
The edtech hotlist is your trusted, curated list of the best and most innovative edtech startups that will help you meet your institutional targets.
Startups that feature in the hotlist have been handpicked by the Jisc Step Up team because of the ways in which they meet some of the most pressing sector needs, based on our extensive research with senior leaders in higher education institutions.
Scroll down to see a snapshot of our entire hotlist, and to register your interest in any of the startups within it
Student experience and wellbeing: helping universities deliver the best, most equitable student experience
Student employability: helping universities adapt to students’ evolving expectations about employability and career outcomes
Student recruitment: expanding a university’s reach and attracting more (and more diverse) students
Staff recruitment and retention: supporting universities to recruit, retain and develop world class staff
Assessment: ensuring universities provide the most innovative, intuitive and effective assessment process
Research: working with universities to ensure that they reach and exceed their research and innovation targets
Digital and Physical Infrastructure: helping universities to transform their digital and physical infrastructure















The edtech hotlist have all been ‘assessed by Jisc’, a health check that aims to scrutinise startups against key sector requirements, to provide institutions with a high level of assurance when they are considering engaging with these new enterprises. The accreditations awarded following the vetting process form general information only and are not intended to amount to advice on which an institution should solely rely.