Best K-12 EdTech Companies in Illinois, United States
The 138 best K-12 EdTech companies in Illinois, United States in 2026, ranked by funding and momentum. Funding, investors, founders, valuation, tech stack and live signals. Top: Everspring.
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 Illinois
| # | Company | Disclosed funding | Last round | Stage | Employees | Founder | Tech stack | Patents & IP focus | Recent signals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Everspring EdTech solutions driving enrollment growth and student success through AI-driven insights | $56M | 67 mo ago | Series B | 203 | Beth Hollenberg Chief Executive Officer | BrightspotJavaSalesforce+20 | — | 1 partnership · 1 award |
| 2 | Elevate K-12 Online platform providing virtual teaching solutions for schools 60Growth top 21%Funding top 25%Moat top 39%Tech top 45% All 8 signals ▾Growthtop 21% Fundingtop 25% Moattop 39% Techtop 45% Talentbottom 49% Marketbottom 44% Globalbottom 32% Newsbottom 22% Growth: Headcount 27 → 62 (+130%) across vintages · Fresh capital in last 24 mo Funding: Raised $54.5M across 5 rounds · 5 rounds over 8 yrs (0.6/yr) rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 60/100 | $54M | 12 mo ago | Acquired | 62 | Shaily Baranwal Founder | WordPress Block EditorWordPressMySQL+36 | — | 1 partnership |
| 3 | Quad Learning Provides American honor program in partnership with community colleges | $42M | 100 mo ago | Acquired | 32 | Phil Bronner Co-Founder & CEO | — | — | — |
| 4 | eSpark Learning Personalized learning on the iPad for schools | $31M | 53 mo ago | Series C | 41 41 → 29 (-29%) · sector median +4% | Eric Dahlberg Chief Executive Officer | WordPress Block EditorWordPressApple iCloud Mail+34 | — | — |
| 5 | Edmentum K-12 learning solutions accelerating student growth and achievement | $25M | 66 mo ago | Acquired | 911 911 → 1,357 (+49%) · sector median +4% | Tim McEwen ex-CEO | Craft CMSApple iCloud MailMicrosoft 365+38 | — | — |
| 6 | Wyzant Marketplace for offline and online tutoring classes | $22M | 150 mo ago | Acquired | 61 | Paul Mishkin CEO | WordPressApple iCloud MailMySQL+38 | 6 patents AI-driven tutoring matchmaking and educational content recommendation platform | — |
| 7 | ThinkCERCA AI-powered ELAR curriculum for argumentative writing and literacy skills | $20M | 108 mo ago | Series B | 16 | Eileen Murphy Founder and CEO | — | — | — |
| 8 | thinkcerca ThinkCERCA offers a personalized literacy platform helps educators teach critical thinking skills. | $20M | 108 mo ago | Series B | 65 | — | HubSpot CMS HubApple iCloud MailGoogle Workspace+19 | — | — |
| 9 | Trala App-based platform providing violin-related learning solutions | $18M | 36 mo ago | Series A | 37 | — | VarnishStripeGitHub Pages+8 | — | — |
| 10 | Drift Net Provider of software solutions for safety management | $16M | 39 mo ago | Series B | 67 | Aaron Coles Founder & CEO | Webflowcore-jsjQuery+14 | — | — |
| 11 | Codeverse Coding platform empowering kids to create games and apps | $10M | 93 mo ago | Acquired | 56 | Katy Lynch Co-Founder & Chief Communications Officer | WebflowReactAmazon Web Services+11 | — | — |
| 12 | Tegrity Global education company providing trusted content, tools, and digital platforms | $10M | 306 mo ago | Acqui-Hired | 30 | Isaac Segal Founder & CEO | — | — | — |
| 13 | inquirED Provider of inquiry-based social studies curriculum and professional learning for engaging students and… | $6M | 31 mo ago | Series A | 47 47 → 70 (+49%) · sector median +4% | Shanti Elangovan Founder & CEO | Wix eCommerceWixSentry+22 | — | — |
| 14 | Innovare Social Innovation Partners Provider of data analysis and project management solutions for schools | $5M | 38 mo ago | Seed | 18 | Adrian Deleón Ed Co-Founder & Chief Executive Officer | WordPressApple iCloud MailGoogle Workspace+40 | — | 4 launchs |
| 15 | Pearachute Subscription Service for Kids activities | $4M | 87 mo ago | Deadpooled | 4 | — | — | — | — |
| 16 | TeleTeachers Online platform offering e-learning services 29Funding top 38%Talent bottom 49%Market bottom 42%Global bottom 29% All 4 signals ▾Fundingtop 38% Talentbottom 49% Marketbottom 42% Globalbottom 29% Funding: Raised $4.3M across 3 rounds · 3 rounds over 6 yrs (0.5/yr) Talent: 1 named leader on record · 1 C-suite/founder profile curated rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 29/100 | $4M | 8 mo ago | Series A | 28 | Emily Smith Founder & CEO | — | — | — |
| 17 | Enduvo Platform providing solutions to create VR/AR contents | $4M | 74 mo ago | Seed | 23 | Justin Drawz Co-Founder | — | 90 patents VR-based educational content creation, management, and dynamic updating platforms | 1 launch · 1 partnership |
| 18 | GetSet Learning Improves student retention through community, analytics, and behavior change tools | $2M | 141 mo ago | Seed | 5 | Karan Goel CEO and Founder | RubyRuby on RailsAngularJS+13 | — | — |
| 19 | Digedu ModernTeacher | $2M | 149 mo ago | Acqui-Hired | 20 | Matthew Tullman Founder | — | — | — |
| 20 | Don Johnston Educational tools and curriculum provider for school and students | $2M | 204 mo ago | Acquired | 52 | Don Johnston Founder | — | — | — |
| 21 | Classkick Classkick: Real-time feedback platform empowering teachers and improving student outcomes | $2M | 135 mo ago | Seed | 49 49 → 26 (-47%) · sector median +4% | Peter Do Co-Founder | Google Sign-inGoogle MapsRadix UI+29 | — | — |
| 22 | The Graide Network Platform connecting teachers with teaching assistants | $1M | 81 mo ago | Seed | 6 | — | — | — | — |
| 23 | AwardSpring Scholarship management system | $1M | 18 mo ago | Series A | 22 | Kurt Reilly Co-Founder & CEO | DudaNginxAzure+23 | — | — |
| 24 | Reach Pathways Platform connecting high-performing under-resourced students to companies and colleges | $1M | 24 mo ago | Seed | — | Jeffery Beckham Co-Founder & Co-CEO | WixSentryBootstrap+12 | — | — |
| 25 | Spotivity Provider of after-school activities discovery platform | $1M | 59 mo ago | Seed | 11 | Montana Butsch Founder | — | — | — |
| 26 | HiLink Cloud and AI-based platform providing collaborative learning solutions | $900K | 48 mo ago | Seed | 35 | — | Cart FunctionalityWixSentry+24 | — | — |
| 27 | TransparentCareer Career Management and candidate sourcing platform | $850K | 116 mo ago | Seed | 4 | Mitch Kirby Co-Founder & CEO | — | — | — |
| 28 | Parker Dewey Platform for students and companies to connect with each other for short-term projects | $720K | 100 mo ago | Seed | 49 | — | SentryErlangElixir+21 | — | 1 internship · 1 launch |
| 29 | Spinlight Educational app development company for kids | $400K | 146 mo ago | Acquired | 6 | — | — | — | — |
| 30 | ClassroomIQ Online grading tool for teachers | $389K | 122 mo ago | Deadpooled | — | Stephen Dillinger Founder | — | — | — |
| 31 | Cognomos Course matching platform for higher educational institutes | $385K | 99 mo ago | Seed | — | Matt Boulos Founder & CEO | — | — | — |
| 32 | Verboso Provider of online speech therapy platform | $350K | 58 mo ago | Funding Raised | — | Michael Young Co-Founder & CTO | — | — | — |
| 33 | Aidhen's Corner Online concierge service for kids activities | $300K | 141 mo ago | Deadpooled | — | Arti Pullins Founder & CEO | — | — | — |
| 34 | Infiniteach Provider of adaptive edutainment apps for autism education | $270K | 78 mo ago | Seed | 5 | Katie Hench CEO | — | — | — |
| 35 | PushCoin Secure student wallet platform for schools, streamlining payments and operations | $140K | 169 mo ago | Seed | — | Anna Lisznianski Co-Founder & CEO | WordPress Block EditorWordPressMySQL+11 | — | — |
| 36 | ImmersionED Platform offering learning video game modules for students | $120K | 33 mo ago | Seed | 5 | Chad Wilson Founder & CEO | — | — | — |
| 37 | StudyCloud Collaborative classroom management platform | $110K | 154 mo ago | Acqui-Hired | 4 | Ravi Pilla Co-Founder & CEO | — | — | — |
Top 12 K-12 EdTech companies in Illinois
#1
Acquired · Chicago, Illinois · founded 2015 · 62 employees$54.5Mraised▾
Online platform providing virtual teaching solutions for schools. The platform offers live teaching, live quizzes & polls, live labs, live audio, live video, and more. The platform offers learning solutions in math, science, computer science, and more.
- May 2025Series C$3.8M
- Jun 2022Series C$40M
- Mar 2021Series B$9.5M
- Mar 2019Series A$300K
#2
Series A · Chicago, Illinois · founded 2019 · 28 employees$4.3Mraised▾
Online platform offering e-learning services. It is a behavioral health platform offering teletherapy services to schools and organizations serving vulnerable students and youth.
- Oct 2025Series A$1.3M
- Nov 2022Series A$1.5M
- Jul 2020Series A$2.8M
#3
Series A · Chicago, Illinois · founded 2013 · 22 employees$1.2Mraised▾
Scholarship management system. The features include customizable application, scholarship matching, evaluation, follow up notifications, reporting, single sign on, integrations with SIS, and more. The platform is offered on monthly subscriptions basis.
- Dec 2024Series A$2.4M
- Nov 2021Seed$1.2M
#4
Series A · Chicago, Illinois · founded 2016 · 37 employees$18.1Mraised▾
App-based platform providing violin-related learning solutions. It offers tutorial videos and daily lessons for the students. It also allows them to chat with the instructor and enables the instructors to provide instant feedback to the students. It also provides a practice journal. Available on both Android and iOS devices.
- May 2023Series A$19.5K
- Dec 2022Series A$14.5M
- Dec 2021Series A—
- Jul 2020Series A$3.5M
#5
Series B · Evanston, Illinois · founded 2011 · 203 employees$56.5Mraised▾
EdTech solutions driving enrollment growth and student success through AI-driven insights. We are a technology-first strategy and services partner to higher education, offering solutions built for speed and designed for change. We provide marketing and enrollment growth strategies, academic services, and AI search solutions. Our expertise includes market research, advisory services, and practice-ready nursing programs. We deliver performance marketing, strategic consulting, and data unification for recruitment. We also focus on student success with engagement, retention, and learning design services. Our solutions are modular, AI-optimized, and seamlessly integrated, offering transparency and shared ownership. We leverage a proprietary dataset and AI-driven insights to optimize recruitment-to-graduation experiences. We provide actionable strategies for tech integration, market insights, and program design. We are a B2B company offering SaaS and software solutions.
- Nov 2020Series B$3M
- Jan 2016Series B$27.5M
- Dec 2014Series A$10M
- Oct 2013Seed$16M
#6
Series B · Chicago, Illinois · founded 2018 · 67 employees$15.6Mraised▾
Provider of software solutions for safety management. It provides users with a platform for managing safety solutions for facilities, assets, and campuses. It also provides users with threat assessment, threat detection, visitor management, and emergency planning solutions.
- Mar 2023Series B$15.6M
#7
Series A · Chicago, Illinois · founded 2017 · 47 employees$6.2Mraised▾
Provider of inquiry-based social studies curriculum and professional learning for engaging students and supporting teachers. It offer curriculum resources and tools for elementary schools, focusing on inquiry-based learning in social studies.
- Oct 2023Series A$6.2M
#8
Series C · Chicago, Illinois · founded 2010 · 41 employees$30.7Mraised▾
Personalized learning on the iPad for schools. Its technology allows for easy iPad setup, which enables educators to deliver and manage personalized learning in their classrooms. Provides around the clock personal assistance to teachers using eSpark. eSpark is working with more than 3,000 apps and learning experiences (eBooks, iOS apps, web apps, instructional videos and songs), curating those apps into custom learning profiles and playlists for students based on their individual needs.
- Jan 2022Series C$25M
- Jan 2015Series B—
- Sep 2012Series A$5.7M
#9
Acquired · Northbrook, Illinois · founded 2012 · 32 employees$42.1Mraised▾
Provides American honor program in partnership with community colleges. The platform partners with community colleges to provide new and enhanced pathways for students to earn their degrees. Has developed an American Honors course which is a competitive 2-year honors program in partnership with community colleges. Helps colleges improve student outcomes, achieve domestic and international recruiting goals, and increase revenue growth.
- Feb 2018Series B$4.8M
- Jul 2017Conventional Debt$2.5M
- Feb 2017Series B$516.3K
- May 2016Series B$12.8M
#10
Seed · Chicago, Illinois · founded 2022$1Mraised▾
Platform connecting high-performing under-resourced students to companies and colleges. It uses metaversity setting and a video-game style curriculum, to reach career pathways to bring scholars' programming to more students.
- May 2024Seed$1M
#11
Seed · Chicago, Illinois · founded 2017 · 18 employees$5Mraised▾
Provider of data analysis and project management solutions for schools. It offers features such as data management, strategy development, project management, and more. It monetizes through a subscription-based model.
- Apr 2023Seed$2M
- Aug 2021Seed$3M
- Jun 2021Seed—
#12
Acquired · Bloomington, Illinois · founded 2005 · 911 employees$25Mraised▾
K-12 learning solutions accelerating student growth and achievement, offering flexible, standards-aligned digital curriculum, diagnostic-driven intervention, and human-centered virtual learning. The company provides courseware, assessments, and instructional services designed to drive course achievement, attendance gains, and grade-level proficiency. It delivers learning acceleration solutions, partnering with educators to ignite student potential. The company offers multiple products and services, including virtual tutoring and professional services. The solutions support math achievement, reading comprehension, test readiness, and multilingual access. The company is focused on impacting student learning experiences by supporting educators and their communities. It is a B2B company offering SaaS and software solutions.
- Dec 2020PE—
- Apr 2018Conventional Debt$25M
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 Edtech in Illinois is moving
A read on the academic research around Edtech in Illinois — which themes are gaining ground, the institutions and researchers driving them, and how the tone is shifting. Based on 108 papers.
University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign and peers lead Illinois edtech research, predominantly advancing adaptive and online learning systems with a cautiously optimistic tone (mean stance 0.28, advancements outpacing concerns 51–28).
- University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign51
- University of Illinois Chicago14
- Illinois State University13
- Northern Illinois University7
- Illinois College5
- Value (mathematics)3
- Experiential learning3
- Exploratory research3
- Educational technology3
- Exploratory analysis2
- Educational technology4→8
- Context (archaeology)1→3
- Mathematics education3→5
- Mathematics education1→5
- Educational technology2→3
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