GSV 150
The Most Transformational Growth Companies In Digital Learning and Workforce Skills
Announcing the 2026 GSV 150—the top 150 public and private companies transforming digital learning and skills! The fusion of AI and education is reshaping how the world learns and works, and this year’s list spotlights the companies delivering innovation at scale to give everyone the opportunity to participate in the future.
GSV evaluated 3,000+ global companies using a proprietary rubric of revenue scale, revenue growth, user reach, geographic diversification, and margins profile to derive the GSV 150. For the first time, publicly listed companies are also included, now capturing all EdTech companies that are experiencing top-line growth and are at a scale of minimum double-digit million USD in revenue. The collective 150 companies top $50 billion in annual revenue, reach over 3 billion learners, and are increasingly profitable, with two-thirds being cash flow profitable and their collective EBITDA score now 14% higher compared to 2025.
The average growth rate for companies with revenue under $50 million is in the 50–100% range; for those with $50–100 million in revenue, it’s 25–50%; and for companies above $100 million, it’s below 25%. So far this year, GSV 150 companies have collectively raised over $5.5 billion through venture capital, private equity, private debt, and IPO proceeds.
AI is accelerating the evolution of education, driving new learning experiences, and enabling more engaging learning modalities in audio and video. This transformation is evident in the GSV 150 with the rise of innovative hyper-growers—companies at above $50 million in ARR and growing their top line in the triple digits—including Cursor, Synthesia, Speak, ElevenLabs, Replit, Heygen, Magic School, Glean, and others.
By sector, 53% of the GSV 150 companies are in K-12, followed by 43% in workforce learning, 37% in higher education, 15% in adult consumer learning, and 3% in early childhood; a third of the companies stretch across multiple "PreK to Gray" sectors. Most of the 2026 companies are based in North America (60% in the US and 4% in Canada), with significant representation from Europe (14%), India (9%), and China (6%).
GSV evaluated 3,000+ global companies using a proprietary rubric of revenue scale, revenue growth, user reach, geographic diversification, and margins profile to derive the GSV 150. For the first time, publicly listed companies are also included, now capturing all EdTech companies that are experiencing top-line growth and are at a scale of minimum double-digit million USD in revenue. The collective 150 companies top $50 billion in annual revenue, reach over 3 billion learners, and are increasingly profitable, with two-thirds being cash flow profitable and their collective EBITDA score now 14% higher compared to 2025.
The average growth rate for companies with revenue under $50 million is in the 50–100% range; for those with $50–100 million in revenue, it’s 25–50%; and for companies above $100 million, it’s below 25%. So far this year, GSV 150 companies have collectively raised over $5.5 billion through venture capital, private equity, private debt, and IPO proceeds.
AI is accelerating the evolution of education, driving new learning experiences, and enabling more engaging learning modalities in audio and video. This transformation is evident in the GSV 150 with the rise of innovative hyper-growers—companies at above $50 million in ARR and growing their top line in the triple digits—including Cursor, Synthesia, Speak, ElevenLabs, Replit, Heygen, Magic School, Glean, and others.
By sector, 53% of the GSV 150 companies are in K-12, followed by 43% in workforce learning, 37% in higher education, 15% in adult consumer learning, and 3% in early childhood; a third of the companies stretch across multiple "PreK to Gray" sectors. Most of the 2026 companies are based in North America (60% in the US and 4% in Canada), with significant representation from Europe (14%), India (9%), and China (6%).
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