MentionFox lists 21 Education companies for 2025. Of them, 17 are Y Combinator companies (the newest batch here is Fall 2025, with 2); 4 won an SBIR or STTR award.
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Education startups in 2025
| Company | What it does | Date | Amount | Round / stage | Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Objective Ed, Inc. | Workplace readiness stories prepare young adults with visions impairment for employment - project summary: wrs – workplace readiness… | Award starts Sep 1, 2025 | $306,872 | SBIR Phase I | Federal award record |
| Parrot | TikTok for language learning | Fall 2025 | Y Combinator batch | Y Combinator listing | |
| Pixley AI | The first platform where families can create AI cartoons in minutes | Fall 2025 | Y Combinator batch | Y Combinator listing | |
| Future Engineers LLC | 80nssc25c0445 - space technology mission directorate (stmd) flight opportunities program techrise student challenge 2025-2026 administration | Award starts Jul 22, 2025 | $2.6M | SBIR Phase III | Federal award record |
| Calis Books Inc | Improving early childhood literacy through a screen-free interactive device | Award starts Jul 15, 2025 | $1.1M | SBIR Phase II | Federal award record |
| Frizzle | AI Grading for Teachers | Summer 2025 | Y Combinator batch | Y Combinator listing | |
| Golpo | Create Whiteboard Explainer Videos with AI from a Prompt or Document | Summer 2025 | Y Combinator batch | Y Combinator listing | |
| Knowlify | The AI Explainer Video Maker | Summer 2025 | Y Combinator batch | Y Combinator listing | |
| Opennote | The notebook that thinks with you. | Summer 2025 | Y Combinator batch | Y Combinator listing | |
| Pingo | AI companion that helps you learn languages | Summer 2025 | Y Combinator batch | Y Combinator listing | |
| Risely AI | AI agents that automate administrative work across college campuses | Summer 2025 | Y Combinator batch | Y Combinator listing | |
| Simx, Inc | Simx vr kits and accessories for phase iii sbir to be iaw atch 1_amic simx quote 001_2025 and delivered iaw atch 2_delivery pocs. | Award starts Apr 25, 2025 | $255,578 | SBIR Phase III | Federal award record |
| Chiron | Grammarly for Math ✏️ | Spring 2025 | Y Combinator batch | Y Combinator listing | |
| Tegore | Your new AI-powered math tutor. | Spring 2025 | Y Combinator batch | Y Combinator listing | |
| Units | Units builds full-stack AI education infrastructure. | Spring 2025 | Y Combinator batch | Y Combinator listing | |
| YouLearn | AI tutor for each student | Spring 2025 | Y Combinator batch | Y Combinator listing | |
| Alice.tech | AI-driven exam prep | Winter 2025 | Y Combinator batch | Y Combinator listing | |
| Edexia | AI Teacher Assistant for Grading Essays | Winter 2025 | Y Combinator batch | Y Combinator listing | |
| Excellence Learning | AI tutor starting with maths and science | Winter 2025 | Y Combinator batch | Y Combinator listing | |
| Miyagi Labs | AI tutors for exam prep | Winter 2025 | Y Combinator batch | Y Combinator listing | |
| Scout | AI-powered student information system for K-12 schools | Winter 2025 | Y Combinator batch | Y Combinator listing |
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