This article showcases our top picks for the best United Kingdom based Education companies. These startups and companies are taking a variety of approaches to innovating the Education industry, but are all exceptional companies well worth a follow.
We tried to pick companies across the size spectrum from cutting edge startups to established brands.
We selected these startups and companies for exceptional performance in one of these categories:
- Innovation
- Innovative ideas
- Innovative route to market
- Innovative product
- Growth
- Exceptional growth
- Exceptional growth strategy
- Management
- Societal impact
Top United Kingdom Education Startups
Data sourced from Crunchbase and SemRush.
Kodland
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Online digital skills school for kids 6-17 years old.
busuu
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busuu is a mobile app for language learning with the goal of breaking down language barriers.
Atom Learning
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Atom Learning is a fully adaptive, online teaching platform for Key Stage 2, early Key Stage 3 and senior school entry preparation.
Perlego
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Perlego is an online library, providing students with unlimited access to over 650,000 academic titles with built-in learning tools.
MyTutor
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MyTutor offers affordable 1-to-1 tutorials online by connecting tutors from the UK’s best unis with pupils at home and in schools
Unibuddy
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Unibuddy helping universities and students to attract, engage and convert prospects through peer interactions.
Prodigy Finance
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Prodigy Finance provides postgraduate student loans to international students to attend a top school.
Quell Therapeutics
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Quell Therapeutics is a cell therapy company
Peak
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Peak’s mission is to help the world spend their time better using tools and technique borrowed from education, neuroscience and gaming.
CENTURY Tech
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CENTURY is the award-winning artificial intelligence teaching and learning platform for schools, colleges and universities.
Memrise
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Memrise is a language learning platform available in iOS, android, and web.
MEL Science
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MEL Science develops up to date chemistry kit subscription and VR software for learning chemistry
Uptime App
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Uptime App: Thousands of 5-minute Knowledge Hacks from the world’s best books, courses and documentaries, for free.
MedAll
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We make great healthcare training accessible to every healthcare professional, everywhere.
FutureLearn
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Enjoy learning for life with free, online courses from top UK and international universities.
BibliU
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BibliU is an educational content platform that provide eTextbooks that work for academic libraries.
Mana
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Share what you love with 1:1 sessions and live classes. Inspire dedicated followers who fund your work.
Founders Factory
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Founders Factory is a global corporate-backed venture studio and accelerator.
Fuse Universal
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The Fuse learning platform connects people with the knowledge and expertise they need to improve their skills and perform.
Aula
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Aula is a social learning platform that brings university content and learning experiences online.
OutThink
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Cybersecurity human risk management platform (SaaS)
Academy
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Academy is a startup that trains talent and leadership roles for the tech industry.
boclips
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boclips is an online platform that enables its users to find, watch, and learn through educational video clips.
Lingumi
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Lingumi is an edtech startup that teaches English to kids aged 2 to 6 using an app and a range of physical products.
Mindstone
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Mindstone is a compound learning platform that allows people to learn faster, remember more, and get more done.
Virtual Internships
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Virtual Internship Partners provides transformative, 21st-century remote-work experiences for students and graduates
Times Higher Education
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The most respected and up-to-date higher education ranking organisation in the UK
SAM Labs
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SAM Labs is an edtech company that empowers teachers with the most engaging STEAM solution.
Zen Educate
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Zen Educate is an online platform to connect supply teachers with openings in schools.
Azoomee
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Azoomee / Da Vinci is a kids’ global media company and app development studio with offices in London, Berlin, Istanbul and Luxembourg.
Guider
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On a mission to create the best personal-development platform for employees worldwide, with mentoring and coaching at its core.
Springpod
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Springpod is an early careers attraction, engagement and recruitment technology that helps young people discover their futures.
HowNow
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HowNow is a London-based EdTech startup that connects experts and learners by offering interactive video lessons.
Quipper
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Quipper provides quiz-based e-learning apps for iPhone and Android platforms.
IntellectoKids
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IntellectoKids is a media, entertainment & education platform for parents and their kids ages up to 7 years old.
Setcoin Group
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Setcoin Group is a private equity company makes ESG investments in commercial real estate, green buildings, renewable energy, infrastructure
BridgeU
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BridgeU helps young people around the world realise their potential, through empowering schools to provide smart, modern university.
Zzish
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Zzish is a valuable classroom digital teaching tool for teachers that provides real-time feedback on the progress of their students.
Kortext
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Kortext is the UK’s leading digital textbook platform – any time, anywhere, any device.
Debut
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Debut is an app for students to showcase their profile and skills.
Arbor Education
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Arbor helps schools transform the way they work
Tiney
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Tiney are on a mission to reimagine at-home childcare & unlock the potential of every child.
CAPSLOCK
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CAPSLOCK re-skill adults into cyber security professionals at no up-front costs. Voted as UK’s most innovative cyber security start-up 2021.
Tech Nation
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Tech Nation is focused on accelerating the growth of digital businesses across the UK.
Firefly Learning
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Firefly Learning is an edtech company that develops a SaaS learning and teaching support platform for schools.
Pi-Top
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Pi-Top is a creative learning company and their mission is to inspire a generation of makers, fixers & problem solvers.
Deep Zen
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AI company focusing on audiobook production and voiceovers with an audiobook marketplace (audiowhale.com)
Twin Science & Robotics
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Twin Science & Robotics is a new generation educational experience that upskills children with physical and digital products.
Elucidat
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Elucidat is better way to author online and mobile learning. Reduce your production costs and delight your learners
Mrs Wordsmith
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Mrs Wordsmith is on a mission to illustrate the English language, so kids fall in love with words and with learning.
ProFinda
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ProFinda is a digital platform that intelligently organizes people around work by matching skills to relevant projects and bids.
Arecor
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Arecor is a leader in developing superior biopharmaceuticals through the application of its innovative formulation technology platform.
Dorm
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Dorm is an audio learning app that aggregates and curates the world’s podcasting content.
Youth Business International
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Youth Business International helps young people to start and grow their own business and create employment.
FourthRev
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EdTech bridging the digital skills gap by connecting leading companies and universities to deliver industry relevant programs.
Graduway
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Graduway provides alumni networking platforms for colleges and universities to stay connected with their former students and alumni.
toucanBox
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ToucanBox delivers packages of educational and inspirational activities that are suitable for children.
GeckoLabs
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Gecko Labs provides software to the Higher Education sector to improve the way insitutions engage with their students.
Eedi
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Eedi develops digital and physical products that ensure that every learner has access to great teaching and learning.
CoGrammar
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CoGrammar scales human mentorship and code review 10 times more affordably.
Filtered
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Filtered is the world’s leading learning recommendation platform
Immotion Group plc
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Immotion combine award-winning content & multi-directional motion platforms to deliver immersive VR solutions for high-traffic destinations.
Flat
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Flat is an online and collaborative music score editor.
Fika
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Fika is a platform that seeks to promote ‘mental fitness’.
Technology Will Save Us
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Technology Will Save Us is a technology startup that offers DIY gadget kits, activities, and online resources for children.
Guide Education
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Guide creates true online learning products. Their flagship provides asynchronous teacher training and online mentoring for schools globally
Bodyswaps
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Bodyswaps is a B2B immersive learning platform (VR SaaS) designed to deliver effective and scalable soft skills training.
Third Space Learning
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Third Space aims to help every student access great quality online tuition to help them succeed in, and love, their learning
Chatterbox
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Smart online language learning for professionals, powered by refugees.
Valenture Institute
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Valenture Institute is a global private online high school offering a curriculum recognised by the world’s leading universities.
Kuato Studios
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Kuato Studios is an educational games developer that inspires and engages learners by capturing the excitement of learning through games.
Framework
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Framework is the world’s first on-demand business school especially made for startupland
Changing Health
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Changing Health provides personalised, digital behaviour change programmes for Type 2 diabetes, pre-diabetes, and weight management.
Cogbooks
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CogBooks is an adaptive web-based learning platform.
Finance Unlocked
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The world’s first comprehensive, on-demand video-delivered learning platform built specifically for finance professionals.
Adept Technology Group Plc
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Adept Technology Group is one of COMMS Integrators offering best-in-class breed solutions from any UK network, customized to your needs.
Enroly
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Modernising and standardising offer to arrival for universities, agents and international students
Le Col
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Le Col is driven by Yanto’s desire to bring the attitude and approach from his sport into the business
Learning Pool
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Full service elearning provider who help organizations maximise the potential of their people.
Macat
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Deep analyses of the most influential books and papers of all time for students, teachers and inquisitive minds everywhere.
Blue Duck Education
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Blue Duck Education is the holding company behind Mangahigh.com which develops and publishes maths games for 11 to16 year-old students.
Codio
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The evidence-based learning platform for Computer Science & tech skills education.
UniTaskr
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UniTaskr is a mobile and desktop app that connects households and businesses with a workforce of university students.
Team Satchel
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Team Satchel develops a range of school software focusing on homework, behavior, classroom management, and teaching resources.
Erase All Kittens
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Erase All Kittens is the first game designed to teach children transferable digital skills, and inspire more girls to code and create.
Fluentify
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Fluentify connects language learners with carefully selected native speakers around the world trough 30-minutes individual live sessions.
Hopster TV
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Hopster is a beautifully designed app for the under-sixes, aiming to strike the perfect balance between learning and fun.
RefME
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RefME is a free citation tool that helps to create your bibliography.
MWS Technology
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MWS offer Aptem, our award winning, end-to-end, cost saving delivery platform for vocational training and employability
The Data Lab
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Data Lab is an innovation center focusing on helping the Scottish industry to capitalize on a growing market opportunity in data science.
Your Juno
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Your Juno is a financial education platform for women and non-binary people.
Cambridge Spark
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Cambridge Spark is a leader in personalised Data Science training.