Best K-12 EdTech Companies in Hong Kong, China
The 57 best K-12 EdTech companies in Hong Kong, China in 2026, ranked by funding and momentum. Funding, investors, founders, valuation, tech stack and live signals. Top: Snapask.
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 Hong Kong
| # | Company | Disclosed funding | Last round | Stage | Founder | Founded | Tech stack | Recent signals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Snapask Provider of online tutoring and educational resources for primary and secondary students | $50M | 76 mo ago | Series B | Timothy YU Co-Founder & CEO | 2015 | Node.jsFacebook LoginYouTube+17 | — |
| 2 | BSD Education Online platform providing technology-based curriculum in K12 Education | $4M | 63 mo ago | Series A | — | 2013 | WordPressMySQLPHP+23 | — |
| 3 | Oyalabs IoT platform to monitor baby's growth | — | 101 mo ago | Seed | Lamont Tang Co-Founder & CEO | 2016 | — | — |
| 4 | Playto Experiential learning games for children | — | 145 mo ago | Seed | Vernee Ho Co-Founder & CEO | 2012 | — | — |
| 5 | Launchpilots Student event sponsorship marketplace | — | 149 mo ago | Seed | Jah Ying Chung CEO | 2012 | — | — |
| 6 | 21st century Online learning resource provider for teachers | — | — | Unfunded | Justin Hardman Founder | 2012 | WordPressMySQLZoho+43 | — |
| 7 | Active Learning Solutions e-Learning materials and solutions | — | — | Unfunded | Howard Wong Founder & CEO | 2010 | Wix eCommerceWixSentry+14 | — |
| 8 | AfterSchool Provider of online courses for kids | — | — | Funding Raised | — | 2017 | — | — |
Top 5 K-12 EdTech companies in Hong Kong
#1
Series B · Hong Kong, Hong Kong · founded 2015 · 100 employees$50Mraised▾
Provider of online tutoring and educational resources for primary and secondary students. It offers 1-on-1 online tutoring, regular classes, intensive courses, and access to video courses and Q&A support. The platform provides bite-sized video lessons, quizzes for concept reinforcement, and homework assistance. Tutors are rigorously screened and possess strong academic credentials. The platform aims to facilitate effective learning at the student's own pace.
- Feb 2020Series B$35M
- May 2017Series A$5M
- Aug 2015Seed$1.8M
#2
Series A · Hong Kong, Hong Kong · founded 2013 · 27 employees$4Mraised▾
Online platform providing technology-based curriculum in K12 Education. It enables designing, developing, and delivering learning programs for digital skills. It provides project-based technology and curriculum courses. It also provides technology classes and virtual learning for teachers.
- Mar 2021Series A$4M
#3
Seed · Hong Kong, Hong Kong · founded 2016—raised▾
Oyalabs provides a device to monitor baby's mental growth. The device provided by the company is paired with company's application on smartphones. The device monitors the word count, conversations and positive words which are used in conversing with the baby. Based on the monitored results, the company provides tips to increase the language learning ability and intellectual & emotional skills of the baby. It provides an in-app quizzing platform to assess the child's language skills and also monitors the cough patterns of the baby. The company is supported by Johnson & Johnson, Stanford-StartX Fund, SOSV, and HAX. The company was the winner of TheBest of baby tech award in 2018.
- Jan 2018Seed—
#4
Seed · Hong Kong, Hong Kong · founded 2012 · 3 employees—raised▾
Playto creates experiential learning games for kids that help them build skills like concentration, organisation, and mindfulness.Glowmaster is a game that is based on neurofeedback training for children aged 7-13. It uses a brainwave-sensing headset to monitor focus levels and help improve concentration. Parents can view the Playto dashboard to track, schedule and view progress on areas like memory, focus, regulation & effort. It is priced at $295 and additional accounts can be set up through the Glowmaster app.
- 2014Seed—
#5
Seed · Hong Kong, Hong Kong · founded 2012—raised▾
Student event sponsorship marketplace. It is an online platform which connects brands and university students through fast and easy student event sponsorships.
- Jan 2014Seed—
- Aug 2013Angel—
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 China
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 2,700 China-affiliated papers.
- Beijing Normal University81
- Central China Normal University76
- East China Normal University55
- Zhejiang University51
- Xi’an Jiaotong-Liverpool University32
- Adaptive learning1→86
- Adaptive control1→22
- Blended learning1→21
- Control theory (sociology)1→18
- Pattern recognition (psychology)1→13
- Educational technology14→262
- Blended learning4→210
- Mathematics education16→212
- Curriculum3→80
- Context (archaeology)5→81
- Educational technology7→63
- Blended learning3→38
- Mathematics education3→37
- Context (archaeology)1→25
- Cognition1→24
Where edtech is researched across China
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 China
China edtech patent filing is accelerating — 65 filings from 83 assignees (2017–2025), led by Huawei TECH, UNIV Zhejiang, NIO Technology Anhui; annual filings 1→14.
- Huawei TECH29
- UNIV Zhejiang5
- NIO Technology Anhui3
- UNIV Beijing Technology3
- TSE HO Keung3
- Qualcomm2
- Sanya NAT Institute Of Southern 2
- Malakhov Kirill Aleksandrovich2
Common questions
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