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EdTech · Sector methodology

EdTech business valuation,
financial modelling & cash runway.

UK EdTech trades at 1.5x to 5.5x EV/Revenue. B2B2C and school-channel businesses command the upper end; B2C-only sits closer to consumer subscription.

Cohort LTV, completion and retention carry the forecast. IVSC-compliant, signed by a named consultant.

EV / Revenue range
1.5x to 5.5x
EV / EBITDA range
10x to 25x (where EBITDA positive)
UK listed peers · mid-2026 · indicative only
Why different
Why EdTech valuations are different
EdTech businesses look like SaaS on the surface but the seasonality, churn pattern, and unit economics are different enough that a naive SaaS framework misreads them. B2C learners churn at much higher rates than B2B SaaS users; B2B2C contracts (schools, employers) layer on top with multi-year procurement cycles.
Completion rate is a leading indicator that doesn't appear on the P&L but materially affects long-run cohort LTV. We model completion explicitly, then use cohort-level LTV by completion-bucket to derive a defensible revenue forecast. The same approach handles the strong seasonality in academic-year-aligned products.
UK EdTech faces a specific regulatory landscape: Ofsted oversight for some segments, GDPR-for-children compliance, and increasingly EdTech assurance schemes: that affects competitive positioning. We document these factors transparently in the report.
Metrics that matter

The inputs that drive EdTech value.

We anchor every EdTech valuation on these inputs, with sensitivities run on the top three assumptions that move the concluded range most.

Cohort LTV by completion bucket
Completion rate by course / programme
B2C vs. B2B2C revenue mix
Renewal rate (academic-year aligned)
Acquisition cost by channel
Gross margin (target 60%+)
EdTech multiples snapshot

Current market pricing.

EV / Revenue (NTM)
1.5x to 5.5x
EV / EBITDA (NTM)
10x to 25x (where EBITDA positive)
When each applies
B2B2C and B2B-school-channel EdTech trades at the upper end; B2C-only consumer EdTech is closer to consumer-subscription multiples.
NTM multiples for UK-listed EdTech comparables, mid-2026. Range reflects growth-stage dispersion; concluded valuations anchor on the sub-range that matches your unit economics.
Our approach

How we approach EdTech valuations.

We model cohort LTV by completion bucket, then bridge to EV/Revenue using a recent set of UK and US EdTech comparables: adjusting for the B2C vs. B2B2C revenue mix and the academic-year renewal pattern.

Every EdTech valuation triangulates DCF, comparable companies and precedent transactions, and adds an asset-based overlay where it materially affects the range. The full methodology is documented in our methodology disclosure.

Renewal follows the academic year rather than the calendar, so the forecast has to carry that timing before any multiple is applied; financial modelling in business valuation explains the mechanics.

EdTech engagements (illustrative)

The kind of work we do.

Bridge-round valuation for a B2B2C learning platform
Illustrative: supported a bridge round with cohort-LTV modelling and a school-channel renewal-rate sensitivity.
Scale
£3.4M revenue · 78% B2B2C · 84% renewal
Outcome
Bridge cleared at flat-to-prior-round valuation
Hypothetical example illustrating the kind of work we do. Named case studies will replace these as engagements complete.
Strategic-exit valuation for a B2C upskilling platform
Illustrative: modelled completion-bucket LTV to defend a premium-to-comp multiple in an acquirer process.
Scale
£2.1M revenue · 41% completion · 32% growth
Outcome
Closed at 4.6x trailing revenue
Hypothetical example illustrating the kind of work we do. Named case studies will replace these as engagements complete.
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2026 EdTech deep-dive: cohort-LTV benchmarks, completion-rate distributions, and B2C vs. B2B2C multiple comparison.

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