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Brighterly Ranks Among TIME’s World’s Top EdTech Rising Stars 2026

Eugene Kashuk

Updated on July 22, 2026

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The Ukrainian-founded online learning platform has been recognized by TIME and Statista as one of 17 fast-growing companies reshaping education worldwide.

NEW YORK — July 22, 2026 — Brighterly, a K–12 learning platform helping students build strong foundations in math and reading, has been named to TIME’s World’s Top EdTech Rising Stars 2026 list.

The Rising Stars category is published alongside the broader World’s Top EdTech Companies 2026 ranking, developed by TIME in partnership with Statista. This year’s research reviewed more than 6,000 companies worldwide, evaluating financial performance, innovation, and impact on the education industry.

“Being named one of TIME's World's Top EdTech Rising Stars is a great honor for Brighterly.”

Schools and teachers do important work, but it can be hard to give every child the attention they need in a classroom of 30 students. Some children need more support, while others are ready to move faster. Our goal is to make personalized learning available to more families — something that can be difficult to provide consistently in the current U.S. school system,

Eugene Kashuk

CEO and founder of Brighterly

Brighterly combines live, one-on-one instruction with adaptive, AI-powered practice to help students strengthen their skills in math and reading. Its tutors hold at least a Bachelor’s degree in math, English, education, or a related field, and bring an average of five years of teaching experience. The curriculum follows U.S. state standards, so Brighterly lessons complement what students learn at school.

The platform is growing against the backdrop of an uneven academic recovery in U.S. education. The latest NAEP Long-Term Trend results, released in June, show that nine-year-olds improved in reading and mathematics between 2022 and 2025, but scores for 13-year-olds showed no significant improvement and remained below pre-pandemic levels in both subjects. For families of middle schoolers in particular, the gaps left by pandemic-era disruption have not closed on their own.

TIME’s recognition is Brighterly’s second major industry achievement in 2026. In June, the company won Student Personalization Solution of the Year at the EdTech Breakthrough Awards for its human-led, personalized learning model.

About Brighterly

Brighterly is a K–12 learning platform helping students build strong foundations in core disciplines — math and reading  — for school and everything that comes next. 

By blending personalized 1-on-1 lessons with adaptive AI, Brighterly creates a tailored learning path that helps every child close gaps, build confidence, and develop study habits that last well beyond the classroom.

Founded in 2021, the company has already delivered 615,000+ individual lessons to students across the United States. In 2025, Brighterly was named a finalist in the EdTech Digest Awards in two categories: Math Solution and Tutoring Solution. 

Eugene Kashuk

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Eugene Kashuk is the founder and CEO of Brighterly, driven by the idea that education should be personalized and foundation-first. 

He brings over 10 years of experience building and scaling startups, having created multiple companies from scratch — from idea validation and MVP development to acquiring first customers, scaling, and successful exits.

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