FeedbackFruits obtains Texas cloud security certification and secures deal for Asian market

Amsterdam-based edtech company FeedbackFruits received the TX-RAMP Level 2 certification on 9 March 2026. This is the most stringent authorisation standard for cloud security under the Texas Risk and Authorization Management Program, a requirement for cloud tools deployed by government agencies and higher education institutions in Texas. Shortly afterwards, on 8 July 2026, the company announced a strategic partnership with Australian firm Drieam, focused on the Asia-Pacific region (APAC).

FeedbackFruits, founded in 2012 and based in Amsterdam, automates course design and assessment processes for higher education institutions worldwide. Together, the two developments mark a further geographical and institutional expansion of the company.

What TX-RAMP Level 2 entails

TX-RAMP is a programme run by the Texas Department of Information Resources (DIR) and sets out the security requirements that cloud vendors must meet in order to work with Texas government and educational institutions. Level 2, the highest tier within the programme, applies specifically to services that process confidential or regulated data, including personally identifiable information of students in systems with a moderate to high risk impact.

The certification covers 223 individual security controls and is based on the federal NIST 800-53 standards, the same foundation as the US FedRAMP programme. Certified parties are required to submit quarterly monitoring reports and to notify DIR of any security incidents within 48 hours.

For FeedbackFruits, this means in concrete terms that its software is now formally deployable at Texas public higher education institutions that are subject to these regulations. Texas has a large number of public universities and community colleges with millions of students combined, making the certification commercially relevant for the company's North American market.

Partnership with Drieam for portfolio learning in Asia-Pacific

Alongside the Texas certification, FeedbackFruits signed a reseller agreement with Drieam, a company that develops the portfolio learning environment Portflow. Through Portflow, students can collect, organise and present evidence of their learning throughout the duration of their studies. FeedbackFruits becomes the primary reseller of Portflow in the APAC region, with the exception of the Philippines.

The rationale behind the collaboration is that institutions can offer feedback tools, assessment modules and portfolio functionality as a coherent whole, rather than as standalone applications. Jas Kalsi, Managing Director for APAC at Drieam, is involved in the execution of the partnership.

The collaboration has already been put into practice at Edith Cowan University in Australia, where both FeedbackFruits and Portflow form part of the digital learning environment. That implementation serves as a reference case for further roll-out across the region.

Broader context for the company

FeedbackFruits was also named UDL Platform of the Year at the EdTech Breakthrough Awards in 2026. UDL stands for Universal Design for Learning, an approach that focuses on accessible and flexible education for diverse student groups.

With its platform, the company focuses on automating tasks that traditionally demand a great deal of time from educators, such as setting up assessment rubrics and organising peer feedback. The combination of a security certification for the US public sector and a distribution partnership for Australasia illustrates how the company is seeking to strengthen its presence in both markets simultaneously.

For other Dutch edtech companies with international ambitions, FeedbackFruits' approach demonstrates that access to public education markets, particularly in the United States, is increasingly contingent on meeting country-specific security and compliance requirements. TX-RAMP is no exception: comparable programmes exist in other US states and at the federal level. At the same time, the APAC partnership shows that regional reseller arrangements are a common route for European software companies looking to enter markets outside Europe without having to establish a full sales organisation there themselves.