Best Higher Education Tech Companies in Utah, United States
The 32 best Higher Education Tech companies in Utah, United States in 2026, ranked by funding and momentum. Funding, investors, founders, valuation, tech stack and live signals. Top: Instructure.
Ranked: Best Higher Education Tech companies in Utah
| # | Company | Employees | Disclosed funding | Last round | Founder | Tech stack | Web popularity | Patents & IP focus | Recent signals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Instructure Provider of learning management system and assessment and credential solutions | 1,397 1,397 → 2,252 (+61%) | $89M | 59 mo ago | Steve Daly CEO | DrupalSentryApple iCloud Mail+42 | Top 50k | 3 patents Educational diagnostic assessment software for adaptive learning platforms | — |
| 2 | SirsiDynix Provider of web and app-based library management software solutions | 251 251 → 299 (+19%) | — | — | Bill Davison CMO | WordPressMySQLPHP+27 | Top 5M | — | — |
| 3 | Helix Education Provider of enrollment marketing and retention solutions | 142 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 4 | Kuali Provider of university grant and financial management software 53Funding top 39%Moat top 39%Growth top 40%Tech top 41% All 7 signals ▾Fundingtop 39% Moattop 39% Growthtop 40% Techtop 41% Markettop 48% Talentbottom 49% Globalbottom 32% Funding: Raised $22.0M across 2 rounds · 2 rounds over 8 yrs (0.2/yr) Moat: Editorial + unicorn rating 7/10 · 10 curated direct competitors tracked rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 53/100 | 99 99 → 100 (+1%) | $22M | 16 mo ago | Joel Dehlin Chief Executive Officer | WebflowYouTubeAmazon Web Services+22 | Top 1M | — | — |
| 5 | SideWalk Software solutions for textbook rentals & sales | 52 | $23M | 171 mo ago | Alan Martin Founder & CEO | — | — | 58 patents AI-driven urban design tools and wireless occupancy sensing for smart building planning | — |
| 6 | GoReact Video evaluation tool for student presentations | 47 | $11M | 94 mo ago | Ken Meyers Founder/CEO | — | — | — | — |
| 7 | Caveon Assessment software solutions provider for educational institutes | 44 44 → 62 (+41%) | — | — | — | BreakdanceWordPressMySQL+27 | Top 5M | 20 patents Computerized adaptive testing and real-time test monitoring technologies | — |
| 8 | Derivita Provider of maths teaching solution for educational institutes | 43 43 → 48 (+12%) | $8M | 31 mo ago | Ryan Brown Co-Founder & CTO | SentryApple iCloud MailGoogle Workspace+15 | Top 5M | — | — |
| 9 | ConexED Campus based student communication system | 41 | — | — | Tracy Gorham Founder & CEO | WebflowAtlassian StatuspageAmazon Web Services+20 | Top 10M | — | — |
| 10 | Halda Provider of AI-powered website personalization software for higher education and K-12 schools | 37 | $1M | 20 mo ago | Dallin Palmer Co-Founder | WebflowSentryWistia+23 | Top 10M | — | — |
| 11 | My Educator Provider of online textbooks and interactive tools for instructors and students | 32 | — | — | Nicholas Bahr VP Strategy | WordPress Block EditorWordPressMySQL+24 | Top 5M | — | — |
| 12 | COMPanion Provides education technology and software solutions for library and textbook automation as well as school… | 29 | — | — | — | — | — | 29 patents Animal behavior monitoring, training, and health assessment technologies for livestock and pets | — |
| 13 | Ambi | 26 | $7M | 94 mo ago | — | — | — | 21 patents Single-use lancet devices and antimicrobial peptide formulations for staphylococcal infection treatment | — |
| 14 | Kimono Cloud-based platform providing educational management solutions | 16 | — | — | Steve Daly CEO | — | — | — | — |
| 15 | Knod A degree program with professional projects | 15 | $8M | 122 mo ago | — | — | — | — | — |
Top 10 Higher Education Tech companies in Utah
#1
Series B · Lehi, Utah · founded 2006 · 99 employees$22Mraised▾
KualiCo provides university grants and financial management software. It provides colleges and universities with a SaaS-based open-source software suite for research, financial planning, continuity planning, and curriculum management. The research software helps in automation of pre and post research award management, compliance management, financial management software, and curriculum management for teachers to collaborate on the syllabus and continuity planning which takes into account all the processes in running a school and planning for contingencies & disrupting any of the processes. Its clientele includes the University of Michigan, UC San Diego, etc.
- Jul 2025Series B—
- Jan 2019Series A$12M
- Feb 2018Series A$10M
#2
Series A · Provo, Utah · founded 2020 · 37 employees$1.4Mraised▾
Provider of AI-powered website personalization software for higher education and K-12 schools. Its website personalization product is geared towards higher education institutions.
- Feb 2025Series A$3.5M
- Mar 2024Seed$1.4M
#3
Series A · Sandy, Utah · founded 2017 · 43 employees$8.2Mraised▾
Provider of a math teaching solution for educational institutes. It is a computer system built for education and provides resources for topics like algebra, calculus, and more. It can be integrated with the LMS system like Canvas, Blackboard, Moodle, and more.
- Mar 2024Series A—
- Dec 2021Series A$5M
- Jun 2020Series A$3.3M
#4
Acquired · Salt Lake City, Utah · founded 1999 · 1397 employees$88.9Mraised▾
Provider of learning management system and assessment and credential solutions. The company delivers tools for K–12, higher education, business, and government sectors. It offers solutions for teaching and learning, data and insights, and student engagement. The company's platform enhances instruction and outcomes with tools and insights.
- Nov 2021Post IPO$40M
- Jan 2021Grant (prize money)$42.6K
- Mar 2019Series E$16.3M
- Feb 2015Series E$40M
#5
Acquired · Orem, Utah · founded 2011 · 47 employees$11.4Mraised▾
Video evaluation tool for student presentations. It allows teachers to give feedback from instructors or peers during live recording sessions. It enables participants to upload, record, or stream videos with a webcam or smartphone and teachers can give audio or video comments on it. It also measures and track the performance of the student.
- Dec 2018Series A$4M
- Apr 2018Series A$750K
- Mar 2017Series A$750K
- Mar 2016Series A$4.4M
#6
Deadpooled · Ogden, Utah · founded 2007 · 52 employees$23.1Mraised▾
Sidewalk, formerly known as CampusBookRentals, provides software solutions that enable textbook rentals and sales to college students. Its solutions include 1. Rent - provides a private labelled, rental platform for both in-store & online rentals 2. Marketplace- which allows store owners to connect with other stores & online marketplaces to source inventory & sell books. 3. Cash & Keep - allows students to convert their books into store rented books in exchange for cash 4. Pro - is a PoS solution that allows small store owners to manage orders, payments and more 5. Hero - connects faculty, students & stores to ensure transparency in books adopted y faculty, the cost of adoption, etc. and also allows faculty to attach videos, document links and other content in one place. It claims to serve hundreds of clients such as Carnegie Mellon University, Cornell University, IOWA State University, Legal Books, Avila Bookstore among others.
- Aug 2012Series B$20M
- Sep 2010Series A$3.1M
#7
Series A · Salt Lake City, Utah · founded 2016 · 26 employees$7.2Mraised▾
- Dec 2018Series A$5M
- Jun 2018Seed$1.5M
- Aug 2017Seed$400K
- Nov 2016Seed$250K
#8
Deadpooled · Salt Lake City, Utah · founded 2013 · 15 employees$8.1Mraised▾
Knod university provides degrees to students for business and information technology. They partner with other universities such as Help University, New Charter University and more to provide both online and offline education. Partners with companies for real-life projects where the students get hands-on experience. The university uses Canvas LMS for blended learning. The cost of the course is around $10,000 per year and hence reduces the cost of education through this structure. Their corporate partners are Rio Tinto, Xerox and more who recruit from the university.
- Aug 2016Series A$1.9M
- Jan 2015Series A$6.2M
#9
Deadpooled · Provo, Utah · founded 2015—raised▾
Circll is a fundraising app for schools. The app provides an interface for schools to raise funds for school events as well as manage the school event calendar. Parents, teachers, administrators and students can log into the app to keep track of the events such as community clubs, sports, cultural programs and more. Parents make a donation for the school and in return get discount coupons for retail and food outlets locally. Graduate from the Boomstartup accelerator program.
- 2015Seed—
#10
Seed · Provo, Utah · founded 2011—raised▾
Safe communication platform connecting educators, students, and parents. This platform facilitates secure interactions within the educational community, offering features like class pages and discussion boards for homework help and material review. It empowers students to report concerns, mitigating cyberbullying. The platform enables efficient messaging to individuals, classes, or the entire school, streamlining announcements and event updates. With a focus on user-friendly design and comprehensive support, it aims to be a virtual school solution, enhancing communication and collaboration for teachers and students both in and out of the classroom. This is a SaaS based product.
- Nov 2011Seed—
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