🏆 2024 Global EdTech 1000. This year's most promising EdTech startups.

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Each year, HolonIQ identifies the most promising EdTech startups. The 2024 Global EdTech 1000 is built from 10,000+ nominations, local expert evaluations, and HolonIQ analyst assessment. The list is built from the ground up, with each region contributing to the 1000: Africa EdTech 50, Australia & New Zealand EdTech 50, East Asia EdTech 150, Europe EdTech 200, Latin America EdTech 100, MENA EdTech 50, Nordic-Baltic EdTech 50, North America EdTech 200, South Asia EdTech 100, Southeast Asia EdTech 50. The list highlights key trends shaping the sector.

❄️ Less is Not More. This year's list shows a substantial dip in early-stage startups. Only 17% launched in the last three years, reflecting tighter funding conditions, though Latin America and Africa remain startup hotspots.

💵 Local Needs, Smart Models: In emerging markets, startups lean heavily on direct-to-consumer strategies, fueled by growing demand for tutoring, test prep, and English language solutions, while mature markets like Europe and North America favor B2B models, with a focus on corporate upskilling and workforce training solutions.

🏫 K-12 Leads overall, with Workforce gaining ground: K-12 dominates (40% of total cohort), but Workforce Training continues to grow in advanced economies, showcasing solutions for student support, apprenticeship solutions, and upskilling.

The list illustrates key trends in content and delivery for Post-Secondary and Workforce Education.

In the post secondary space, startups focus on enhancing access and operational efficiency with solutions streamlining recruitment and admissions, while others tackle student records and credentialing systems. Content innovation is challenging conventional higher education systems, with more AI-driven platforms emerging with the promise of improving engagement and outcomes.

Workforce education startups are addressing the global skills gap with practical, immersive solutions. Apprenticeships and Bootcamps dominate this space, offering short, targeted programs aligned with market demands. Companies are increasingly looking to integrate advanced technologies, such as AR, VR and AI, to deliver scalable, experiential training that adapts to learners’ needs. Together, these startups are driving a shift from one-size-fits-all education models to tailored, tech-enabled learning experiences that prepare students and professionals for the demands of a rapidly changing world.

From AI-powered learning to immersive bootcamps, the list captures how EdTech startups are tackling regional challenges with global innovation. Explore the full 2024 Global EdTech 1000 to uncover the trends, tools, and trailblazers shaping education’s future.

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💪 Power Moves

🌍 Ellucian partnered with tech consulting firms like Stu3 and Naseej. This move aims to improve the integration of their education technology solutions in universities across the UK and Saudi Arabia. 

🎖️ Pearson introduced BTEC qualifications in Thai. This would assist in bridging the gap between global education standards and local language accessibility and allowing Thai students to gain internationally recognized skills.

🔠 Speak Easy Labs, a Korean AI-powered language learning platform, has become a unicorn after securing $78M, aiming to expand its global reach.

💰 Funding

💬 Speak Easy Labs achieves unicorn status following $78M funding round to support further technological advancements for effective digital language-learning.

🤖 Nectir, a US-based AI-powered collaboration and engagement platform for schools, secured $6.3M in a seed funding round to drive its growth and expansion.

📝 AlGooru, a Saudi Arabian online tutoring solutions provider, raised $4M in funding to expand its offerings and improve accessibility for learners across the region. 

💻 Eupheus Learning, an Indian EdTech company focused on digital learning, has secured $3M in funding to strengthen it's position as a school-focused distribution platform.

🔒 Raptor Technologies, a US-based school safety software provider, has acquired SmartPass, a digital hall pass system, to expand its school safety solutions, integrating SmartPass with Raptor’s platform, and expanding monitoring and security in schools.