Best K-12 EdTech Companies in Australia
The 314 best K-12 EdTech companies in Australia in 2026, ranked by funding and momentum. Funding, investors, founders, valuation, tech stack and live signals. Top: Family Zone.
Ranked by disclosed equity funding across 314 tracked companies, this directory maps the K-12 EdTech sector in Australia with more granularity than you'll find anywhere else right now. Total disclosed funding sits at $298M, spread unevenly. Family Zone leads at $70M, Matific follows at $57M, and Edrolo sits close behind at $43M. No unicorns yet. That's the honest picture.
What's moving the needle this quarter is thematic. Educational apps, virtual classroom tech, and engineering projects for adolescents are all drawing attention, even as overall coverage stays flat. I'd watch the gap between the top funded names and the long tail carefully — Cadmus discloses just $20,000 against a field where Compass pulled $41M. That spread tells you the sector's still sorting itself out. Investors like BlueChilli, Artesian, and muru-D are circling earlier-stage bets, which suggests the next funding wave probably comes from pedagogy-focused builders rather than pure platform plays. So if you're scanning for momentum, the themes matter as much as the totals here.
Our analysis of 148 K-12 EdTech companies
$9.7b in tracked funding; 96% of the stack-profiled cohort runs cloud-native; funding activity peaked in 2021.
Ranked: Best K-12 EdTech companies in Australia
| # | Company | Disclosed funding | Last round | Stage | Employees | Founder | Tech stack | Recent signals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Family Zone Cyber safety platform for families and schools | $70M | 47 mo ago | Public | 121 | Tim Levy CEO & MD | — | — |
| 2 | Matific Gamefied math learning platform for students | $57M | 118 mo ago | Series B | 250 | Raz Kupferman Co-Founder | PythonZohoDjango+36 | 1 award |
| 3 | Edrolo Provider of educational resources for students | $43M | 48 mo ago | Series B | 192 | Duncan Anderson Co-Founder | Webflow EcommerceWebflowAmazon Web Services+25 | 1 partnership |
| 4 | Compass Web-based school management platform | $41M | 21 mo ago | Late Stage | 14 | John Motte Co-Founder & CEO | WordPressApple iCloud MailGoogle Workspace+30 | 3 launchs · 1 expansion |
| 5 | Cluey Tutoring platform for students | $22M | 88 mo ago | Public | 85 | Mark Rohald Co-Founder & CEO | WordPressMySQLPHP+41 | — |
| 6 | Critical Links ICT infrastructure solution for schools | $11M | 213 mo ago | Series A | 22 | Abdul Kasim ex-Co-Founder & CEO | WordPressMySQLPHP+23 | — |
| 7 | HSC Hub SaaS-based platform offering online courses for schools to teach students | $9M | 54 mo ago | Series A | 136 | Robert Barakat Co-Founder | WebflowSentryGSAP+25 | 2 job openings |
| 8 | Moodle Open source learning management platform | $6M | 104 mo ago | Series A | — | Scott Anderberg CEO | WordPress Block EditorWordPressMoodle+23 | — |
| 9 | KNeoMedia Game-based learning platform for students | $5M | 103 mo ago | Public | 35 | James Kellett Executive Chairman & CEO | — | — |
| 10 | SEQTA Learning management system for K12 | $4M | 126 mo ago | Series A | 93 | Sharon Grosser Co-Founder | CKEditorSalesforceJava+11 | — |
| 11 | Clipboard Online platform providing school management software for extracurricular activities | $4M | 43 mo ago | Acquired | 31 | Sam Clarke Co-Founder | WebflowAmazon Web ServicesMicrosoft Clarity+22 | 1 partnership |
| 12 | Intellischool Cloud-based platform offering management solutions for schools | $3M | 45 mo ago | Series A | 24 | Dave Philp Co-Founder and CEO | — | — |
| 13 | Prosper Blended learning platform for individuals and educational institutes | $3M | 98 mo ago | Series A | — | Dominic Richards Co-Founder | — | — |
| 14 | QPay University societies ticketing and membership platform | $2M | 59 mo ago | Seed | 21 | — | — | — |
| 15 | Rockmelon Provider of App-based learning platform for special children | $2M | 87 mo ago | Deadpooled | 17 | — | — | — |
| 16 | 1Question AI and app-based platform offering screen time management solutions | $2M | 59 mo ago | Seed | 6 | Ann Elnekave Co-Founder | WordPressMySQLPHP+33 | — |
| 17 | Verso Cloud-based professional development platform for teachers | $2M | 106 mo ago | Series A | — | Colin Wood Founder & CEO | — | — |
| 18 | Makers Empire 3D modeling app fr tablets | $2M | 76 mo ago | Seed | 23 | — | WordPressMySQLPHP+31 | — |
| 19 | Operoo Provider of digital forms, communication & payment related platform for schools | $2M | 86 mo ago | Acquired | 27 | — | WordPressMySQLPHP+26 | — |
| 20 | Pivot Professional Learning Platform offering tools to improve teacher effectiveness in schools | $1M | 39 mo ago | Seed | 24 | Cleo Westhorpe Co-Founder | Pivot | — | — |
| 21 | Canopy Study AI-driven platform offering content management solutions for schools | $1M | 50 mo ago | Deadpooled | 3 | Dean Mikan Co-Founder & CEO | — | — |
| 22 | BRiN Platform providing education content through both a chatbot and an app interface | $950K | 120 mo ago | Seed | — | Dale Beaumont Founder & CEO | — | — |
| 23 | The Pulse IQ VR collaborative platform for education and training | $560K | 100 mo ago | Deadpooled | — | Brett Heil CEO & MD | — | — |
| 24 | TalkiPlay App-based language learning for kids | $531K | 52 mo ago | Seed | 8 | — | — | — |
| 25 | LoopSafe Provider of a commercial security services | $520K | 88 mo ago | Funding Raised | — | David S Co-Founder | — | — |
| 26 | Edexia AI-powered grading solutions for teachers | $500K | 18 mo ago | Seed | — | Nathan Wang Co-Founder and CTO | SentryNode.jsFirebase+13 | — |
| 27 | ClassCover Market place for booking Relief teacher | $455K | 117 mo ago | Seed | 35 | Ben Grozier Chief Executive Officer | WordPress Block EditorElementorWordPress+32 | 2 launchs |
| 28 | HackersJack SaaS-based platform offering cybersecurity lessons | $370K | 58 mo ago | Seed | — | Ikram Akbar Founder & CEO | — | — |
| 29 | Grow Your Mind Provider of mental health programs for schools to teach students | $232K | 52 mo ago | Funding Raised | — | Kristina Freeman Co-Founder and Director of Social Enterprise at Grow Your Mind | WordPress Block EditorWordPress Site EditorWordPress+39 | — |
| 30 | Moovosity Digital application that uses movement and physical literacy to improve health, well-being, and academic… | $209K | 84 mo ago | Deadpooled | — | Scott Jenson Co-Founder & CEO | — | — |
| 31 | Cleverbean Online reading tool for teachers and schools | $200K | 36 mo ago | Seed | 6 | — | ContentfulNode.jsTailwind CSS+19 | — |
| 32 | Cubit Education Provider of STEAM education platform integrating robotics, coding, engineering, and mathematics | $106K | — | Seed | — | Jason Gouw Founder | — | — |
| 33 | Example Company Augmented Reality apps for kids | $100K | 60 mo ago | Seed | — | Michael Kasumovic Founder | WordPressMySQLPHP+13 | — |
Top 12 K-12 EdTech companies in Australia
#1
Late Stage · Melbourne, Victoria · founded 2009 · 14 employees$41.1Mraised▾
Compass Education (trade name of JDLF International) offers web-based school management platform. Features include attendance and roll marking, semester and progress reporting, news feed, calendaring, staff, student and parent portal, online payments, curriculum builder, parent-teacher interviews, behavior management, budgeting and purchase orders. Accessible on PC, tablet, and mobile. Apps are available for iOS platform.
- Aug 2024PE—
- Nov 2019PE$41.1M
- Aug 2018PE—
#2
Seed · Brisbane, Queensland · founded 2023$500Kraised▾
AI-powered grading solutions for teachers. It provides solutions for managing assignment marking and feedback assistant.
- Dec 2024Seed$500K
#3
Public · Perth, Western Australia · founded 2014 · 121 employees$70Mraised▾
Family Zone provides parents and schools with a cyber safety platform allowing them to monitor and restrict the children's' activities when they are online. The solution consists of a Family Safe Box which provides security for every connected device, a Family Zone app for devices outside of home/school server and a community of Cybersafety experts for guidance. The parents get reports of their kids' activities and can manage their screen time, social media activities etc.
- Jun 2022Post IPO$42M
- Jun 2021Post IPO$23M
- Jul 2018Post IPO$5M
- Nov 2017Post IPO—
#4
Series B · Fitzroy, Victoria · founded 2011 · 192 employees$43.4Mraised▾
Provider of educational resources for students. It provides courses for various subjects, including biology, chemistry, physics, psychology, English, legal studies, physical education, studio arts, and more. The courses consist of interactive video theory, formative assessment, practice exams, analytics, and more.
- Jun 2022Series B$40M
- May 2015Series A$2M
- 2013Seed$50K
- 2012Seed$1.3M
#5
Seed · Melbourne, Victoria · founded 2015 · 25 employees$20Kraised▾
Cadmus is an online writing tool for students. It enables students to write literature reviews, annotated bibliography, tutorial tasks, case study reports, lab reports, essays, and more. It also enables teachers to design and build assignment instructions, manage submissions, and grade.
- Sep 2025Seed—
- 2015Grant (prize money)$20K
#6
Series B · Sydney, New South Wales · founded 2012 · 250 employees$57Mraised▾
Matific is a gamified math learning platform for students from class k to 6. Covers various topics including fractions, geometry, addition, subtraction, and others. It also offers worksheets, playlists, lesson plans, and teacher guides to educators. Teachers can track students progress through the dashboard. Available for web, Android and iOS platforms.
- Jul 2016Series B$45M
- Jan 2015Series A$12M
#7
Acquired · Sydney, New South Wales · founded 2018 · 31 employees$4Mraised▾
Online platform providing school management software for extracurricular activities. It offers features such as scheduling, attendance, insights, team management, results, and many more. It integrates with the school's management system which can be operated by the admin.
- Oct 2022Series A$3.1M
- Jul 2020Seed$850K
#8
Series A · Sydney, New South Wales · founded 2012 · 136 employees$9Mraised▾
SaaS-based platform offering online courses for schools to teach students. It offers courses in math, science, English, social science, physical education, and more. Also, the discussion forum can be used by students to clarify any doubts.
- Dec 2021Series A$9M
#9
Public · Sydney, New South Wales · founded 2017 · 85 employees$22.1Mraised▾
Tutoring platform for students. Provides live sessions, learning content, real-time feedback, and progress report of students. Tutoring is offered for maths and English. The learning programs comply with the Australian curriculums. Students are matched to tutors based on age, educational stage, ability, learning goals, and more. Tutoring is conducted via real-time video and audio utilizing a virtual whiteboard.
- Feb 2019Series A$14.3M
#10
Series A · Carlton, Victoria · founded 2018 · 24 employees$3.3Mraised▾
Cloud-based platform offering management solutions for schools. It makes teaching engaging by offering stories, scientific explanations, and illustrations for lessons for kids. It also offers video instructions and tips for teachers.
- Aug 2022Series A$3.3M
#11
Seed · Essendon, Victoria · founded 2014 · 24 employees$1.4Mraised▾
Platform offering tools to improve teacher effectiveness in schools. It offers solutions to collect feedback from managers, peers, educational managers, principals, and teachers. It also allows schools to conduct students survey anonymously to gain feedback on student needs.
- Mar 2023Seed$1.4M
#12
Series A · Fairfield, New South Wales · founded 2006 · 22 employees$11.2Mraised▾
Critical Links provides an education appliance and an ICT platform to move the learning and school management in the cloud. The appliance works where there is either limited internet connectivity or no connectivity at all and hence is useful not only to modernize schools but also to provide edtech solutions to schools and colleges in rural areas. Provides a platform for third party LMS, SMS and other education software to be deployed. Moodle is already integrated with the appliance so moodle based courses can be used.
- Sep 2008Series A$5.7M
- Aug 2007Series A$5.5M
Funding & investor landscape
Notable founders
Market landscape — 10 sub-themes by coverage
Share of K-12 EdTech coverage by sub-theme.
Regulatory-risk over time rising
Funding & growth over time
funding rising · growth rising
How research on Education Technology is moving in Australia
A read on the academic research around Education Technology — which themes are gaining ground, the institutions and researchers driving them, and how the tone is shifting. Based on 1,099 Australia-affiliated papers.
- Monash University128
- University College London73
- University of South Australia65
- Department of Commerce65
- The University of Queensland49
- Curriculum1→10
- Learning analytics3→11
- Analytics3→8
- Educational technology3→6
- Adaptive learning1→4
- Educational technology26→107
- Learning analytics13→59
- Higher education2→41
- Analytics12→48
- Mathematics education23→56
- Educational technology28→79
- Curriculum5→26
- Analytics7→28
- Higher education12→30
- Experiential learning2→20
Where edtech is researched across Australia
Location clusters by institution affiliation — each city's volume, stance tone, and a quick read on its hot topic, what's advancing, the opening opportunity, and the main concern.
Common questions
Rohit lives in the feed. He covers what's moving right now — the funding rounds, launches and shifts breaking across the trade press — and ties them back to where the sector is heading.