EDmarket
- Company typePrivate
- Founded-
- HeadquartersSilver Spring, United States
- Headcount11–50
- GTM typeB2B
- OfferingServices
EDmarket firmographics
Firmographics- Name
- EDmarket
- Legal name
- Emerald X, LLC
- Website
- https://ed-spaces.com
- Company type
- Private
- Operating status
- Operating
- Headcount range
- 11–50 employees
- Ownership category
- akta.pro rank
Where EDmarket is headquartered
LocationHeadquarters
- HQ city
- Silver Spring
- HQ country
- United States
- HQ region
- North America
Offices3 records
Markets served
EDmarket business model
Business model- GTM type
- B2B
- Offering type
- Services
- Cost components
- Operations, Personnel, Marketing or Sales, Technology or R&D
Revenue model
- Booth Sales and Exhibition: Companies pay for exhibition space at EDspaces to showcase their products and services to education facility decision-makers. Pricing varies by booth size and placement.
- Sponsorships: Event sponsorships at various levels providing visibility, branding opportunities, and access to the education facility community.
- Conference Registration: Ticket sales for conference attendance with tiered pricing for educational institutions and non-members. Includes various access levels from EDmarketplace only to full conference registration.
- Digital Upgrades and Lead Retrieval: Additional services including digital upgrades for online listings, social media packages, and lead capture retrieval tools.
Pricing tiers
| Model | Billing | Price |
|---|---|---|
| Subscription | Multi-year contract | Full Conference Registration - Complete access to all EDsessions, Opening Plenary, EDmarketplace, and EDfest events |
| Subscription | Multi-year contract | EDmarketplace Only - Access to Opening Plenary and EDmarketplace exhibition |
| Subscription | Multi-year contract | All Access Wednesday - Includes EDsessions, Opening Plenary, and EDmarketplace |
| Freemium | Pay-as-you-go | All Access Friday - Access to EDsessions and EDmarketplace on Friday |
Go-to-market motion1 record
Distribution channels4 records
Marketing channels5 records
EDmarket product offering
Product offeringCore offering
EDmarket (the Education Market Association) presents EDspaces, an annual national conference and exhibition focused on the design, planning, and equipping of K-12 and higher education learning environments. The event combines an exhibitor marketplace (EDmarketplace), peer-designed classroom demonstrations, educational sessions (EDsessions), and facility tours. Supporting the in-person event is a digital platform with connectED matchmaking, an exhibitor console, online registration, and a mobile app for networking.
Product overview
EDmarket operates EDspaces as its primary product offering - an annual conference and exhibition event focused on learning environment design and education facilities. The core product EDspaces brings together education leaders, architects, designers, and industry partners through a multi-day event featuring the EDmarketplace exhibition floor, EDsessions educational programming, EDfacility Tours, Product Innovation Awards, and a Scholarship Program. Supporting the event is the EDspaces Event & Networking Platform with connectED matchmaking. EDmarket also produces research publications including The Future of K-12 Procurement report that complements the conference content.
Differentiator
Problem solved
Functional benefit
Brands
- EDspaces: Event for learning environments where education leaders and partners evaluate solutions for designing, planning, and equipping learning environments.
- EDmarket
- EDmarketplace
- EDsessions
- EDfacility Tours
Products and services
- EDspaces Annual Conference and Exhibition Annual multi-day conference and exhibition that brings together K-12 and higher education leaders, architects, designers, facility managers, and industry product partners to evaluate solutions for designing, building, and renovating learning environments. Registration is available in multiple tiers (Full Conference, EDmarketplace Only, All Access Wednesday, All Access Friday).
- EDmarketplace Exhibition Floor The dedicated exhibition hall within EDspaces where companies selling furniture, technology, fixtures, and other education facility solutions purchase booth space to reach K-12 and higher education decision-makers. Booth pricing varies by size and placement.
- Product Innovation Awards Recognition program for exhibitors showcasing innovative products in the education facility market, featured at EDspaces. Award entrants are reviewed during the event and winners are highlighted to attending decision-makers.
- EDspaces Exhibitor Console and connectED Matchmaking Platform Digital self-service platform sold to EDspaces exhibitors for managing booth profiles, listings, invoices, sales meetings, digital upgrades, and lead retrieval, plus the connectED matchmaking tool that connects exhibitors with attendee decision-makers to accelerate business opportunities during the event.
Quantifiable outcome
- Learning environments that support comfort, movement, physiology, cognition, connection, and belonging for improved student outcomes
Companies that use EDmarket
Customer profileNamed customers3 records
Segments4 records
Ideal customer profiles4 records
EDmarket technology and API
TechnologyTechnology focussed Yes
API detail
- Has API
- No
- API docs
- API detail
Core technology
AI maturity
App detail
Feature3 records
EDmarket partnerships and signals
Strategic signalPartnerships
Five partnerships are on record, tiered minor, flagship and core.
- The Design BestiesminorThe Design Besties, a nonprofit focused on transforming teachers' lounges, brings a Teacher Lounge Makeover initiative to EDspaces 2025, selecting one Title I Columbus school to receive a lounge makeover announced on November 5.
- Campus SafetyflagshipCampus Safety and EDspaces unite to empower school leaders and facility managers with strategies for improving school safety and learning environments. The collaboration includes a panel session on November 6 focusing on risk assessment, CPTED principles, and stakeholder collaboration for school safety enhancement.
- EDmarketcoreEDspaces is presented in collaboration with EDmarket, the Education Market Association. EDmarket represents manufacturers and their channel partners serving education, and EDspaces serves as their primary event for bringing together the education facility community.
- Committee on Architecture for Education (CAE)coreCAE is a collaborating organization for EDspaces, bringing expertise in educational architecture and design to the event.
- Emerald X, LLCcoreEmerald X, LLC manages and operates EDspaces as part of its portfolio of trade events and publications for professional communities.
Scale indicators3 records
Recent moves6 records
Expansion highlights5 records
EDmarket competitors and assessment
Company assessmentBroad incumbents
- NeoCon: Major commercial interiors and contract furnishings trade show. Comparable as a design-focused B2B exhibition serving architects, designers, and facility decision-makers — overlapping exhibitor base with EDspaces but broader scope beyond education.
Direct peers
- ASBO International (Association of School Business Officials): Professional association for K-12 school business officials with annual conference. Direct overlap as EDspaces lists ASBO as a marketing/distribution partner, and they share procurement-focused content and overlapping attendee profiles.
- AASA (American Association of School Administrators): National association for school superintendents and administrators with annual conference. Comparable as a decision-maker education conference serving the same K-12 leadership buyer segment as EDspaces.
- SXSW EDU: Annual education-focused conference and exhibition within SXSW, attracting educators, administrators, and edtech vendors. Directly comparable as a curated, multi-track education event with exhibition floor, sessions, and high-touch networking.
- ISTE (International Society for Technology in Education): Major annual education conference and expo serving K-12 and higher ed technology decision-makers. Comparable as a large-scale education trade event with exhibition, sessions, and member-driven community structure.
- EDUCAUSE Annual Conference: Premier higher-education technology conference and exhibition. Comparable annual education decision-maker event with exhibition floor, sessions, and institutional buyer focus, though weighted to higher ed vs EDspaces' K-12 emphasis.
- Campus Safety Conference: Annual conference for school safety, security, and emergency preparedness decision-makers. Directly comparable given EDspaces' co-location with Campus Safety and overlapping K-12 facility buyer audience.
- ASCD (Association for Supervision and Curriculum Development): Major educator professional association hosting annual conference on curriculum, instruction, and leadership. Comparable as an educator-decision-maker conference with exhibition and content programming, though more curriculum-focused than facility-focused.
Others
- BOMA International (Building Owners and Managers Association): Commercial real estate trade association with annual conference and expo. Comparable event format and facility-management audience overlap, though focused on commercial real estate rather than education facilities.
Regional players
- BICSI Winter Conference: Annual conference for IT infrastructure professionals serving buildings and facilities. Comparable format (annual conference + exhibition) and overlapping facility/architecture audience, but not education-specific.
Market position
Strengths5 records
Weaknesses5 records
Competitive moat4 records
Key risks6 records
Key highlights7 records
Customer concentration
EDmarket social profiles
Digital presenceEDmarket financial estimates
Financial estimateRevenue estimate
Valuation estimate
EDmarket leadership team
Management profileNumber of profiles
Profiles11 records
EDmarket funding detail
Funding detailFunding overview
Funding rounds
Investors
Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →
EDmarket M&A and investment
M&A and investmentM&A
Investments
M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →
Frequently asked questions about EDmarket
What does EDmarket do?
EDmarket (the Education Market Association) presents EDspaces, an annual national conference and exhibition focused on the design, planning, and equipping of K-12 and higher education learning environments. The event combines an exhibitor marketplace (EDmarketplace), peer-designed classroom demonstrations, educational sessions (EDsessions), and facility tours. Supporting the in-person event is a digital platform with connectED matchmaking, an exhibitor console, online registration, and a mobile app for networking.
Is EDmarket a public or private company?
EDmarket is a private company. It is classified as corporate owned and is currently operating.
When was EDmarket founded?
EDmarket was founded in -1. It employs 11 to 50 people.
Where is EDmarket based?
EDmarket is headquartered in Silver Spring, United States, in the North America region.
How does EDmarket make money?
Four revenue lines are on record. Booth Sales and Exhibition is the primary driver. The others are sponsorships, conference Registration and digital Upgrades and Lead Retrieval.
Who are EDmarket's main competitors?
NeoCon is listed as a broad incumbent. Direct peers are ASBO International (Association of School Business Officials), AASA (American Association of School Administrators), SXSW EDU, ISTE (International Society for Technology in Education), EDUCAUSE Annual Conference, Campus Safety Conference and ASCD (Association for Supervision and Curriculum Development). BOMA International (Building Owners and Managers Association) is listed as an others. BICSI Winter Conference is listed as a regional player.
Does EDmarket have an API?
No public API is recorded for EDmarket.