Sectors/Edtech/2020

Edtech funding in 2020

European Edtech startup funding raised during 2020.

In 2020, 107 European Edtech companies raised a combined €942M across 112 funding rounds. UK led by capital raised, and IVP was the most active investor. Data as of 21 Aug 2026.

Total funding

€942M

disclosed, € normalized

Funding rounds

112

Companies

107

Top country

Break down 2020 by period

Half-year

H1 H2

Quarters

Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4

Months

Dec

Rank among sectors

#18

1.5% of sector funding

Top-10 round share

67.8%

of disclosed capital

Rounds ≥ €100M

Funding by month

€ raised vs rounds, by month

Top countries

by € raised

Stage mix

by € raised

Top deals

largest disclosed rounds in 2020

Company	Stage	Date	Amount
Kahoot!	Growth/Late	Oct 2020	€182M
Hopin	Series B	Nov 2020	€105M
Storytel	Growth/Late	Feb 2020	€88M
Brainly	Series D+	Dec 2020

View all 112 Edtech deals in 2020 →

Top investors

most active in 2020, by deal count

IVP2 deals
Left Lane Capital2 deals
Nesta Impact Investments2 deals
P1012 deals
Sparkmind.vc2 deals
WENVEST Capital2 deals
Accel1 deals
Acrobator VC1 deals
Allrise Capital1 deals
Almi Invest1 deals

← All-time Edtech funding

Drops	Acquisition	Nov 2020	€42M
TimeEdit	Acquisition	Nov 2020	€10M
Meta Solutions	Acquisition	Jan 2020	€2.8M