Ed Tech Business

Ed Tech Business Success Stories [2025]

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Updated: April 14th, 2025

Realizing the potential of the education sector while integrating advanced technology can be transformative. Consider starting an ed tech business. Ed tech merges education with modern technology to solve learning challenges and enhance educational experiences.

Your role will involve developing or partnering with technology providers to create digital tools that aid learning, such as platforms for online courses, interactive learning apps, or virtual classrooms. There's substantial demand as schools, colleges, and corporate training programs increasingly rely on digital solutions.

It's an avenue for those passionate about education and technology. You'll get to innovate and directly impact how people learn. Essential tasks will include market research, product development, compliance with educational standards, and robust marketing strategies to reach your target audience. If the thought of revolutionizing education intrigues you, exploring ed tech could be a rewarding entrepreneurial venture.

In this list, you'll find real-world ed tech business success stories and very profitable examples of starting a ed tech business that makes money.

1. Frontend Mentor ($360K/year)

Matt Studdert, founder of Frontend Mentor, came up with the idea for his business while teaching a front-end web development course. He noticed that his students often struggled to find professional designs and projects to practice their skills and build their portfolios. This led him to create a platform that provides developers with challenges, designs, and optimized assets, ultimately launching Frontend Mentor.

How much money it makes: $360K/year
How much did it cost to start: $8K
How many people on the team: 0

We Built A $180K/Year Learn-To-Code Community

Online learning community Frontend Mentor has over 200,000 members, with over 1,500 paid subscribers generating over $15,000 MRR, offering professionally designed challenges to improve front-end coding skills with a freemium business model and a focus on real-life experience.

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