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Best Higher Education Tech Companies in Texas, United States

The 87 best Higher Education Tech companies in Texas, United States in 2026, ranked by funding and momentum. Funding, investors, founders, valuation, tech stack and live signals. Top: Civitas Learning.

87companies tracked
$251Mdisclosed funding
0unicorns
26have raised

Ranked: Best Higher Education Tech companies in Texas

#CompanyDisclosed fundingLast roundEmployeesFoundedFounderTech stackPatents & IP focusRecent signals
1Civitas Learning
Data-driven platform improving student outcomes in higher education through actionable insights
$93M88 mo ago256
256 → 139 (-46%)
2011—WordPressApple iCloud MailGoogle Workspace+3313 patents
Predictive analytics and adaptive decision platforms for higher‑education student success.
1 job opening · 1 launch
2BibliU
Provider of digital learning content and campus store management solutions
$43M44 mo ago522014Dave Sherwood
Co-Founder & Chief Executive Officer
WebflowApple iCloud MailGoogle Workspace+27—1 job opening · 1 partnership
3Acadeum
Online course sharing platform for higher education
$24M15 mo ago31
31 → 43 (+39%)
2016Joshua Pierce
Co-Founder and Chairman
WordPressMySQLPHP+28——
4Meritize
Online education loans platform
$20M47 mo ago562016Chris Keaveney
Founder & CEO
WordPressBetterDocsMySQL+32——
5API Abroad
Online course discovery platform for higher education
$18M96 mo ago631997Brittany Norman
Co-Founder
WordPressApple iCloud MailMicrosoft 365+40—2 internships · 1 expansion · 1 award
6Upswing
Online platform offering tutoring solutions for students
$13M35 mo ago252012Melvin Hines
CEO & Co-Founder
WordPressMySQLPHP+29——
7Podium Education
Provider of for-credit tech skills programs for university students
$12M68 mo ago1262018Christopher Parrish
Co-Founder & President of Partnerships
——6 partnerships
8Triseum
Learning Game Development Studio
$7M86 mo ago202014—WordPress Block EditorWordPressMySQL+15——
9Territorium
AI-based platform offering solutions for school & college management
$5M46 mo ago882009—WordPressMySQLPHP+27—1 partnership
10Lumerit Scholar
Affordable online college degrees and graduate certificates for students and businesses
$4M84 mo ago362004————
11Degree Analytics
Student success platform for higher educational institutions
$4M16 mo ago152016Gary Garofalo
Co-Founder & CRO
——1 award
12Enflux
Assessment and accreditation software for higher education programs
$3M79 mo ago212015Alejandra Zertuche A
Chief Executive Officer
WordPress Block EditorwpBakeryElementor+422 patents
Wearable sensor-based sports training feedback systems
1 launch
13Gazoo HPC
Computer labs are made available on other devices
$1M127 mo ago31995Scott Morton
Co-Founder & COO
———
14College Contact
Provider of college admission counseling
$1M33 mo ago—2020Sophie English Smith
Founder and Chief Executive Officer
WebflowTikTok PixelGoogle Analytics+16——
15Fathomd
Online platform providing student engagement solutions
$964K105 mo ago162011Ozalp Ozer
Founder
—2 patents
Automated rule validation for multiplayer online interactive environments
—
16Quantified
AI based platform offering conversation intelligence solutions
$550K150 mo ago132010Peter Zandan
Executive Board Chair/Co-Founder/Investor
WordPressMySQLPHP+31——
17OrgSync
Online community platform for higher education
$500K194 mo ago392007Eric Fortenberry
Founder & CEO
———
18OneLogos
Connecting students, lenders, schools, and foundations in the financial aid community
$350K184 mo ago72008Richard Haines
Chairman and CEO
———
19DegreeSight
Provider of AI-powered transfer credit evaluation software for universities
$279K54 mo ago102017David Cook
Founder & CEO
WordPressMySQLPHP+35—1 partnership

Top 12 Higher Education Tech companies in Texas

#1
Series B · Austin, Texas · founded 2016 · 31 employees
$23.9Mraised
▾

Online course sharing platform for higher education. It offers students pre-approved online courses at other institutions for credit. It provides lessons on various subjects including business, accounting, management, nursing, finance, and more. It enables institutes to share courses with students.

LinkedIn Pulse recent public activity · Jul 2026
Audience: 8k LinkedIn followers — 5.4% of this cohort's audience
Funding rounds
  • Feb 2025Series B$1.7M
  • May 2023Series B$11.9M
  • Jan 2021Series A$5M
  • Feb 2020Series A$7M
Founders & team
Joshua PierceCo-Founder and ChairmanNathan GreenCo-founderRobert ManzerCo-Founder and Chief Academic Officer
Investors
Lumina Foundation, LearnStart, Socratic Ventures, Rethink Capital Partners, Green Street Impact Partners, ECMC Group
Tech stack
Amazon AlbAmazon CloudfrontAmazon Web ServicesApple Icloud MailCloudflareCloudflare Bot Management
#2
Series B · Austin, Texas · founded 2016 · 15 employees
$3.5Mraised
▾

Student success platform for higher educational institutions. Offers a Big Data and Machine Learning based platform leveraging IoT data to provide institutions with real-time behavioral insights and action plans. The platform gathers student information such as attendance, library time, and LMS login activity and makes predictions on the future behaviors of students. It will also flag school counselors or instructors if they should intervene with a student.

LinkedIn Pulse recent public activity · Jul 2026
Audience: 2k LinkedIn followers
Activity: 1 awards announced in 12 mo
Funding rounds
  • Jan 2025Series B$5M
  • Apr 2020Series A$2.5M
  • Jan 2018Angel$1M
Founders & team
Gary GarofaloCo-Founder & CROAaron BenzCo-Founder & CEO
Investors
Live Oak Ventures, Capital Factory
Tech stack
Hubspot Cms HubHubspotJqueryGoogle AnalyticsCloudflare Bot ManagementGoogle Font Api
#3
Series B · Greenville, Texas · founded 2014 · 52 employees
$43.2Mraised
▾

Provider of digital learning content and campus store management solutions. The platform offers institutions tools to automate content workflows and improve learning outcomes. It provides digital textbooks, monographs, and courseware. The platform integrates with existing systems to deliver an interactive learning experience. It supports diverse academic needs of students and faculty.

LinkedIn Pulse recent public activity · Jul 2026
Audience: 8k LinkedIn followers — 5.2% of this cohort's audience · 18 engagements/post (1.8× cohort median)
Hiring: 1 hiring post in 12 mo (public) · hiring: Technology, Operations
Activity: 1 partnerships (incl. Central Carolina Community College, Mitchell Community College, and Southwestern Community College) announced in 12 mo
Funding rounds
  • Sep 2022Series B$5.5M
  • Jun 2022Series B$15M
  • Sep 2020Series A$12M
  • Aug 2020Series A$654K
Founders & team
Dave SherwoodCo-Founder & Chief Executive Officer
Investors
Spartech Ventures, Nesta, Oxford Science Enterprises, Guinness Global Investors, Stonehage Fleming Family & Partners, Nesta Impact Investments
Tech stack
Amazon AlbAmazon CloudfrontAmazon Web ServicesApple Icloud MailCloudflareCloudflare Bot Management
#4
Series A · Austin, Texas · founded 2012 · 25 employees
$13.1Mraised
▾

Online platform offering tutoring solutions for students. It provides online tutoring for students and real-time analytics on students' performance to their administrators. Sessions take place through the platform via audio, video, document sharing, and a virtual whiteboard.

LinkedIn Pulse recent public activity · Jul 2026
Audience: 4k LinkedIn followers — 2.6% of this cohort's audience
Funding rounds
  • Jun 2023Series A$1.1M
  • Mar 2021Series A$8M
  • May 2019Series A$2M
  • Jul 2017Seed$1.5M
Founders & team
Melvin HinesCEO & Co-Founder
Investors
Charlotte Angel Fund, Impact America Fund, Rethink Capital Partners, Lumina Foundation, Strada Education Network, Imaginable Futures
Tech stack
Amazon SesAmazon Web ServicesAngularjsAstraBootstrapCdnjs
#5
Series D · Austin, Texas · founded 2011 · 256 employees
$93.2Mraised
▾

Data-driven platform improving student outcomes in higher education through actionable insights. The company offers a student impact platform that leverages data to provide colleges and universities with actionable analytics and connected workflows. These AI-powered workflows help institutions make data-informed decisions, plan effectively, and take coordinated action to support students from enrollment to graduation. The platform centralizes student data, identifies success factors, and facilitates proactive engagement, enabling institutions to remove barriers, scale student support, and ensure efficacy. By turning insights into action, the company helps higher education institutions improve student retention, completion rates, and overall student success. It is a SaaS platform that offers data analytics, student success, higher education, AI, cloud-based solutions, and workflow automation.

LinkedIn Pulse recent public activity · Jul 2026
Audience: 23k LinkedIn followers — 15.3% of this cohort's audience
Hiring: 1 hiring post in 12 mo (public) · hiring: Director of Customer Development, PeopleSoft Engineer
Activity: 1 product launches announced in 12 mo
Funding rounds
  • Feb 2019Series D—
  • Sep 2015Series D$60M
  • Feb 2015Series C$16.2M
  • Jun 2013Series B$8.7M
Investors
Austin Ventures, Emergence Capital, Rethink Capital Partners, Warburg Pincus, Gera Capital, SJF Ventures
Tech stack
6SenseAmazon CloudfrontAmazon S3Amazon Web ServicesApple Icloud MailCdnjs
#6
Series B · Frisco, Texas · founded 2016 · 56 employees
$20.1Mraised
▾

Online education loans platform. The platform uses the FICO score and the borrower of previous academic, military, and work achievements to provide loans. Students can finance their tuition fees and living expenses through the platform. The company also offers quality skills-based training programs and customized talent acquisition programs.

Funding rounds
  • Jun 2022Series B—
  • Oct 2018Series A$13.2M
  • Feb 2018Seed$6.9M
Founders & team
Chris KeaveneyFounder & CEO
Investors
Aegon Am, Edvisors, BAWAG Group, Colchis Capital Management, Cubefg, Chicago Ventures
Tech stack
CloudflareCloudflare Browser InsightsCore-JsElementorFlickityGoogle Analytics
#7
Seed · Austin, Texas · founded 2009 · 88 employees
$5Mraised
▾

AI-based platform offering solutions for school & college management. It provides solutions for workforce management, parents and students management, learning management systems, and others. It provides solutions for both schools and universities.

LinkedIn Pulse recent public activity · Jul 2026
Audience: 16k LinkedIn followers — 10.9% of this cohort's audience
Activity: 1 partnerships (incl. Morgan State University) announced in 12 mo
Funding rounds
  • Aug 2022Seed$4.4M
Investors
VARIV Capital
Tech stack
Animate.CssBootstrapCdnjsCloudflareCloudflare Bot ManagementCore-Js
#8
Seed · Austin, Texas · founded 2020
$1Mraised
▾

Provider of college admission counseling. The student can book admission advising sessions with counselors for assistance in college essays, college list prep, financial aid, and more.

LinkedIn Pulse recent public activity · Jul 2026
Audience: 1k LinkedIn followers
Funding rounds
  • Sep 2023Seed$1M
Founders & team
Sophie English SmithFounder and Chief Executive Officer
Investors
Techstars
Tech stack
CalendlyCloudflareCloudflare Bot ManagementGoogle WorkspaceHstsHubspot
#9
Series A · Austin, Texas · founded 2018 · 126 employees
$12Mraised
▾

Podium Education is an online provider of for-credit tech skills programs for university students. It provides courses on data analytics, web designing, tech operations, digital marketing, and more. Its clientele include Creighton University, John Carroll University, and more.

LinkedIn Pulse recent public activity · Jul 2026
Audience: 9k LinkedIn followers — 5.8% of this cohort's audience · 38 engagements/post (3.9× cohort median)
Activity: 6 partnerships (incl. Georgia Southern University) announced in 12 mo
Funding rounds
  • Oct 2020Series A$12M
Founders & team
Christopher ParrishCo-Founder & President of PartnershipsAlex RickenCo-Founder & CPOJohn FillmoreCEO
Investors
Firework Ventures, Learn Capital, Goldcrest, 137 Ventures, Valor Equity Partners, For Good Ventures
#10
Acquired · Austin, Texas · founded 1997 · 63 employees
$17.5Mraised
▾

API Abroad is an online course discovery platform for higher education. It enables students to discover programs on the basis of subject, location, session, cost, and others. It also provides information regarding internships.

LinkedIn Pulse recent public activity · Jul 2026
Audience: 12k LinkedIn followers — 7.9% of this cohort's audience
Activity: 1 awards · 1 expansions announced in 12 mo
Funding rounds
  • Jun 2018Conventional Debt$17.5M
  • May 2018PE—
Founders & team
Brittany NormanCo-FounderJennifer Attal AllenCo-Founder & CEOSharon FoersterCo-Founder
Investors
Twin Brook Capital Partners, Sterling Partners Education Opportunity Fund, Avathon Capital
Tech stack
Amazon AlbAmazon SesAmazon Web ServicesAnimate.CssApolloApple Icloud Mail
#11
Seed · College Station, Texas · founded 2014 · 20 employees
$6.9Mraised
▾

Triseum creates learning video games, empowering players to learn through gamified experiences. Games include Arte Mecenas and Variant. Arte Mecenas is a collection of games with targeted learning outcomes supporting a traditional college-level Art History survey course. Variant is a first-person exploration game based on calculus. The games are directed towards higher education and are crafted to be visually and mentally appealing.

Funding rounds
  • Apr 2019Seed$100K
  • Dec 2018Seed$330K
  • Sep 2018Seed$535K
  • Jun 2018Conventional Debt$510K
Investors
National Science Foundation
Tech stack
Amazon Web ServicesApache Http ServerGoogle Font ApiJqueryJquery MigrateMicrosoft 365
#12
Acquired · San Antonio, Texas · founded 2004 · 36 employees
$4.4Mraised
▾

Affordable online college degrees and graduate certificates for students and businesses. It provides a non-traditional online college experience, allowing students to earn bachelor's degrees flexibly. The platform emphasizes affordability, aiming to reduce the need for student loans with a pay-as-you-go model. It offers customized college planning with advisors, enabling students to choose their learning style and pace. The service also caters to businesses, enhancing tuition assistance programs with affordable online courses. It empowers employees to achieve professional goals through education. The platform provides access to online courses, majors, and graduate certificates. It focuses on making higher education accessible and manageable for both individual students and corporate clients. The website offers resources like a blog, FAQs, and contact information. It promotes a flexible and cost-effective approach to higher education.

Funding rounds
  • Jun 2019Series A$675K
  • Jun 2018Series A$860K
  • Dec 2017Series A$350K
  • Jan 2017Series A$2.5M
Tech stack
Adobe Experience ManagerJavaBootstrapBackbone.JsApache Http ServerUnderscore.Js

Funding & investor landscape

$251Mtotal disclosed funding
21companies funded
55disclosed rounds
0rounds last 90 days
Most active investors
Capital Factory4 rounds
Human Capital Development3 rounds
Lumina Foundation3 rounds
Rethink Capital Partners3 rounds
ECMC Group2 rounds
National Science Foundation2 rounds
Seed Sumo2 rounds
Socratic Ventures2 rounds
Techstars2 rounds
137 Ventures1 rounds

Notable founders

Joshua Pierce
Co-Founder and Chairman · Acadeum
Nathan Green
Co-founder · Acadeum
Gary Garofalo
Co-Founder & CRO · Degree Analytics
Aaron Benz
Co-Founder & CEO · Degree Analytics
Dave Sherwood
Co-Founder & Chief Executive Officer · BibliU
Melvin Hines
CEO & Co-Founder · Upswing
Chris Keaveney
Founder & CEO · Meritize
Sophie English Smith
Founder and Chief Executive Officer · College Contact
Christopher Parrish
Co-Founder & President of Partnerships · Podium Education
Alex Ricken
Co-Founder & CPO · Podium Education
Brittany Norman
Co-Founder · API Abroad
Jennifer Attal Allen
Co-Founder & CEO · API Abroad
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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 Texas, United States?
Radar tracks 87 indexable Higher Education Tech companies headquartered in Texas, United States that meet our profile-completeness bar.
What is the total funding raised by Higher Education Tech companies in Texas, United States?
The Higher Education Tech companies in Texas, United States on this list have raised a combined $251M in disclosed equity funding across 21 funded companies.
Which is the highest-funded Higher Education Tech company in Texas, United States?
Civitas Learning is the highest-funded Higher Education Tech company in Texas, United States, with $93.2M in disclosed equity funding.
How many Higher Education Tech companies in Texas, United States are funded?
21 of the 87 Higher Education Tech companies in Texas, United States on this list have disclosed at least one equity funding round.
How many Higher Education Tech unicorns are there in Texas, United States?
None of the Higher Education Tech companies in Texas, United States on this list currently has a disclosed valuation of $1B or more.
Who are the top investors in Texas, United States Higher Education Tech companies?
The most active investors in Texas, United States Higher Education Tech companies on this list include Capital Factory, Human Capital Development, Lumina Foundation, Rethink Capital Partners, ECMC Group.
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