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EdTech
SaaS Owners

Square Root Solutions helps established EdTech companies add AI, scale, and compliance to the product they already sell, without throwing away what their business runs on. We work as an extension of your team, so your product evolves alongside your roadmap.

EdTech SaaS Owners
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The Problem EdTech SaaS Owners Actually Face

You're past the startup stage. You have a product, paying customers, and revenue, which is exactly what makes the next step hard. You can't stop shipping, you can't lose customer data, and you can't take the platform offline for the schools and institutions already depending on it. Meanwhile the codebase is ageing, competitors are launching AI features, and every new requirement takes longer than the last.

If you're running an established EdTech SaaS business, some of this will sound familiar:

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The product works, but the codebase has aged to the point where shipping anything new is slow and risky
Competitors are launching AI features, and prospects are starting to ask why yours doesn't have them
Growth into more users, schools, or regions is straining an architecture that wasn't built for it
A new compliance requirement (GDPR, the EU AI Act) now applies, and retrofitting gets harder over time.

None of that is really about whether your product is good. It's about the platform that got you here not being the one that gets you to the next stage, and not being able to pause the business to fix it.

How We Help EdTech SaaS Owners

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We re-engineer ageing platforms in stages, so your product keeps serving customers throughout, rather than going dark for a rebuild.

We add tutoring, content generation, analytics, or marking into your existing product, developed under the same governance standards behind our ISO 42001 certification.

We re-architect for the users, schools, and regions you're growing into, so scale stops being the thing that breaks your platform.

We bring existing products up to GDPR and EU AI Act standards, built in properly rather than bolted on ahead of an audit or enterprise deal.

Senior engineering capacity that works alongside your in-house team, so modernisation happens with your roadmap, not instead of it.

We've built for Irish and international education for over 10 years, so we understand your buyers, your compliance load, and your market, not just your codebase.

EdTech SaaS Built to Scale

From subscription learning products to enterprise education platforms, we help EdTech SaaS owners build, modernise and scale products that can support growing users, organisations and evolving business models.

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EdTech

We built Leaving Cert Plus, a subscription study platform providing students with bite-sized video lessons, notes, flashcards, and exam questions across subjects and topics.

Unified search, flexible playback, and synced progress support seamless learning across app, iPad, and web. An admin panel enables content publishing, access management, teacher verification, and pricing control.

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Trusted by over 25,000 Irish students
Rated 4.5 on the App Store and 4.9 on Google Play
Self-service plans handle upgrades and renewals automatically
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EdTech

We built Acuru, an active learning platform for accounting, tax, and regulatory training that replaces passive courses with adaptive, scenario-based learning.

Learners access interactive exercises, games, flashcards, and instant feedback across web and mobile, while the admin dashboard provides content management, cohort analytics, and organization-wide visibility into learning progress and capabilities.

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+10% improvement in exam pass rates
40% reduction in time to mastery
92% learner engagement
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EdTech

We rebuilt TeachKloud’s legacy system into a robust Childcare Management Platform serving 300+ schools across Europe. The platform connects management, educator, and parent apps to streamline attendance, billing, compliance, communication, and payments. We also built Educator Pal, an AI planning assistant that generates curriculum-aligned lesson plans and policies across leading frameworks.

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10M+ daily records created
2-4 hours saved daily per setting
60% reduction in paperwork

Why choose Square Root Solutions?

We're an Irish edtech and educational technology development company, built to internationally recognised standards. Our custom edtech software powers learning platforms trusted by schools, universities, and training providers, backed by independent certification, not promises.

10+

Years of
Experience

125M+

Platform
Users Served

350+

Projects
Delivered

150+

Engineers on
Our Team

100+

EdTech Solutions
Deployed

Built For How Established EdTech Products Actually Evolve

We know you can't stop serving customers to rebuild, and we know a full rewrite is rarely the right answer for a product that already works. So we modernise in stages, keeping your platform live and your customers unaffected, adding the AI, scale, and compliance you need without the risk of a big-bang replacement.

That's the standard Square Root Solutions builds to, every time.

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What We Typically Build For EdTech SaaS Owners

Platform modernisation and re-engineering
AI feature development
Scaling and performance re-architecture
GDPR and EU AI Act compliance retrofitting
System and data integration
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Data Stays Where It Should

GDPR-compliant by default, hosted in Ireland, not just "somewhere in the EU." Whether we're modernising your platform or adding AI to it, GDPR and EU AI Act obligations are built into the work from the outset, not fitted in before an audit.

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Share a few details about what you're building, and we'll take it from there.

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Your data stays private and GDPR-compliant.

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Wendy Oke

“They're not just an outsource development company, they became an extension of our team.”

Wendy Oke (CEO, TeachKloud)

Dr Jake Robinson

“Square Root Solutions understood exactly what we needed for our AI-powered learning platform. The team delivered something our students and educators genuinely rely on.”

Dr Jake Robinson
(Founder & CEO, OnWard Education)

Cathal D’Arcy

“Square Root Solutions put me at ease from day one, clear communication, a brilliant project manager, and a team that treated our success as their own.”

Cathal D’Arcy (Founder & CEO, Bergo)

Deirdre Lyons

“Square Root Solutions brought both technical depth and genuine care to our platform. What they built gives our team real confidence in how it performs.”

Deirdre Lyons (Founder & CEO, Acuru)

Aaron Keane

“Square Root Solutions built a platform our students actually use every day. Reliable, easy to use, and exactly what we needed.”

Aaron Keane (Founder, Leaving Cert Plus)

Our clients speak

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Square Root took the time to understand our vision, built a clear technical roadmap, and communicated brilliantly throughout, our dedicated project manager was outstanding. The team treated Bergo's success as their own, and I couldn't recommend them more highly.

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Cathal D'Arcy

Founder, BERGO - Specialist BER Assessment Software
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Square Root Solutions delivered a stable, high-performing MVP with strong early user engagement. Following an agile approach throughout, the team was responsive, adaptable, and proactive in resolving issues and incorporating feedback. They excelled at translating complex ideas into intuitive user experiences that users loved from day one.

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Anthony Kelly

Founder, Hitch Networking
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Square Root Solutions delivered exactly what we needed with professionalism, clear communication, and exceptional responsiveness. Their ability to adapt quickly while maintaining high-quality delivery made the entire process seamless. We look forward to working with them again and recommend them without hesitation.

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Louise Jones

CEO, Barrister365
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Working with Square Root Solutions was a seamless experience. They successfully delivered our app across two platforms, earning positive feedback for its intuitive design while maintaining a transparent and well-organized development process. Their willingness to adapt to evolving requirements, coupled with deep technical expertise & strong product thinking, made them a trusted technology partner.

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Niamh De Búrca

Founder, SproutPlans
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Square Root Solutions delivered our custom platform with professionalism, clear communication, and a genuine commitment to our success. They consistently met milestones, responded quickly to feedback, and worked as an extension of our team. Their dedication to building the best possible product helped make our platform launch a success.

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Conall Horgan

Founder, Talent Prospecting
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Working with Square Root Solutions was a great experience. They delivered a beautifully designed mobile app, communicated openly about timelines, and consistently met key milestones. Their responsiveness, transparency, and commitment to quality made the entire development process smooth and collaborative.

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Clare Gleeson

Co-Founder, Fostering Connect
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Square Root Solutions went above and beyond to help us achieve our goals. They successfully maintained our web platform, delivered a high-quality mobile app on time and within budget, and remained highly responsive throughout the project. The team consistently kept their promises, met every milestone, and demonstrated a genuine commitment to our success, making them a trusted technology partner.

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Deirdre Lyons

Co-Founder, Acuru (formerly Examfly)
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Square Root Solutions delivered a high-quality app that exceeded our expectations and created new revenue opportunities for our business. Throughout the project, the team communicated clearly, delivered on time, and remained incredibly flexible as our vision evolved. Their willingness to adapt, refine, and ensure every detail was right made them an outstanding partner to work with.

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Karl O Meara

Managing Director, Centric Pensions Limited
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Square Root Solutions brought creativity, enthusiasm, and genuine passion to every stage of our project. They delivered intuitive apps that have been warmly received by educators for their ease of use and rich functionality, while also generating growing interest among parents. Their clear communication and collaborative approach kept everyone aligned, making the entire development process smooth and enjoyable.

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Avril McMonagle

Founder & Lead Consultant, Meantóir
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Square Root Solutions transformed our website into a modern, accessible platform that's easy for non-technical users to manage and seamlessly integrates with third-party systems. Their excellent communication, responsiveness, and commitment to meeting deadlines made the entire process effortless. The improvements have contributed to increased student enrolment and delivered lasting value to our organisation.

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Tadhg Farrelly

IT Coordinator, Greenhills Community College

Frequently Asked Questions

Rarely, and usually we advise against it. Most of our work re-engineers or extends what you already have in stages, keeping your product live and your customers unaffected.

Yes. AI features are built into your existing product and rolled out in stages, developed under the same governance standards behind our ISO 42001 certification, one of Ireland's first companies certified to that standard.

Either. Many established EdTech companies use us as an extension of their existing engineering team, so modernisation happens alongside their own roadmap.

Yes. We bring existing products up to standard properly, built in rather than bolted on, which matters most when an audit or enterprise deal is on the line.

Yes. Re-architecting for growth is a core part of what we do, so your architecture stops being the constraint on how far the product can go.

You do, fully. The platform, the data, and the codebase remain yours, we're the team modernising and supporting it, not a vendor you're locked into.