EdTech Startups Directory
All 37 tracked edtech startups ranked by GitHub engineering acceleration (Q3 2026), sorted by commit-velocity change. Every company links to its full signal profile.
This directory lists every startup VC Deal Flow Signal tracks in Q3 2026, ranked by GitHub engineering acceleration. It contains 37 companies spread across 2 pages; this is page 1. Each card links to a company's full signal profile with its complete commit history, contributor data, and sector ranking.
ucfopen
Deploy frequency spikeucfopen is aedtech pre-seed startup, shipping product updates at an accelerated pace.
- Stage
- Pre-seed
- Geography
- Unknown
- Commits (14d)
- 1
- Velocity change
- +999%
- Contributors
- 4
- New repos (30d)
- 0
ccao-data
Deploy frequency spikeThe CCAO's Data Department creates models, tools, and analyses to improve Cook County's property tax system
- Stage
- Pre-seed
- Geography
- Unknown
- Commits (14d)
- 1
- Velocity change
- +999%
- Contributors
- 6
- New repos (30d)
- 0
The-Mu-Foundation
Deploy frequency spikeNon-profit, startup, free, adaptive, science-based trainer
- Stage
- Series A/B
- Geography
- Unknown
- Commits (14d)
- 2
- Velocity change
- +999%
- Contributors
- 22
- New repos (30d)
- 0
ClassIsland
Deploy frequency spike一款适用于班级多媒体屏幕的课表的信息显示工具，可以一目了然地显示各种信息。
- Stage
- Growth
- Geography
- APAC
- Commits (14d)
- 5
- Velocity change
- +400%
- Contributors
- 56
- New repos (30d)
- 0
KDE
Deploy frequency spikeOfficial read-only mirror of the KDE project. Please don't send pull requests; to contribute code see https://community.
- Stage
- Growth
- Geography
- Unknown
- Commits (14d)
- 5
- Velocity change
- +400%
- Contributors
- 100
- New repos (30d)
- 0
OpenCircuits
Engineering hiring burstOnline, free circuit designer
- Stage
- Growth
- Geography
- US
- Commits (14d)
- 34
- Velocity change
- +386%
- Contributors
- 71
- New repos (30d)
- 0
nfdi4plants
Engineering hiring burstServices and infrastructures to support #FAIRData science and good data management practices within the plant basic rese
- Stage
- Series A/B
- Geography
- Unknown
- Commits (14d)
- 27
- Velocity change
- +200%
- Contributors
- 32
- New repos (30d)
- 1
tutors-sdk
Engineering hiring burstA collection of open source components & services supporting the creation of transformative learning experiences using o
- Stage
- Series A/B
- Geography
- Unknown
- Commits (14d)
- 27
- Velocity change
- +145%
- Contributors
- 21
- New repos (30d)
- 0
zoonk
Framework migrationlearn. build. shape.
- Stage
- Pre-seed
- Geography
- Unknown
- Commits (14d)
- 36
- Velocity change
- +71%
- Contributors
- 5
- New repos (30d)
- 0
Vacademy-io
Framework migrationVacademy io is aedtech series a/b startup based in APAC, modernizing their technology stack for scale.
- Stage
- Series A/B
- Geography
- APAC
- Commits (14d)
- 425
- Velocity change
- +29%
- Contributors
- 23
- New repos (30d)
- 0
osunyorg
Framework migrationCMS d'intérêt général
- Stage
- Pre-seed
- Geography
- EU
- Commits (14d)
- 91
- Velocity change
- +18%
- Contributors
- 6
- New repos (30d)
- 1
L5lua
Infrastructure buildoutProcessing-like creative coding in Lua
- Stage
- Pre-seed
- Geography
- Unknown
- Commits (14d)
- 1
- Velocity change
- +0%
- Contributors
- 6
- New repos (30d)
- 3
MOVACT
Framework migrationDigital Agency based in Berlin, Germany
- Stage
- Pre-seed
- Geography
- EU
- Commits (14d)
- 1
- Velocity change
- +0%
- Contributors
- 4
- New repos (30d)
- 0
scribe-org
Engineering hiring burstOpen-source language solutions
- Stage
- Growth
- Geography
- EU
- Commits (14d)
- 6
- Velocity change
- +0%
- Contributors
- 59
- New repos (30d)
- 0
sonic-pi-net
Engineering hiring burstSonic Pi Network
- Stage
- Growth
- Geography
- Unknown
- Commits (14d)
- 94
- Velocity change
- -8%
- Contributors
- 100
- New repos (30d)
- 0
classroomio
Framework migrationThe Open Source Customer/Employee Training Software
- Stage
- Series A/B
- Geography
- Unknown
- Commits (14d)
- 45
- Velocity change
- -12%
- Contributors
- 30
- New repos (30d)
- 0
hpi-schul-cloud
Framework migrationhpi schul cloud is aedtech growth startup based in EU, modernizing their technology stack for scale.
- Stage
- Growth
- Geography
- EU
- Commits (14d)
- 14
- Velocity change
- -12%
- Contributors
- 100
- New repos (30d)
- 0
oaknational
Framework migrationCreating an openly licensed, fully resourced and AI-enabled curriculum for teachers and pupils as a not for profit and i
- Stage
- Pre-seed
- Geography
- UK
- Commits (14d)
- 462
- Velocity change
- -16%
- Contributors
- 5
- New repos (30d)
- 1
OpenOLAT
Framework migrationOpen Source Learning Management System written in Java
- Stage
- Seed
- Geography
- EU
- Commits (14d)
- 121
- Velocity change
- -17%
- Contributors
- 16
- New repos (30d)
- 0
DSACMS
Infrastructure buildoutDigital Service at CMS
- Stage
- Series A/B
- Geography
- US
- Commits (14d)
- 30
- Velocity change
- -23%
- Contributors
- 31
- New repos (30d)
- 5
StudyDrift
Framework migrationStudy Drift is aedtech pre-seed startup, modernizing their technology stack for scale.
- Stage
- Pre-seed
- Geography
- Unknown
- Commits (14d)
- 74
- Velocity change
- -27%
- Contributors
- 3
- New repos (30d)
- 0
foundation50
Engineering hiring burstOpenCourseWare and Open-Source Software
- Stage
- Pre-seed
- Geography
- Unknown
- Commits (14d)
- 188
- Velocity change
- -31%
- Contributors
- 7
- New repos (30d)
- 3
hedyorg
Framework migrationhedyorg is aedtech growth startup based in EU, modernizing their technology stack for scale.
- Stage
- Growth
- Geography
- EU
- Commits (14d)
- 10
- Velocity change
- -33%
- Contributors
- 100
- New repos (30d)
- 0
bitcoin-dev-project
Framework migration100% free and open-source resources for bitcoin devs. bitcoin + FOSS = ₿OSS
- Stage
- Series A/B
- Geography
- Unknown
- Commits (14d)
- 7
- Velocity change
- -42%
- Contributors
- 26
- New repos (30d)
- 0
How to read these rankings
We rank each company on public GitHub activity, never on press releases or fundraise announcements. The primary signal is commit velocity change: the percentage change in total commits to a company's most active public repository over a rolling 14-day window, measured against its own trailing baseline. Sustained acceleration has historically preceded fundraise announcements by three to six weeks.
We surface three supporting primitives alongside velocity. Contributor influx counts new committers in the trailing four weeks; a hiring burst often follows a fresh round. Repository creation pulse counts new public repositories shipped in the trailing eight weeks, a leading indicator of platform expansion. Language bias drift flags when a new primary language appears in production code, which often marks a pivot or scale-up.
Use this directory to source and to validate. For sourcing, scan the top of each page for the fastest-accelerating teams, then open their profiles to read the full signal. For validation, look up a company you already know and compare its trajectory against the broader sector distribution. No single metric is a buy signal; always cross-reference with Crunchbase, hiring activity, and community mentions before acting.
Signal types
- Engineering hiring burst marks rapid team expansion, often following a funding round.
- Infrastructure buildout marks new repository creation, indicating platform investment and product expansion.
- Deploy frequency spike marks an accelerated shipping cadence, often seen before a public launch.
- Framework migration marks a technology stack transition, which often precedes a pivot or platform upgrade.
Data source and methodology
Every number links back to public GitHub activity and refreshes weekly. The full methodology, including the six-signal panel and its empirical tie to fundraise probability, is published on the methodology page. The underlying SSRN preprint is 6606558, and a CC BY 4.0 machine-readable dataset is available on the dataset page. We track only self-published public GitHub organizations, never private repositories or inferred profiles.
About this signal
VC Deal Flow Signal is a free public dataset that treats GitHub engineering acceleration as a leading indicator of startup momentum. It exists for Corp Dev teams, PE operating partners, and emerging managers who want to see momentum before a round is announced rather than after. Every company in this directory has a self-published public GitHub organization, and every ranking number links back to the public repository behind it. The dataset is updated weekly and is independent of any incumbent venture platform.