We know that the needs of schools, students and universities are constantly evolving, as the world of higher education experiences extraordinary growth. 100 million new students will be in HE by 2025, and as viable new alternatives to traditional learning environments emerge, it is vital that schools adapt, in order to prepare today’s students for tomorrow’s world.
BridgeU empowers schools to provide more intelligent, data-driven university and careers guidance than ever before. With BridgeU, you can draw on big data and powerful management tools to streamline and evolve the traditional approach to university and careers advice.
BridgeU currently works with secondary schools in ~40 countries, helping teachers, senior leaders, and students manage the complex challenge of preparing and carrying out global university applications. BridgeU is “one of the most innovative EdTech Startups in Europe” (EdTech Europe), and has raised $3.5m in venture capital from Octopus Investments, Seedcamp, Fresco & GSV Capital.
- Intelligent matching
Discover the best higher education opportunities for each student with our unique matching algorithms, which process over a million data points each day to ensure accuracy and relevance.
- Powerful oversight
Our dashboards helps school advisors and senior leaders assign tasks, set reminders and deadlines, and track progress, reducing admin by ~40%.
- Smart analytics
We capture your admissions data and compare it to global trends, providing beautiful visual reports to help you improve results for your school.
BridgeU empowers schools to provide more intelligent, data-driven university and careers guidance than ever before. With BridgeU, you can draw on big data and powerful management tools to streamline and evolve the traditional approach to university and careers advice.
BridgeU currently works with secondary schools in ~40 countries, helping teachers, senior leaders, and students manage the complex challenge of preparing and carrying out global university applications. BridgeU is “one of the most innovative EdTech Startups in Europe” (EdTech Europe), and has raised $3.5m in venture capital from Octopus Investments, Seedcamp, Fresco & GSV Capital.
- Intelligent matching
Discover the best higher education opportunities for each student with our unique matching algorithms, which process over a million data points each day to ensure accuracy and relevance.
- Powerful oversight
Our dashboards helps school advisors and senior leaders assign tasks, set reminders and deadlines, and track progress, reducing admin by ~40%.
- Smart analytics
We capture your admissions data and compare it to global trends, providing beautiful visual reports to help you improve results for your school.
Location: United Kingdom, England, London
Employees: 51-200
Total raised: $7.8M
Founded date: 2015
Investors 5
| Date | Name | Website |
| - | Downing Ve... | downing.co... |
| - | Octopus Ve... | octopusven... |
| - | Firestartr | firestartr... |
| - | London Co-... | lcif.co |
| - | Fresco Cap... | fresco.vc/ |
Funding Rounds 2
| Date | Series | Amount | Investors |
| 17.10.2017 | Series A | $5.3M | - |
| 17.11.2015 | - | $2.5M | - |
Mentions in press and media 13
| Date | Title | Description |
| 07.04.2025 | Manifest Global Strengthens International Education Portfolio with BridgeU Acquisition | Singapore-headquartered education investment firm Manifest Global has acquired UK-based BridgeU. BridgeU joins Cialfo as the two portfolio brands under Manifest Global providing digital platforms to support the global student mobility indus... |
| 31.07.2019 | 10 Edtech Startups to Watch in 2019 | 29 shares Share Tweet Pin LinkedIn Edtech, or edutech, is one of the hottest areas for new startups: artificial intelligence, machine learning and collaborative working all make tech a great partner to education. Arguably, the first e... |
| 25.07.2019 | The Founder Reshuffle – appointing the tech Cabinet of the UK | As Britain transitions to a new Prime Minister and is installing a new ministerial top tier, we imagined our fantasy Cabinet, made up exclusively of UK tech founders. In our own re-shuffle we’ve sourced the most innovative, disruptive, and ... |
| 05.04.2019 | Making the College Admissions Process Work for All Students | Last month, the higher education landscape was rocked with a widespread college admissions scandal involving wealthy families cheating to gain admission to college for their children. Allegations like this erode public trust in the college ... |
| 25.01.2018 | 37 of the UK’s fastest growing Tech Companies join Upscale 2018 | This article was originally posted on the Tech City UK website. Today we’re announcing the new 37 companies joining Upscale for 2018. The Upscale Programme from Tech City UK, now in its third year, powers some of the fastest growing tech c... |
| 17.10.2017 | London-based edtech startup BridgeU raises €4.5 million to bridge the gap between school and the future | The London and Hong Kong-based education and talent technology startup BridgeU today announced the closing of a €4.5 million Series A funding round led by Octopus Ventures. Existing investor Fresco Capital also participated, and new investo... |
| 17.10.2017 | BridgeU raises $5.3m to close the gap between education and industry needs | Students deciding on their next phase in higher education face a daunting choice and an array of options. Most schools have zero capability to deal with sifting 40,000 undergraduate courses in the UK, alone. Why not apply big data to the pr... |
| 17.10.2017 | BridgeU Raises £4m in Series A Funding | BridgeU, a London, UK and Hong Kong-based provider of a university prep and career guidance platform, raised £4m in Series A funding. The round, which brings total funding to £6.5m, was led by Octopus Ventures with participation from Fresco... |
| 17.10.2017 | Term Sheet — Tuesday, October 17 | VCs + ICOs Good morning, Term Sheet readers. Paid Content How can you protect what you can't see? From ExtraHop Today, my colleague Robert Hackett got his hands on some hard data that backs up some of these claims. Here are the highlights: ... |
| 17.10.2017 | Edtech BridgeU raises £4m to “prepare students for the world of tomorrow” | BridgeU, an edtech start-up that develops university preparation and careers guidance software, has raised £4m worth of Series A funding in an investment round led by Octopus Ventures. Existing investor Fresco Capital also participated, and... |
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