What Edu-V does

Stichting Edu-V is a Dutch non-profit foundation (Stichting) established in May 2025 and headquartered in Woerden, Netherlands. It operates as a public-private partnership covering primary (PO), secondary (VO), special (SO), and vocational (MBO) education, governed by a Supervisory Board with director Hedy van der Ende at the helm through October 1, 2026. The organization is funded primarily through the Dutch National Growth Fund (Nationaal Groeifonds) and the Ministry of Education, Culture and Science (OCW), with no equity investors. Its mission is to solve fragmentation in Dutch EdTech by providing a unified trust and certification framework for digital educational data exchange, building on outcomes from the predecessor Edu-K initiative. Edu-V's core product is the afsprakenstelsel (agreements framework) — a publicly documented set of technical, functional, legal, and operational standards covering four practical situations: acquiring digital learning resources, combining and arranging learning materials, evaluating learning progress, and digital testing/examination. The framework includes a model data processing agreement (Modelverwerkersovereenkomst 4.1), interface specifications, interoperability tests (IOT), and consent management provisions. Edu-V does not sell software; instead it certifies suppliers' products via the Edu-V keurmerk and publishes the public Keurmerkregister showing certified products. Implementation is delivered through Stichting Basispoort for PO and Stichting SEM for VO/MBO, and the organization is building its own Testvoorziening with Bloemendaal Consultancy (PoC targeted November 2026). By June 2026, 24 products had received certification, with ~45 PO suppliers registered and a controlled rollout planned for school year 2026-2027 covering thousands of Dutch schools. Revenue mechanics are entirely grant-based: there are no participation fees for suppliers and no fees for schools, making Edu-V a policy-funded ecosystem orchestrator rather than a commercial enterprise.

Name

Edu-V

Legal name

Stichting Edu-V

Website

https://edu-v.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

2024

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Stichting Edu-V is a Dutch non-profit foundation that operates a public-private certification framework (Edu-V keurmerk) for standardized, secure digital data exchange across primary, secondary, special, and vocational education in the Netherlands, serving educational suppliers and all Dutch schools without commercial fees.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Education Technology Certification

NAICS

Educational Support Services (611710), Educational Support Services (61171)

SIC

Services-Educational Services (8200), Services-Prepackaged Software (7372)

akta.pro primary industry

Compliance, State Reporting & Education Data Exchange (Ed-Fi/SIF) (EDAFAEAO)

akta.pro secondary industries

Assessment Interoperability, Integrations & Standards (QTI/LTI/OneRoster) (EDAFADAK), Security, Privacy & Compliance for Live Classes (FERPA/GDPR Controls) (EDAFABAM)

Keywords

• Education data exchange
• Certification framework education
• Digital learning resources
• Interoperability standards
• Educational software certification

Headquarters

HQ city

Woerden

HQ country

Netherlands

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Software

Cost components

Personnel, Technology or R&D, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Infrastructure, Others

Revenue model

1. Certification and Participation (membership): Edu-V generates no direct revenue from annual participation fees — there are no annual costs for suppliers to participate. The foundation is financed by the Dutch National Growth Fund (Nationaal Groeifonds) and the Ministry of Education, Culture and Science (OCW).
2. Grant Funding: Primary funding comes from the Nationaal Groeifonds, which allocated €646 million to projects designed to boost economic growth. OCW provides additional ministry-level support. A temporary cost compensation scheme (tegemoetkomingsregeling) was available for early participants but the budget is fully reserved.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion3 records

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels8 records

Core offering

Edu-V is a Dutch foundation that issues the Edu-V keurmerk — a certification mark awarded to digital educational and learning materials that comply with its published standards covering privacy (AVG/GDPR), information security, and technical interoperability for data exchange. It maintains the publicly available Edu-V afsprakenstelsel (standards framework) and a public Keurmerkregister listing certified suppliers and products, and is developing a Testvoorziening that lets suppliers independently run interface and interoperability tests against the standards.

Product overview

Edu-V is a certification foundation and standards organization for digital educational resources in Dutch education, not a traditional product company. It provides a certification framework (the Edu-V keurmerk) for digital educational and learning materials in primary, secondary, vocational, and special education. The core offering consists of the certification scheme (afsprakenstelsel) that defines standards for data exchange, information security, and privacy compliance. Products under this framework include the publicly available Keurmerkregister that shows which digital educational products have obtained the Edu-V certification. The Edu-V organization coordinates development of agreements through working groups, focus groups, and an Edu-V Panel, with implementation support from partners Stichting Basispoort (for primary education) and Stichting SEM (for secondary/mbo education). The organization also maintains the public Confluence-based documentation of the agreements framework.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Edu-V Keurmerk (Certification) A certification mark (keurmerk) awarded to digital educational and learning materials — including learning methods, student administration systems, test platforms, catalogues, and learning environments — that demonstrably comply with Edu-V's published standards for information security, privacy (AVG/GDPR), and standardized data exchange across the four practical situations of acquisition, combination, evaluation, and testing/examination. Target users are Dutch primary, secondary, special, and vocational schools selecting compliant digital learning tools and the EdTech suppliers whose products are certified.
• Edu-V Keurmerkregister (Public Certification Register) A public web register showing all suppliers participating in the Edu-V qualification process, their pipeline status, and which products have obtained the Edu-V keurmerk. Serves as the primary transparency and decision-support tool for Dutch schools deciding which digital educational products meet privacy, security, and interoperability requirements.
• Edu-V Afsprakenstelsel (Standards Framework) The publicly published collection of technical, legal, functional, and operational agreements that define the Edu-V certification, maintained on Confluence. Covers information security, privacy (including the Modelverwerkersovereenkomst 4.1), interface specifications, interoperability criteria, and release notes across four practical situations (acquisition and use, combination and arrangement, evaluation of progress, and testing/examination). Distributed as a public standards library usable by EdTech suppliers, schools, and implementation partners.
• Edu-V Testvoorziening (Testing Facility) An in-development testing facility that will let participating EdTech suppliers independently execute interface tests (koppelvlaktest / KVT) and interoperability tests (IOT) against the Edu-V standards, providing greater flexibility than the current partner-led (Basispoort, SEM) testing process. Targeted at educational suppliers pursuing Edu-V certification.

Quantifiable outcome

• 24 products have received the Edu-V certificate (as of June 2026), with ~45 PO suppliers registered
• +3 more outcomes

Named customers10 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature4 records

Partnerships

Eight partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Stichting BasispoortcoreImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerStichting Basispoort is Edu-V's primary implementation partner for the primary education (PO) sector. It recruits and guides PO suppliers through the Edu-V qualification process, manages chain testing (ketentests), and coordinates the technical rollout of Edu-V standards in the PO learning materials chain. Basispoort is used daily by virtually all primary school students in the Netherlands and received the Edu-V certificate for its own products (Basispoort Netwerk Leveranciersdienst and Basispoort Administratiedata). Ellen ter Horst, Jan Willem Besteman, and Edwin Kense are key Basispoort representatives in the Edu-V ecosystem.
• Stichting SEMcoreImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerStichting SEM is Edu-V's implementation partner for secondary (VO) and vocational (MBO) education. It coordinates the 'Start Schooljaar' program, which manages the first controlled rollout of Edu-V standards in VO. SEM also assists VO/MBO suppliers with chain testing during qualification releases.
• Bloemendaal ConsultancyminorImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerFollowing a formal procurement process, Bloemendaal Consultancy was selected to build Edu-V's own test facility (testvoorziening). The partnership kick-off occurred in 2026, with a first Proof of Concept expected around November 2026 to be tested with suppliers during the autumn release.
• PO-Raad, VO-raad, MBO Raad (Sector Councils)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerThe Dutch sector councils for primary education (PO-Raad), secondary education (VO-raad), and vocational education (MBO Raad) signed the privacy convenant on behalf of all member school boards. They are institutional partners in Edu-V's governance and serve as key communication channels for informing schools about Edu-V developments.
• SIVONminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerSIVON collaborates with Edu-V on the AI appendix to the data processing agreement, in consultation with the Autoriteit Persoonsgegevens (Dutch Data Protection Authority). SIVON is also listed as a collaboration partner in the Edu-V network and works on digital sovereignty themes within the MBO digitalization route.
• Impuls Open Leermateriaal (Groeifondsprogramma)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerEdu-V collaborates with the Impuls Open Leermateriaal program (which received a 4-year extension from the National Growth Fund) on standardizing metadata for learning materials, supporting the 'Combineren en arrangeren' (combining and arranging) practical situation in Edu-V's framework.
• Edu-V Working Groups, Focus Groups, and Edu-V PanelcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerEdu-V's governance structure includes working groups, focus groups, and the Edu-V Panel, composed of schools and suppliers. These bodies develop, discuss, and validate the agreements in the afsprakenstelsel. Approximately 60 collaboration partners (publishers, distributors, sector organizations) and 40+ friends/organizations participate in these structures. The Adviesraad (Advisory Council) provides formal advisory input.
• Autoriteit Persoonsgegevens (Dutch Data Protection Authority)minorOthersThe Dutch Data Protection Authority is consulted on specific Edu-V initiatives, notably the AI appendix to the data processing agreement. Edu-V works with AP to ensure compliance with GDPR/AVG requirements.

Scale indicators5 records

Recent moves7 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Direct peers

• 1EdTech Consortium: Global non-profit consortium that develops interoperability standards (LTI, OneRoster, QTI) for educational technology. Highly comparable to Edu-V as a sector-anchored standards and certification body, though operating at a global rather than national level.
• Stichting Basispoort: National platform for distributing digital learning materials to primary education in the Netherlands, used daily by virtually all Dutch primary school students. Comparable as both an implementation partner for Edu-V and as a national-scale intermediary that shapes how publishers and schools transact.
• Ed-Fi Alliance: Non-profit that provides the Ed-Fi data standard for educational data exchange across K-12 systems. Directly comparable to Edu-V's mission of standardizing how schools and suppliers exchange student data, with a strong implementation partner ecosystem.

Broad incumbents

• Kennisnet: Dutch public organization for ICT in education that collaborates with Edu-V on the data processing agreement. Comparable as a broader Dutch educational infrastructure player with a much wider mandate (innovation, advice, infrastructure) than Edu-V's certification focus.
• SIVON: Dutch cooperative of school boards focused on IT procurement, digital sovereignty, and shared services. SIVON collaborates with Edu-V on the AI appendix to the data processing agreement and is adjacent as a coordinated school-board-driven governance body in Dutch education tech.

Emerging players

• Common Sense Education: US non-profit that evaluates and rates educational technology for privacy, classroom suitability, and effectiveness. Comparable as a third-party trust/certification intermediary between schools and ed-tech suppliers, though focused on ratings rather than technical interoperability.
• iKeepSafe: US non-profit providing privacy and safety certifications for educational technology (FERPA, COPPA). Comparable as a sector-specific certification body for privacy/security compliance in ed-tech, but US-centric and narrower in scope than Edu-V's combined privacy/security/interoperability framework.

Others

• SURF: Dutch cooperative for IT in higher education and research. Comparable only thematically as a Dutch public-sector IT cooperative enabling interoperability and shared infrastructure; operates in a different (higher-ed) segment than Edu-V.

Regional players

• European Schoolnet: European network of education ministries developing shared digital education infrastructure and policy. Comparable as a public-sector consortium creating cross-border educational standards, though operating at a European rather than national level.
• NRO (Nationaal Regieorgaan Onderwijsonderzoek): Dutch national body for educational research funding and quality. Thematically adjacent to Edu-V in setting standards for evidence and quality in Dutch education, though its focus is research funding rather than ed-tech data interchange.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles2 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

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