Best K-12 EdTech Companies in Michigan, United States
The 71 best K-12 EdTech companies in Michigan, United States in 2026, ranked by funding and momentum. Funding, investors, founders, valuation, tech stack and live signals. Top: Amesite.
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 Michigan
| # | Company | Disclosed funding | Last round | Stage | Founder | Founded | Tech stack | Recent signals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Amesite Cloud-based learning platform for colleges and university | $13M | 73 mo ago | Public | — | 2017 | WixSentryBootstrap+19 | — |
| 2 | XanEdu Innovative education solutions for K-12 and higher education | $12M | 132 mo ago | Series B | — | 1999 | HubSpot CMS HubApple iCloud MailMicrosoft 365+22 | — |
| 3 | Mia Share Provider of technology solutions for schools to manage payment plans | $6M | 28 mo ago | Series A | Joshua Haghani Founder & CEO | 2020 | — | — |
| 4 | Kabongo Web-based educational products and learning resources for cognitive learning | $6M | 188 mo ago | Deadpooled | Terrell Anderson Co-Founder | 2007 | — | — |
| 5 | Infoready Cloud-based user engagement solutions for higher educational institutes | $5M | 114 mo ago | Seed | — | 2010 | HubSpot CMS HubApple iCloud MailMicrosoft 365+19 | — |
| 6 | Seelio Audiovisual equipment and event services for corporate events in Medellín, Colombia | $2M | 152 mo ago | Acqui-Hired | Moses Lee Co-Founder & CEO | 2012 | — | — |
| 7 | Alchemie Innovative digital learning technology for accessible and affordable STEM education | $1M | 33 mo ago | Seed | — | 2013 | Webflowcore-jsjQuery+12 | — |
| 8 | ALTality Interactive AR apps | $652K | 39 mo ago | Seed | Christina York Co-Founder & CEO | 2015 | — | — |
| 9 | CourseWeaver Learning management system with content creation support | $600K | 161 mo ago | Seed | Robert Fulk Co-Founder & CEO | 2013 | — | — |
| 10 | Mandy & Pandy Chinese & English language learning for kids | $244K | 198 mo ago | Public | Chris Lin Founder & CEO | 2007 | — | — |
| 11 | ProQuest Provider of online research solutions and content access to academic institutions | $232K | 33 mo ago | Acquired | Renat Nasibullin Ceo | 2008 | Optimizely Content ManagementApple iCloud MailMicrosoft 365+28 | — |
Top 12 K-12 EdTech companies in Michigan
#1
Series A · Wyoming, Michigan · founded 2020 · 14 employees$6.5Mraised▾
Provider of technology solutions for schools to manage payment plans. It offers income-based payment plans and zero-interest payment plans. It partners with schools to offer solutions for managing student financing.
- Feb 2024Series A$6.5M
#2
Seed · Troy, Michigan · founded 2013 · 9 employees$1Mraised▾
Innovative digital learning technology for accessible and affordable STEM education. They create dynamic, game-inspired interactives to enhance student learning in STEM. Their web-based tools provide immediate feedback, fostering deeper connections and long-lasting learning. They offer readily integrated learning platforms designed with accessibility as a key feature, supporting independent learning for all students, including those with blindness or low vision, through multi-sensory augmented reality. They transform unique pedagogical perspectives into engaging learning modules, making intuitive education accessible and affordable for students everywhere. This is a B2C business model.
- Sep 2023Grant (prize money)$275.8K
- Mar 2023Grant (prize money)$275K
- Jun 2022Grant (prize money)$100K
- Aug 2019Seed$262.5K
#3
Acquired · Ann Arbor, Michigan · founded 2008 · 2133 employees$231.7Kraised▾
Provider of online research solutions and content access to academic institutions. It is a digital platform offering research solutions and information services to libraries and institutions worldwide. The company offers a suite of products and services that enable access to academic, corporate, and public content, including dissertations, theses, e-books, and databases. Its solutions support research, education, and collaboration across various sectors. It also provides library management systems for educational institutes.
- Sep 2023Grant (prize money)$21.3K
- Mar 2023Grant (prize money)$53.4K
- Jan 2023Grant (prize money)$21.5K
- Jun 2022Grant (prize money)$26.8K
#4
Seed · Ann Arbor, Michigan · founded 2015$652.1Kraised▾
ALTality provides mobile AR solutions to experience AR with everyday objects. Their first product, Spellbound is an Ar app that adds AR interactions to kids' books. Won Detroit Startup Weekend 2014.
- Mar 2023Grant (prize money)$311K
- Jun 2020Grant (prize money)$2.1M
- Dec 2018Seed$652.1K
- Aug 2017Conventional Debt$75K
#5
Public · Ann Arbor, Michigan · founded 2017 · 12 employees$13Mraised▾
Cloud-based learning platform for colleges and university. Offers online courses and materials. Utilizes machine learning and artificial intelligence to provide customized environments for learners and educators. Courses also cater to individual students.
- May 2020Series A$5.5M
- Aug 2019Series A$2M
- Jun 2018Series A$5.5M
#6
Series B · Ann Arbor, Michigan · founded 1999 · 97 employees$11.7Mraised▾
Innovative education solutions for K-12 and higher education. They provide customized content solutions and professional services, empowering educators with engaging, affordable, and accessible learning materials. They offer custom content creation, curriculum development, and publishing services for both K-12 and higher education. Their services include lesson planning tools, curriculum books, and expert partnerships to alleviate challenges associated with printed learning materials. They focus on affordability solutions, copyright compliance, and educational content solutions. They offer digital courseware solutions that integrate with any Learning Management System (LMS), providing a flexible, easy-to-use, and affordable learning tool. They partner with education companies to provide solutions-oriented products that get materials to students digitally or in print. They offer services like design, formatting, layout, production, fulfillment, project management, digital platforms, marketing, and sales support.
- Jun 2015Series B$3M
- Jun 2015Series B$8.7M
- Apr 2013Series A—
#7
Seed · Ann Arbor, Michigan · founded 2010 · 28 employees$4.7Mraised▾
Cloud-based user engagement solutions for higher educational institutes. It provides cloud-based user engagement solutions for higher educational institutes. Its product offering includes InfoReady Review - a platform for automating research and grand fund competition management for universities, and InfoReady Thrive - a platform using data science algorithms to match students with internships, and study-abroad programs, undergraduate research, and more. It also provides custom solutions to automate business processes that require users to apply, compete, route and review.
- Dec 2016Seed$1.1M
- 2014Angel$2.5M
- Jan 2011Seed$1.1M
#8
Deadpooled · Ann Arbor, Michigan · founded 2007$6Mraised▾
Kabongo provides web and app-based educational games and learning resources. Its products embed cognitive processing instructions with skill development techniques to offer interactive and gamified learning programs. The games are available online so students can access them from home.
- Oct 2010Series A$1.1M
- Dec 2009Series A$1M
- Sep 2008Series A$3.9M
#9
Acqui-Hired · Ann Arbor, Michigan · founded 2012 · 22 employees$2.2Mraised▾
Audiovisual equipment and event services for corporate events in Medellín, Colombia. We provide comprehensive audiovisual solutions, including state-of-the-art equipment and specialized technical support, ensuring successful corporate events. Our services encompass projection screens, professional audio systems, intelligent LED lighting, and complete logistical support, from planning to dismantling. We cater to conferences, conventions, trade shows, corporate galas, and product launches. Our proven process includes initial consultation, detailed quotes, professional setup, and full on-site support. We offer event solutions, technical assistance, event planning, event management, event technology, sound systems, lighting solutions, video solutions, event production, and corporate events.
- Oct 2013Seed$600K
- Apr 2013Seed$900K
- Nov 2012Seed$525K
- Jun 2012Seed$200K
#10
Seed · East Lansing, Michigan · founded 2013 · 11 employees$600Kraised▾
CourseWeaver is a web-based learning management system. Provides platform for content creation and management, collaboration, assessment, analysis and more. Provides a marketplace where content creators can sell their courses. Provides adaptive learning pathways for students to learn at their own pace based on their level of understanding. LON-CAPA (Learning online network) support and hosting for K-12 schools and universities.
- Jan 2013Seed$600K
#11
Public · Ann Arbor, Michigan · founded 2007$244.5Kraised▾
Mandy & Pandy provides resources to kids for learning Chinese and English. It also prides English learning resources for Chinese-speaking children. Resources include books, CDs, DVDs, toys, and television.
- Dec 2009Seed$244.5K
#12
Seed · East Lansing, Michigan · founded 2018 · 16 employees$20Kraised▾
Lingco is an adaptive language learning platform for schools. It uses Artificial Intelligence to determine students competency in vocabulary, grammar and helps the instructor to structure the course accordingly.
- Sep 2020Seed—
- May 2018Seed$20K
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 Michigan is moving
A read on the academic research around Edtech in Michigan — which themes are gaining ground, the institutions and researchers driving them, and how the tone is shifting. Based on 123 papers.
- Michigan State University61
- University of Michigan23
- University of Michigan–Ann Arbor9
- Michigan Technological University8
- Central Michigan University6
- Task (project management)2
- Slicing1
- Metric (unit)1
- Predictive analytics1
- Statistic1
- Mathematics education4→8
- Science education1→5
- Experiential learning2→3
- Educational technology1→6
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