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5 years ago

A startup that sells clothes designed by students of fashion schools

2,370

4 years ago

A startup that helps colleges and high schools provide students with career and technical education.

1,833

2 years ago 3 views

A digital marketplace where students can sell their services while still in school. The startup is seeking to receive $1 million through a crowdfunding campaign.

1,575

3 years ago

A startup that helps people get their kids into top schools. The startup connects students with their dream colleges and helps guide them through each step of the application process.

679

5 years ago

A toolkit for schools to build and maintain their own websites.

355

5 years ago

A solution for poorly performing government-run schools in India, with plans to expand to other countries in the future.

314

2 years ago

A startup that wants to help schools, libraries, and museums share their books and other media with the wider world via the web.

308

4 years ago

This startup is building a program that allows students to build an online resume and portfolio, even if they didn’t finish high school, while they learn the skills they need to get a job.

286

4 years ago

A creator of early childhood education software for schools.

253

5 years ago

A platform that helps lower the barrier for students and schools to create and share their own content.

252

2 years ago

A platform for online education founded by a former high school teacher with the goal of helping students improve their knowledge and skills in areas like math, science, and computer science.

221

4 years ago

A platform for schools to share resources, build a community, and budget using cloud-based software.

219

4 years ago

A company that provides a central point of contact for parents to reach out to teachers. It’s not a replacement for the school but rather helps parents stay in touch with the teacher.

215

4 years ago

A tool that helps schools better manage their budgets

202

4 years ago

This startup wants to provide a degree in robotics to middle schoolers in South Korea.

198

4 years ago 2 views

A toolkit for high-school students to create their own data science applications.

194

4 years ago

LinkedIn for teachers, connecting teachers with schools, schools with parents, and parents with schools.

185

5 years ago

A startup that is building a platform for training teachers in the US public school system. The startup wants to make school more attractive and profitable.

183

4 years ago

A platform for school districts to help coordinate transportation and other services. The startup wants to help school districts, colleges, and universities navigate a complex system of transportation and other services that can be hard to keep track of.

181

5 years ago

A system for schools and educational institutions to host online courses and one-on-one tutoring.

179

5 years ago

A text-based messaging platform that serves as a go-to for employees and students to communicate with their employers and schools.

177

5 years ago

A new type of virtual reality experience, where people can interact with others in a “virtual school” or “virtual community” without leaving their own home.

177

4 years ago

A startup that combines the design of the old-school board game Exploding Kittens with the appeal of the game Cards Against Humanity. The startup is a co-op game made up of feline felines that explode when they get hit.

177

5 years ago

In the summer of 2016, the Y Combinator Summer School launched a $100,000 scholarship for students who attend the program. The scholarship is awarded to graduate students from underrepresented backgrounds.

176

4 years ago

This startup wants to help educators and parents quickly communicate what's going on with their kids, making it safer for them to do things like go to school or play in the park.

176

5 years ago

Helps med school students track their performance in school, at their hospital, and on standardized exams.

173

4 years ago

A startup for teachers and parents to create an after-school program that takes place during the school day and aims to save money on travel and out-of-school costs.

173

5 years ago

A platform that helps people with mental illness to find jobs, get to school, and get the care they need.

171

4 years ago

A startup that helps high school students build their resumes and personal brands online, then helps them find a career match.

170

3 years ago

A tool for schools that helps teachers plan and manage their school’s communication. The company says it’s already used by over 1,000 schools and is growing fast.

170

2 years ago

A local service that gives kids and families access to language classes, homeschooling, and tutoring through video and computer screen time. The startup is based in Austin, Texas and has 4 employees.

169

5 years ago

A school for coding that’s also a game development school.

166

5 years ago

This startup is building a self-learning platform to help teach people the fundamentals of coding. The startup’s founders say that the product they have built is already powering over 20,000 students in 300 schools.

165

4 years ago

The startup makes it easier for schools to manage their student schedules and handle student behavior.

165

5 years ago

An educational tool that helps students in the US get certificates from universities around the world. The startup helps students get their credits in real time, with a guarantee that their credits will transfer to the school they’re attending.

164

5 years ago

A startup that’s building a tool to help schools estimate their energy costs. The startup’s founders say they want to make it easier for schools to measure and manage their energy costs, but they also want to make it easier for them to implement energy saving measures.

162

4 years ago

A platform for online tutoring with a focus on helping teachers and parents out of school. Tutor-to-tutor videos are on-demand, and the startup is also working on a way to make the private video chats public and shareable.

161

5 years ago

Online learning platform for high school students.

159

5 years ago

A startup that connects high school students to internships and part-time jobs at startups. It operates in the US, Canada, and the UK, with plans to expand to Australia, the Netherlands, and Germany in the future.

157

5 years ago

A new school for students to learn coding, with a curriculum that mixes online and in-person instruction.

157

5 years ago

New York City-based startup that helps schools manage their online course catalogs and payments.

157

5 years ago

A startup that helps students decide what college to go to, by matching them with data on schools’ average SAT scores, average AP scores, average graduation rates, and more. The company uses algorithms to draw on this data to match applicants to schools.

156

5 years ago

This startup is building a platform that allows students to collaborate on projects and write code across school systems, in the hopes of creating a more creative learning environment.

156

5 years ago

This company helps middle schoolers learn about social justice by teaching them about the history of slavery in the US, how it intersects with other historical events, and what we can do to fight it now.

153

5 years ago

A startup that helps students of any age who are having difficulty in school to get tutoring

151

5 years ago

A tool for schools to track their use of interactive whiteboards, with plans to add a student portal to the platform.

150

5 years ago

Data analytics and visualization platform for high school and college level teams and departments.

150

3 years ago

A web-based platform for high school students to manage their academic progress and grades.

149

5 years ago

Helps members of a school community get access to free local yoga.

148

2 years ago

A platform that helps students plan for their future careers. The startup helps students identify their interests, identify schools they should be applying to, and figure out which careers are in demand.

148

5 years ago

A startup that helps users find the closest public school or charter school that’s right for their family. It’s meant to bridge the gap between traditional public schools and new alternative school systems like charters.

147

4 years ago

Partnering with the school system, the platform gives students real-time access to data about what their teachers are teaching, and how they’re doing.

147

5 years ago

A startup that provides software for college students to help them manage their grades and schoolwork

145

5 years ago

A startup that helps its users take advantage of split-work hours that their employers or school offer

145

4 years ago

This startup is building a tool that allows teachers to share school content with parents at home. Teachers can use it to video and text share, saving time and money.

145

4 years ago

A new platform for the next generation of musicians. Musikexplorer has a music school format, where the students get a chance to learn music and play in a band.

145

5 years ago

A company that lets teachers stream class lectures to the students in the classroom — and vice versa. The startup is currently working with 45 teachers and 10 school districts in the San Francisco Bay area.

143

5 years ago

A way for teachers to track and analyze student performance, which they hope will eventually become a standard curriculum in schools.

142

5 years ago

A piece of software that helps people with homeschooling get the most out of their hobby, and helps them with classroom management.

141

5 years ago

A startup to help people seeking jobs at colleges make the best decisions about which schools to apply to.

141

5 years ago

A platform that connects people looking to go back to school with students willing to help each other out with things like homework, tutoring, and test prep. The founders say they’ve already helped more than 6,000 students fill out their applications and get into the class of their dreams.

140

5 years ago

A startup that helps schools and universities establish open data programs to promote transparency and accountability.

140

5 years ago

A team at the Harvard Business School is building a tool that can automatically tell the difference between the various types of ads you’re seeing on the web, and craft personalized, customized ads based on that data.

140

5 years ago

A startup to help people choose a college that fits their personality. The app is a resource for students and parents looking for information about schools.

139

3 years ago

A startup that focuses on bringing school supplies and other essentials to kids in developing countries.

139

5 years ago

A company that allows schools to create their own personalized learning plan, tracking progress with data.

137

5 years ago

A platform for schools to track attendance and other important student data.

137

5 years ago

This company wants to help people find the very best school for their kid, and hopes to use its algorithm to help parents access information about school quality.

136

5 years ago

A platform for creating and selling e-books, but targeted at high school students

135

3 years ago

A tool designed to help kids learn to code and hone their skills. The company is in the early stages of building a curriculum for middle schoolers.

134

5 years ago

Using AI to provide help and support to students in the classroom, school and home.

132

5 years ago

A way to sell high-end items like luxury cars and art on an auction site. The startup is currently working with the University of Washington to create a marketplace for school auctions.

132

5 years ago

A startup that’s trying to build a new kind of HR software that can help replace the old-school HR role. It is hiring in the US

132

5 years ago

In an effort to identify people who are interested in starting a business, the Y Combinator Summer School offers select entrepreneurs the opportunity to learn from Y Combinator fellows while also receiving mentorship from Y Combinator partners. Since the school’s launch in 2011, over 400 students from around the world have participated.

129

5 years ago

A startup that serves as a personal assistant for financial aid, working with schools to help students get financial aid and scholarships.

129

3 years ago

A way to connect high-school students with mentors to help them get into college through video conferencing and mentoring. They’ve partnered with organizations like Teach for America and the Boys & Girls Club to help students prepare for college.

127

5 years ago

A system that allows school districts to scale their curriculum and manage it across multiple devices.

126

5 years ago

“WeWork is a glamorous space. It’s a five-star hotel, it’s more like a five-star mall, it’s a five-star resort — it’s like a nightclub. It’s like a ‘cool’ mall. But it’s really just an address,” said David Graeber, anthropology professor at London School of Economics and author of “Debt: The First 5,000 Years” in an interview with “PBS NewsHour”.

126

2 years ago

A company that works with schools to connect teachers with students and helps them manage their accounts and budgets.

125

5 years ago

This startup wants to improve the impact of school-based violence prevention programs.

124

3 years ago

An all-in-one accounting and invoicing solution for small businesses. The company is focusing on K-12 schools and universities.

124

2 years ago

A platform for schools that helps parents monitor their kids’ schoolwork by way of a continuous feedback loop with teachers.

124

5 years ago

The summer school is for students interested in learning programming and fundamental knowledge in computer science, with the intent of helping them be successful in college.

123

5 years ago

A video-sharing platform for high school students to share their work and connect with each other. The company’s goal is to provide a forum for high school students to share their work with each other, inspire each other, and connect with mentors.

122

5 years ago

A startup that helps companies and students organize their schoolwork, store it, and share it

122

5 years ago

A startup that is building a platform to allow high school students to build a career in technology.

121

5 years ago

This startup is building a tool that helps school districts keep track of their IT budgets and prevent fraud and misuse.

121

5 years ago

Idea: A company that helps parents keep track of their kids’ activities at school The company wants to use data science to help parents see what’s going on inside classrooms and, as it grows, is looking to expand into other verticals, including medicine

120

5 years ago

A company that makes systems that help schools organize their workflows.

120

5 years ago

App that helps teachers find and collaborate on common content. The company’s technology works with Google Docs to organize a shared content space and show when content has changed. The product serves over 2,000 schools.

119

5 years ago

A startup that lets you create a schedule of classes and events for the school year for a particular student.

118

5 years ago

A digital assistant that helps teachers manage grading. The founders say it has an “A+ grade” and is already being used in twenty schools.

118

3 years ago

A company that helps schools develop a curriculum for kids between the ages of 6-16. It focuses on making kids learn in a way that will help them make the most of their time in school and ultimately get better jobs.

118

4 years ago

A startup that’s building an online training program for people who want to learn to code, but don’t want to go to school.

116

5 years ago

A company that helps students get into medical school by matching them with mentors. It takes a student’s application and provides recommendations on which medical school to apply to, based on the student’s chances of getting into medical school.

115

5 years ago

The Y Combinator summer school is a four-week program that teaches computer science fundamentals to top-tier high school students. The program was launched in 2010 by Paul Graham, the founder of Y Combinator.

114

5 years ago

A tool to help businesses convert old school paper invoices and receipts into digital ones.

113

5 years ago

A startup that aims to solve the problem of re-marketing in higher education recruiting by building a way to help schools replace the need for multiple applications.

112

5 years ago

A startup that helps businesses market to high school students, instead of relying on the university market.

111

5 years ago

This is a tool that help teachers and school administrators find and manage volunteers. The company says they have over 1,000 people in their database.

110

4 years ago

A start-up that allows people to donate their kidney to another person as a way to help them save up to pay for medical school in the US

109

5 years ago

The Startup Grind Philly Meetup is a group of local entrepreneurs, investors, and other startup enthusiasts who regularly gather to talk about entrepreneurship, funding, and startups in Philadelphia. The event is organized by a variety of organizations including the University of Pennsylvania’s Wharton School of Business, The Foundry and the Philadelphia Technology Alliance.

105

4 years ago

A startup that compares and recommends providers of childcare, school, and daycare based on the cost, quality, and convenience of the care. Looks like a better version of Nannybook.

105

3 years ago

This platform helps teachers connect with students and their parents. They’re currently working with a school district in New York.

105

3 years ago

This is a tool for schools to run community-wide science experiments.

105

5 years ago

This startup is working to make it easier for people to find and buy insurance online. The startup is a relatively quick study that completed YC’s Startup School program in June.

104

3 years ago

An “augmented reality” startup that wants to put augmented reality into a high school science textbook. It’s aiming for a $30 million valuation at a $3.4 million pre-order.

104

3 years ago

A platform for selling and buying used school computers, with a business model that makes it possible for schools to sell products they don’t need anymore.

103

5 years ago

The founder of Code.org, a nonprofit working to make computer science education more accessible, wants to create a foundation to encourage high school students to learn software and programming.

101

4 years ago

Winners of the first annual Venture Challenge will get a $1,000 cash prize. The event is being held at the University of Pennsylvania's Wharton School.

101

4 years ago

A school with a curriculum focused on the arts. The startup aims to create a curriculum that will help students learn “skills and techniques that they can put to use in a diverse range of fields”.

101

5 years ago

A startup that makes a 3D printer designed for makers that’s affordable for schools and other startups. It also offers a crowdfunding platform for projects that need a 3D printer.

99

5 years ago

A startup that helps schools make more money from their online activities by directing the money that students spend on school supplies and other items to the school.

99

4 years ago

A solution that provides districts and schools with data on academic performance, attendance, and facilities.

99

2 years ago

This startup helps school districts hire more teachers.

99

5 years ago

A gamification startup that wants to take the traditional business school process of teaching sales techniques and make it more gamelike.

96

4 years ago

A startup that wants to “make it easy to replace the old-school process of making a reservation with a web app”.

96

4 years ago

A startup platform for students to find tutors, teachers, and other school professionals. It has already been featured on the Showcase Stage of Startup Battlefield.

95

4 years ago

A platform that allows schools to create digital badges for students, so they can be tracked easily.

95

3 years ago

A company that makes a toolkit for schools that helps them use the web to learn. The company has built a Chrome extension that helps teachers and administrators build interactive lessons and activities on the web.

95

4 years ago

A company that wants to make it easier for high schools to pay for science instruments. It’s raised $1.3 million in seed funding.

94

4 years ago

This is a startup that has the goal of “making it easier” for home-schooling parents to manage their families’ finances.

94

5 years ago

A platform to connect law enforcement and schools to reduce the risk of school shootings by allowing for anonymous tip-offs on students with behavioral issues.

93

4 years ago

A platform for middle school and high school students to work on programming problems and then link that work with online learning platforms like Khan Academy and Coursera.

92

4 years ago

An engineering staffing startup that partners with companies to bring in new talent. After a company does a demo, Minimum runs a search for top candidates using its proprietary algorithm. The company says they’ve so far found candidates at top engineering schools, raised $1.4 million in VC funding, and secured over a dozen jobs.

91

3 years ago

A startup that makes it easier for Hispanic families to open a savings account for their kids, particularly the latchkey kids who aren’t old enough to have a bank account at their school. The startup’s founder says that he wants to keep his children from having to share their smartphones to stay in touch with friends, and that his kids understand the importance of saving money in order to achieve their aspirations.

91

4 years ago

A school management system that allows parents to create school accounts and manage school finances.

89

2 years ago

A startup targeting international students who are trying to apply to schools in the US.

87

5 years ago

A startup that’s building a tool for companies, hospitals, and schools to track and analyze their employee’s health.

86

4 years ago

The company is working on building an AI-powered chatbot that can sort through all your different college degrees and track your progress. The idea is that college degrees can be tracked in a way that makes them useful for future employers or graduate school applications.

86

4 years ago

A tool for school districts to track their student populations, including how many absences are being taken and whether those absences are needed.

86

3 years ago

A startup that makes digital versions of old-school paper journals

86

3 years ago

A platform that looks to connect high school seniors with internships.

86

4 years ago

A company that works with schools to make the school environment more parent-friendly.

85

4 years ago

A team of students from the University of Michigan’s Ross School of Business built a prototype for a new way for consumers to share their data. The idea is to make the sharing of personal data easier and more social, and to use it to show users how to make better decisions.

85

4 years ago

The startup is building a platform that helps teachers of all kinds to save time and money on school supplies using an app. They sell to schools in the US, and plan to expand to other countries as well. They have $5,000 in monthly revenue, counting YC as a customer.

85

4 years ago

One-on-one tutoring for Indian school kids for standardized tests. The startup has a $3,000 monthly price point for up to five students, and it plans to expand to other markets in the next year.

85

5 years ago

A company that helps students pay for tuition with a prepaid debit card, available to any in the US. The startup has built a “pay to school” system that works with any college, university, or trade school. The startup doesn’t operate in Brazil.

84

5 years ago

This startup is building a credit score for students, using big data to analyze their school and academic performance, and then applying that to a credit score.

84

4 years ago

A “a mobile app for anyone who wants to become an artist”, designed for “artists who have previously been turned down by art schools” to help them learn to draw.

84

4 years ago

A tool that helps legal firms hire top legal talent, connecting them with candidates in the top law schools.

84

4 years ago

A tool for schools, teachers and administrators to monitor student behavior and see if there are any issues with the school, from bullying to attendance.

84

4 years ago

This company is partnering with universities to provide an online solution to help students stay on top of their schoolwork. It’s especially useful for students in the US, where they say it’s hard to keep track of due dates.

84

4 years ago

A startup that helps high school students build their own websites. They’re launching in the US in 2019

83

3 years ago

An online nursery school for babies 0-12 months old, which offers classes in arts and crafts, cooking, and using a computer.

83

4 years ago

A solution for “scaling” public schools. It lets school districts work with an “empowered community” to decide how schools should be run, including how many teachers and administrators are required.

82

3 years ago

A SaaS company that helps schools and universities manage their “digital reputations” online.

81

4 years ago

A startup that helps high school students organize their activities through a student-specific calendar.

80

4 years ago

A startup for school districts that provides teachers with the ability to interact more with their students. The startup is planning to launch a B2B version of the app later this year.

80

3 years ago

This is a new service that connects college students to help with their school work. Students can get a tutor via video chat, with the tutor providing help on homework and tests.

80

4 years ago

A software platform for high school students to build interactive, video game-style apps.

79

4 years ago

A company that provides a platform for non-profits and schools to fundraise, track donations, and manage their donors. The app currently has 1000+ users.

79

4 years ago

The technology at work here is a bit obscure, but it’s a patent-pending way of helping schools and other groups create a geographically differentiated curriculum.

79

4 years ago

If kids are being sent to school by themselves, they may do poorly if they’re already scared of new situations. To help kids transition, the startup will send them to a therapist to help them “develop a calming presence” that they can use throughout their school life.

79

3 years ago

This startup is focused on the education of kids, and works with schools to help them build custom curriculum for their students.

79

3 years ago

A system for security officers to track and optimize their interactions with visitors. It’s designed for institutions, like schools, but could work for any company with a lot of visitors.

79

2 years ago

This startup is designing a better way to judge the quality of a school by looking at the quality of the faculty.

79

4 years ago

An education startup that’s trying to improve the way math is taught in U.S. schools.

78

4 years ago

A social network for students, with a twist: Students can share their school activities with their friends, who can then follow them to see what they’re up to.

77

3 years ago

A tool for digitizing old school video, with the goal of preserving iconic video for future generations.

77

3 years ago

A startup that helps students in college and grad school build better resumes by having them share everything from their job board activity to how many hours they’re spending on side projects.

77

3 years ago

An online language school that’s aiming to give people a way to learn a new language. The startup is a B2B company with a specific focus on language training for the tech industry.

77

4 years ago

A startup that brings the best talent from the world's best schools to teach you how to be a better coder. The startup is an elite teachers program that has sold out its next batch of spots to students from the United States, United Kingdom, Germany, Denmark, and Israel.

76

3 years ago

This startup is building a tool to help high school students choose the right college for them. It uses data from over 100 top universities to help students pick the best fit.

76

2 years ago

A college prep and career prep program for kids in high school designed to help them find internships or jobs.

76

3 years ago

A startup that helps students organize homework assignments, grades and other school-related tasks.

75

4 years ago

A college prep app for high schoolers.

74

3 years ago

The company’s micro-loans are targeted at helping people who are faced with emergency financial needs, like medical bills, school fees and daycare payments.

74

4 years ago

A tool that helps schools schedule their special events. The idea is simple: it’s a calendar for schools, which students can access to find out about upcoming events.

73

4 years ago

A platform for managing and tracking the public records of a large group of users. It helps a school, a city hall, or a large organization keep track of its records.

73

4 years ago

An IQ test for children, with the goal of improving school performance and helping children become more successful.

73

3 years ago

A program that would connect classrooms to the Internet and provide resources such as curriculums, tests, and other learning materials. The startup is looking to grow a large number of schools that connect classrooms and offer educational services.

73

4 years ago

The startup’s a startup looking to disrupt the human resources market in big, old-school companies. With the help of AI and machine learning, the startup wants to make recruiting and hiring more efficient while helping companies tap into the power of data to better predict how well candidates will fit.

72

4 years ago

A startup that’s building out a digital education platform that is open-sharing, student-led, and can adapt to a school’s needs.

72

3 years ago

A startup that helps users find someone to take their kids for a ride, whether it’s to school, to a summer camp, or a doctor’s appointment.

72

3 years ago

An online platform that connects schools and businesses, allowing students to learn about careers by shadowing professionals for a day in their workplace. It’s a great way to introduce young people to the working world.

72

4 years ago

A company that helps teachers all over the world teach students about animals in the natural world outside of school.

71

4 years ago

The Specialized Technology Fund (STF) is a $25 million venture fund hosted by the University of California, Berkeley, where it was founded in 2011. The fund is meant to facilitate the creation of new technologies that can improve the lives of people in developing countries. It is the first university-backed venture fund focused on developing technologies for developing countries. The fund is run by the university's Haas School of Business.

71

3 years ago

A digital school for college students that helps them write better essays and get high school credits.

71

3 years ago

A “digital assistant” for schools and districts with a real-time video calling system where teachers and administrators can speak with each other, for example to record students’ test scores.

71

3 years ago

A startup that aims to help companies and schools manage their data, by giving people easy access to the data they need.

71

3 years ago

A startup that teaches kids how to use computers, with a focus on security. The startup is currently working with Philly schools and they say they’ve seen an increase in the number of kids that are coming into the office to use it.

71

4 years ago

The app is designed to help parents create a “structure for their day” as well as to make sure their child is doing well at school.

70

4 years ago

A startup that lets schools save time and money by using their own technologies to solve problems they’re having with paper.

70

4 years ago

A company that makes mobile games for kids. The startup is best known for its games for preschoolers and its games are made in partnership with a number of companies, including Disney and Nickelodeon.

70

2 years ago 1 views

A daily news digest for high-schoolers that lets them mix and match a set of curated stories, and get it delivered to their cell phones every day. What’s unique about this startup is that it’s developed a way to let readers select which stories they want to read from the curated selection.

70

4 years ago

After school for kids ages 6-12, which combines a social club with professional development and homework help. Following the success of their pilot in Los Angeles, The After School Club is expanding nationally.

69

3 years ago

A program that helps people stay in school and get degrees

69

3 years ago

A digital assistant that helps teachers with their lesson plans. The startup is working with 24 schools in the U.S.

69

3 years ago

A startup that helps schools and universities share lesson plans and curriculum with their students, who can follow them at home on their smartphone.

69

4 years ago

A micro-purchase tool for students to pay a particular school a specific amount, and also a tool for teachers to track the progress of a group of students. The startup was founded in July.

68

4 years ago

A company that uses data and AI to help schools and districts improve their academic performance and allows parents and students to compare schools and districts

68

3 years ago

A tool that helps schools and teachers manage their data to make better decisions, and track their progress.

68

3 years ago

A company that wants to help schools with the upkeep of their buildings, by using an army of drones to clean up after them.

68

4 years ago

A company that manages your rent and allows you to pay it with a credit card. The company says they’ve had over $500,000 in monthly revenue, and they’ve also had clients like the Delaware Public School System.

67

4 years ago

A startup that lets students take a virtual tour of college campuses, and find out what it’s like to attend their school.

67

3 years ago

A startup which aids in the creation and distribution of school, college and university course materials

67

3 years ago

This startup is working on a new way to manage and keep track of employees. Currently visiting high schools to teach students how to code.

67

4 years ago

This startup wants to help students pay for college by cutting out the middleman. With EnrollMe, students can set up online accounts at their schools, then buy the school's textbooks, pay for the school's dorms and student meal plans, and then transfer those funds directly to their school.

66

3 years ago

A startup that plans to help high-net-worth families invest more in their offspring early on, by offering a way to invest in children’s college savings while they’re still in high school.

66

3 years ago

A startup that helps students in India manage their finances, including paying their school fees, pay their parents back, and plan ahead for their next education.

66

2 years ago

A system that lets schools and other groups send their members on paid volunteer service projects.

66

5 years ago

Idea: A startup that’s building a tool that lets you share your high school student’s grades and progress with colleges

65

4 years ago

A company that is building a “virtual assistant” for managing the life of the average family. The company wants to make it easier for parents to plan and track their child’s education, medical appointments and activities. The company’s flagship product is a virtual assistant that helps parents keep track of their child’s activities and school.

65

3 years ago

A company that makes custom snacks for kids' birthday parties, pitching it as a “version of Etsy for preschoolers”.

65

3 years ago

A startup that wants to help high school students build apps on their own time, and get paid.

65

3 years ago

An email-based education platform that helps high school students find scholarships, internships, and college courses.

65

3 years ago

A startup out of the London School of Economics that’s building a platform to help startup founders create their own student organizations.

64

3 years ago

Mathematica is an analytics tool for schools that helps teachers track student data and improve education. The founders say that the company has already helped over a million students.

64

3 years ago

A platform that allows users to set up their own private school and enroll their kids in it. It claims to have schools in a dozen countries.

64

2 years ago

This is a games platform for the US public school system, built to be a “fun, engaging tool that uses data to transform learning”. Games are now offered in more than 1,000 schools.

64

2 years ago

A startup that helps parents and caregivers organize and communicate with schools, k-12, and special needs.

64

4 years ago

A company that helps organizations like law firms, nonprofits, and schools safely store, access, and share sensitive information online.

63

4 years ago

Startup working with schools and community organizations to link students and teachers with mentors.

63

2 years ago

A web-based tool for schools to create “virtual classrooms” for online classes.

63

4 years ago

A tool for building and scaling events for schools, sporting events and similar. It’s built on top of the same chat and to-do list features of Slack, but is designed to be more scalable.

62

3 years ago

A web-based teacher evaluation tool that helps schools choose teachers based on student performance.

62

3 years ago

A way for consumers to save for retirement, especially for those in the gig economy. The startup helps people set up individual saving plans, and also promotes saving for groups like churches, schools, and teams.

62

2 years ago

A platform that allows parents to give feedback to teachers in a way that’s accessible for their kids, and vice versa. The app is currently free for schools with over 100 students, with plans starting at $15 per student per month.

62

4 years ago

A startup that arranges bookings for table tennis clubs, school gyms, or snooker clubs. The startup connects people looking for table tennis, snooker, or other sports to people who would like to host them.

61

4 years ago

This startup wants to be “the Uber of college admission”. It’s focusing on the US market, where there’s a lot of paperwork and bureaucracy to navigate, and even more pressure to get into the right school.

61

4 years ago

A startup that’s developing a platform to help schools better manage their debt by measuring the performance of its fund.

61

4 years ago

A product that helps people who want to drop out of college after their first year. They say there are over 2 million students who drop out every year, and most of them can’t afford to go back to school after their first semester.

61

3 years ago

A platform for hiring high schoolers for internships and college placement. The startup “focuses on bringing transparency and efficiency to the recruiting process for both employers and students”.

61

3 years ago

The company is building a tool that helps schools track their individual student’s progress rather than relying on standardized test scores.

61

3 years ago

A platform for college students to connect and collaborate on projects. The service allows students to connect with other students in their school and city and launch projects together. There are currently over 100,000 students using the platform.

60

5 years ago

Idea: A company that builds a mobile app that provides a “visual, interactive experience” for the middle school/high school students to buy and sell items to one another.

59

4 years ago

A tool for schools to manage their student records. It’s a feature-rich K-12 management system, with a reporting dashboard, time tracking, and grading for administrators.

59

3 years ago

A platform that helps parents manage their children’s everything from school and extracurricular activities to college visits and birthdays. The founders say they’ve launched a beta version of the platform that lets parents order and schedule activities, and set rules around cancelling and rescheduling. The founders also have a personal story about how their startup led them to discover their company’s mission.

59

3 years ago

A personal finance app that helps millennials manage their finances while they’re still in school. The startup is looking to get their product into schools around the US and start a scholarship program for those who use the app.

59

3 years ago

A startup that has a digital library of teaching materials for US schools, including lessons and quizzes. The startup is looking to improve the quality and quantity of content available, and they’re hoping that teachers and students will use the platform as a resource.

59

3 years ago

A startup that helps teachers prepare for standardized tests. It’s particularly useful for those in rural schools, where teachers have to travel long distances to get to their classrooms.

59

3 years ago

A tool for schools to manage and make better use of their data.

58

2 years ago

A company selling affordable and customizable graphing calculators. It’s currently in the pre-launch stage. The startup is targeting schools and young people in the US.

58

4 years ago

A software startup that is building a platform for education to improve the quality of schools and the educational experience for students.

57

3 years ago

A startup for parents to organize a school year for their kids, by adding events, keeping track of their progress, and more

57

3 years ago

A startup working on a software platform for schools to run a school’s entire day from one source. The product helps teachers manage schedules, run lessons, and manage student rosters.

57

5 years ago

Idea: A startup that is building a system to help schools more easily track student attendance and track student attendance more effectively.

56

3 years ago

A company that makes an app for parents and teachers to track children's homework and assignments, in addition to providing a digital library of school materials.

56

3 years ago

This app is designed to help high school students organize their free time to find things to do, meet friends and plan their after-school activities. It’s B2B, with a small school setting where it tries to help teachers create a network of students with similar interests to help them plan their after-school schedules.

56

3 years ago

A “on-demand” school that lets you pick up a tute and then drop it off when you’re done. The company recently closed a $1.5 million round of funding, and will likely be headed for an IPO soon.

56

3 years ago

This startup is focused on helping teachers find the right school for their kids. The company says most parents are using apps like Zillow and Homeschool Planet to find their kids the right school. However, they point out that these apps have a lot of limitations, like not being able to help parents find everything from the school’s name to the school’s PTA or its approach to discipline.

55

3 years ago

An educational app for teens, designed to help them learn and practice their English language. The first release of the app, with 11,000 users, is aimed at high school students, most of whom are 14 and 15 years old.

55

3 years ago

A new approach to teaching math and science to elementary school students. It’s a gamified platform that connects teachers with millions of interested students via game play.

55

3 years ago

A smartphone application for school counselors to help parents enroll their kids in schools and to facilitate communication between parents and school counselors.

54

3 years ago

A software-as-a-service platform that helps companies create and manage their own digital campus directories. College Campus Connections is building its own platform to allow schools to create their own campus directories that they can leverage to recruit and more.

54

2 years ago

College recruiting software for high schools. The company says it has $8,500 monthly revenue.

54

5 years ago

A startup that sells clothes designed by students of fashion schools and helps them get exposure and eventually graduate from design school

53

3 years ago

A startup building a system that allows school districts to manage their student’s summer break. The system would integrate with school districts’ existing timekeeping systems and calendars, so that students can be allotted days off throughout the summer to spend with their families or with internships or jobs.

53

3 years ago

A startup that gives students a way to get paid for work they do on school assignments and projects.

53

2 years ago

This startup builds digital credentials for teens and young adults at risk of dropping out of high school, aiming to help them learn essential skills like reading and math, improve their confidence, and help them graduate. It’s being used in Washington D.C. and in schools in the Bronx.

53

5 years ago

A startup that is a marketplace for furniture that is designed by students of architecture school

52

3 years ago

A startup that wants to design and manufacture open source 3D printers for schools and home workshops.

52

3 years ago

An online learning tool for those with a background in IT to learn the latest in cybersecurity. The startup is looking to partner with schools and other companies to help teach students.

52

3 years ago

A startup that helps college students pay for school. It’s a marketplace for students to borrow money from other students, a sort of peer-to-peer student borrowing.

52

3 years ago

Best of both worlds, an online marketplace for teachers and a separate classroom management platform. The startup wants to help schools streamline their administrative tasks, ending the need for multiple platforms.

52

3 years ago

The founder of this startup is a professor at the MIT Sloan School of Management who wants to build a platform for entrepreneurs to come together to share what they’re learning, to connect with mentors, and to help each other.

51

3 years ago

A startup that is building a ride-hail app for parents to get access to child care facilities and pick up kids from school. Previously, parents had to go to a parent-only school.

51

5 years ago

Idea: This is a tool for hiring workers on an as-needed basis. The company is working with a non-profit in Atlanta to help with staffing at after-school clubs.

50

4 years ago

A platform for private schools and programs that helps them build their own websites and tools. The startup is looking to build a comprehensive platform that allows schools to manage their data and create custom digital products.

49

3 years ago

This startup is building an “in-app” game for kids to learn skills that will help them in school and in life.

49

2 years ago

A platform that helps students who are working on school projects with “crowdsourced” labor.

49

3 years ago

A startup that allows school districts to book standardized testing, adding more time slots that more students can take.

48

2 years ago

A cloud software update and management business, targeting schools and colleges.

47

3 years ago

A company that has a “pay-as-you-go” on-demand concierge service for students and millennials. The company’s founders want to help students focus on schoolwork and leave the rest to others, and plan to launch in early 2020.

46

3 years ago

A company that will make old-school kids toys and games fun again

46

3 years ago

This startup is building a tool to help lawyers draft documents and agreements in a way that’s clear and concise, but also in a way that’s legally precise. The founders created their own law school in 2014 and now run the firm as a for-profit business, but they plan to eventually make the tool available to all lawyers.

46

3 years ago

A startup for school supplies that helps educators find and pay for supplies in bulk.

46

2 years ago

A company that provides online education and training for high school students. The company has received five rounds of funding.

46

3 years ago

A platform for public and private schools that allows students to plan their schedules, collaborate with classmates and teachers, and track their progress.

45

3 years ago

A college admissions platform that was pitched as “LinkedIn for colleges,” but with a twist: instead of looking for professional connections, the company’s users are looking for school connections. The company claims to have over 1,000 users and is looking to grow from there.

44

2 years ago

A startup that helps parents track their children’s daily progress through a phone app. “Parents can snap pictures of their children in the morning, at lunch and after school to capture milestones such as the first steps, first words, first hair cut,” CEO Michael Foust told VentureBeat.

44

3 years ago

If you're an educator considering switching to a new school, learning how to improve your curriculum, or a parent considering a school change, this startup aims to help you figure out how and where you can find the best fit.

43

3 years ago

A new social media platform that aims to reach the younger generations with a spoof of an old-school blog that lets users create posts, track them, and read them in real time.

43

3 years ago

This startup is building a platform for high-school students to create personalized homework assignments, and then store and organize those assignments in the cloud.

43

3 years ago

A startup that wants to bring education to the masses. The startup wants to build a subscription-based platform for educational videos, with a focus on middle-school students and adults in the US.

42

3 years ago

This is a social network for people who are still in school, or those who are just starting out.

42

2 years ago

A gamification platform for learning legal skills, which focuses on law school students, lawyers, and legal professionals.

42

2 years ago

Education is expensive, and not everyone is ready to go back to school. So this startup wants to help people find their perfect fit for the future, whether it be a new career or a new city.

42

5 years ago

Idea: A platform for schools to offer their students free access to the Khan Academy

41

3 years ago

This startup wants to use blockchain to help people get free school supplies, food, and health care.

40

3 years ago

A social enterprise for providing fresh and healthy meals to kids. After receiving seed funding from The B Team and the Philadelphia Foundation, the team is now working with schools and nonprofits to scale up their efforts.

40

2 years ago

A tool used by teachers and parents to help organize and plan after-school activities. Instead of tracking each child, the company uses the school calendar to automatically track kids attending different activities and then creates plans for parents based on the kids’ interests and availability.

40

2 years ago

A tool to help schools with attendance tracking and student scheduling, with a focus on student-teacher engagement.

40

2 years ago

Flatiron School is a bootcamp for tech startups, and the company is taking it international, hiring a VP of International Development.

39

3 years ago

A company that makes it easier for businesses and schools to meet in person for meetings and collaborate.

38

3 years ago

A mobile app that helps schools create and manage their own school photos, allowing them to use their own camera, filters, and style to create professional images.

38

3 years ago

A tool for recording your thoughts, quizzes and other information, which can be shared with friends and family. The startup has been around since 2013 and is used by at least 2,500 schools in California.

38

2 years ago

A startup that wants to build a tool that helps people identify the cheap, high-quality private schools in their area.

38

2 years ago

A project management app to replace the old-school email chains with a more collaborative platform.

37

2 years ago

A web-based system for communicating with students and parents, but also for teachers and administrators. A tool for making school more transparent and for connecting students to their parents.

36

2 years ago

A company that helps schools teach coding to kids. The startup has a solid M&A pipeline, with a dozen investors in the pipeline. They’re looking to raise a $40 million round this summer.

35

2 years ago

This startup offers an alternative to the traditional school attendance system for employees of companies, letting them track attendance via their phones and allowing them to pay back a portion of their benefits for missed days.

35

2 years ago

A startup for ranking US colleges based on a school’s alumni salary, based on data from LinkedIn.

35

2 years ago

A startup that allows schools to synchronize student attendance, and to send automated email reminders. The company has already signed up $1 million in sales, and has plans to help other schools in the US.

34

2 years ago

A startup that aims to help school districts get more funding from the federal government to support technology in their schools.

34

2 years ago

A startup that is building a way to track student loans via email, who are working with local community colleges and graduate schools to create a student loan tracking tool.

33

2 years ago

A real-time knowledge base for schools with a focus on STEM subjects.

32

2 years ago

The startup is building a “Netflix for education”. It’s a subscription service that allows people to learn things at their own pace from a library of thousands of video lessons. It launched a $US1 million seed round in January, and has partnerships with 3,000 schools and plans to expand beyond education.

32

2 years ago

A platform that allows students to connect with their peers in a way that’s more organized than a simple social network. The startup wants to create a more systematic way for students to build relationships at the school level.

31

2 years ago

Another startup that wants to compete with Google Docs, but for schools.

30

2 years ago

A visual tool that helps schools figure out which textbooks to purchase next.

29

2 years ago

An organization that connects public school teachers with classrooms in need.

28

2 years ago

In the US, there is a shortage of STEM workers, especially computer science experts. The startup wants to change that by teaching and training students to become computer scientists. The startup's platform is open source, and free for any school or company interested in using it.

28

2 years ago

A global marketplace for freelance translators and language schools. The company wants to help companies around the world find talent locally.

28

2 years ago

The first version of the Startup List will be released in early December. The Startup List is an ongoing project by the Center for Entrepreneurship at the University of Pennsylvania's Wharton School.

25

2 years ago

A group of high school students who founded a startup to help college students gain skills for finding internships and jobs.

25

2 years ago

Building a platform that detects and blocks malware for consumers, companies, and schools.

25

2 years ago

The startup wants to help schools and governments pre-populate the inventory in their supply chain management systems.

24

2 years ago

A platform that allows parents to track their children's school attendance and grades directly from their smart phone.

23

2 years ago

This startup is building a platform that helps school districts convert files like attendance records into e-books. The startup is working with big names like Pearson and McGraw-Hill.

21

2 years ago

Using portable cameras to help special needs students learn to read and write. The startup is currently working with a few dozen schools in the UK.

21

2 years ago

A startup that aggregates and curates news for schools, with focus on US cities.

20

2 years ago

A way to earn money for things you already do, like cleaning your house or taking your kids to school. The startup is looking for applicants who are willing to test the service for free for a month. Based in Chicago and Los Angeles.

19

2 years ago

An AI-powered chatbot that helps schools improve their yearbook publication process.

18

2 years ago

A startup that sells student-designed backpacks from high schools in Asia. Parents can order them and have the backpacks shipped to their homes, or they can order them directly from the website.

17

2 years ago

A way to coordinate doctors and nurses to cover shifts for daycares, schools, etc.

16

2 years ago

This startup is building a platform that helps private schools pay their staff. The company is working with over 200 schools in the US, Canada, and Australia.

16

2 years ago

A 4-week school for users of the app to teach them how to build apps.

16

2 years ago

A new way of measuring student learning which better captures everything that happens in a classroom, which helps schools develop better strategies for teaching.

14

2 years ago

A platform that allows users to give feedback to teachers. The startup is working with a number of US schools and is looking to scale in the UK and Asia.

14

2 years ago

A food delivery startup that’s working to make it easier for moms to feed their children healthier foods. The startup is working with hospitals and schools to organize food delivery.

13

2 years ago

The startup aims to bring the “school locker experience” to the web. It currently has one high school customer.

12

5 years ago

A startup that offers to pay for a portion of your medical school tuition in exchange for a percentage of your earnings for the first 10 years you work after you finish

4

5 years ago

A startup that helps people share their knowledge with others by teaching a class (Like a peer to peer marketplace for school)

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4 days ago

A VR training simulator for surgeons using AI-generated patient scenarios from real anonymized data, slashing equipment costs for medical schools.

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6 days ago

Virtual reality job simulator for high-school students to test careers like surgeon or pilot before college, partnering with universities for credits.

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