Cornell EdTech Startups

A directory of 22 startups founded by Cornell University alumni in education technology, each listed with its founders, stage, and links. Compiled and updated by Big Red AI.

22 listed

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  BuildWithin Pre-Seed

  Michelle Rhee ’92 · Washington, DC

  Workforce onboarding

  EdTechInformation TechnologyMachine Learning

  Website ↗LinkedIn ↗
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  Nimble Seed

  Lauren Dachille ’11 · San Francisco, CA

  Help K-12 schools hire teachers

  EducationEmploymentRecruiting

  Website ↗LinkedIn ↗
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  Oboe Series A

  Nir Zicherman ’08 · New City, NY

  Personalized courses for learning

  Artificial IntelligenceEdTech

  Website ↗LinkedIn ↗
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  Crimson Education

  Jamie Beaton, MS ’25 · New Zealand

  University admissions support

  ConsultingEdTechEducation

  Website ↗LinkedIn ↗
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  Learneo Series C

  Andrew Grauer ’10, Gregor Carrigan ’07 · Redwood City, CA

  Platform for learning

  E-LearningEdTechEducation

  Website ↗LinkedIn ↗
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  QuillBot Seed

  Andrew Grauer ’10 · Chicago, IL

  AI for better writing

  Artificial IntelligenceEducationGenerative AI

  Website ↗LinkedIn ↗
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  Open Admissions Pre-Seed

  Anthony J. DiValerio III ’12 · Philadelphia, PA

  College admissions AI

  Artificial IntelligenceEdTechHigher Education

  Website ↗LinkedIn ↗
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  Pair AI Pre-Seed

  Parth Detroja ’17 · San Francisco, CA

  Mobile education platform that's personalized with AI

  Artificial IntelligenceE-LearningMobile Apps

  Website ↗LinkedIn ↗
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  Aiseptor Pre-Seed

  Akshay Aggarwal, MBA ’26 · New York, NY

  Security layer for remote assessments

  Artificial IntelligenceEducationInternet

  Website ↗LinkedIn ↗
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  Narrator Series A

  Ahmed Elsamadisi ’10 · New York, NY

  Answer data questions

  AnalyticsEducationSaaS

  Website ↗LinkedIn ↗
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  Open Education Technologies Seed

  Anthony J. DiValerio III ’12 · Philadelphia, PA

  College admissions AI

  Artificial IntelligenceEdTechHigher Education

  Website ↗LinkedIn ↗
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  GradeWiz Pre-Seed

  Max Bohun ’25, Aman Madhav Garg ’26 · Ithaca, NY

  AI for student grading

  EdTechEducationSoftware

  Website ↗LinkedIn ↗
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  King of the Curve Pre-Seed

  William Kelly, MPS ’22 · St Louis, MO

  Edtech for adaptive learning

  EdTechMobile Apps

  Website ↗LinkedIn ↗
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  ColorStack

  Jehron Petty ’20 · Freeport, NY

  Community of black and latinx computer science students

  EducationNon ProfitStaffing Agency

  Website ↗LinkedIn ↗
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  Primerli Pre-Seed

  Hakan Unsal, MEng ’07 · Hoboken, NJ

  Learn any industry in under an hour

  E-LearningEducationManagement Consulting

  Website ↗LinkedIn ↗
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  Super Teacher Seed

  Tim Novikoff, PhD ’12 · —

  Private tutoring for students

  Artificial IntelligenceE-LearningEducation

  Website ↗LinkedIn ↗
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  Littera Education

  Justin Serrano ’94 · Wappingers Falls, NY

  Customized tutoring for K-12 students

  E-LearningEdTechEducation

  Website ↗LinkedIn ↗
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  ArcLab Series A

  James Chia ’02 · Singapore

  Workforce training software

  E-LearningSoftware

  Website ↗LinkedIn ↗
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  Lucid Seed

  Daniel Terry ’04 · New York, NY

  Visualizing the world's information

  AppsEdTechEducation

  Website ↗LinkedIn ↗
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  Parathought

  Zakeer Shaik, MBA ’17 · Princeton Junction, NJ

  Teach critical thinking

  EdTech

  Website ↗LinkedIn ↗
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  Adventures in CRE

  Michael Belasco, MBA ’16 · Frisco, TX

  Learn financial modeling for real estate

  AdviceCareer PlanningEducation

  Website ↗LinkedIn ↗
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  One League

  Umaimah Mendhro ’01 · Los Angeles, CA

  Online education platform

  E-LearningEdTechEducation

  Website ↗LinkedIn ↗