Best K-12 EdTech Companies in Shanghai, China
The 53 best K-12 EdTech companies in Shanghai, China in 2026, ranked by funding and momentum. Funding, investors, founders, valuation, tech stack and live signals. Top: Zhangmen.
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 Shanghai
| # | Company | Last round | Disclosed funding | Employees | Founded | Founder | Tech stack | Recent signals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Abilix Develops modular humanoid robots and kits | — | — | — | 1996 | Weimin Yun Founder & President | PHPCentOSSemantic UI+4 | — |
| 2 | Campus Solution Group Learning and administration management solution for colleges and universities | — | — | — | 2009 | Yu Xin CEO | — | — |
| 3 | ChineseANY Online platform to learn the Chinese language | — | — | — | 2014 | Maggie Song Co-Founder | — | — |
| 4 | ChineseTime Online Chinese training platform | — | — | — | 2006 | Min Cao Founder | — | — |
| 5 | Codejoy Online platform offering coding courses for kids | — | — | 20 | 2017 | Jiawei Zhang Founder & CEO | — | — |
| 6 | Do Never Social networking platform for college students | — | — | — | 2011 | vasilia xia Co-Founder | — | — |
| 7 | GoEast Mandarin Online platform providing Chinese language learning solutions | — | — | — | 2012 | — | WordPressMySQLPHP+28 | — |
| 8 | Hiwonder Provider of robots and DIY modules for STEM education | — | — | 50 | 2015 | — | Cart FunctionalityShopifyAmazon ALB+25 | 3 launchs |
Top 12 K-12 EdTech companies in Shanghai
#1
Series A · Shanghai, Shanghai · founded 2018$13.8Mraised▾
Platform offering educational robots for STEM learning
#2
Public · Shanghai, Shanghai · founded 2005 · 62 employees$873Mraised▾
Provider of tutoring platform for students. It offers online tutoring with customized counseling and content. It provides tutoring for subjects like maths, English, physics, chemistry, and more. Its app is available for Android and iOS platforms.
- Sep 2020Series F$400M
- Jan 2019Series E$350M
- Dec 2017Series D$119.7M
- Sep 2016Series C—
#3
Series C · Shanghai, Shanghai · founded 2014 · 67 employees$193.9Mraised▾
SquirrelAI provides an AI-based tutoring platform for students. It provides tutoring platform with personalized feedbacks for students using AI-technology.
- Jul 2021Series C—
- Oct 2018Series C$150M
- 2014Seed$43.9M
#4
Series D · Shanghai, Shanghai · founded 2013$335.4Mraised▾
DaDaABC is an interactive English learning course with native speaking teachers for ages 5-16. Each student has a small team of the dedicated study group who have an exclusive consultant and main subject teacher for careful study and planning. The student also has the exclusive access to various learning plans.
- Apr 2020Series D$10.4M
- Jan 2019Series D$225M
- Dec 2017Series C$100M
- Dec 2016Series B—
#5
Acqui-Hired · Shanghai, Shanghai · founded 2014 · 500 employees$165.3Mraised▾
Online music learning platform for students. Allows users to connect with trainers online for live one-on-one interactive learning. Enables teacher to listen to and watch the practice through the online streaming app and points out any mistakes. Provides online 1-to-1 musical instruments training including piano, violin, zither, and accordion. Also enables parents to track their performance. Accessible on mobile phones and iPad.
- Nov 2018Series C$150M
- Jan 2018Series B$15.3M
- May 2017Series B—
- Aug 2016Seed—
#6
Deadpooled · Shanghai, Shanghai · founded 2013 · 1000 employees$155Mraised▾
Xuebajun provides an online platform for homework assistance for school kids. It assists students in homework by providing appropriate answers if students take a photograph of an assignment question and upload it to the system. It provides one-on-one online tutoring. Its apps can be downloaded via the Android and the IOS platform.
- Jan 2017Series C$100M
- Jun 2015Series B$50M
- Mar 2014Series A$5M
- Aug 2013Seed—
#7
Series C · Shanghai, Shanghai · founded 2014 · 50 employees$62.2Mraised▾
Xstudy provides a platform through which parents can find suitable tutors for their kids. Follows a live classroom model to deliver content to students. Claims to have ~5,000 teachers registered on its platform. The company has partnered with Tencent (also the investor in the company) to use its live chat and video streaming products to offer virtual classroom services to its tutors and students. The company has also started a community for helping students get help from teachers and other fellow students.
- Jun 2016Series C$18.2M
- Jul 2015Series B$24M
- Jun 2015Series B$20M
- Jan 2015Seed—
#8
Deadpooled · Shanghai, Shanghai · founded 2014$62.9Mraised▾
Classba is a technology company which provides schools and educational institutes with a AI-based learning management system. The company's products uses algorithms, big data technology and analysis for suggesting student specific content for teaching and tailor-made programs for children. The company has raised close to 300M Yuans in funding in 3 rounds, led by SIG, NGP, King Lam Capital, Kokorjiawa (Chinese Academy of Sciences), Ching Chung Fund, New Oriental Education Group, Good Future Education Group, Zheng He Dao and Yu Min Hung.
- Nov 2017Series A$41M
- 2016Seed$17.3M
#9
Deadpooled · Shanghai, Shanghai · founded 2014$30.9Mraised▾
Diversified conglomerate operating in real estate, construction, education, healthcare, manufacturing, and capital allocation. It fosters sustainable growth across these sectors. The company's strategic vision focuses on delivering excellence while adapting to global market dynamics. It aims to create long-term value and contribute to societal development. Operations involve innovation in each sector, supported by strong leadership.
- Nov 2018Series C$15M
- May 2018Series B$10M
- Mar 2017Series A$4.4M
- Oct 2015Seed$1.6M
#10
Series B · Shanghai, Shanghai · founded 2009 · 96 employees$56Mraised▾
Provides AR-based educational products for kids. It develops AR-based toys and mobile apps that enable children to learn words and languages. Products include AR-based paintings books, flashcards, magnifying glasses, and more. It also produces a cartoon video series for children.
- Oct 2016Series B$37.1M
- Sep 2015Series A$18.9M
#11
Series D · Shanghai, Shanghai · founded 2004 · 51 employees$47.5Mraised▾
Provider of childrens digital English learning platform. Its offerings include interactive multimedia courseware, leveled phonics readers, assessments, and homework exercises designed for students aged 3–15 within a curriculum-based English learning ecosystem. It also provides live online tutoring in small-group formats taught by native English speakers, plus teacher- and parent‑focused portals for learning oversight and communication. The platform uses a blended learning ecosystem integrating courseware, adaptive assessment models, cloud-based analytics dashboards, and school‑to‑home communication tools .
- Nov 2017Series D$37.5M
- Jun 2013Series C$10M
#12
Acquired · Shanghai, Shanghai · founded 2017$10.9Mraised▾
Miaocode provides instructor-led programming courses for students. It provides lectures, games, etc, and courses are offered for graphics programming, game programming, etc.
- Sep 2018Series A$10M
- Dec 2017Seed—
- Jun 2017Seed$881.1K
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 Shanghai is moving
A read on the academic research around Edtech in Shanghai — which themes are gaining ground, the institutions and researchers driving them, and how the tone is shifting. Based on 134 papers.
Shanghai Normal University leads Shanghai's edtech research (134 papers, stance +0.54).
- Shanghai Normal University22
- Shanghai Jiao Tong University15
- Shanghai International Studies University13
- Shanghai Open University11
- University of Shanghai for Science and Technology8
- Artificial neural network5
- Adaptive learning5
- Learning analytics4
- Benchmark (surveying)3
- Context (archaeology)3
- Blended learning1→15
- Educational technology1→14
- Class (philosophy)1→5
- Language acquisition1→3
- Blended learning5
- Educational technology3
- Analytics3
- Mathematics education3
- Digital transformation2
Common questions
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