Edstart
Edstart is an education fee management platform that helps schools streamline payments and offer families more flexible payment options. The company has raised $17M in funding, most recently in a Series B round in November 2021.
The growth story
Edstart grew from 35 to 91 employees between 2021 and 2026, raising $17M along the way, most recently a Series B in November 2021.
About
Edstart provides software for schools to manage tuition payments and offer flexible payment plans to families. Their platform aims to reduce administrative burden while making education more accessible through payment options.
The company has grown to 91 employees since its 2016 founding. Its Series B funding round in late 2021 included investments from notable firms like NAB Ventures and H2 Ventures, indicating strong investor confidence in its education finance model.
Founders and leadership
Customer success and support is Edstart's largest function with 8 employees. The company shows stable leadership retention, with a median tenure of 3 years across its workforce.
The Edstart org chart
Jack Stevens (Founder & CEO) leads 31 mapped leaders with 13 direct reports. Click +N to expand a team; names link to the person’s public profile.
Departments, and which ones grew
Headcount by function: Business Development 17 (0% YoY), Engineering 10 (0% YoY), Entrepreneurship 8 (+100% YoY), Operations 6 (-14% YoY), Customer Success and Support 6 (+50% YoY), Marketing 5 (-17% YoY).
Talent flow
Edstart recruits heavily from financial institutions like Macquarie and AMP, as well as top Australian universities including UNSW and Macquarie University. Alumni have moved to companies ranging from Canva to NAB Ventures.
Most common previous employers of Edstart staff: Macquarie (4), AMP (3), UNSW (3), NAB (2), Shift (2), KPMG Australia (2). Former Edstart employees most often moved to Canva (2), Macquarie (2), MichaelFurey.com (1), NAB Ventures (1), Aryza (1), Compnow (1).
Alumni worth knowing
The Edstart mafia
Edstart alumni have founded three companies, including Quest which has grown to 39 employees, Forward with 5 staff, and Scuttle.
3Nathan Jarasius, was Head of Corporate Development and Funding until 2021Daniel Yoon, was Credit & Ops until 2023Lizzie A., was Community Manager until 2023Web traffic
Traffic mix: 45% direct, 46% search, 1% social, 2% paid.
What this company is made of
Most common skills at Edstart: Leadership (27), Customer Service (26), Management (25), Business Development (23), Project Management (21), Microsoft Excel (20), Sales (20), Strategy (19).
Where the team actually sits
Edstart people are concentrated in New South Wales, Australia (33), Greater Sydney Area (13), England, United Kingdom (5), Australia (4).
Search footprint
Edstart attracts about 17 organic search visits a month. It gained 0 ranking keywords and lost 0 in the last period.
What employees say
- Compensation
- 2.60 / 5
- Career opportunities
- 2.30 / 5
- Senior management
- 2.40 / 5
- Work-life balance
- 2.40 / 5
Frequently asked
Edstart has 91 employees as of September 2026.
Edstart has raised $17M in total, most recently a Series B round in November 2021.
Edstart was founded in 2016 by Jack Stevens, Jonas Hallerby.
Jack Stevens (Founder & CEO) sits at the top of Edstart's reporting structure, with 13 direct reports.
The most common previous employers of current Edstart staff are Macquarie (4 people), AMP (3 people), UNSW (3 people).
Former Edstart employees most often move to Canva (2), Macquarie (2), MichaelFurey.com (1).
At least 3 companies have a founder who previously worked at Edstart, including Quest, Forward, Scuttle.
Edstart attracts about 17 organic search visits a month.
The most common skills among Edstart staff are Leadership, Customer Service, Management, Business Development, Project Management.
Edstart staff are concentrated in New South Wales, Australia (33), Greater Sydney Area (13), England, United Kingdom (5).
Edstart has about 17 people in Business Development, up 0% over the past year, as of September 2026.
Edstart has about 10 people in Engineering, up 0% over the past year, as of September 2026.
Computed from 66 current and 62 former Edstart profiles, as of September 2026. Source: Crustdata.
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