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Best K-12 EdTech Companies in Mountain View, United States

The 34 best K-12 EdTech companies in Mountain View, United States in 2026, ranked by funding and momentum. Funding, investors, founders, valuation, tech stack and live signals. Top: Kiddom.

34companies tracked
$184.1Mdisclosed funding
0unicorns
21have raised
FLIAR INTELLIGENCE · K-12 EDTECH × MOUNTAIN VIEW

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.

50companies analysed
100%cloud-native stacks
2025funding peak (by rounds)
2unicorns
2018median founding year
565kcombined LinkedIn audience
93%of audience held by top 3
1companies hiring publicly (12 mo)

Ranked: Best K-12 EdTech companies in Mountain View

#CompanyDisclosed fundingLast roundStageEmployeesFounderApp-install YoYPatents & IP focusRecent signals
1Kiddom
App-based platform offering content management solutions for teachers
$56M62 mo agoSeries C97Abbas Manjee
Co-Founder & Chief Academic Officer
———
2Kidaptive
Global education company providing trusted content, tools, and digital learning platforms
$45M104 mo agoAcquired7————
3WeVideo
Provider of tools for video creation, interactive video, and video hosting
$21M174 mo agoAcquired15Kevin Knight
Chief Executive Officer
+3%27 patents
Cloud-based collaborative video editing with theme effects and low-bandwidth streaming
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4Khan Academy
Online learning platform
$12M75 mo agoFunding Raised178Salman Khan
Founder & CEO
+24%——
5Tynker
Provider of gamified courses to kids to learn programming
$10M124 mo agoAcquired62Srinivas Mandyam
CEO & Co-Founder
+11%——
6Academix Direct
Education marketing through discovery paltforms
$10M213 mo agoSeries A4————
7Affinity Circles
Alumni management software solutions for organizations, fostering alumni engagement and networking
$6M244 mo agoAcquired1Tyler Ziemann
Co-Founder & CEO
———
8ZeeMee
Digital portfolio supplementing applications process for college admissions
$6M132 mo agoSeries A23————
9Galxyz
Intergalactic science adventure game for K3-12
$5M137 mo agoSeries A1————
10The PocketLab
Provider of science sensors, digital notebooks, and standards-aligned curriculum resources
50Growth top 35%Tech top 35%Funding top 41%Talent bottom 45%
All 7 signals ▾
Growthtop 35%
Techtop 35%
Fundingtop 41%
Talentbottom 45%
Productbottom 40%
Marketbottom 33%
Globalbottom 29%
Growth: Fresh capital in last 24 mo
Tech: 38 technologies across 5/8 capability areas · Cloud: Amazon Cloudfront, Amazon Ses
rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 50/100
$5M19 mo agoSeed16Clifton Roozeboom
Founder & CTO
———
11Studypool
Manufacturer of rotational molding machines and molds
$2M130 mo agoSeed3————
12TumbleFeed
Assessment platform for the professional development of educators
$2M151 mo agoDeadpooled—Lee Beggs
Founder
———
13Zoodles
Online games, videos, books for kids
$2M197 mo agoAcquired8Mark Willamson
CEO & Co-Founder
———
14OneSchool
Mobile communication app for students
$750K177 mo agoDeadpooled—————
15OpenCurriculum
Opensource curriculum for K-12 education
$160K148 mo agoSeed—Varun Arora
CEO & Founder
———
16Terascore
SaaS platform for digitalisation of assessments
$100K166 mo agoSeed—————

Top 12 K-12 EdTech companies in Mountain View

#1
Seed · Mountain View, California · founded 2014 · 16 employees
$4.7Mraised
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Provider of science sensors, digital notebooks, and standards-aligned curriculum resources. The company offers tools for data collection and hands-on learning experiences. It provides a platform for data analysis and ready-made lessons. Premium lesson content is available from education partners. The company also offers professional development, events, and teaching resources for educators.

Fliar Intelligence Index™ 50how this company ranks against its industry peers
Growth
top 35%
Tech
top 35%
Funding
top 41%
Talent
bottom 45%
Product
bottom 40%
Market
bottom 33%
Growth: Fresh capital in last 24 mo
Tech: 38 technologies across 5/8 capability areas · Cloud: Amazon Cloudfront, Amazon Ses · Devops: Envoy
Funding: Raised $4.7M across 5 rounds · 5 rounds over 11 yrs (0.5/yr) · Last round Grant (prize money) (Mar 2025)
Audience (LinkedIn): 753 LinkedIn followers
Funding rounds
  • Mar 2025Grant (prize money)$1.9M
  • Sep 2023Grant (prize money)$1.1M
  • Sep 2020Grant (prize money)$1.3M
  • Jun 2018Grant (prize money)$225K
Founders & team
Clifton RoozeboomFounder & CTO
Investors
Intel Capital, HHS, Intel, Handshake Ventures
Tech stack
Amazon CloudfrontAmazon SesAmazon Web ServicesAngularCloudflareCloudflare Bot Management
#2
Series C · Mountain View, California · founded 2012 · 97 employees
$56.5Mraised
▾

App-based platform offering content management solutions for teachers. It is a classroom management platform that integrates different apps, tools, and software used in classrooms through a unified platform. It helps teachers manage content, curricula, communication, and analytics from one platform. It syncs student achievement data with the learning management and student information systems. Its app is available for Android and iOS devices.

LinkedIn Pulse recent public activity · Jul 2026
Audience: 29k LinkedIn followers — 5.2% of this cohort's audience
Funding rounds
  • Aug 2021Series C$35M
  • Mar 2018Series B$15M
  • Mar 2017Series A$6.5M
Founders & team
Abbas ManjeeCo-Founder & Chief Academic OfficerAhsan RizviCo-Founder & CEO
Investors
Khosla Ventures, Altos Ventures Management, Owl Ventures, Outcomes Collective, Red House Education, Skydeck Capital
Tech stack
Chili PiperCloudflareCloudflare Bot ManagementCloudflare TurnstileContact Form 7Core-Js
#3
Acquired · Mountain View, California · founded 2012 · 7 employees
$45Mraised
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Global education company providing trusted content, tools, and digital learning platforms. They partner with educators, learners, and professionals to deliver personalized learning experiences and unique solutions. Their offerings span PreK-12, higher education, and professional development, encompassing subjects like language arts, math, science, and more. They provide digital products like eBooks, virtual labs, and AI-powered learning tools. They offer services such as learning management system integration and custom courseware solutions. They focus on data-driven insights, personalized learning, and supporting the whole child. They provide resources for educators, including product trainings, mobile app integration, and free educational activities. They also offer platforms for educators to connect and share ideas. They are committed to integrity, innovation, and customer focus. They provide cloud based SaaS solutions, and support login, cart, and subscription services.

LinkedIn Pulse recent public activity · Jul 2026
Audience: 453k LinkedIn followers — 80.2% of this cohort's audience · 156 engagements/post (11.4× cohort median)
Funding rounds
  • Feb 2018Series C$19.1M
  • Jan 2018Series C$5M
  • Jan 2016Series C$8.1M
  • Nov 2013Series B$11.4M
Investors
WoongjinThinkBig, Formation 8, Menlo Ventures, NewSchools Venture Fund, Prana Studios, StartX
Tech stack
Amazon ElbAmazon Web ServicesAws Certificate Manager
#4
Funding Raised · Mountain View, California · founded 2008 · 178 employees
$12.5Mraised
▾

Online learning platform. The platform produces a collection of free online micro lectures in the form of YouTube videos on a variety of different subjects, including mathematics, history, computer science, finance, physics, chemistry, biology, astronomy, and economics. Also incorporates game mechanics into its system by awarding students with badges for reaching certain skill levels.

Funding rounds
  • Jul 2020Grant (prize money)$3M
  • Aug 2016Grant (prize money)$3M
  • Nov 2012Grant (prize money)$5M
  • Oct 2010Grant (prize money)$1.5M
Founders & team
Salman KhanFounder & CEOSwati VasudevanManaging Director
Investors
Gates, Omidyar Network, Amgen Foundation, NewSchools Venture Fund, Designer Fund, Google.org
Tech stack
Amazon CloudfrontAmazon Web ServicesApolloApple Icloud MailApple PayAtlassian Statuspage
#5
Acquired · Mountain View, California · founded 2011 · 15 employees
$21.2Mraised
▾

Provider of tools for video creation, interactive video, and video hosting. It offers cloud-based software for video editing and interactive video creation. It provides resources such as stock media, instructional videos, and project templates. Its tools support uses such as student engagement, professional development, employee training, and marketing video creation. Features include screen recording, green screen, audience response systems, and real-time collaboration.

LinkedIn Pulse recent public activity · Jul 2026
Audience: 5k LinkedIn followers
Funding rounds
  • Apr 2012Series A$19.1M
  • Apr 2012Seed$881.5K
  • Nov 2011Seed$1.2M
Founders & team
Kevin KnightChief Executive Officer
Investors
Crest Capital Ventures, Keiretsu Forum, REACH, Second Century Ventures
Tech stack
Alpine.JsAmazon SesAmazon Web ServicesApple Icloud MailAwinClickcease
#6
Acquired · Mountain View, California · founded 2002 · 1 employees
$6.4Mraised
▾

Alumni management software solutions for organizations, fostering alumni engagement and networking. It provides web software for social organizations, focusing on alumni engagement. The platform offers tools for managing alumni relations, moving away from conventional methods like spreadsheets to advanced software solutions. It emphasizes alumni involvement through effective management software, offering features to maintain alumni records and facilitate communication. The software aims to help institutions connect with their alumni, build strong relationships, and leverage their network for educational advancement. It provides solutions for alumni tracking, engagement, and overall management, enhancing productivity and community building. The platform supports alumni in maintaining connections with their alma mater and fellow graduates, fostering a vibrant alumni network.

Funding rounds
  • May 2006Series A$4M
  • Sep 2005Seed$1M
  • Jan 2005Seed$200K
  • Jun 2004Seed$440.5K
Founders & team
Steve LoughlinCEO & PresidentTyler ZiemannCo-Founder & CEOTyson HendricksenCo-Founder
Investors
Storm Ventures, C2C Ventures
Tech stack
WordpressMysqlPhpJetpackYoast SeoApache Http Server
#7
Acquired · Mountain View, California · founded 2012 · 62 employees
$10.3Mraised
▾

Tynker provides gamified courses to kids to learn programming. It offers interactive courses for children to learn programming at home as well as a grade based curriculum for schools. It teaches children computational learning and programming skills through a gamified experience and engages students through gaming puzzles and short quizzes. The entire programming environment runs online in the cloud, and includes lesson plans and workflows for teachers. It operates on a freemium model.

LinkedIn Pulse recent public activity · Jul 2026
Audience: 5k LinkedIn followers
Funding rounds
  • May 2016Series A$7.1M
  • Apr 2013Seed$3.2M
Founders & team
Srinivas MandyamCEO & Co-FounderKrishna VedatiCo-Founder
Investors
500 Global, New Enterprise Associates, Felicis Ventures, NewSchools Venture Fund, XG Ventures, GSV Advisors
Tech stack
Cart FunctionalityCloudflareCloudflare Bot ManagementCloudflare Browser InsightsCloudinaryGoogle Analytics
#8
Series A · Mountain View, California · founded 2004 · 4 employees
$10Mraised
▾

AcademixDirect provides marketing solutions for partners for colleges, tutors and institutes through their discovery platforms as well as tailored marketing for a particular college. Products include Coursetalk which is a discovery platform for MOOCS, SchoolSpot which is a discovery platform for traditional brick and mortar as well as online colleges and DegreeMe which is a discovery platform on the basis of degree a user wants to pursue. Earns revenue through university partnerships as well as advertisements. Acquired Coursetalk in

Funding rounds
  • Jan 2009Series A$10M
Investors
Kennet Partners, Sunstone Partners, Ironfire Ventures, Savant Growth
Tech stack
HstsCloudflareHttp/3
#9
Series A · Mountain View, California · founded 2014 · 23 employees
$5.8Mraised
▾

ZeeMee provides a template for students to upload pictures, videos and descriptions of their extra and co-curricular activities which they can link to their portfolio on their college application. Allows students to supplement their college applications with artifacts and interests beyond their grades & essays. Also allows students to find scholarships and internships. Free for schools and students.

LinkedIn Pulse recent public activity · Jul 2026
Audience: 8k LinkedIn followers · 34 engagements/post (2.5× cohort median)
Activity: 1 partnerships (incl. Sleepyhead) announced in 12 mo
Funding rounds
  • Oct 2015Series A$5.8M
Investors
BlueRun Ventures, Mavcap
Tech stack
CdnjsCloudflareCloudflare Bot ManagementCore-JsElementorGoogle Adsense
#10
Series A · Mountain View, California · founded 2013 · 1 employees
$5Mraised
▾

GALXYZ is a mobile and web-based intergalactic science adventure game fusing digital media and learning design with the Next Generation Science Standards. The game encourages mastery of elementary science concepts and develops scientific reasoning for elementary school kids. Learners begin as an alien child, abandoned on an icy planet, will rise to become an intergalactic space adventurer on a quest to defeat the wicked King Dullard. Has partnered with the New York Academy of Sciences to develop the science content. App available on iOS.

Funding rounds
  • May 2015Series A$3M
  • Feb 2014Series A$2M
Investors
Relay Ventures, Andreessen Horowitz
Tech stack
PhpUbuntuBootstrapApache Http ServerJqueryGoogle Font Api
#11
Seed · Mountain View, California · founded 2012 · 3 employees
$2.1Mraised
▾

Manufacturer of rotational molding machines and molds. It designs and manufactures a variety of bi-axial rotational molding machines, including single-station, three-arm, four-arm, and clamshell models. Additionally, it produces molds using sheet metal, CNC machining, and cast aluminum. The company offers custom machine designs to meet specific customer needs and provides auxiliary equipment and machine accessories. It also supports customers with post-sales service.

Funding rounds
  • Dec 2015Seed$800K
  • 2015Seed—
  • Mar 2015Seed$1.2M
  • Nov 2014Seed$100K
Investors
SVS Ventures, 500 Global, Lerer Hippeau, Great Oaks Venture Capital, FJ Labs, Fil Rouge Capital
Tech stack
PhpKineticjsBootstrapAnimate.CssGoogle AdsSlick
#12
Deadpooled · Mountain View, California · founded 2011
$2Mraised
▾

TumbleFeed provides an assessment platform for the professional development of educators. The platform offers performance assessment, teacher coaching and observation, and online PLCs for collaborative feedback. Enables educators to share and get feedback based on research on all types of work.

Funding rounds
  • Mar 2014Seed$2M
  • Aug 2013Seed$500K
Founders & team
Lee BeggsFounder
Investors
Flywheel Ventures

Funding & investor landscape

$184.1Mtotal disclosed funding
19companies funded
46disclosed rounds
0rounds last 90 days
Most active investors
500 Global4 rounds
NewSchools Venture Fund3 rounds
Imagine K122 rounds
Learn Capital2 rounds
Relay Ventures2 rounds
XG Ventures2 rounds
Y Combinator2 rounds
AARP Innovation Labs1 rounds
AWS EdStart1 rounds
Alchemist Accelerator1 rounds

Notable founders

Clifton Roozeboom
Founder & CTO · The PocketLab
Abbas Manjee
Co-Founder & Chief Academic Officer · Kiddom
Ahsan Rizvi
Co-Founder & CEO · Kiddom
Salman Khan
Founder & CEO · Khan Academy
Swati Vasudevan
Managing Director · Khan Academy
Kevin Knight
Chief Executive Officer · WeVideo
Steve Loughlin
CEO & President · Affinity Circles
Tyler Ziemann
Co-Founder & CEO · Affinity Circles
Srinivas Mandyam
CEO & Co-Founder · Tynker
Krishna Vedati
Co-Founder · Tynker
Lee Beggs
Founder · TumbleFeed
Mark Willamson
CEO & Co-Founder · Zoodles
Prism market signals · United States · country-scoped Prism corpus, 1,588,032 docs

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

RESEARCH SIGNALS · United States

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.

research sentiment over time
200820172026
enthusiastic · positive · guarded tone
Tone is overwhelmingly optimistic and intensifying — the enthusiastic (strongly-positive) share moved 48% → 65% across 2008–2026.
top research entities
  • Purdue University West Lafayette107
  • North Carolina State University61
  • Michigan State University61
  • University of Florida57
  • Carnegie Mellon University56
leading researchers
E Mahiban Ross · D Beula Jeba Malar · Freederia AI Researcher · Charles R. Graham · Wordly Knowledge Publishing Centre · Richard E. Mayer · Vincent Aleven · Florence Martin
▲ Breakthroughs487 · 11%
▲ 4%→12% share
▲3.0× share momentum0 median citations93% since 2021mostly methods-led
Breakthroughs are rising (4%→12% of field), led by Adaptive learning.
rising sub-themes (early→recent)
  • Adaptive learning3→51
  • Analytics2→42
  • Learning analytics6→44
  • Educational technology6→37
  • Artificial neural network1→27
Newly emergingReinforcement learning 0→63 · Scalability 0→43 · Personalized learning 0→26
Landmark What is Technological Pedagogical Content Knowledge (TPACK)? · 1,481 cites
◆ Advancements2,156 · 48%
▲ 43%→50% share
▲1.2× share momentum0 median citations84% since 2021mostly empirical
Advancements are rising (43%→50% of field), led by Educational technology.
rising sub-themes (early→recent)
  • Educational technology84→423
  • Experiential learning13→154
  • Higher education4→126
  • Curriculum23→137
  • Learning analytics28→135
Newly emergingTransformative learning 0→112 · Generative grammar 0→72 · Digital learning 0→71
Landmark The Relative Effectiveness of Human Tutoring, Intelligent Tutoring Systems, and Other Tutoring Systems · 1,829 cites
▼ Concerns1,162 · 26%
▼ 30%→25% share
▼0.8× share momentum0 median citations79% since 2021mostly empirical
Concerns are cooling (30%→25% of field), led by Educational technology.
rising sub-themes (early→recent)
  • Educational technology79→257
  • Higher education7→109
  • Professional development11→74
  • Curriculum19→74
  • Transformative learning2→55
Newly emergingGenerative grammar 0→63 · Digital learning 0→38 · Thematic analysis 0→32
Landmark Teacher Technology Change · 2,249 cites
RESEARCH HOTSPOTS · United States

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.

Boston105 · +0.37
Hot · Educational technologyAdvancing · Student engagementOpportunity · Key (lock)Concern · Mathematics education
New York92 · +0.31
Hot · Medical educationAdvancing · Key (lock)Opportunity · Generative grammarConcern · Data science
Pittsburgh82 · +0.48
Hot · Intervention (counseling)Advancing · Learning analyticsOpportunity · Collaborative learningConcern · Generative grammar
SF Bay Area76 · +0.41
Hot · Reflection (computer programming)Advancing · Embodied cognitionOpportunity · LiteracyConcern · Generative grammar
Philadelphia52 · +0.32
Hot · Social mediaAdvancing · Science educationOpportunity · PedagogyConcern · Emerging technologies
Atlanta46 · +0.51
Hot · PersonalizationAdvancing · Adaptation (eye)Opportunity · Educational technology
Los Angeles44 · +0.24
Hot · PerceptionAdvancing · Test (biology)Opportunity · Active learning (machine learning)Concern · Higher education
Chicago42 · +0.29
Hot · Higher educationAdvancing · Bridge (graph theory)Opportunity · Adaptive learningConcern · Engineering ethics
Ann Arbor35 · +0.30
Hot · Teacher educationAdvancing · Sociotechnical systemOpportunity · Teaching method
Seattle34 · +0.44
Hot · Formative assessmentAdvancing · UsabilityOpportunity · Reinforcement learning
PATENT SIGNAL · United States

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.

2,649 filings804 assigneespeak 533/yr2016–2025
filing momentum (YoY 2016–2025)
top patent filers
  • Google131
  • Microsoft123
  • Adobe110
  • Equifax107
  • IBM94
  • Oracle64
  • Capital One Services58
  • Qualcomm55

Common questions

How many K-12 EdTech companies are there in Mountain View, United States?
Radar tracks 34 indexable K-12 EdTech companies headquartered in Mountain View, United States that meet our profile-completeness bar.
What is the total funding raised by K-12 EdTech companies in Mountain View, United States?
The K-12 EdTech companies in Mountain View, United States on this list have raised a combined $184.1M in disclosed equity funding across 19 funded companies.
Which is the highest-funded K-12 EdTech company in Mountain View, United States?
Kiddom is the highest-funded K-12 EdTech company in Mountain View, United States, with $56.5M in disclosed equity funding.
How many K-12 EdTech companies in Mountain View, United States are funded?
19 of the 34 K-12 EdTech companies in Mountain View, United States on this list have disclosed at least one equity funding round.
How many K-12 EdTech unicorns are there in Mountain View, United States?
None of the K-12 EdTech companies in Mountain View, United States on this list currently has a disclosed valuation of $1B or more.
Who are the top investors in Mountain View, United States K-12 EdTech companies?
The most active investors in Mountain View, United States K-12 EdTech companies on this list include 500 Global, NewSchools Venture Fund, Imagine K12, Learn Capital, Relay Ventures.
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