Best K-12 EdTech Companies in Brooklyn, United States
The 38 best K-12 EdTech companies in Brooklyn, United States in 2026, ranked by funding and momentum. Funding, investors, founders, valuation, tech stack and live signals. Top: Amplify.
Our analysis of 50 K-12 EdTech companies
$1.5b in tracked funding; 100% of the stack-profiled cohort runs cloud-native; funding activity peaked in 2025.
Ranked: Best K-12 EdTech companies in Brooklyn
| # | Company | Disclosed funding | Last round | Employees | Founder | Tech stack | Web popularity | Patents & IP focus | Recent signals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Amplify Provider of learning management solutions for schools | $215M | 39 mo ago | 749 | Sarah Cocker Founder | WordPress Block EditorWordPressApple iCloud Mail+43 | Top 50k | 13 patents UV decontamination of respirators and related medical device sterilization technologies | 2 awards |
| 2 | Sawyer ClassPass for kids | $18M | 88 mo ago | 58 | Marissa Alden CEO & Co-Founder | We're Hiring! | WebflowRubyRuby on Rails+23 | Top 100k | 5 patents Annular capacitors for high‑frequency power conversion applications | — |
| 3 | Tinybop Educational apps for kids | $18M | 116 mo ago | 11 | — | SentryHelp ScoutStripe+9 | Top 5M | — | — |
| 4 | Prisms of Reality Provider of an education platform that utilizes virtual reality to teach core math and science concepts | $17M | 43 mo ago | 15 | Anurupa Ganguly Founder & CEO | — | — | — | — |
| 5 | Wireless Generation Assesment platform and data analytics tool provider | $6M | 195 mo ago | 548 | Larry Berger CEO and Co-Founder | — | — | — | — |
| 6 | Bamboo Learning Provider of app and activity-based learning solutions for students | $2M | 57 mo ago | 10 | Irina Fine Co-Founder and CEO at Bamboo Learning | — | — | — | — |
| 7 | Ribbon Education Platform providing students management software for schools and colleges | $2M | 55 mo ago | 5 | Joe Burgess Co-Founder | — | — | — | — |
| 8 | Pressto Provider of online writing proficiency solutions for kids | $2M | 51 mo ago | 9 | — | — | — | 3 patents Wireless mesh networking streaming protocols for data transmission | — |
| 9 | Flocabulary Educational musical videos | $2M | 122 mo ago | 57 | — | WordPressMySQLPHP+25 | Top 5M | — | — |
| 10 | TeachBoost Saas-based platform offering classroom management solutions for teachers | $2M | 146 mo ago | 12 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 11 | teachboost TeachBoost is an evaluation and feedback platform designed to engage teachers and administrators in an… | $2M | 146 mo ago | 19 | — | HugoNginxAmazon Web Services+19 | Top 1M | — | — |
| 12 | Teknikio Provider of educational electronics sets for building and activating toys, gadgets, and wearables | $1M | 83 mo ago | — | Sibel Guler Founder | Cart FunctionalityShopifyShop Pay+15 | Top 50M | — | — |
| 13 | BriteClass LMS for Universities | $800K | 163 mo ago | 11 | Alex Epshteyn CEO & Founder | — | — | — | — |
| 14 | Alumnifire Alumni management and networking platform connecting alumni with communities and opportunities | $635K | 116 mo ago | 4 | Andrew Margie Co-Founder & CEO | SentryZendeskRuby+13 | Top 10M | — | — |
| 15 | Blue Studios Provider of online STEM-based tutoring classes | $150K | 74 mo ago | 17 | Kelley Cambry Co-Founder & CEO | — | — | 14 patents 3D computer animation software tools, UVN transformation, and quality assurance workflows | — |
| 16 | CottageClass Discovery platform for tutors | $120K | 107 mo ago | 8 | Manisha Snoyer Co-Founder & CEO | — | — | — | — |
| 17 | ReadWorks Teacher's resources on reading comprehension | $100K | 156 mo ago | 39 | — | WeeblyMySQLPHP+33 | Top 5M | — | — |
| 18 | Elephant Creative company crafting digital brand experiences and products in a connected world | $100K | 172 mo ago | 126 | — | — | — | — | — |
Top 12 K-12 EdTech companies in Brooklyn
#1
Series C · Brooklyn, New York · founded 2000 · 749 employees$215Mraised▾
Provider of learning management solutions for schools. It offers tutoring models to help schools and districts meet student needs. It also offers resources in Math, Literacy, Science, Research, and many more.
- May 2023Series C—
- Nov 2021Series C$215M
- Jun 2012Grant (prize money)—
#2
Series A · Brooklyn, New York · founded 2019 · 15 employees$16.8Mraised▾
Provider of an education platform that utilizes virtual reality to teach core math and science concepts.
- Jan 2023Series A$12.5M
- Jun 2022Seed$4.2M
- Jun 2020Grant (prize money)$250K
#3
Seed · Brooklyn, New York · founded 2020 · 9 employees$1.5Mraised▾
Provider of online writing proficiency solutions for kids. It helps to develop media literacy, critical thinking, and life skills through writing. It also offers solutions for schools.
- May 2022Seed$1.5M
#4
Seed · Brooklyn, New York · founded 2018 · 3 employees$20Kraised▾
Screenless toy built on Montessori principles that helps children learn language. It consists of a smart wooden block that responds when touching a mode card and a subject-based tile. It helps to learn and grow through self-directed and interactive play.
- 2023Seed$20K
#5
Seed · Brooklyn, New York · founded 2022 · 5 employees$1.9Mraised▾
Platform providing students management software for schools and colleges. It also offers tools to reach targeted students and also helps to send one-on-one personalized messages. It uses Canvas LMS, zoom, and Gmail to connect with the students.
- Feb 2022Seed$1.9M
#6
Deadpooled · Brooklyn, New York · founded 2005 · 10 employees$2Mraised▾
Provider of app and activity-based learning solutions for students It utilizes Alexa device to teach Chinese & maths combining with audio and visual techniques. Provides maths problems, exercises, notes, songs, and more. Its app is available for iOS devices.
- Dec 2021Seed—
- Nov 2019Seed$1.4M
- Sep 2018Seed—
#7
Acquired · Brooklyn, New York · founded 2015 · 58 employees$18.5Mraised▾
Sawyer is a ClassPass for kids allowing parents to try out different classes in their neighborhood. The platform makes it easier for museums, theaters, sports centers, and kid-focused service providers to sell children’s classes directly to families by charging a monthly fee for access to a mix of venues. Parents and caregivers can pay either $99 per month for access to six classes or $39 monthly for access to two classes.
- May 2019Series A$11M
- Aug 2017Series A$6M
- Apr 2016Seed$1.5M
#8
Series B · Brooklyn, New York · founded 2011 · 11 employees$17.7Mraised▾
Educational apps for kids. Apps borrow elements from interactive textbooks and mobile games. Creates interactive handbooks which are available in ten languages. Operates on a premium model.
- Jan 2017Series B—
- Nov 2016Series B$10.7M
- Nov 2013Series A$6M
- Nov 2012Seed$1M
#9
Funding Raised · Brooklyn, New York · founded 2014$1Mraised▾
Provider of educational electronics sets for building and activating toys, gadgets, and wearables. It provides STEM-based learning solutions for students to learn Maths Science and more.
- Sep 2019Grant (prize money)$825.2K
- Jan 2018Grant (prize money)$224.5K
#10
Acquired · Brooklyn, New York · founded 2001 · 548 employees$5.9Mraised▾
Wireless Generation created innovative tools, systems, and services that help educators teach smarter. Provided mobile assessment software to give classroom assessments and make data-based instructional decisions. Analyzed student data and provides curriculum customized to individual learning needs. Also built large-scale data systems that centralize student data and give educators and parents unprecedented visibility into learning. A Web 2.0 collaboration and knowledge network for educators propagates proven approaches across schools. Was acquired by newscorp.com in 2010 and now exists as Amplify.
- May 2010Series A$5.9M
- May 2010Series A—
#11
Acquired · Brooklyn, New York · founded 2004 · 57 employees$1.5Mraised▾
Flocabulary offers an online library of educational songs and videos for K-12. Teaches vocabulary, math, language social sciences and life-skills through music videos. The curriculum is Common-Core aligned. Has 35000+ schools on-board. Available for teachers, schools, and districts. Operates on a subscription model.
- Jun 2016Seed$1.5M
#12
Seed · Brooklyn, New York · founded 2019 · 17 employees$150Kraised▾
Blue Studios Live provides online STEM-based tutoring classes. It enables students to learn about STEM subjects at home via the online platform and according to the student's schedule. It covers subjects like maths, physics, biology, etc. It provided one-one and small group tutoring and shares student progress with parents. It can be accessed via any mobile platform.
- Jun 2020Seed—
- Jul 2019Seed$150K
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 the United States
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 4,451 United States-affiliated papers.
- Purdue University West Lafayette107
- North Carolina State University61
- Michigan State University61
- University of Florida57
- Carnegie Mellon University56
- Adaptive learning3→51
- Analytics2→42
- Learning analytics6→44
- Educational technology6→37
- Artificial neural network1→27
- Educational technology84→423
- Experiential learning13→154
- Higher education4→126
- Curriculum23→137
- Learning analytics28→135
- Educational technology79→257
- Higher education7→109
- Professional development11→74
- Curriculum19→74
- Transformative learning2→55
Where edtech is researched across United States
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.
Who's filing edtech patents in the United States
United States edtech patent filing is accelerating — 2,649 filings from 804 assignees (2016–2025), led by Google, Microsoft, Adobe; annual filings 32→533.
- Google131
- Microsoft123
- Adobe110
- Equifax107
- IBM94
- Oracle64
- Capital One Services58
- Qualcomm55
Common questions
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