Radar · K-12 EdTech in United Kingdom
Best K-12 EdTech Companies in United Kingdom
The 1003 best K-12 EdTech companies in United Kingdom in 2026, ranked by funding and momentum. Funding, investors, founders, valuation, tech stack and live signals. Top: Texthelp.
By Riya SenguptaFinancials
1003companies tracked
$829.2Mdisclosed funding
0unicorns
220have raised
Ranked by disclosed equity funding and recent momentum, this directory maps 1,003 K-12 EdTech companies operating across the United Kingdom, a market that's pulled in $829 million in total disclosed capital without producing a single unicorn. That figure tells you something. The money here is spread wide, not concentrated in one breakout name, and the funding distribution reflects exactly that: Texthelp leads all filers at $123 million raised, Yoto follows at $74 million, and Save All has disclosed $26 million, with the rest of the field trailing well behind. Third Space Learning sits at $16 million, Gizmo at $4 million. I'd call this a fragmented but genuinely active cohort, anchored by investors like Bethnal Green Ventures, Techstars, and Mercia who keep returning to the sector.
Coverage momentum is flat right now, but the themes drawing capital are specific: educational apps for K-12 learners, tech-enhanced pedagogy, virtual classroom technologies, and engineering projects aimed at adolescents. So where's the growth? It's in product depth, not headline rounds. The 1,003 companies tracked here are mostly sub-scale by global standards, but the concentration of specialist investors and the sheer volume of filers suggests the United Kingdom remains a serious proving ground for K-12 EdTech with real commercial intent behind it. If you're sourcing deals or benchmarking competitors, the funding ladder here is the honest place to start.
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FLIAR INTELLIGENCE · K-12 EDTECH × UNITED KINGDOM
Our analysis of 50 K-12 EdTech companies
95% of the stack-profiled cohort runs cloud-native; funding activity peaked in 2021; the median company was founded 2015.
50companies analysed
95%cloud-native stacks
2021funding peak (by rounds)
2015median founding year
41median Fliar Index™
270kcombined LinkedIn audience
37%of audience held by top 3
5companies hiring publicly (12 mo)
Ranked: Best K-12 EdTech companies in United Kingdom
| # | Company | Disclosed funding | Last round | Employees | Founded | Stage | Tech stack | Recent signals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Texthelp Developer of software tools for literacy math and communication support 67Fin. health top 26%Tech top 27%Market top 34%Funding top 34% All 14 signals ▾Fin. healthtop 26% Techtop 27% Markettop 34% Fundingtop 34% Moattop 37% AItop 45% Growthtop 48% Globaltop 50% Talentbottom 49% Productbottom 40% Innovationbottom 37% Patentsbottom 35% Customersbottom 31% Newsbottom 22% Fin. health: Revenue ~$35.2M · Revenue +29% YoY Tech: 44 technologies across 7/8 capability areas · Cloud: Amazon Cloudfront, Amazon S3 rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 67/100 | $123M | 37 mo ago | 350 | 2018 | Seed | PrismicNode.jsHeadless UI+29 | — |
| 2 | Yoto Online retailer of audio players, cards, and related accessories 78Funding top 22%Patents top 26%Innovation top 27%Moat top 34% All 7 signals ▾Fundingtop 22% Patentstop 26% Innovationtop 27% Moattop 34% Markettop 36% Talenttop 38% Globaltop 49% Funding: Raised $74.4M across 9 rounds · 9 rounds over 9 yrs (1.0/yr) Patents: 31 patents matched (strict assignee match) · 25 filings since 2022 vs 6 in 2017-21 rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 78/100 | $74M | 20 mo ago | 98 | 2015 | Series B | — | — |
| 3 | Kano Activity based learning platform for coding 35Moat top 22%Product top 30%Funding top 33%Innovation top 39% All 10 signals ▾Moattop 22% Producttop 30% Fundingtop 33% Innovationtop 39% Techtop 49% Talentbottom 49% Marketbottom 45% Globalbottom 43% Newsbottom 27% Growthbottom 18% Moat: Editorial + unicorn rating 8/10 · Soonicorn Product: 4 distinct product lines · Company stage: Series B rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 35/100 | $61M | 71 mo ago | 41 | 2013 | Series B | ReactPaddleAmazon Web Services+19 | — |
| 4 | MyTutor Provider of tutoring platform for students 83Fin. health top 18%Tech top 24%Market top 32%Funding top 32% All 7 signals ▾Fin. healthtop 18% Techtop 24% Markettop 32% Fundingtop 32% Growthtop 35% Moattop 39% Globalbottom 37% Fin. health: Revenue ~$33.4M · Revenue +57% YoY Tech: 53 technologies across 6/8 capability areas · Cloud: Amazon Alb, Amazon Ses rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 83/100 | $45M | 35 mo ago | 71 | 2013 | Acquired | DrupalApple iCloud MailGoogle Workspace+31 | — |
| 5 | Pi-Top DIY open source laptop building kit 37Funding top 37%Talent top 38%Moat top 39%Tech top 43% All 8 signals ▾Fundingtop 37% Talenttop 38% Moattop 39% Techtop 43% Growthbottom 46% Globalbottom 39% Marketbottom 34% Newsbottom 22% Funding: Raised $40.4M across 5 rounds · 5 rounds over 11 yrs (0.5/yr) Talent: 2 named leaders on record · 2 C-suite/founder profiles curated rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 37/100 | $40M | 60 mo ago | 37 37 → 22 (-41%) · sector median -6% | 2014 | Series C | Cart FunctionalityShopifyShop Pay+15 | — |
| 6 | Unibuddy Provider of software for peer to peer student recruitment engagement 64Growth top 29%Customers top 36%Talent top 38%Moat top 39% All 11 signals ▾Growthtop 29% Customerstop 36% Talenttop 38% Moattop 39% Fundingtop 40% Techtop 43% Fin. healthtop 43% Producttop 46% Markettop 48% Globalbottom 48% Newsbottom 22% Growth: Headcount 20 → 41 (+105%) across vintages · Revenue +1% YoY Customers: Play-Store rating 4.50★ across 475 ratings (1 apps) · Review volume +9% in 6 mo rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 64/100 | $32M | 59 mo ago | 41 | 2017 | Series B | Apple iCloud MailGoogle WorkspaceNode.js+26 | — |
| 7 | Save All Developer of an A.I.-powered platform providing learning and study tools 65Funding top 28%Talent top 35%Global bottom 36% All 3 signals ▾Fundingtop 28% Talenttop 35% Globalbottom 36% Funding: Raised $26.5M across 3 rounds · 3 rounds over 5 yrs (0.6/yr) Talent: 3 named leaders on record rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 65/100 | $26M | 10 mo ago | — | 2019 | Series A | — | — |
| 8 | MEL Science Blended solutions for Chemistry experiments 53Tech top 26%Fin. health top 33%Moat top 39%Funding top 40% All 10 signals ▾Techtop 26% Fin. healthtop 33% Moattop 39% Fundingtop 40% Producttop 40% Markettop 50% Customersbottom 47% Globalbottom 39% Growthbottom 36% Newsbottom 22% Tech: 59 technologies across 6/8 capability areas · Cloud: Amazon Alb, Amazon Web Services Fin. health: Revenue ~$11.4M rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 53/100 | $24M | 66 mo ago | 14 | 2015 | Series B | PythonFroala EditorVarnish+35 | 1 job opening |
| 9 | SAM Labs Provider of STEAM and coding courses for K-12 students 42Tech top 18%Funding top 36%Growth top 45%Product bottom 48% All 7 signals ▾Techtop 18% Fundingtop 36% Growthtop 45% Productbottom 48% Globalbottom 45% Marketbottom 30% Customersbottom 22% Tech: 80 technologies across 6/8 capability areas · Cloud: Amazon Cloudfront, Amazon S3 Funding: Raised $20.1M across 3 rounds · 3 rounds over 10 yrs (0.3/yr) rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 42/100 | $20M | 83 mo ago | 7 | 2014 | Series A | WordPressMySQLPHP+39 | — |
| 10 | Satchel Provider of cloud-based software for school management and learning platforms 45Talent top 38%Tech top 44%Funding top 45%Growth bottom 49% All 8 signals ▾Talenttop 38% Techtop 44% Fundingtop 45% Growthbottom 49% Marketbottom 46% Customersbottom 41% Productbottom 40% Globalbottom 37% Talent: 2 named leaders on record · 2 C-suite/founder profiles curated Tech: 32 technologies across 4/8 capability areas · Cloud: Amazon Cloudfront, Amazon S3 rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 45/100 | $17M | 51 mo ago | 47 47 → 50 (+6%) · sector median -6% | 2011 | Seed | SalesforceGoogle MapsBootstrap+29 | — |
| 11 | Third Space Learning Online one to one tutoring in maths 72Product top 14%Funding top 25%Tech top 27%Innovation top 33% All 7 signals ▾Producttop 14% Fundingtop 25% Techtop 27% Innovationtop 33% Markettop 39% Growthtop 47% Globalbottom 39% Product: 5 distinct product lines · Company stage: Public Funding: Raised $16.3M across 6 rounds · 6 rounds over 13 yrs (0.5/yr) rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 72/100 | $16M | 1 mo ago | 229 | 2013 | Public | WordPressSentryMySQL+27 | — |
| 12 | InceptionXR Developer of VR platform to distribute content and AR based educational solution 32Funding top 40%Tech bottom 45%Market bottom 44%Global bottom 38% All 5 signals ▾Fundingtop 40% Techbottom 45% Marketbottom 44% Globalbottom 38% Newsbottom 22% Funding: Raised $15.0M across 1 rounds · 1 rounds over 9 yrs (0.1/yr) Tech: 15 technologies across 4/8 capability areas · Cloud: Cloudflare, Google Cloud rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 32/100 | $15M | 106 mo ago | 50 | 2016 | Acquired | WixSentryBootstrap+12 | — |
| 13 | Mrs Wordsmith Provider activity and flashcard-based vocabulary development resources 53Talent top 15%Customers top 37%Innovation top 39%Moat top 39% All 11 signals ▾Talenttop 15% Customerstop 37% Innovationtop 39% Moattop 39% Producttop 40% Fundingtop 41% Techtop 41% Fin. healthtop 45% Growthbottom 39% Globalbottom 39% Marketbottom 37% Talent: Analyst team rating 5/5 Customers: Play-Store rating 4.23★ across 1,717 ratings (1 apps) · Review volume +4% in 6 mo rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 53/100 | $14M | 76 mo ago | 46 46 → 39 (-15%) · sector median -6% | 2015 | Series A | Cart FunctionalityShopifyGoogle Sign-in+34 | 1 launch |
| 14 | Firefly Classroom management platform for K-12 42Funding top 39%Tech top 39%Moat top 39%Product top 40% All 8 signals ▾Fundingtop 39% Techtop 39% Moattop 39% Producttop 40% Markettop 49% Globalbottom 48% Customersbottom 41% Growthbottom 37% Funding: Raised $13.0M across 2 rounds · 2 rounds over 10 yrs (0.2/yr) Tech: 33 technologies across 4/8 capability areas · Cloud: Amazon Cloudfront, Amazon S3 rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 42/100 | $13M | 88 mo ago | 72 | 2005 | Series B | Apple iCloud MailTypeScriptPHP+23 | — |
| 15 | MarcoPolo Learning App-based educational games for kids 27Customers top 38%Product top 41%Funding top 43%Tech top 50% All 8 signals ▾Customerstop 38% Producttop 41% Fundingtop 43% Techtop 50% Talentbottom 49% Marketbottom 39% Globalbottom 39% Growthbottom 30% Customers: Play-Store rating 4.18★ across 10,662 ratings (4 apps) · Review volume +1% in 6 mo Product: 4 published apps (1.4M installs) · Company stage: Series A rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 27/100 | $13M | 57 mo ago | 45 | 2012 | Series A | Webflow EcommerceWebflowStripe+18 | 1 internship · 1 expansion |
| 16 | Century AI powered platform for personalized learning 74Tech top 18%News top 35%Talent top 38%Growth top 39% All 11 signals ▾Techtop 18% Newstop 35% Talenttop 38% Growthtop 39% Moattop 39% Markettop 43% Fundingtop 44% AItop 45% Partnersbottom 47% Productbottom 45% Globalbottom 37% Tech: 68 technologies across 6/8 capability areas · Cloud: Amazon Cloudfront, Amazon S3 News: 15 BI events in 12 mo (of 148 tracked, 12 types) · -6% YoY rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 74/100 | $12M | 80 mo ago | 109 109 → 103 (-6%) · sector median -6% | 2014 | Series A | WordPressApple iCloud MailGoogle Workspace+33 | — |
| 17 | Tutorful Provider of online private tutoring services connecting students with vetted tutors 57Tech top 29%Growth top 35%Funding top 39%Talent bottom 49% All 7 signals ▾Techtop 29% Growthtop 35% Fundingtop 39% Talentbottom 49% Productbottom 48% Marketbottom 46% Globalbottom 37% Tech: 46 technologies across 6/8 capability areas · Cloud: Amazon Web Services, Cloudflare Growth: Headcount 34 → 41 (+21%) across vintages rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 57/100 | $11M | 57 mo ago | 41 | 2015 | Series A | StoryblokNode.jsGoogle Sign-in+31 | — |
| 18 | Pobble Online wall for sharing student writing 35Talent top 38%Funding top 39%Tech top 39%Growth top 45% All 6 signals ▾Talenttop 38% Fundingtop 39% Techtop 39% Growthtop 45% Globalbottom 39% Marketbottom 19% Talent: 2 named leaders on record · 2 C-suite/founder profiles curated Funding: Raised $10.4M across 3 rounds · 3 rounds over 12 yrs (0.2/yr) rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 35/100 | $10M | 120 mo ago | 4 | 2013 | Public | SentryReactJSS+20 | — |
| 19 | Big Clever Learning Provider of digital resources for k-12 55Market top 41%Growth top 45%Funding bottom 49%Talent bottom 45% All 5 signals ▾Markettop 41% Growthtop 45% Fundingbottom 49% Talentbottom 45% Globalbottom 29% Market: 62 employees (top 27% of K-12 EdTech) Growth: Headcount 52 → 62 (+19%) across vintages rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 55/100 | $10M | 129 mo ago | 62 | 2015 | Deadpooled | — | — |
| 20 | Technology Will Save Us DIY kits for learning technology 21Funding top 39%Talent top 39%Global bottom 39%Market bottom 36% All 6 signals ▾Fundingtop 39% Talenttop 39% Globalbottom 39% Marketbottom 36% Growthbottom 25% Newsbottom 22% Funding: Raised $9.1M across 6 rounds · 6 rounds over 11 yrs (0.5/yr) Talent: 3 named leaders on record · 1 C-suite/founder profile curated rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 21/100 | $9M | 72 mo ago | 26 | 2012 | Deadpooled | — | — |
| 21 | BridgeU Data driven admission counseling through predictive analytics 42Tech top 31%Funding top 44%Growth top 49%Fin. health bottom 44% All 6 signals ▾Techtop 31% Fundingtop 44% Growthtop 49% Fin. healthbottom 44% Marketbottom 42% Globalbottom 37% Tech: 47 technologies across 6/8 capability areas · Cloud: Amazon Alb, Amazon Web Services Funding: Raised $8.6M across 3 rounds · 3 rounds over 12 yrs (0.2/yr) rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 42/100 | $9M | 104 mo ago | 35 | 2013 | Acquired | WordPress Block EditorWordPressMySQL+24 | — |
| 22 | Hoop Platform that helps parents discover events and activities nearby 13Funding top 46%Tech top 50%Product bottom 48%Global bottom 39% All 7 signals ▾Fundingtop 46% Techtop 50% Productbottom 48% Globalbottom 39% Marketbottom 29% Growthbottom 25% Newsbottom 18% Funding: Raised $8.6M across 2 rounds · 2 rounds over 9 yrs (0.2/yr) Tech: 15 technologies across 4/8 capability areas · Cloud: Amazon Ses, Amazon Web Services rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 13/100 | $9M | 96 mo ago | 25 | 2014 | Deadpooled | Node.jsTailwind CSSReact+12 | — |
| 23 | Kukua Provider of educational games for K-12 27Talent top 28%Innovation top 34%Product top 36%Funding top 41% All 8 signals ▾Talenttop 28% Innovationtop 34% Producttop 36% Fundingtop 41% Globalbottom 39% Techbottom 27% Newsbottom 22% Marketbottom 16% Talent: Analyst team rating 4/5 Innovation: 9 product lines rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 27/100 | $9M | 47 mo ago | 5 | 2015 | Series A | — | — |
| 24 | Guide Education Provider of products and services for teacher development 6Talent bottom 45%Funding bottom 42%Global bottom 30%Market bottom 16% All 4 signals ▾Talentbottom 45% Fundingbottom 42% Globalbottom 30% Marketbottom 16% Talent: 1 named leader on record Funding: Raised $8.3M across 1 rounds · 1 rounds over 5 yrs (0.2/yr) rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 6/100 | $8M | 62 mo ago | 1 | 2013 | Series A | — | — |
| 25 | Lingumi Pre-school English language learning through the interactive device 27Talent top 28%Funding top 42%Product top 42%Moat top 48% All 10 signals ▾Talenttop 28% Fundingtop 42% Producttop 42% Moattop 48% Customersbottom 44% Fin. healthbottom 41% Globalbottom 37% Marketbottom 34% Techbottom 28% Newsbottom 18% Talent: Analyst team rating 4/5 Funding: Raised $7.7M across 4 rounds · 4 rounds over 11 yrs (0.4/yr) rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 27/100 | $8M | 77 mo ago | 14 | 2015 | Acquired | — | — |
| 26 | Valenture Institute Tech-enabled high school for students 45Market top 43%Growth top 45%Tech bottom 48%Funding bottom 46% All 5 signals ▾Markettop 43% Growthtop 45% Techbottom 48% Fundingbottom 46% Globalbottom 37% Market: 458 employees (top 3% of K-12 EdTech) · Top-50,000,000 web property rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 45/100 | $7M | 69 mo ago | 458 | 2019 | Series A | WebflowApple iCloud MailGoogle Workspace+20 | 5 job openings |
| 27 | Kuato Studios Game development studio 40Innovation top 34%Product top 40%Funding top 47%Tech bottom 47% All 7 signals ▾Innovationtop 34% Producttop 40% Fundingtop 47% Techbottom 47% Marketbottom 43% Growthbottom 42% Globalbottom 37% Innovation: 5 product lines Product: 5 distinct product lines · 1 published app (3.0k installs) rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 40/100 | $6M | 65 mo ago | 32 | 2011 | Series A | — | — |
| 28 | Zzish Assessment platform for schools 24Talent top 34%Moat top 45%Funding top 47%Global bottom 47% All 9 signals ▾Talenttop 34% Moattop 45% Fundingtop 47% Globalbottom 47% Techbottom 39% Marketbottom 34% Innovationbottom 34% Patentsbottom 32% Newsbottom 22% Talent: Analyst team rating 4/5 · 2 named leaders on record Moat: Editorial + unicorn rating 5/10 · IP moat: 4 patents rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 24/100 | $6M | 55 mo ago | 26 | 2013 | Seed | Node.jsPlyrBootstrap+18 | 1 launch |
| 29 | Avantis Education Suite of Classroom Management software 32Growth top 41%Funding top 43%Talent bottom 49%Market bottom 41% All 6 signals ▾Growthtop 41% Fundingtop 43% Talentbottom 49% Marketbottom 41% Globalbottom 32% Techbottom 31% Growth: Headcount 29 → 38 (+31%) across vintages · Web rank 10,000,000 → 50,000,000 YoY Funding: Raised $5.6M across 1 rounds · 1 rounds over 6 yrs (0.2/yr) rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 32/100 | $6M | 46 mo ago | 38 38 → 81 (+113%) · sector median -6% | 2011 | Early Stage | WordPressApple iCloud MailMicrosoft 365+12 | 1 award |
| 30 | Connect Childcare Management software for nurseries and schools 42Customers top 22%Funding top 50%Growth top 50%Market bottom 49% All 9 signals ▾Customerstop 22% Fundingtop 50% Growthtop 50% Marketbottom 49% Talentbottom 49% Productbottom 48% Techbottom 47% Globalbottom 37% Newsbottom 32% Customers: Play-Store rating 4.64★ across 8,668 ratings (1 apps) · Review volume +8% in 6 mo Funding: Raised $5.4M across 2 rounds · 2 rounds over 12 yrs (0.2/yr) rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 42/100 | $5M | 65 mo ago | 70 70 → 44 (-37%) · sector median -6% | 2005 | Series A | WordPressPleskMySQL+22 | — |
| 31 | Bibblio Recommendation API provider 10Funding top 45%Global bottom 39%Tech bottom 38%Market bottom 23% All 5 signals ▾Fundingtop 45% Globalbottom 39% Techbottom 38% Marketbottom 23% Newsbottom 22% Funding: Raised $4.8M across 6 rounds · 6 rounds over 12 yrs (0.5/yr) Global: Investors from 4 countries beyond United Kingdom rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 10/100 | $5M | 81 mo ago | 7 | 2013 | Acquired | — | — |
| 32 | Up Learn Adaptive learning and online tutoring platform for school exam preparation 62Tech top 15%Innovation top 28%Product top 43%Market top 46% All 7 signals ▾Techtop 15% Innovationtop 28% Producttop 43% Markettop 46% Fundingbottom 46% Growthbottom 46% Globalbottom 37% Tech: 58 technologies across 7/8 capability areas · Cloud: Cloudflare, Google Cloud Innovation: 12 product lines rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 62/100 | $4M | 62 mo ago | 47 47 → 98 (+109%) · sector median -6% | 2016 | Seed | WordPress Block EditorWordPressMySQL+40 | — |
| 33 | IntellectoKids Provider of educational resources for children 42Growth top 32%Customers top 32%Talent top 38%Moat top 39% All 9 signals ▾Growthtop 32% Customerstop 32% Talenttop 38% Moattop 39% Productbottom 48% Techbottom 45% Fundingbottom 42% Globalbottom 37% Marketbottom 34% Growth: App-install growth +49% YoY Customers: Play-Store rating 4.01★ across 8,908 ratings (1 apps) · Review volume +14% in 6 mo rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 42/100 | $4M | 66 mo ago | 4 | 2015 | Series A | TypeScriptZone.jsAngular+13 | — |
| 34 | Gizmo AI-powered learning platform 69Customers top 11%Growth top 23%Talent top 28%Funding top 38% All 10 signals ▾Customerstop 11% Growthtop 23% Talenttop 28% Fundingtop 38% Techtop 40% AItop 45% Moattop 48% Productbottom 48% Globalbottom 39% Marketbottom 32% Customers: Play-Store rating 4.76★ across 108,986 ratings (1 apps) Growth: App-install growth +112% YoY · Fresh capital in last 24 mo rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 69/100 | $4M | 2 mo ago | 4 | 2019 | Series A | FirebaseRadix UITailwind CSS+18 | — |
| 35 | iAM Compliant Provider of a SaaS-based compliance management software for schools 42Tech top 32%Growth top 45%Funding top 50%Market bottom 40% All 5 signals ▾Techtop 32% Growthtop 45% Fundingtop 50% Marketbottom 40% Globalbottom 32% Tech: 42 technologies across 5/8 capability areas · Cloud: Amazon Ses, Amazon Web Services rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 42/100 | $3M | 35 mo ago | 20 20 → 34 (+70%) · sector median -6% | 2012 | Seed | RubyErlangTrix+25 | 1 award |
| 36 | Graide Assessment AI-based platform offering student assessment solutions for schools 21Talent top 38%AI top 45%Tech bottom 47%Funding bottom 43% All 6 signals ▾Talenttop 38% AItop 45% Techbottom 47% Fundingbottom 43% Globalbottom 32% Marketbottom 18% Talent: 2 named leaders on record · 2 C-suite/founder profiles curated AI: Product described with: ai-based rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 21/100 | $3M | 27 mo ago | 7 | 2019 | Series A | WebflowGSAPAmazon Web Services+21 | — |
| 37 | Twin Provider of STEM-based learning DIY robotic kits 42Tech top 28%Growth top 35%Talent top 38%Customers top 43% All 9 signals ▾Techtop 28% Growthtop 35% Talenttop 38% Customerstop 43% Fundingbottom 49% Productbottom 48% Globalbottom 39% Marketbottom 22% Newsbottom 18% Tech: 48 technologies across 6/8 capability areas · Cloud: Cloudflare, Fastly Growth: Fresh capital in last 24 mo rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 42/100 | $3M | 21 mo ago | 3 | 2017 | Series A | Cart FunctionalityWooCommerceWordPress+27 | — |
| 38 | Itza Provider of educational content and gamified learning experiences. 45Growth top 30%Tech top 49%Funding bottom 49%Talent bottom 49% All 7 signals ▾Growthtop 30% Techtop 49% Fundingbottom 49% Talentbottom 49% Marketbottom 40% Globalbottom 32% Newsbottom 18% Growth: Web rank 10,000,000 → 5,000,000 YoY Tech: 21 technologies across 4/8 capability areas · Cloud: Vercel rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 45/100 | $3M | 27 mo ago | 49 | 2019 | Seed | SanityNode.jsRadix UI+17 | 1 launch |
| 39 | Morphoses Provider of multiple courses for kids 6Global bottom 45%Funding bottom 40%Market bottom 18% All 3 signals ▾Globalbottom 45% Fundingbottom 40% Marketbottom 18% Global: Investors from 1 country beyond United Kingdom Funding: Raised $2.2M across 1 rounds · 1 rounds over 3 yrs (0.3/yr) rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 6/100 | $2M | 32 mo ago | 3 | 2021 | Seed | — | — |
| 40 | StudyHall AI-powered adaptive learning platform offering resources for students 14AI top 45%Talent bottom 45%Tech bottom 44%Funding bottom 42% All 6 signals ▾AItop 45% Talentbottom 45% Techbottom 44% Fundingbottom 42% Globalbottom 29% Marketbottom 18% AI: Product described with: ai-powered Talent: 1 named leader on record rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 14/100 | $2M | 15 mo ago | — | 2021 | Seed | Node.jsChakra UIReact+9 | — |
| 41 | Coco Coders Provider of online coding lessons with project-based curriculum for children 24Growth top 45%Tech top 50%Talent bottom 45%Funding bottom 42% All 6 signals ▾Growthtop 45% Techtop 50% Talentbottom 45% Fundingbottom 42% Globalbottom 29% Marketbottom 23% Tech: 18 technologies across 4/8 capability areas · Cloud: Amazon Cloudfront, Amazon Web Services rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 24/100 | $2M | 34 mo ago | 8 | 2016 | Seed | SentryNode.jsYouTube+14 | — |
| 42 | SupplyWell Provider of a platform connecting schools with educators for supply roles 29Talent top 28%Tech top 42%Growth bottom 42%Funding bottom 38% All 6 signals ▾Talenttop 28% Techtop 42% Growthbottom 42% Fundingbottom 38% Marketbottom 33% Globalbottom 32% Talent: 3 named leaders on record · 3 C-suite/founder profiles curated Tech: 39 technologies across 5/8 capability areas · Cloud: Amazon Alb, Amazon Web Services rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 29/100 | $2M | 31 mo ago | 27 27 → 24 (-11%) · sector median -6% | 2017 | Seed | WordPressMySQLPHP+34 | 3 job openings |
| 43 | Medly AI-powered education platform 64Growth top 35%Talent top 38%Tech top 40%AI top 45% All 6 signals ▾Growthtop 35% Talenttop 38% Techtop 40% AItop 45% Fundingbottom 44% Globalbottom 33% Growth: Fresh capital in last 24 mo Talent: 2 named leaders on record · 2 C-suite/founder profiles curated rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 64/100 | $2M | 15 mo ago | — | 2023 | Seed | SentryNode.jsFirebase+17 | — |
| 44 | Maths-Whizz Interactive Math games and learning platform 55Growth top 35%Tech top 40%Innovation top 45%Market top 50% All 8 signals ▾Growthtop 35% Techtop 40% Innovationtop 45% Markettop 50% Productbottom 47% Talentbottom 45% Fundingbottom 43% Globalbottom 25% Growth: Fresh capital in last 24 mo Tech: 47 technologies across 4/8 capability areas · Cloud: Amazon Cloudfront, Amazon S3 rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 55/100 | $1M | 22 mo ago | 62 | 2003 | Seed | WordPressMySQLPHP+33 | 1 launch · 1 award |
| 45 | KoolSkools Provider of e-learning platform for kids 24Product top 41%Growth top 45%Tech bottom 41%Funding bottom 40% All 7 signals ▾Producttop 41% Growthtop 45% Techbottom 41% Fundingbottom 40% Globalbottom 36% Marketbottom 30% Customersbottom 27% Product: 104 published apps (243k installs) · Company stage: Series A rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 24/100 | $1M | 39 mo ago | 7 | 2019 | Series A | styled-componentsReactNginx+11 | 1 expansion |
| 46 | Sainaptic Innovations Provider of AI-assisted assessment and feedback tools for educational institutions 9Tech top 41%Growth bottom 35%Funding bottom 34%Global bottom 25% All 5 signals ▾Techtop 41% Growthbottom 35% Fundingbottom 34% Globalbottom 25% Marketbottom 13% Tech: 37 technologies across 4/8 capability areas · Cloud: Cloudflare Growth: Web rank 10,000,000 → 50,000,000 YoY rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 9/100 | $969K | 27 mo ago | 2 | 2020 | Seed | Webflow EcommerceWebflowApple iCloud Mail+25 | — |
| 47 | Stylus Education AI-powered platform for educators 32AI top 45%Talent bottom 45%Funding bottom 42%Global bottom 29% All 4 signals ▾AItop 45% Talentbottom 45% Fundingbottom 42% Globalbottom 29% AI: Product described with: ai-powered Talent: 1 named leader on record rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 32/100 | $658K | 21 mo ago | — | 2023 | Seed | — | — |
| 48 | 21st Century Digital Teaching AI-powered teaching platform 24Tech top 37%AI top 45%Talent bottom 45%Funding bottom 32% All 6 signals ▾Techtop 37% AItop 45% Talentbottom 45% Fundingbottom 32% Marketbottom 28% Globalbottom 25% Tech: 30 technologies across 5/8 capability areas · Cloud: Cloudflare AI: Product described with: ai-powered rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 24/100 | $487K | 25 mo ago | — | 2021 | Seed | WordPressMySQLPHP+22 | — |
| 49 | Smartgrade Provider of standardised assessment platform for schools and multi-academy trusts 13Tech top 46%Talent bottom 45%Funding bottom 31%Global bottom 25% All 5 signals ▾Techtop 46% Talentbottom 45% Fundingbottom 31% Globalbottom 25% Marketbottom 22% Tech: 23 technologies across 5/8 capability areas · Cloud: Amazon Ses, Amazon Web Services Talent: 1 named leader on record rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 13/100 | $366K | 25 mo ago | — | 2020 | Seed | WebflowAmazon Web ServicesGSAP+20 | — |
| 50 | miMoveApp App-based platform offering fitness learning solutions to schools to teach students 16Talent top 38%Tech bottom 48%Product bottom 48%Funding bottom 40% All 6 signals ▾Talenttop 38% Techbottom 48% Productbottom 48% Fundingbottom 40% Globalbottom 37% Marketbottom 21% Talent: 2 named leaders on record · 2 C-suite/founder profiles curated Tech: 30 technologies across 4/8 capability areas · Cloud: Amazon Cloudfront, Amazon S3 rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 16/100 | $330K | 22 mo ago | 2 | 2018 | Series A | WordPressMySQLPHP+18 | — |
Top 12 K-12 EdTech companies in United Kingdom
#1
Public · London, England · founded 2013 · 229 employees$16.3Mraised▾
Public · London, England · founded 2013 · 229 employees
Third Space Learning is an online platform which provides one to one tutoring for primary school students who need help in maths. Teachers choose the students who need one on one tutoring and are provided with a maths tutor who gives individual lessons, feedback, and encouragement to the student. This is done through an online medium to make it economical and to provide the best educators from around the globe. Provides support to 300+ primary schools all over England.
Fliar Intelligence Index™ 72how this company ranks against its industry peers
Product
top 14%Funding
top 25%Tech
top 27%Innovation
top 33%Market
top 39%Growth
top 47%Product: 5 distinct product lines · Company stage: Public
Funding: Raised $16.3M across 6 rounds · 6 rounds over 13 yrs (0.5/yr) · Last round Series B (Apr 2026)
Tech: 47 technologies across 6/8 capability areas · Cloud: Amazon Cloudfront, Amazon Web Services · Devops: Nginx
Audience (LinkedIn): 9k LinkedIn followers — 3.3% of this cohort's audience
Funding rounds
- Nov 2020Series A$5.7M
- Jun 2018Series A$6.3M
- Jul 2015Series A$2.3M
- May 2015Seed$680.9K
Investors
UCL Technology Fund, Downing Ventures, Nesta Impact Investments, Wayra, Nesta, Ananda Impact Ventures
Tech stack
Amazon CloudfrontAmazon Web ServicesBootstrapCloudflareCloudflare Bot ManagementCookieyes
#2
Series A · London, England · founded 2019 · 4 employees$3.5Mraised▾
Series A · London, England · founded 2019 · 4 employees
AI-powered learning platform. It uses gamified quizzes to help students remember and retain information. It is focused on transforming notes and study materials into a fun and engaging learning experience by offering flashcards.
Fliar Intelligence Index™ 69how this company ranks against its industry peers
Customers
top 11%Growth
top 23%Talent
top 28%Funding
top 38%Tech
top 40%AI
top 45%Customers: Play-Store rating 4.76★ across 108,986 ratings (1 apps)
Growth: App-install growth +112% YoY · Fresh capital in last 24 mo
Talent: 3 named leaders on record · 3 C-suite/founder profiles curated
Audience (LinkedIn): 4k LinkedIn followers
Hiring (LinkedIn): 9 hiring posts in 12 mo (public) · momentum -8 · hiring: Senior Full Stack Engineer, Founding Product Designer
Funding rounds
- Apr 2026Series A$22M
- Sep 2023Seed$3.5M
Founders & team
Investors
Ada Ventures, NFX, CapitalT, Shine Capital, SEEK Investments, GSV Ventures
Tech stack
CloudflareCloudflare Browser InsightsCore-JsFacebook PixelFirebaseGoogle Analytics
#3
Series A · London, England · founded 2019$26.5Mraised▾
Series A · London, England · founded 2019
Developer of an A.I.-powered platform providing learning and study tools. The platform offers A.I.-generated flashcards, spaced repetition quizzing, and active recall features. It facilitates the creation of flashcards from various sources, including YouTube videos, PDFs, notes, and Powerpoint presentations. The platform also enables users to share study materials.
Fliar Intelligence Index™ 65how this company ranks against its industry peers
Funding
top 28%Talent
top 35%Global
bottom 36%Funding: Raised $26.5M across 3 rounds · 3 rounds over 5 yrs (0.6/yr) · Last round Series A (Jul 2025)
Talent: 3 named leaders on record
Global: Investors from 2 countries beyond United Kingdom
Funding rounds
- Jul 2025Series A$22.9M
- Jun 2023Seed$2.9M
- Oct 2021Seed$686.6K
Founders & team
Investors
Ada Ventures, NFX, CapitalT
#4
Series B · London, England · founded 2015 · 98 employees$74.4Mraised▾
Series B · London, England · founded 2015 · 98 employees
Online retailer of audio players, cards, and related accessories. The company provides screen-free entertainment and educational content for children of various age groups. Offerings include audiobooks, music, activities, and make-your-own card options. The business also provides accessories such as headphones, travel cases, and gift cards.
Fliar Intelligence Index™ 78how this company ranks against its industry peers
Funding
top 22%Patents
top 26%Innovation
top 27%Moat
top 34%Market
top 36%Talent
top 38%Funding: Raised $74.4M across 9 rounds · 9 rounds over 9 yrs (1.0/yr) · Last round Conventional Debt (Oct 2024)
Patents: 31 patents matched (strict assignee match) · 25 filings since 2022 vs 6 in 2017-21 · Latest publication 2025
Innovation: 31 patents (top 41% of patent-holders) · 25 filings since 2022 vs 6 in 2017-21 · Deep-tech classification: Tech Hardware
Funding rounds
- Oct 2024Conventional Debt$15M
- Oct 2023Series B$23M
- Aug 2022Series A$13.1M
- Jan 2021Series A$17M
Founders & team
Investors
The Chan Zuckerberg Initiative, DNS Capital, Acton Capital, Burda Principal Investments, JamJar Investments, Global Founders Capital
#5
Seed · Belfast, Northern Ireland · founded 2018 · 350 employees$122.5Mraised▾
Seed · Belfast, Northern Ireland · founded 2018 · 350 employees
Developer of software tools for literacy math and communication support. These digital applications assist individuals with reading, writing, and mathematical tasks. The software suite includes features for text-to-speech, document editing, and symbol-based communication. Additional tools provide curriculum resources for educators to manage student learning and behavior. These products function across various educational and professional environments to facilitate accessibility and information processing.
Fliar Intelligence Index™ 67how this company ranks against its industry peers
Fin. health
top 26%Tech
top 27%Market
top 34%Funding
top 34%Moat
top 37%AI
top 45%Fin. health: Revenue ~$35.2M · Revenue +29% YoY
Tech: 44 technologies across 7/8 capability areas · Cloud: Amazon Cloudfront, Amazon S3 · Devops: Nginx
Market: 350 employees (top 12% of EdTech) · Revenue ~$35.2M · Top-1,000,000 web property
Funding rounds
- May 2023Seed—
- Oct 2021Seed$13.2M
- Dec 2020Seed$108.7M
- May 2019Seed$591K
Founders & team
Investors
LDC, Five Arrows Principal Investments, Five Arrows Capital Partners, Delta Partners, Rothschild & Co, Hansen And Lund
Tech stack
Amazon Web ServicesApple Icloud MailDriftGoogle AnalyticsGoogle Font ApiGoogle Workspace
#6
Seed · London, England · founded 2021$2Mraised▾
Seed · London, England · founded 2021
AI-powered adaptive learning platform offering resources for students. It provides an AI literacy curriculum and resources for students. It also provides learning solutions for reading comprehension and reasoning skills.
Fliar Intelligence Index™ 14how this company ranks against its industry peers
AI
top 45%Talent
bottom 45%Tech
bottom 44%Funding
bottom 42%Global
bottom 29%Market
bottom 18%AI: Product described with: ai-powered
Talent: 1 named leader on record
Tech: 12 technologies across 3/8 capability areas · Cloud: Google Cloud, Google Cloud Cdn · Security: Http/3
Funding rounds
- Mar 2025Seed$452.6K
- Sep 2024Seed$577.6K
- Apr 2022Seed$1.5M
Founders & team
Investors
Oxford Innovation Finance
#7
Acquired · London, England · founded 2013 · 71 employees$45.4Mraised▾
Acquired · London, England · founded 2013 · 71 employees
Provider of tutoring platform for students. It offers tutoring solutions for GCSE, A-Level, IB, along with solutions for writing personal statements, medical school exams, and university admission. Subjects taught are languages, maths, science, and more. Students can search for tutors based on subjects, location, and more and can shortlist tutors based on the profile of tutors. The sessions are one-to-one and are conducted via a virtual classroom with an interactive whiteboard where tutors and students can work simultaneously.
Fliar Intelligence Index™ 83how this company ranks against its industry peers
Fin. health
top 18%Tech
top 24%Market
top 32%Funding
top 32%Growth
top 35%Moat
top 39%Fin. health: Revenue ~$33.4M · Revenue +57% YoY
Tech: 53 technologies across 6/8 capability areas · Cloud: Amazon Alb, Amazon Ses · Devops: Nginx, Varnish
Market: 71 employees (top 39% of EdTech) · Revenue ~$33.4M · Top-50,000 web property
Audience (LinkedIn): 41k LinkedIn followers — 15.1% of this cohort's audience · 17 engagements/post (1.6× cohort median)
Activity (LinkedIn): 3 partnerships (incl. THE BAD GUYS 2 crew) announced in 12 mo
Funding rounds
- Jul 2023Series C$5.8M
- May 2021Series C$21.6M
- May 2020Series B$5M
- May 2018Series B$6.6M
Investors
Mobeus Equity Partners, SEEK, Gresham House Ventures, Harlequin Nominees, SEEK Investments, Gleneagle
Tech stack
Ab TastyAmazon AlbAmazon Web ServicesApple Icloud MailAws Certificate ManagerBootstrap
#8
Seed · London, England · founded 2023$1.7Mraised▾
Seed · London, England · founded 2023
AI-powered education platform. It offers personalized tutoring for GCSE Biology. It provides a personal tutor for students to learn fast and in a personal way.
Fliar Intelligence Index™ 64how this company ranks against its industry peers
Growth
top 35%Talent
top 38%Tech
top 40%AI
top 45%Funding
bottom 44%Global
bottom 33%Growth: Fresh capital in last 24 mo
Talent: 2 named leaders on record · 2 C-suite/founder profiles curated
Tech: 30 technologies across 5/8 capability areas · Cloud: Amazon Cloudfront, Amazon S3 · Observability: Sentry
Funding rounds
- Feb 2025Seed$1.7M
Founders & team
Investors
Eka Ventures, Ada Ventures
Tech stack
Amazon CloudfrontAmazon S3Amazon Web ServicesCore-JsFacebook PixelFirebase
#9
Series A · London, England · founded 2017 · 3 employees$2.6Mraised▾
Series A · London, England · founded 2017 · 3 employees
Twin Science provides STEM-based learning DIY robotic kits. It provides students with DIY kits that come with magnetic-based electric modules that are compatible with legos for students to create different projects. It also enables students to code the projects using scratch language. It provides coding, robotics and science based curriculum for schools to implement and also partners with corporate for sessions with employee's children. The various robotic kits can be purchased directly via the platform and its apps are available on the IOS and the Android platform.
Fliar Intelligence Index™ 42how this company ranks against its industry peers
Tech
top 28%Growth
top 35%Talent
top 38%Customers
top 43%Funding
bottom 49%Product
bottom 48%Tech: 48 technologies across 6/8 capability areas · Cloud: Cloudflare, Fastly · Devops: Varnish
Growth: Fresh capital in last 24 mo
Talent: 2 named leaders on record · 2 C-suite/founder profiles curated
Audience (LinkedIn): 18k LinkedIn followers — 6.6% of this cohort's audience
Activity (LinkedIn): 1 product launches · 1 awards announced in 12 mo
Funding rounds
- Sep 2024Series A$1.6M
- Oct 2020Seed$974.9K
Founders & team
Investors
Soulmates Ventures, APY Ventures, Fark Labs, Arya Women, BBVA Momentum, ONX Capital
Tech stack
AngularCloudflareCloudflare Browser InsightsCore-JsDiviFacebook Login
#10
Seed · London, England · founded 2003 · 62 employees$1.5Mraised▾
Seed · London, England · founded 2003 · 62 employees
Maths-Whizz is an adaptive e-learning platform delivering interactive maths games and lessons for 5 to 13-year-olds. Provides a library of 1200+ lessons and personalised learning environment for students. Teachers, parents, and schools can track achievement, progress and usage levels. Other features include planning & reporting tool for teachers, parent's dashboard, teachers resource for delivering classroom training and more. Won 2016 BETT award for best International Digital Education Resource.
Fliar Intelligence Index™ 55how this company ranks against its industry peers
Growth
top 35%Tech
top 40%Innovation
top 45%Market
top 50%Product
bottom 47%Talent
bottom 45%Growth: Fresh capital in last 24 mo
Tech: 47 technologies across 4/8 capability areas · Cloud: Amazon Cloudfront, Amazon S3 · Security: Cloudflare Bot Management, Sectigo
Innovation: 2 product lines
Audience (LinkedIn): 7k LinkedIn followers — 2.6% of this cohort's audience
Activity (LinkedIn): 1 product launches · 1 awards announced in 12 mo
Funding rounds
- Jul 2024Seed$115K
- Oct 2023Seed$280K
- May 2023Seed$175K
- Sep 2022Seed$410.5K
Founders & team
Tech stack
Amazon CloudfrontAmazon Cloudwatch RumAmazon S3Amazon Web ServicesApache Http ServerAstra
#11
Series B · London, England · founded 2013 · 41 employees$61.3Mraised▾
Series B · London, England · founded 2013 · 41 employees
Activity based learning platform for coding. It is an online platform that offers learning materials, tutorials, tips, activities and more for kids to learn coding. It also allows students to create art, music and games.
Fliar Intelligence Index™ 35how this company ranks against its industry peers
Moat
top 22%Product
top 30%Funding
top 33%Innovation
top 39%Tech
top 49%Talent
bottom 49%Moat: Editorial + unicorn rating 8/10 · Soonicorn
Product: 4 distinct product lines · Company stage: Series B
Funding: Raised $61.3M across 6 rounds · 6 rounds over 12 yrs (0.5/yr) · Last round Series B (Jul 2020)
Funding rounds
- Jul 2020Series B$1M
- Jun 2018Series B—
- Apr 2017Series B$28M
- Dec 2016Series A$3.3M
Founders & team
Investors
Breyer Capital, Capita, Index Ventures, Collab Fund, Quire, TriplePoint Venture Growth
Tech stack
Amazon Web ServicesCloudflareGoogle WorkspaceGsapHstsHttp/3
#12
Series C · Godalming, England · founded 2014 · 37 employees$40.4Mraised▾
Series C · Godalming, England · founded 2014 · 37 employees
Pi-top provides DIY Raspberry Pi powered laptop building kit. Kit contains a screen, base top, base bottom, Hub and a microcomputer. Users can assemble all the products to form a laptop and learn coding and 3d print with the inbuilt Raspberry Pi game. Also provides analytics to teachers. Works on the product-based pricing model.
Fliar Intelligence Index™ 37how this company ranks against its industry peers
Funding
top 37%Talent
top 38%Moat
top 39%Tech
top 43%Growth
bottom 46%Global
bottom 39%Funding: Raised $40.4M across 5 rounds · 5 rounds over 11 yrs (0.5/yr) · Last round Series C (Jun 2021)
Talent: 2 named leaders on record · 2 C-suite/founder profiles curated
Moat: Editorial + unicorn rating 7/10 · 9 curated direct competitors tracked
Audience (LinkedIn): 5k LinkedIn followers
Funding rounds
- 2021Series C$14.1M
- Jun 2021Series C—
- Jun 2020Series B—
- Sep 2019Series B$4M
Founders & team
Investors
Arete Capital Partners, Tactus Group, NIVL, Entrepreneur First, Committed Capital, Salica Investments
Tech stack
Apple PayBootstrapCart FunctionalityCdnjsCloudflareCloudflare Bot Management
Funding & investor landscape
$829.2Mtotal disclosed funding
190companies funded
374disclosed rounds
1rounds last 90 days
Most active investors
Notable founders
Paul Evangelou
Co-Founder · Gizmo
Robin Jack
Co-Founder · Gizmo
Filip D
Co-Founder · Yoto
Ben Drury
Co-Founder & CEO · Yoto
Martin Mckay
CEO & FOunder · Texthelp
Sofia Fenichell
Founder & CEO · StudyHall
Kavi Samra
Co-Founder & COO · Medly
Paul Jung
Co-Founder & CEO · Medly
Omer Gorgulu
Co-Founder · Twin
Asude Guray
Co-Founder & CEO · Twin
Richard Marett
CEO · Maths-Whizz
Alex Klein
Co-Founder & CEO · Kano
Prism market signals · United Kingdom · country-scoped Prism corpus, 241,379 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 Kingdom
How research on Education Technology is moving in the United Kingdom
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 1,303 United Kingdom-affiliated papers.
research sentiment over time
200820172026
enthusiastic · positive · guarded tone
Tone is overwhelmingly optimistic and intensifying — the enthusiastic (strongly-positive) share moved 46% → 59% across 2008–2026.
top research entities
- The Open University95
- University College London73
- University of Edinburgh65
- Department of Education46
- University of Glasgow40
leading researchers
Dragan Gašević · Bart Rienties · Mageed, Ismail A · Abelardo Pardo · Mutlu Cukurova · Shane Dawson · Jelena Jovanović · Srécko Joksimovíc
▲
Breakthroughs119 · 9%
▲ 4%→10% share
▲2.5× share momentum0 median citations86% since 2021mostly methods-led
Adaptive learning newly emerged as the top breakthrough sub-topic with 12 papers, signalling rapid UK research interest in personalised instruction.
rising sub-themes (early→recent)
- Educational technology1→10
- Generative grammar1→6
- Learning analytics6→8
- Analytics3→4
Newly emergingAdaptive learning 0→12 · Reinforcement learning 0→11 · Curriculum 0→10
Landmark The learning analytics cycle · 378 cites
◆
Advancements582 · 45%
▲ 31%→48% share
▲1.5× share momentum0 median citations83% since 2021mostly empirical
Active learning (machine learning) papers surged from 4 to 42, reflecting intensifying integration of ML methods into UK EdTech advancement research.
rising sub-themes (early→recent)
- Educational technology20→112
- Experiential learning5→45
- Active learning (machine learning)4→42
- Higher education3→39
- Mathematics education9→42
Newly emergingTransformative learning 0→35 · Digital learning 0→20 · Perception 0→19
Landmark On the Variance of the Adaptive Learning Rate and Beyond · 607 cites
▼
Concerns457 · 35%
▼ 46%→32% share
▼0.7× share momentum0 median citations72% since 2021mostly empirical
Higher education concern-side papers rose from 12 to 60, indicating sharply growing scrutiny of systemic risks within UK higher education contexts.
rising sub-themes (early→recent)
- Educational technology40→100
- Higher education12→60
- Mathematics education8→31
- Perception1→24
- Curriculum3→24
Newly emergingOnline learning 0→21 · Transformative learning 0→16 · Focus (optics) 0→13
Landmark An overview of mobile assisted language learning: From content delivery to supported collaboration and interaction · 1,100 cites
RESEARCH HOTSPOTS · United Kingdom
Where edtech is researched across United Kingdom
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.
London192 · +0.24
Edinburgh81 · +0.17
Glasgow57 · +0.02
Manchester37 · +0.22
Oxford31 · +0.39
Cambridge20 · +0.23
Birmingham16 · +0.28
Bristol14 · +0.44
PATENT SIGNAL · United Kingdom
Who's filing edtech patents in the United Kingdom
United Kingdom edtech patent filing is accelerating — 66 filings from 40 assignees (2016–2025), led by SONY Europe, Oxford Nanopore TECH, Sophos; annual filings 2→12.
66 filings40 assigneespeak 17/yr2016–2025
filing momentum (YoY 2016–2025)
top patent filers
- SONY Europe11
- Oxford Nanopore TECH11
- Sophos10
- SONY Group9
- Seechange TECH8
- Illumina4
- TIDE Platform4
- Cliotech4
Common questions
How many K-12 EdTech companies are there in United Kingdom?
Radar tracks 1003 indexable K-12 EdTech companies headquartered in United Kingdom that meet our profile-completeness bar.
What is the total funding raised by K-12 EdTech companies in United Kingdom?
The K-12 EdTech companies in United Kingdom on this list have raised a combined $829.2M in disclosed equity funding across 190 funded companies.
Which is the highest-funded K-12 EdTech company in United Kingdom?
Texthelp is the highest-funded K-12 EdTech company in United Kingdom, with $122.5M in disclosed equity funding.
How many K-12 EdTech companies in United Kingdom are funded?
190 of the 1003 K-12 EdTech companies in United Kingdom on this list have disclosed at least one equity funding round.
How many K-12 EdTech unicorns are there in United Kingdom?
None of the K-12 EdTech companies in United Kingdom on this list currently has a disclosed valuation of $1B or more.
Who are the top investors in United Kingdom K-12 EdTech companies?
The most active investors in United Kingdom K-12 EdTech companies on this list include Bethnal Green Ventures, Techstars, MassChallenge, Mercia, SETsquared.
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