Edtech investors backing startups in the United States
155 investors hold two or more edtech startups in the United States each, 428 portfolio startups in all. The most active here are Techstars (71), Y Combinator (61) and Owl Ventures (30). 26 of them are accelerators.
Investors by their portfolio companiesRebuilt 10 Nov 2026
investors
155
portfolio startups
428
of them raised in 12 months
2
accelerators
26
Investors backing startups in the United States
| Investor | Startups here | Portfolio rounds, 12 mo | Latest activity |
|---|---|---|---|
 TechstarsAccelerator · United States · Certa.ai, Branching Minds, Educative | 71 | 110 | Nov 2026 |
 Y CombinatorAccelerator · United States · HackerRank, Educato, Emerge Career | 61 | 260 | Oct 2026 |
 Owl VenturesVenture capital · United States · SV Academy, Kiddom, Panorama Education | 30 | 7 | Sep 2026 |
 500 GlobalAccelerator · United States · SV Academy, Springboard, Lcvista | 28 | 35 | Oct 2026 |
 GSV VenturesVenture capital · United States · Imagine Learning, Coursera, Instructure | 19 | 4 | Sep 2026 |
 Imagine K12Accelerator · KickUp, ClassDojo, Panorama Education | 16 | – | – |
 Insight PartnersVenture capital · United States · Risepoint, Instructure, Turnitin | 10 | 82 | Nov 2026 |
 Soma CapitalVenture capital · United States · Primer, Flyhomes, Karat | 10 | 63 | Nov 2026 |
 NEAVenture capital · United States · Coursera, Mindtickle, MasterClass | 10 | 37 | Oct 2026 |
 Plug and PlayAccelerator · United States · Telling, Squint, Highway | 9 | 155 | Nov 2026 |
 JMI EquityPrivate equity · United States · HackerRank, OpenSesame, Coursedog | 9 | 3 | Sep 2026 |
 New Markets Venture PartnersVenture capital · United States · Noodle, Credly, Pathstream | 9 | 1 | Nov 2025 |
 Bessemer Venture PartnersVenture capital · United States · Brightwheel, Cornerstone OnDemand, Instructure | 8 | 71 | Oct 2026 |
 SJF VenturesVenture capital · United States · Imagine Learning, Instructure, Springboard | 8 | 6 | Jul 2026 |
 AccelVenture capital · United States · Mindtickle, Speak, Wyzant | 7 | 85 | Nov 2026 |
 GVVenture capital · United States · Udacity, Panorama Education, Clever | 7 | 56 | Oct 2026 |
| KKickstartVenture capital · Degreed, PebblePost, Forj | 7 | 12 | Sep 2026 |
 Elevate VenturesVenture capital · United States · HackerRank, University of Notre Dame, Primer | 7 | 8 | Sep 2026 |
 Andreessen HorowitzVenture capital · United States · Udacity, Adaptive Security, Flyhomes | 6 | 101 | Nov 2026 |
 Abstract VenturesVenture capital · United States · Adaptive Security, Unify, Wonderschool | 6 | 34 | Nov 2026 |
 First Round CapitalVenture capital · United States · Urbansitter, Wonderschool, Solidroad | 6 | 31 | Oct 2026 |
 Union Square VenturesVenture capital · United States · Skillshare, Outschool, Brilliant | 6 | 21 | Oct 2026 |
 Precursor VenturesVenture capital · United States · SV Academy, PandaTree, Knack Technologies | 6 | 14 | Sep 2026 |
 Vista Equity PartnersPrivate equity · United States · Cornerstone OnDemand, PowerSchool, Ellucian | 6 | 1 | Dec 2025 |
 SaaS CapitalVenture capital · United States · Panopto, Riverside Insights, Gravyty | 6 | 1 | Aug 2026 |
 General CatalystVenture capital · United States · Sectionai, Finch, RemNote | 5 | 124 | Nov 2026 |
 Kleiner PerkinsVenture capital · United States · Coursera, Thrive Global, Newsela | 5 | 48 | Nov 2026 |
 Menlo VenturesVenture capital · United States · Teaching Strategies, CodeSignal, Squint | 5 | 45 | Oct 2026 |
 Battery VenturesVenture capital · United States · Catchpoint, Flyhomes, Yesware | 5 | 37 | Nov 2026 |
 FelicisVenture capital · United States · Spekit, ClassDojo, Guild | 5 | 34 | Nov 2026 |
 Scribble VenturesVenture capital · United States · Adaptive Security, Karat, Brilliant | 5 | 33 | Nov 2026 |
 Initialized CapitalVenture capital · United States · Panorama Education, Clever, Streak | 5 | 19 | Oct 2026 |
 SempervirensAccelerator · Stepful, Karat, Finch | 5 | 6 | Sep 2026 |
 PHX VenturesVenture capital · United States · Coursedog, Ellucian, Edsights | 5 | 5 | Jul 2026 |
 Irregular ExpressionsVenture capital · Educative, Stanford Law School, Cornell University | 5 | 4 | Oct 2026 |
 Walnut Venture AssociatesAngel network · United States · VIRALGAINS, Testive, AceUp | 5 | 2 | Jun 2026 |
 Maine AngelsAngel network · United States · Ocean's Balance, HighByte, Testive | 5 | 1 | Jul 2026 |
 The Vistria GroupPrivate equity · United States · Risepoint, Unitek Learning, Edmentum | 5 | – | – |
 SOSVAccelerator · United States · Elsaspeak, All payment data is stored by Stripe, Inc., Inso Biosciences | 4 | 37 | Nov 2026 |
 Dorm Room FundVenture capital · United States · Edvisorly, Nimble, Kunduz | 4 | 10 | Sep 2026 |
The most backed startups in the United States
| Startup | Investors in this list |
|---|---|
 Wonderschool | 6 |
 Clever | 6 |
 Degreed | 6 |
 ClassDojo | 6 |
 MasterClass | 6 |
 Panorama Education | 6 |
 Ellucian | 6 |
 Outschool | 5 |
 Outsmart | 5 |
 Instructure | 5 |
 Valence | 5 |
 Epic | 5 |
 Workera | 5 |
 Thrive Global | 5 |
 Newsela | 5 |
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Who invests in edtech startups in the United States?
155 investors hold two or more edtech startups in the United States each, 428 portfolio startups in all. The most active here are Techstars (71), Y Combinator (61) and Owl Ventures (30). 26 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 United States when at least two of its portfolio companies are based there; the list is rebuilt every night from 2,418 portfolios.
Source: investors' portfolio pages and announced rounds, 2,418 portfoliosUpdated 10 Nov 2026MethodologyJSONCC BY-SA 4.0