The most active edtech startup investors
370 investors hold three or more edtech startups each, 1,695 portfolio startups in all. The most active here are Techstars (129), Y Combinator (96) and 500 Global (66). 86 of them are accelerators.
Investors by their portfolio companiesRebuilt 7 Nov 2026
investors
370
portfolio startups
1,695
of them raised in 12 months
6
accelerators
86
Investors backing startups worldwide
| Investor | Startups here | Portfolio rounds, 12 mo | Latest activity |
|---|---|---|---|
 TechstarsAccelerator · United States · Admitly, Certa.ai, Branching Minds | 129 | 97 | Oct 2026 |
 Y CombinatorAccelerator · United States · Edexia, HackerRank, Educato | 96 | 254 | Oct 2026 |
 500 GlobalAccelerator · United States · HackerEarth, SV Academy, Employment Hero | 66 | 35 | Oct 2026 |
 Owl VenturesVenture capital · United States · GrowthSchool, Bridge-it, SV Academy | 52 | 6 | Sep 2026 |
 EndeavorAccelerator · United States · Crehana, iSchool, Fluency Academy | 41 | 55 | Oct 2026 |
 Plug and PlayAccelerator · United States · Techtouch, Ethosphere, Telling | 40 | 155 | Nov 2026 |
 GSV VenturesVenture capital · United States · Simplilearn, Imagine Learning, Coursera | 39 | 4 | Sep 2026 |
 Radical PartnersAccelerator · Amplify, Ucsb, Digital Promise | 34 | – | – |
 Imagine K12Accelerator · KickUp, ClassDojo, Panorama Education | 27 | – | – |
 Insight PartnersVenture capital · United States · Risepoint, Udemy, Instructure | 25 | 81 | Oct 2026 |
 SFC CapitalVenture capital · United Kingdom · University of Birmingham, BibliU, Europlanet | 20 | 81 | Oct 2026 |
 AccelVenture capital · United States · Mindtickle, Speak, Vedantu | 19 | 83 | Oct 2026 |
 Brighteye VenturesVenture capital · United Kingdom · Hack The Box, Rosalyn, Ornikar | 18 | 6 | Oct 2026 |
 CoCo FinanceVenture capital · Germany · Uni Due, Ninox Software GmbH, simpleclub | 18 | 5 | Aug 2026 |
 JMI EquityPrivate equity · United States · HackerRank, OpenSesame, Coursedog | 18 | 3 | Sep 2026 |
 AntlerAccelerator · Singapore · For Youth, Eskwelabs, RightPaw | 17 | 53 | Nov 2026 |
 NEAVenture capital · United States · Coursera, D2L, Renaissance | 17 | 38 | Oct 2026 |
 General CatalystVenture capital · United States · Multiverse, Kano, Sectionai | 16 | 122 | Nov 2026 |
 Soma CapitalVenture capital · United States · Primer, Flyhomes, Karat | 16 | 60 | Oct 2026 |
 SOSVAccelerator · United States · Elsaspeak, Nearpeer, Makeblock | 15 | 37 | Nov 2026 |
 Elevate VenturesVenture capital · United States · HackerRank, University of Notre Dame, Primer | 15 | 8 | Sep 2026 |
 Lightspeed Venture PartnersVenture capital · United States · Outsmart, Seekho, Multiverse | 14 | 85 | Nov 2026 |
 GVVenture capital · United States · Udacity, Multiverse, Panorama Education | 14 | 57 | Oct 2026 |
 Andreessen HorowitzVenture capital · United States · Udacity, Adaptive Security, Flyhomes | 13 | 102 | Nov 2026 |
 High-Tech GründerfondsAccelerator · Germany · Doinstruct, paddy, Rimasys | 13 | 47 | Nov 2026 |
 Francisco PartnersPrivate equity · United States · Follett Software, Renaissance, Discovery Education | 13 | 3 | Aug 2026 |
 Precursor VenturesVenture capital · United States · SV Academy, PandaTree, Manara | 12 | 11 | Sep 2026 |
 FundersClubVenture capital · United States · Employment Hero, Go1, Lingokids | 12 | 5 | Sep 2026 |
 Pacific Lake PartnersPrivate equity · United States · Chronus, Arizona College of Nursing, Avanti | 12 | 2 | Sep 2026 |
 SaaS CapitalVenture capital · United States · Panopto, Riverside Insights, Gravyty | 12 | 1 | Aug 2026 |
 New Markets Venture PartnersVenture capital · United States · Noodle, Credly, Pathstream | 12 | 1 | Nov 2025 |
 PartechVenture capital · France · OpenSesame, Testgorilla, CoachHub | 11 | 28 | Oct 2026 |
 Hub71Accelerator · United Arab Emirates · Everybody Counts, Kinderly, iSchool | 11 | 18 | Oct 2026 |
 Bessemer Venture PartnersVenture capital · United States · Brightwheel, Cornerstone OnDemand, Instructure | 10 | 70 | Oct 2026 |
 SeedcampAccelerator · United Kingdom · overleaf, MarcoPolo Learning, Manara | 10 | 58 | Oct 2026 |
 Union Square VenturesVenture capital · United States · Top Hat, Skillsoft, Skillshare | 10 | 21 | Oct 2026 |
| KKickstartVenture capital · Degreed, PebblePost, Forj | 10 | 12 | Sep 2026 |
 SJF VenturesVenture capital · United States · Imagine Learning, Instructure, Springboard | 10 | 6 | Jul 2026 |
 Irregular ExpressionsVenture capital · Udemy, Metu, Educative | 10 | 4 | Oct 2026 |
 IIDFAccelerator · Russia · PharmZnanie, Hello World, Unicraft | 10 | 1 | Jul 2026 |
The most backed startups worldwide
| Startup | Investors in this list |
|---|---|
 Employment Hero | 11 |
 Go1 | 7 |
 Wonderschool | 6 |
 Clever | 6 |
 Multiverse | 6 |
 ApplyBoard | 6 |
 Degreed | 6 |
 ClassDojo | 6 |
 Pluralsight | 6 |
 Panorama Education | 6 |
 Ellucian | 6 |
 Labster | 5 |
 Outschool | 5 |
 Instructure | 5 |
 Valence | 5 |
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Who invests in edtech startups?
370 investors hold three or more edtech startups each, 1,695 portfolio startups in all. The most active here are Techstars (129), Y Combinator (96) and 500 Global (66). 86 of them are accelerators.
How is this list built?
From what each investor holds: the portfolio page it publishes, the Y Combinator directory and the announced rounds that name it. An investor counts for a sector when at least three of its portfolio companies are based there; the list is rebuilt every night from 2,414 portfolios.
Source: investors' portfolio pages and announced rounds, 2,414 portfoliosUpdated 7 Nov 2026MethodologyJSONCC BY-SA 4.0