EdTech Current Trends

Global EdTech venture capital funding 2015 to 2020 in USD billions

EdTech deals by sector 2020

Global EdTech venture capital fundingby sector 2020

Leading global EdTech unicorns by valuation    

Advanced technologies (used in EdTech) expenditure 2018 vs. 2025

Global market insights:

Global venture funding for EdTech companies reached $4.1 billion between January and July 2020 which is $1.5 billion more than what was raised during the same period in 2019, the highest amount raised in that time frame for the past five years.

EdTech startups raised about $4 billion between January and July 2018 across 427 deals. 

From Jan – July 2020, companies in that same sector raised $4.1 billion across 279 deals.

The number of deals has gone down since 2018, but the deal sizes are bigger. 

Global venture funding for EdTech companies reached $4.1 billion between January and July 2020 which is $1.5 billion more than what was raised during the same period in 2019, the highest amount raised in that time frame for the past five years.

EdTech startups raised about $4 billion between January and July 2018 across 427 deals. 

From Jan – July 2020, companies in that same sector raised $4.1 billion across 279 deals.

The number of deals has gone down since 2018, but the deal sizes are bigger. 

Source: Crunchbase Daily

US market insights:

Edtech funding between January and July 2020 reached $706 million across 85 deals.

This is up slightly from $678 million during the same period the year prior, but the number of deals is down from the same time frame in 2019 at 108 deals. 

EdTech funding for U.S.-based companies has remained steady over the past five years for the January to July period, although the number of deals has been on the decline.

China’s Yuanfudao, which raised a $1 billion Series Gin March, holds the title with the largest EdTech fundraises year to date, followed by Chinese startup Zuoebang’s $750 million Series E  in June.

Advanced education technology expenditure in major sectors 2018 vs. 2025.

Source: Crunchbase Daily