London’s MyEdSpace, a leading online education platform, announces today that it has raised €12.8 million in Series A funding to hire additional teachers, introduce new subjects and develop its AI-powered learning tools to create an even better experience for students.
The round was led by White Star Capital with participation from Educapital, Emerge, Active Partners and Coalition Capital.
Sean Hirons, Co-founder of MyEdSpace, said: “We set out to combine the best teachers, leading technology, and the power of social media to build a platform that delivers the education that young people want and deserve. Our model makes learning affordable and ends the postcode lottery of achievement.
“With this funding and the support of our investors, we can take the next step in making world-class education available to every child in the UK, and now in the US. It brings us one step closer to being able to provide free access for every UK child on free school meals, which we set as a long-term company goal.”
This Series A for MyEdSpace slots it among the more ambitious mid-stage EdTech raises in Europe so far in 2025. In contrast, many peers remain in earlier rounds (e.g. Edumentors’ €1.7 million seed) or are securing later-stage tickets (e.g. Knowunity’s €27 million Series B) to scale existing traction.
MyEdSpace’s raise is notable both in size and in ambition: hiring teaching staff, expanding subject offerings, and introducing AI features suggests a hybrid blend of human-delivered live learning and tech augmentation.
Its planned expansion into the U.S. similarly aligns with the cross-border scaling trend seen in other European EdTechs (e.g. Evulpo, PyxiScience). Taken together, MyEdSpace is moving at the higher end of European EdTech momentum in 2025, pushing from Seed/early-stage growth into a more capital-intensive scaling phase.
Nicholas Stocks, General Partner at White Star Capital, added: “The education system is struggling – there aren’t enough teachers, and the attainment gap between those with access to private tuition or schooling and those without continues to widen.
“MyEdSpace is transforming the way young people learn by combining outstanding teachers with scalable technology. They are helping to bridge the divide and widen access to world-class education, and we are proud to back the team as they expand across the UK and into the US.”
Since launching in 2022, MyEdSpace has supported more than 16,000 students. In 2025, 51% of its GCSE Maths students achieved grades 7–9, more than triple the national average.
Co-founders Sean Hirons and Kharis Yanakidis, both from families where education was the top priority, left finance to build the platform they wished they had at school.
The raise follows a notable period of growth, including the company’s first live lesson in the United States. MyEdSpace is now scaling its UK model across the Atlantic, with first courses starting in October this year.
While the traditional education system faces teacher shortages, budget pressures and an unregulated tutoring market, MyEdSpace offers a different approach.
Its teachers, allegedly selected from the top 1% in the UK, deliver live lessons to thousands of children at once. They have built a following of more than 4 million across social media, regularly breaking down complex concepts in formats that students already engage with every day.
This model allows MyEdSpace to provide high-quality education at scale, with lessons starting from just £5 an hour compared to an average of £37 for online tutoring.
Read the orginal article: https://www.eu-startups.com/2025/09/british-edtech-platform-myedspace-raises-e12-8-million-as-it-prepares-for-us-expansion/
