Top 42 EdTech startups in Canada

Mar 08, 2025 | By Nadia Neveu

1
Funding: CA$6.1M
LumiQ is a native podcast app where engaging conversations with business leaders count as verified CPD/CPE for CPAs.
2
Applyboard
Funding: $491.2M
ApplyBoard is a Canada-based technology company that simplifies the study abroad journey.
3
Paper
Funding: $389.6M
Paper is an educational support system that provides personalized tutoring accessible to every student.
4
Top Hat
Funding: $234.4M
Top Hat’s interactive software helps college professors quickly activate classrooms by engaging students over their own devices.
5
D2L
Funding: $168.5M
D2L is an integrated learning platform, providing cloud learning solutions for educational institutes.
6
Docebo
Funding: $165.2M
Docebo is a cloud 'e-learning as a service' product that enables companies to deliver, track and certify online training to their staff. Acquired by Klass Capital
7
Prodigy
Funding: CA$159M
Prodigy Education is a leader in game-based learning
8
Absorb
Funding: $59M
Absorb LMS is an software firm that provides eLearning software and support system for businesses.
9
10 Thousand Coffees
Funding: $56M
A talent experience platform for inclusive mentoring, employee connectivity and skills development designed for the new world of work.
10
Axonify
Funding: $35.2M
Axonify provides e-learning software, interval reinforcement solutions, and gamified learning.
Editor: Nadia Neveu
Nadia Neveu is a senior editor for EdTechStartups. She is a writer covering early childhood education, K-12, higher education and edtech business, and her work has appeared in The New York Times, BBC and Vice. Nadia holds a degree in mass communication from the University of Texas Rio Grande Valley. Nadia is also a student in the Master of Science in Data Analytics program at the University of Houston-Downtown. Nadia seeks to uplift all teachers in the work that they do and support them as leaders and agents of change. You can contact Nadia at neveu(at)edtechstartups(dot)com