Mark Smith
This article showcases our top picks for the best North Carolina based Education companies. These startups and companies are taking a variety of approaches to innovating the Education industry, but are all exceptional companies well worth a follow.
We tried to pick companies across the size spectrum from cutting edge startups to established brands.
We selected these startups and companies for exceptional performance in one of these categories:
- Innovation
- Innovative ideas
- Innovative route to market
- Innovative product
- Growth
- Exceptional growth
- Exceptional growth strategy
- Management
- Societal impact
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Top North Carolina Education Startups
Data sourced from Crunchbase and SemRush.
RTI International
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RTI is an independent, nonprofit institute that provides research, development, and technical services to government and commercial clients.
LearnPlatform
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LearnPlatform is the edtech effectiveness system equipping educators and their organizations to save time, save money and improve outcomes.
Duke University
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Duke University is a private research university providing undergraduate and postgraduate education in medicine and other disciplines.
North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University
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North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University is a public, land-grant, doctoral higher research university.
Revibe Technologies
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FokusLabs creates cutting-edge smart wearables that leverage vibration technology to increase focus and productivity.
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
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University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill is the nation’s first public university.
Zogo Finance
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Zogo Finance is a white-label mobile banking application for financial institutions and for parents and teens.
Terra Dotta
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Terra Dotta is a software that manages the application process and streamlines operations for educational institutions and businesses.
Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center
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Wake Forest Baptist Health includes North Carolina Baptist Hospital, Brenner Children’s Hospital
North Carolina State University – NCSU
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North Carolina State University is an educational institution that offers graduate and undergraduate programs.
Counter Culture Coffee
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Counter Culture Coffee is a food and beverage company offering coffee and coffee making services.
VirtualJobShadow
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Strivven Media is a leading developer of high-tech, career exploration products for students.
Momentum Learning
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Momentum Learning to provide relevant training to students focusing on the skills they’ll need for the technology industry.
Scholarships360
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Scholarships360 is a platform connecting students to scholarships, financial aid resources, and education pathways.
NC State-Wilson College of Textiles
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NC State-Wilson College of Textiles offers education in fashion, textile, and its management.
Plasma Games
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EdTech company making entertainment-quality games for STEM education
Smart Girls HQ
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Smart Girls HQ is the best parenting resource community designed for parents raising smart girls everywhere.
North Carolina Central University
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North Carolina Central University is a liberal arts college for African-American students.
Centervention
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Centervention offers online programs and supplemental lessons that improve social and emotional skills for students.
DaVinci Education
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DaVinci Education is an enterprise SaaS platform for healthcare education.
North Carolina Community College System
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North Carolina Community College System provides accessible educational opportunities and training for student success.
Youth Digital
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Youth Digital is an online classroom dedicated to teaching children how to code, design, and program.
Scimetrika
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SciMetrika monitors health trends, develop health improvement strategies and provide strategic, logistical and technical assistance.
INE
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INE is a computer networking company that offers CCIE training and data center lab preparation services.
T1 Visions
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T1 Visions specializes in the development of interactive touchscreen software and integration solutions.
CONSTRUKTS
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CONSTRUKTS is a mixed-reality platform combining physical block constructions.
Discovery Education
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Discovery Education offers standards-aligned digital curriculum resources and engaging content for K-12 classrooms.
Ascend Goals
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Ascend aims to create a generation of students that are empowered to pursue their goals with curiosity, courage, and commitment.
UNC School of Medicine
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The University of North Carolina School of Medicine is a professional school within the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.
Relias Learning
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Relias Learning offers online training to senior care, health and human services.
CEINT
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CEINT is the center for exploring the relationship between a vast array of nanomaterials.
VitalSource Technologies
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VitalSource Technologies is a platform that provides building, enhancing, and delivering e-learning content.
Unpaywall
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Unpaywall is a nonprofit dedicated to making scholarship more accessible to everyone.
WizIQ
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WizIQ is a SaaS-based online education platform, connecting educators and learners for live and self-paced courses.
ROSA
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ROSA Technology brings on-demand mental health interventions to the nation’s highest-need students.
EducationNC
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EducationNC works to expand educational opportunities for all students.
High Road Learning
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High Road Learning promotes a dual-language approach to personalizing English-language learners’ literacy growth.
PureSkill.gg
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PureSkill.gg analyze your CS:GO gameplay using AI and machine learning to tell you what you’re doing wrong and how to fix it.
Scribbles Software
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Scribbles Software provides software solutions for K-12 school districts.
MetaMetrics
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MetaMetrics® is focused on improving education for learners of all ages.
UNCG School of Education
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UNCG School of Education is providing transformative learning, leading innovation and discovery.
Cultivate Leadership Institute
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CLI offers leadership certification programs to help in the growth of leadership capacity, influence, and spiritual maturity.
Higher Education Works
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An alliance of supporters, employers, students and 800,000 graduates of North Carolina’s public universities.
trinket
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Trinket is the easiest way to make your class website interactive.
Semiconductor Research Corporation
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Semiconductor Research Corporation (SRC) is the world’s leading technology research consortium. With member companies,
Cloud for Good
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Cloud for Good works with nonprofit organizations, higher education institutions to create transformational value with Salesforce.
Center for Racial Equity in Education
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Center for Racial Equity in Education supports the development of a shared policy agenda among private Historically Black Colleges.
Global Knowledge
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Global Knowledge is a technology skills training business that offers various IT courses and certification programs.
Undecided
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Undecided is a journaling app that offers quality college advising to every high school student through mobile technology.
iEdapts
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iEdapts is an education platform that offers math-aided GAP assessment e-Learning tools.
Donner Music
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Create high quality and affordable instruments and accessories that allow anyone to pursue their dreams of learning music.
ImaginationSpring
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ImaginationSpring provides creative technology solutions and content that focuses on expanding imaginations.
Guidepost Montessori
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Guidepost Montessori is educators, leaders, and advocates who want to see the reach of the Montessori movement greatly expand.
Academic Analytics
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Academic Analytics is a higher education company that offers Higher education assessment and strategic planning services.
RainbowMe
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RainbowMe is a technology-enabled media platform that aggregates and produces content reflecting a culturally diverse (LInAA) demographic.
QuarterSprout
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QuarterSprout is a virtual classroom economy allowing students to learn modern financial skills and economics through real experience.
West End Learning
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West End Learning is a startup helping college faculty build more affordable and engaging online courses.
Dentsply Sirona
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Dentsply Sirona manufactures dental products and technologies.
Hatch Early Childhood
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Hatch provides technology and instructional solutions to Early Childhood Education sites around the United States.
Leeds Illuminate
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Leeds Illuminate invests in high-growth companies in the higher education sector.
iBenefit Communication
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iBenefit Communication is a provider of employee benefit communication, engagement, and education services.
Atlantic BT
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Atlantic BT builds award-winning web solutions across a multitude of industries.
The Feeling Friends
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Feeling Friends is an aromatherapy sensory tool for kids and teens to help manage moods to promote an overall well-balanced child.
Tynken Interactive
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Tynken Interactive produces next-generation content management, learning management, e-marketing, and document management applications.
Carson-Dellosa
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Carson-Dellosa is the best possible educational materials including interactive digital resources.
Children and Parent Resource Group
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Children and Parent Resource Group provides marriage & family training, youth development intervention & prevention programs.
Cladoop
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Cladoop is a Delaware-based startup in the area of Computer Vision, Video Analytics, Behavior Recognition, and Multimedia Semantics.
Becoming rentABLE
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Becoming rentABLE is a platform for short-term rentals that focuses on easily accessible properties.
AlphaBEST
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AlphaBEST is a leading provider of after-school and summer programming to learn and have fun in a safe, educational environment.
Scanslated
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Scanslated is a digital healthcare startup that uses deep learning to create individualized patient-friendly content.
Measurement Incorporated
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Measurement Incorporated is a full-service educational company that provides achievement tests and scoring services for state governments.
Worship Tutorials
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Worship Tutorials provides guitar tutorial and patches.
Training Industry
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Training Industry is an online media company providing training and development services.
North Carolina Education Lottery
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North Carolina Education Lottery is run by the government of North Carolina.
Sandbox Learning
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Sandbox Learning is a Provider of an educational platform
Fusion3
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Manufacturer of affordable, high performance 3D printers for commercial and education use.
DigitalChalk
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DigitalChalk is training software and learning management system that allows users to create and deliver their training courses online.
EasyFXTrading
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EasyFXTrading is a platform that provides live education, mentorship, training, and daily chart markup services for trading.
Participate
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Participate builds global education programs that prepare students for success in an interconnected world.
WebAssign
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WebAssign is an online instructional system designed by educators to enrich the teaching and learning experiences.
Unity FI Solutions
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Unity FI Solutions provides payment solutions technology for financial institutions, businesses, & educational institutions
JADE Learning
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JADE Learning is a provider of top quality, continuing education and training for working professionals.
DigitalSummit
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DigitalSummit for Digital Marketing, Startups & Emerging Technologies.
Telamon Corporation
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Telamon Corporation provides educational services that lead to better jobs, lives and communities.
AJE – American Journal Experts
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AJE is a writing and editing company specializing in manuscript, figures, and posters solutions.
Duke Clinical Research institute
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As part of the Duke University School of Medicine, the Duke Clinical Research Institute is known for conducting groundbreaking.
CareerFitter
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CareerFitter is an online personality-based career assessment. Discover the perfect career path and a list of careers suited to people.
Kaplan Early Learning Group
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Kaplan Early Learning Group is a manufacturer and supplier of school needs.
Integrated Information Systems Inc.
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Integrated Information Systems Inc. is a company that provides comunication and security solutions.
Lexercise
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Lexercise offers online services to help children with reading, writing and spelling disorders such as dyslexia and dysgraphia.
FHI 360
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FHI 360 is a human development organization that works to build the capacity of individuals, communities, and countries.
Gifts & Decorative Accessories
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Gifts & Decorative Accessories is a magazine that serves products, decorative accessories, retailers, manufacturers, and gourmet food items.
Blue Cross Blue Shield of North Carolina
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Blue Cross NC is a provider of health insurance.
Soomo Learning
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Soomo Learning is a e-learning company located in Asheville.
Association of International Certified Professional Accountants
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The Association is the most influential body of professional accountants, combining the strengths of the American Institute of CPAs.
Dognition
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Dognition is a company that utilizes cognition tests to determine a dog’s intelligence and personality profile.
Nash Edgecombe Wilson Community Action
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Nash Edgecombe Wilson Community Action offers child development, education, housing assistance, family development, and placement services.
Residential Management Systems
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Residential Management Systems Provides web-based student housing, conference and judicial management software solutions
The Hill Center
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