Class Recognized Amongst TIME’s Top 10 EdTech Companies of 2026

Class was founded in 2020 on the conviction that virtual instructor-led learning deserved a purpose-built home. Six years later, TIME has ranked Class 6th among America's Top 10 EdTech Companies of 2026.

TIME and Statista evaluated roughly 2,500 U.S. companies on two dimensions: industry impact and financial strength. Making the top 10 reflects the breadth of organizations that rely on Class to deliver live virtual learning every day, and the depth of the problem we're working to solve together.

Embedded everywhere learning matters

Wherever live virtual instruction happens, the underlying need is similar. Instructors deserve tools designed for teaching and learners deserve experiences that hold their attention. The organizations investing in learning should have clear evidence that their learning programs are working.

Class has served that need from the beginning, across corporate training, government workforce development, higher education, and K-12 virtual academies. For each of these contexts, what’s needed and expected is different. A HIPAA-compliant platform for a healthcare system looks nothing like a virtual classroom for a university or school district. But, the expectation running through all of it is the same. Tools built for teaching, experiences learners actually engage with, and data that shows whether it's all working are table stakes that too often are missing from live virtual learning environments.

What this recognition reflects

Our research with Training magazine this year, drawing on responses from more than 545 training and L&D professionals, found that only one in five organizations rates their virtual instructor-led training programs as very successful. That finding points directly at the work ahead, and at why the product decisions we've made matter. Every day, we show up to ensure the organizations relying on live virtual learning don't have to settle for less.

Real-time learner engagement scoring, intelligent breakout room monitoring, post-session analytics, and deep LMS integrations were each shaped by the same input. Learning leaders told us they needed visibility into what's actually happening in a session, and the ability to act on it.

To our customers and partners

None of this happens without our customers, who have brought Class into their training rooms, their onboarding programs, and their classrooms. You've pushed us to build better, and what you've accomplished with Class—growing your people—is why this work matters to us.

To our team: years of focused, deliberate work led to this moment. We're proud of it, and we're already focused on what comes next.

Live virtual learning is still developing into what it can be, and we're committed to building the platform that gets it there. To see what Class can do for your live virtual learning programs, connect with our team today.