, England · founded 2017 · 41 employees$32Mraised▾
Series B · London, England · founded 2017 · 41 employees
Provider of software for peer to peer student recruitment engagement. This platform facilitates communication between prospective students and current student ambassadors to support enrollment processes. The technology includes tools for messaging, virtual sessions, and community interaction. It provides data insights regarding student inquiries and concerns to assist with outreach strategies. The system incorporates automated assistance to manage questions and provides task tracking for enrollment timelines.
Fliar Intelligence Index™ 64how this company ranks against its industry peers
Growth
top 29%Customers
top 36%Talent
top 38%Moat
top 39%Funding
top 40%Tech
top 43%Growth: Headcount 20 → 41 (+105%) across vintages · Revenue +1% YoY · App-install growth +112% YoY
Customers: Play-Store rating 4.50★ across 475 ratings (1 apps) · Review volume +9% in 6 mo · Marquee-customer mentions: top 30% of tracked companies
Talent: 2 named leaders on record · 2 C-suite/founder profiles curated
Audience (LinkedIn): 20k LinkedIn followers — 4.6% of this cohort's audience
Funding rounds
- Jul 2021Series B$20M
- Apr 2020Series A$677.9K
- Jul 2019Series A$8.9M
- Mar 2019Seed$132.6K
Founders & team
Investors
Stride, Highland Europe, DLF Venture, SV Capital, MHDS Investments, Editus
Tech stack
Amazon SesAmazon Web ServicesApple Icloud MailCloudflareCloudflare Bot ManagementCookie Script
#11
Acquired · London, England · founded 2014 · 27 employees$12.2Mraised▾
Acquired · London, England · founded 2014 · 27 employees
Provider of licensed educational video content for digital learning platforms. This service offers a library of curriculum-aligned videos that are tagged by subject, age level, and pedagogical application. The content is cleared for rights usage and integrated into learning management systems or courseware to support instructional design. Tools are provided to organize and deliver these materials in a distraction-free environment. Additionally, artificial intelligence technology is utilized to recommend specific video segments that align with educational prompts and learning objectives.
Fliar Intelligence Index™ 48how this company ranks against its industry peers
Product
top 26%Innovation
top 34%Funding
top 42%AI
top 45%Tech
top 49%Talent
bottom 49%Product: 5 distinct product lines · Company stage: Acquired
Innovation: 5 product lines
Funding: Raised $12.2M across 6 rounds · 6 rounds over 12 yrs (0.5/yr) · Last round Venture Debt (Nov 2021)
Audience (LinkedIn): 9k LinkedIn followers — 2.1% of this cohort's audience
Funding rounds
- Nov 2021Venture Debt$9.5M
- Mar 2019Series A$6.6M
- Apr 2017Series A$3.9M
- Apr 2016Seed$543.3K
Founders & team
Investors
NVM, Espresso Capital, Ingram Content Group, Nexus Group, Mercia, Hambro Perks
Tech stack
CdnjsCloudflareCloudflare Bot ManagementCookiebotCookieyesCore-Js
#12
Series A · London, England · founded 2014 · 16 employees$4.1Mraised▾
Series A · London, England · founded 2014 · 16 employees
Financial education platform. It is a financial literacy platform for schools and universities to provide personal finance education to their students. It provides with learning resources and interactive modules for students to learn about credits, loans, budgeting, and more.
LinkedIn Pulse recent public activity · Jul 2026
Audience: 5k LinkedIn followers
Activity: 1 product launches announced in 12 mo
Funding rounds
- Oct 2022Series A$2.8M
- May 2019Seed$519.7K
- Mar 2018Seed$850K
Investors
Jisc, Emerge Education, MPA, Calyx, 24 Haymarket
Tech stack
Alpine.JsAmazon CloudfrontAmazon S3Amazon Web ServicesApple Icloud MailAxios
Funding & investor landscape
$2.6Btotal disclosed funding
41companies funded
126disclosed rounds
2rounds last 90 days
Most active investors
Notable founders
Tornike Asatiani
Founder & CEO · Edumentors
Paul Humphreys
Co-Founder & CEO · StudentCrowd
Pete Sisson
Founder and CTO · StudentCrowd
Cameron Stevens
Founder & CEO · Prodigy Finance
Paul Evangelou
Co-Founder · Save All
Robin Jack
Co-Founder · Save All
Matthew Davis
Co Founder & CTO · Perlego
Gauthier Malderen
Co-Founder & CEO · Perlego
Sonali De Rycker
Executive Director · Hopin
Johnny Boufarhat
Founder & CEO · Hopin
Digvijay Gagneja
Co-Founder & Global COO · Leverage Edu
Aman Arora
Co-Founder & Chief of Growth & Technology · Leverage Edu
Prism market signals · United Kingdom · country-scoped Prism corpus, 4,055,113 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 London, United Kingdom?
Radar tracks 149 indexable Higher Education Tech companies headquartered in London, United Kingdom that meet our profile-completeness bar.
What is the total funding raised by Higher Education Tech companies in London, United Kingdom?
The Higher Education Tech companies in London, United Kingdom on this list have raised a combined $2.6B in disclosed equity funding across 41 funded companies.
Which is the highest-funded Higher Education Tech company in London, United Kingdom?
Hopin is the highest-funded Higher Education Tech company in London, United Kingdom, with $2.1B in disclosed equity funding.
How many Higher Education Tech companies in London, United Kingdom are funded?
41 of the 149 Higher Education Tech companies in London, United Kingdom on this list have disclosed at least one equity funding round.
How many Higher Education Tech unicorns are there in London, United Kingdom?
1 Higher Education Tech company in London, United Kingdom on this list is valued at $1B or more.
Who are the top investors in London, United Kingdom Higher Education Tech companies?
The most active investors in London, United Kingdom Higher Education Tech companies on this list include Digital Science, Emerge Education, Holtzbrinck Digital, Seedcamp, Emerge.
Riya SenguptaFinancials
Riya reads income statements for fun. She covers the real money in a sector — revenue, growth, who actually earns — and never met a vague claim she didn't want a number for.