At Best Startup California we track over 300,000 Californian startups and over 1,500,000 people who hold key positions in these companies. We use this directory of startups to highlight top employees, founders and organisations we think deserve more appreciation than they are currently getting.
We’ve ranked the top 25 Edutainment companies in California, United States. The companies, startups and institutions listed in this article are all exceptional companies, well worth a follow. We have included links to their websites, socials and CrunchBase (if you’re interested in their financials).
We selected the organisations listed in this article based on:
- Track record
- Executive leadership
- Market share
- Innovation
- ESG rating
Our Data – We source our data from OSINT (open source intelligence) and public directories such as Crunchbase, SemRush and many more. The data from these sources should be treated with a degree of caution and verified yourself.
Top Edutainment Companies & Startups (California, United States)
Cinemood
CINEMOOD is a developer of mini cinema portable projectors designed to deliver Cinemood’s content platform for kids.
Founder(s): Collin Thompson, Mike Bukhovtsev, Oleg Shevtsov, Paul Zhuravlev
Location: Palo Alto, California, United States
Industries: Digital Entertainment, Edutainment, Fashion, Mobile, STEM Education, Subscription Service, Video, Video Games, Virtual Reality
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WOWCube® System (CubiOs Inc.)
WOWCube system is a puzzle cube with tangible interface where virtual gameplay is controlled by physically tilting, twisting shaking.
Founder(s): Anna Prasikova, Ilya Osipov, Max Filin, Savva Osipov, Semyon Orlov
Location: San Rafael, California, United States
Industries: Console Games, Consumer Electronics, Education, Edutainment, Electronics, Gaming, STEM Education, Toys, Video Games
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codeSpark
CodeSpark is a high-tech company that is engaged in creating educational software and games for children.
Founder(s): Grant Hosford, Joe Shochet
Location: Pasadena, California, United States
Industries: Children, Education, Edutainment, Software
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Platzi
Platzi is an effective online education platform that offers classes on marketing, programming, business, and design.
Founder(s): Christian Van Der Henst, John Freddy Vega
Location: San Francisco, California, United States
Industries: EdTech, Education, Edutainment, Recruiting, Training
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Monti Kids
Monti Kids helps parents use Montessori educational play from birth to age three.
Founder(s): Zahra Kassam
Location: Orinda, California, United States
Industries: Education, Edutainment, Parenting
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Numerade
Democratize STEM education.
Founder(s): Alex Lee, Nhon Ma
Location: Los Angeles, California, United States
Industries: Education, Edutainment
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Highbrow
Highbrow is an email based learning service that brings bite-sized courses straight to users’ inbox every morning.
Founder(s): Artem Zavyalov, Jane Limanskaya
Location: San Francisco, California, United States
Industries: Education, Edutainment, Gaming
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Tynker
Tynker is a creative computing platform that teaches kids programming skills in a fun, intuitive, and imaginative way.
Founder(s): Kelvin Chong, Krishna Vedati, Srinivas Mandyam
Location: Mountain View, California, United States
Industries: Education, Edutainment, Video Games
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Kidbee
Kidbee incentivizes learning with tangible rewards.
Founder(s): Vasily Trofimchuk
Location: San Jose, California, United States
Industries: Children, Edutainment, Language Learning, Mobile Apps, Toys
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Kudo
Kudo offers mobile language learning solutions for preschoolers through the use of interactive and adaptive educational content.
Founder(s): Cynthia Rajchman, Shlomy Kattan
Location: Los Angeles, California, United States
Industries: Education, Edutainment, Mobile
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INDE
The World Leader in Augmented Reality
Founder(s): Alex Poulson
Location: Los Angeles, California, United States
Industries: 3D Technology, Augmented Reality, Edutainment
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Me Tyme Network Inc.
Me Tyme Network provides human resource leaders a third-party solution and helps employees think, feel, and work better.
Founder(s): Liz Quandt, Remy Meraz
Location: Los Angeles, California, United States
Industries: B2B, Edutainment, SaaS, Subscription Service
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Intelling Media
VAAP Video as a Platform
Founder(s): Marshall Spight, Scott Minneman, Stephan Fitch
Location: San Carlos, California, United States
Industries: Education, Edutainment, Film Distribution, Film Production, Journalism, Media and Entertainment, Software, TV, Video Streaming
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WeLearn
WeLearn is an entrepreneurial education platform focused on helping teachers get paid like pro athletes.
Founder(s): Francisco Ramos, John Crestani, Nikita Danilov
Location: Marina Del Rey, California, United States
Industries: E-Learning, Education, Edutainment, Higher Education, Vocational Education
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Immersiva
SaaS, Edutainment Platform
Founder(s): Bobby Alexis
Location: Santa Monica, California, United States
Industries: Edutainment, Media and Entertainment, SaaS, Video Streaming
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WOW Explorations
WOW Explorations is dedicated to designing and developing innovative recreation experiences for kids and families.
Founder(s): Donna Friedman Meir
Location: San Francisco, California, United States
Industries: Education, Edutainment, Leisure
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College Magazine
College Magazine is the national daily guide to campus life.
Founder(s): Amanda Nachman
Location: San Diego, California, United States
Industries: Education, Edutainment, Events, Media and Entertainment, News, Publishing, Social Media, Sports
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Lux Science, Inc
The future of STEM is immersive. Lux Science combines a plot-driven video game with hands-on science kits to make learning fun.
Founder(s): Ashish Basuray, Roman Kazantsev
Location: San Francisco, California, United States
Industries: EdTech, Education, Edutainment, STEM Education
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The Centinela Valley Union High School District
Centinela Valley Union High School District is the school that was used to develop career and college readiness academies in partnership.
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Location: Lawndale, California, United States
Industries: Education, Edutainment, Higher Education, Primary Education
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Tahoe Production House
Tahoe Production House offer professional video production including live production packages and drones, photography Services.
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Location: South Lake Tahoe, California, United States
Industries: Audio, Edutainment, Marketing, Media and Entertainment, Photography, Video
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Brightstar Christian Academy
Brightstar Christian Academy is a nursery school
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Location: San Jose, California, United States
Industries: EdTech, Education, Edutainment
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MonsterCreate
MonsterCreate is a studio of designers, developers & marketers building apps for the next generation of musicians, artists & engineers.
Founder(s): Andrew Adraince, Elliot Fiske, Francis Pak Yuen, Jacob Johannesen, Luke H Bayard
Location: San Luis Obispo, California, United States
Industries: Education, Edutainment
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FunEducation
FunEducation provides online career, intelligence, and personality testing.
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Location: San Diego, California, United States
Industries: Edutainment
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Walbuk
SaaS, Mobile App, Digital reading platform
Founder(s): Oluseye Oyeniyi
Location: California City, California, United States
Industries: E-Commerce, EdTech, Education, Edutainment
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Green Doorways Media Group
Green Doorways Media Group designs and develops intellectual properties for children’s education and entertainment.
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Location: Santa Monica, California, United States
Industries: Education, Edutainment
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