Edtech Companies

Grammarly is a writing assistance and communications platform that helps its 40 million daily users improve clarity, correctness, tone, and style. Grammarly integrates with over 500,000 applications and websites to deliver real-time suggestions and writing support.

Grammarly has free and paid plans for individual users, but is widely integrated in businesses and institutions through its enterprise plans. It's common for students to use Grammarly as a writing coach to help improve their writing quality and clarity.

Coursera was started by Stanford professors and was originally created as a Massive Open Online Course (MOOC). It's since grown to over 183 million registered users, serving individual learners as well as higher ed institutions and employers. Their core business is still focused on individual learners, where they offer subscriptions, certificate programs and degrees.

Nerdy provides live online tutoring and classes through brands like Varsity Tutors. It offers private tutoring, small-group classes, and test prep with added AI tools for personalization. Nerdy supports ~ 5mm students across more than 1,100 school districts.

Lexia Learning improves literacy through reading programs and teacher training for K-12 students. Its products include Core5 Reading for elementary students, PowerUp Literacy for middle and high school readers, English Language Development for English learners, and LETRS for teacher training in the Science of Reading. Lexia supports 1 in 3 U.S. school districts and serves more than 2mm students each year.

Cambium Assessment is a K–12 company that provides online tests for school districts and states. It supports large-scale testing across core subjects and has delivered more than 131mm online tests and is used by over 30mm families.

OverDrive helps libraries and schools lend ebooks, audiobooks, and other media online. Its main services include Libby for public libraries and Sora for K–12 student reading, with added offerings like Kanopy for video and TeachingBooks for literacy support. OverDrive works with more than 92,000 libraries and schools worldwide, offers over 5mm titles, and supports hundreds of millions of digital checkouts each year.

LINQ helps school districts manage operations like finance, HR, nutrition programs, and family payments. It supports school meals, payroll, purchasing, and online payments for fees and lunches, helping districts reduce paperwork and run more efficiently. LINQ works with about 30 percent of U.S. school districts, serves over 17mm students, processes payroll for more than 360,000 staff, and supports over 1 billion school meals each year.

SchoolStatus helps school districts improve attendance and family communication. It offers tools to track absence, trigger outreach, and message families by text, app, or email. SchoolStatus serves more than 22mm students.

EverTrue is a donor engagement platform that helps schools and nonprofits find and engage donors. The company combines donor records with career and social data. It products include, Signal for prospect research, ThankView for personalized videos, and DonorSearch for wealth insights. EverTrue supports more than 15,000 organizations and helps fundraising teams work more efficiently.

Learning A-Z provides reading, writing, and science resources for elementary classrooms. Its products include Raz-Plus and Raz-Kids for leveled reading practice, Foundations A-Z for early reading skills, and Science A-Z, Writing A-Z, and Vocabulary A-Z for subject support. Learning A-Z serves more than 1mm students in over 170 countries.

The ACT is a nonprofit education organization best known for its college admissions exam. It also provides K-12 assessments, college and career readiness tools, workforce credentials such as WorkKeys, and research services for schools, states, and employers.

Kajabi helps creators and small businesses build and sell online courses, memberships, and coaching programs. Kajabi’s platform lets users create content, market to customers, take payments, and manage their business in one place with added AI tools to speed up content creation. More than 100,000 creators use Kajabi, and they have earned over 10 billion dollars from more than 150mm users.

Watermark helps colleges measure learning, manage accreditation, and improve student success. Its Educational Impact Suite brings together tools for assessment, accreditation reporting, faculty activity tracking, curriculum planning, and early alerts for at-risk students. Watermark works with more than 1,700 colleges and universities and is widely used by large public systems and top-ranked institutions.

Illustrative Mathematics is a K–12 nonprofit that creates widely used math curriculum focused on deep understanding and problem solving. Its materials are available as free open resources with expanded digital and print options offered through IM Certified partners.

MasteryPrep provides test prep for K–12 students. It uses official test questions and clear test-taking strategies to create curriculum, digital tools, and workbooks for exams like the ACT, SAT, PSAT, and state tests. MasteryPrep works with more than 2,500 schools and over 1mm students.