Edtech in Europe

The Sesamers guide to European education technology: 25 companies spanning K-12, medical education and corporate upskilling, one dedicated specialist fund, and a fresh AI-teaching-assistant round that landed the same week this page was built.

Pillar page · last reviewed 21 Sep 2026 · desks refresh weekly

What counts as edtech here

Any company building software for learning, teaching or upskilling – K-12 and higher-education platforms, medical and professional education, corporate learning and coaching, and edtech infrastructure. Several companies here also carry a second vertical: AMBOSS is medical education and digital health at once, Didask and Wooclap serve public-sector training and carry the Govtech tag, and Ornikar teaches driving and carries Automotive and EV. Edtech on Sesamers is defined by the learning outcome, not the buyer – consumer, enterprise or government.

Family: Software & SaaS
Coverage since: 2013
Desks: 4 of 4
Reviewed: 21 Sep 2026

The four desks

Each is a live, filterable data page – the numbers move weekly

Ranked list

Edtech events 2027

One event tracked – LEARNTEC in Karlsruhe at 11,000 attendees, the German-speaking market's reference digital learning show.

Verified funds

Investors

Three funds, one dedicated specialist: Brighteye Ventures, Europe's edtech fund with $245M AUM across 55+ portfolio companies.

Live data

Funding rounds

21 rounds tracked, led by a fresh September deal: Ed.ai's €5M Series A from Bpifrance for an AI teaching assistant.

Startup directory

25 companies spanning K-12, medical education, corporate learning and driving-test prep.

The 3 sub-themes

These are the tags actually applied to edtech records on Sesamers

Corporate learning and upskilling Higher ed Edtech infra

The debate

One question the data raises directly – with a verdict

Is edtech's biggest opportunity now K-12 and higher ed, or corporate upskilling?

Three of the six rounds on the funding desk – CoachHub, Wooclap, Didask – serve corporate or professional training rather than schools. Brighteye Ventures, the vertical's one dedicated fund, explicitly frames its thesis around work rather than school: helping people "learn, work and adapt continuously." Meanwhile Ed.ai, this month's fresh round, targets K-12 classrooms directly.

The case forCorporate learning has a clearer buyer with budget and urgency – AI is reshaping jobs faster than curricula, and enterprises pay promptly for tools that keep staff current. CoachHub's €67.7M Series B, the largest round on this desk, reflects that appetite.

The case againstSchool and university systems represent a much larger, more durable market once a product is embedded – and AI-native tools like Ed.ai that help teachers personalise instruction address a problem (teacher time, not just student outcomes) that corporate learning does not face in the same way.

Where we land: The data doesn't resolve this cleanly, and that's the honest finding: European edtech capital is genuinely split between the two markets rather than concentrated in one. Founders should read the specific buyer they are targeting, not the category label – a company selling into corporate L&D and one selling into K-12 classrooms are pitching different investors, attending different events, and facing different sales cycles even though Sesamers tags them both edtech.

Who to know

Start on these records

BV Brighteye Ventures $245M AUM – Europe's only dedicated edtech specialist fund London and Paris ED Ed.ai €5M Series A, Bpifrance – AI teaching assistant, Sep 2026 Paris CO CoachHub €67.7M Series B – the largest edtech round tracked Berlin AM AMBOSS €30M Series B – medical education, also Digital health Berlin LC LEARNTEC 11,000 attendees – the only edtech event tracked Karlsruhe, February 36 360Learning One of the vertical's earliest companies, seeded in 2013 Paris

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Frequently asked

About this vertical and how we cover it

Is there a dedicated European edtech fund?

Yes – Brighteye Ventures, based in London and Paris, with $245M AUM across vehicles and more than 55 portfolio companies from pre-seed to Series A.

What is the largest recent edtech round in Europe?

Ed.ai's €5M Series A led by Bpifrance's Digital Venture fund on 10 September 2026, for an AI teaching assistant. Historically, CoachHub's €67.7M Series B in 2021 is the largest edtech round tracked.

Does edtech mean K-12 schools specifically?

No – Sesamers' edtech coverage spans K-12, higher education, medical education (AMBOSS) and corporate learning and coaching (CoachHub, 360Learning). See the debate on this page for how the two markets differ.

Which edtech event should a founder attend?

LEARNTEC in Karlsruhe, Germany's reference digital learning trade show at 11,000 attendees – the only edtech event currently tracked on Sesamers.

How often does this page change?

The four desks refresh weekly from the live database. The editorial sections are reviewed quarterly or when a major round or fund close changes the picture.

Can I suggest a company, fund or event?

Yes – and for this vertical, pan-European edtech event suggestions and growth-stage fund suggestions are especially useful. Use the suggest links on each desk. We verify before publishing.