Eduvation Alliance

About

The Eduvation Alliance is an independent, member-governed body for mission-aligned EdTech companies. It was founded in 2026 by six founding EdTech companies. General membership opens in 2026 at US$1,999/year.

Key stats:

• 20 founding member companies
• 100% independent and member-governed
• 1 shared mission
• General membership opens 2026

Sister non-profits: Eduvation Foundation (charitable non-profit — mission, IP and open standards) and the Eduvation Fund (crowdfunding platform for schools).

Founding Members

• Ednology — Tom Martin, Founder & Executive Director. EdTech consultancy and marketplace.
• Edlink — Dakota Gordon (Founder & CEO) and Amanda Goodson (Co-Founder & COO). Universal integration layer for EdTech; ~5M API requests/day across ~140 products.
• edWeb.net — Lisa Schmucki, Founder & CEO. Professional learning network of 1M educators; 10× SIIA CODiE Awards.
• Qweebi — Vivek Seetharaman, Co-Founder & CEO. Antler-backed EdTech (Singapore) for hands-on learning.
• Coding Nomads — Ryan Desmond, Founder. Forbes #1 coding bootcamp; 20+ years software engineering.
• Knowzy.ai — Amelia Menk Brown, Founder & CEO. Notetaking and accessibility for every learner; 21+ years at McGraw-Hill.

Leadership

• Bill Hughes — President & Chairman.
• Tom Martin — Founder & Executive Director (Ednology).
• Vivek Seetharaman — Board Advisor (Qweebi).
• Ryan Desmond — Board Advisor (Coding Nomads).
• Amelia Menk Brown — Board Advisor (Knowzy.ai).
• Lisa Schmucki — Board Advisor (edWeb.net).
• Dakota Gordon — Board Advisor (Edlink).
• Amanda Goodson — Board Advisor (Edlink).

Advisory Board

10 committees, 20 SIGs, 50 advisor seats (all unpaid) and 50 paying member company seats (Alliance-wide).

Committees

• Product — quality bars across member tools. AI mandate: AI tools & products for classrooms.
• Technical Integrations — rostering, SSO, SIS/LMS, data and security. AI mandate: AI for school operations & admin.
• Go-to-Market — sales into schools and districts. AI mandate: AI-powered personalised learning.
• Marketing & Media — joint demand-gen, owned media, social and community.
• Company Investment — operator-led capital, venture, grants and philanthropy.
• School Fundraising — school grants, PTA and community fundraising.
• STEM & Technical Education — K–12 labs to career-connected pathways.
• Math & Literacy — evidence-based math and science of reading.
• Accessibility & Equity — accessibility, equity, inclusion. AI mandate: AI ethics & policy in schools.
• Sustainability & Prof Dev — sustainable school tech estates and educator development. AI mandate: AI literacy & teacher training.

Full structure: /advisory-board.

General Membership — $1,999/year

What's included:

• Monthly Office Hours with Alliance founders, advisors and operators.
• Quarterly 1:1 advisory access with founding-member leaders.
• Customer Success Playbook curated by Qweebi for K-12 and HE.
• AI & Personalisation Toolkit with Coding Nomads.
• Marketplace listing via Ednology; Edlink integration support (rostering, SSO).
• Accessibility Advisory from Knowzy.ai (WCAG, inclusive-by-default).
• Alliance Voting Rights on positions, partner standards and priorities.
• Co-Marketing & Press — joint announcements, research, member spotlights.

Who it's for: founder-led EdTech companies (pre-seed through Series B); bootstrapped operators serving K-12 or HE; curriculum, assessment, AI-tutoring and SIS-adjacent products; teams committed to interoperability and student outcomes.

Apply: /membership.

Resources

Every committee publishes playbooks, templates, recordings, reports and standards. Members-only unlock.

Browse: /resources.

Contact

Register interest via the form at eduvationalliance.org/#contact.

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