Best Higher Education Tech Companies in Ohio, United States
The 46 best Higher Education Tech companies in Ohio, United States in 2026, ranked by funding and momentum. Funding, investors, founders, valuation, tech stack and live signals. Top: HomeTown Ticketing.
Ranked: Best Higher Education Tech companies in Ohio
| # | Company | Disclosed funding | Last round | Stage | Founder | Founded | Tech stack | Patents & IP focus | Recent signals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | HomeTown Ticketing Provider of digital ticketing, event management, and fundraising solutions for schools | $75M | 52 mo ago | Series A | Nate Nale Founder | 2016 | WordPressApple iCloud MailGoogle Workspace+36 | — | 4 partnerships |
| 2 | SCOIR Online platform providing college discovery solutions 60Funding top 33%Tech top 36%Talent top 38%Growth top 40% All 6 signals ▾Fundingtop 33% Techtop 36% Talenttop 38% Growthtop 40% Markettop 47% Globalbottom 30% Funding: Raised $36.5M across 4 rounds · 4 rounds over 7 yrs (0.6/yr) Tech: 44 technologies across 5/8 capability areas · Cloud: Cloudflare, Google Cloud rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 60/100 | $37M | 17 mo ago | Series B | Gerry McCrory Co-Founder & CEO | 2013 | HubSpot CMS HubApple iCloud MailGoogle Workspace+19 | — | — |
| 3 | AlensiaXR Technology startup that has developed the learning platform for medical students learn human anatomy 16Funding top 45%Talent bottom 49%Tech bottom 43%Global bottom 29% All 5 signals ▾Fundingtop 45% Talentbottom 49% Techbottom 43% Globalbottom 29% Marketbottom 25% Funding: Raised $3.2M across 2 rounds · 2 rounds over 2 yrs (1.0/yr) Talent: 1 named leader on record · 1 C-suite/founder profile curated rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 16/100 | $3M | 8 mo ago | Series A | Mark Day CEO | 2023 | Cart FunctionalitySquarespace CommerceSquarespace+16 | — | — |
| 4 | Acceptd Application and audition management platform connecting artists and organizations | $3M | 160 mo ago | Series A | — | 2011 | PHPTinyMCESalesforce+16 | — | 1 partnership |
| 5 | Rosalyn Provider of an AI-based virtual assessment platform | $2M | 19 mo ago | Series A | Martin Jakobsson Co-founder and CTO | 2017 | — | — | — |
| 6 | Ed Map Content management solutions for institutions | $2M | 269 mo ago | Deadpooled | — | 2002 | — | 6 patents Electrosurgical instruments and biologically enhanced irrigation solutions for tissue ablation | — |
| 7 | Capture Education Education platform providing updates and optimizing user experience through data analysis | $1M | 148 mo ago | Deadpooled | Gene Lawhun CEO | 2006 | — | — | — |
| 8 | Wisr Platform to connect university students & alumni | $1M | 103 mo ago | Acquired | — | 2016 | — | — | — |
| 9 | EduSourced Learning management system for experimental projects | $1M | 136 mo ago | Seed | Dan Thiery Co-Founder & Developer | 2012 | — | — | — |
| 10 | BOLD Guidance College application management platform | $700K | 146 mo ago | Deadpooled | Nichelle McCall CEO | 2012 | — | — | — |
| 11 | UpClique College discovery platform | $350K | 175 mo ago | Deadpooled | Jeremy Amos Co-Founder | 2011 | — | — | — |
| 12 | Amvonet Platform for learning management and content creation | $250K | 165 mo ago | Seed | Vadim V. Eelen Founder & CEO | 2004 | — | — | — |
| 13 | BlendED Provider of content management solutions for teachers | $100K | 67 mo ago | Deadpooled | David Boone Co-Founder | 2020 | — | 2 patents Clip mechanisms for fastening components in mechanical assembly applications | — |
Top 12 Higher Education Tech companies in Ohio
#1
Series B · West Chester, Ohio · founded 2013 · 80 employees$36.5Mraised▾
Online platform providing college discovery solutions. It enables students to search according to curricular and as well as extracurricular activities. Accessible through both mobile and web.
- Feb 2025Series B$7M
- Nov 2022Series B$12M
- May 2021Series B$14.5M
- Jun 2019Series A$10M
#2
Series A · Aurora, Ohio · founded 2023$3.2Mraised▾
Technology startup that has developed the learning platform for medical students learn human anatomy. It helps students learn human anatomy using mixed-reality technology. It also offers solutions for education institutions.
- Nov 2025Series A$2.1M
- Jan 2024Series A$3.2M
#3
Series A · Dublin, Ohio · founded 2017 · 4 employees$2.5Mraised▾
Rosalyn provides an AI-based virtual assessment platform. Enables users to author, publish, sell, deliver, invigilate and manage their entire assessment workflows. The platform analyzes multiple signals to prevent, deter, and detect non-independent test-taking and informs human arbiters when serious violations occur
- Dec 2024Series A$4.6M
- Dec 2020Seed$2.5M
#4
Series A · Columbus, Ohio · founded 2016 · 199 employees$75.2Mraised▾
Provider of digital ticketing, event management, and fundraising solutions for schools. It offers tools for managing events, selling tickets, and online fundraising. The platform provides options for schools to connect with their communities. It facilitates digital-first events, mobile-friendly tickets, revenue management, attendance tracking, and gate scanning.
- Apr 2022Series A$75M
- Jul 2021Seed$196.9K
#5
Series A · Columbus, Ohio · founded 2011 · 23 employees$2.8Mraised▾
Application and audition management platform connecting artists and organizations. The platform provides software solutions for managing auditions, applications, recruiting, and adjudication. It streamlines processes with tools for scheduling, communication, and hybrid audition models. The digital audition platform allows organizations to collect and review applications, schedule auditions, accept online video auditions, adjudicate collaboratively using custom rubrics, and communicate directly with applicants. Features include custom applications, access for multiple reviewers, user-friendly navigation, payment processing, data reporting tools, and easy data exporting and API integration. The company offers personalized support to guide organizations through simplifying their audition process and assisting prospective artists with their applications. It serves artists and organizations, fostering connections within the arts community. This is a B2B SaaS platform.
- Apr 2013Series A$800K
- Nov 2011Series A$2M
- Jun 2011Seed$20K
#6
Deadpooled · Nelsonville, Ohio · founded 2002 · 7 employees$2.1Mraised▾
Ed Map provides resource management services and LMS for institutions. Products and services focus on finding, managing and delivering of educational resources. Solutions include OPENVUE, which is an LMS platform. ADVISOR, which is a service program for educational institutions for content strategy development and implementation assistance, business process re-engineering, project management, course materials partnerships and workflows management. CURATE, is a service program through which they help institutes to create course packs. Also provides services to reduce overhead by optimising purchasing, warehousing and delivering the textbooks, e-learning and manipulatives.
- Mar 2004Series A$2.1M
#7
Acquired · Cleveland, Ohio · founded 2016 · 21 employees$1Mraised▾
Platform to connect university students & alumni. The platform provides a mobile-based solution that connects students to alumni for career advice and allows students to create their personal board of advisors. Its features include automated matching, scheduling, automated feedback, analytics & reporting, branded applications, closed groups, and more.
- Dec 2017Conventional Debt$504.5K
- Nov 2016Conventional Debt$500K
- Oct 2016Grant (prize money)$25K
- 2016Seed—
#8
Seed · Columbus, Ohio · founded 2012 · 5 employees$1Mraised▾
EduSourced is a cloud-based software tool for educators to manage and track industry-sponsored learning projects. Help create a record and project archive and provide a collaborative environment for student teams to work with project clients. Provides customized reports and milestone tracking. Clients include Arizona State University, Yale School of Management and more.
- Mar 2015Seed$735K
- 2014Seed$270K
- Jun 2012Seed$20K
#9
Deadpooled · Sunbury, Ohio · founded 2006 · 5 employees$1.2Mraised▾
Education platform providing updates and optimizing user experience through data analysis. This innovative platform focuses on enhancing the educational journey through insightful data analysis and a commitment to user experience optimization. By offering a subscription model, it ensures users are always informed with the latest updates and improvements. The platform leverages technology to aggregate user data, providing valuable insights that drive continuous improvement and a more personalized experience. It is dedicated to empowering learners and educators alike with the tools and knowledge they need to succeed in a rapidly evolving educational landscape. This commitment to innovation and user-centric design positions it as a key player in shaping the future of education.
- Apr 2014Series A$1.2M
#10
Deadpooled · Cleveland, Ohio · founded 2012 · 2 employees$700Kraised▾
BOLD Guidance is a SaaS based college application management platform helping students in admission application process. Students can organize application requirements, keep customized task reminders for each university application and get notifications accordingly. Current college students can share videos, memes on what they think about the college. Colleges can use the platform for branding purposes. 1000+ colleges are using the platform.
- Jun 2014Series A$250K
- Mar 2014Series A$450K
- Jun 2013Seed—
#11
Funding Raised · Columbus, Ohio · founded 1999$90Kraised▾
HBCUConnect is the provider of student and alumni network solutions. It provides information on the scholarship, careers, news, and many more to the students.
- Dec 2022Grant (prize money)$90K
#12
Deadpooled · Cleveland, Ohio · founded 2011$350Kraised▾
Upclique lets students search and build a list of potential fits of schools based on criteria like major, location, campus life and more. Also helps students, counselors and academic institutions find and engage with one another. Provides a platform for school counselors to build relationships with colleges for all the students under their guidance. College recruiters can also search for students who fit their criteria of grades, athletics, extracurricular activities, interests or college preferences, and then send a connection request directly to start the dialogue. Closed in January 2013.
- Jan 2012Angel$350K
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