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Best EdTech Companies in Quebec, Canada

The 49 best EdTech companies in Quebec, Canada in 2026, ranked by funding and momentum. Funding, investors, founders, valuation, tech stack and live signals. Top: Paper.

49companies tracked
$404.4Mdisclosed funding
0unicorns
5have raised
FLIAR INTELLIGENCE · EDTECH × QUEBEC

Our analysis of 261 EdTech companies

$20.4b in tracked funding; 94% of the stack-profiled cohort runs cloud-native; funding activity peaked in 2021.

261companies analysed
94%cloud-native stacks
2021funding peak (by rounds)
18unicorns
2017median founding year
195kcombined LinkedIn audience
81%of audience held by top 3
4companies hiring publicly (12 mo)

Ranked: Best EdTech companies in Quebec

#CompanyDisclosed fundingLast roundStageFounderFoundedTech stackPatents & IP focusRecent signals
1Paper
Provider of educational support system for educational institutes
$390M54 mo agoSeries DPhilip Cutler
Founder & Board Director
2014HubSpot CMS HubSalesforceAnimate.css+31——
2Classcraft
App-based platform helping teachers to reward students
$13M64 mo agoAcquired—2013———
3UniYu
Collaborative online platform
$500K155 mo agoDeadpooled—2011———
4moozoom
Provider of online social-emotional learning solutions for schools to teach students
$388K47 mo agoSeedJean Turgeon
Founder & CEO
2019WordPressMySQLPHP+28——
5Mijem
Online community-based eCommerce platform for students
—54 mo agoPublicPhuong Dinh
Founder
2014—4 patents
Online data collection and processing for e‑commerce platforms
—
6A la garderie
Communication platform for Pre-K
——UnfundedGuillaume Cauchon
Founder
2014TypeScriptRubyRuby on Rails+15——
7Braincloud Learning
Provider of online platform delivering English language learning and curriculum
——Unfunded—2014———
8Cible Petite Enfance
SaaS-based platform providing pre-school management solutions
——Unfunded—2017WordPressMySQLPHP+25——

Top 5 EdTech companies in Quebec

#1
Series D · Montreal, Quebec · founded 2014 · 3000 employees
$390.1Mraised
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Paper provides an educational support system for educational institutes. It provides teaching and learning solutions for teachers and students respectively and offers features such as online learning solutions, learning collaborative tools, teacher retention solutions, personalized learning solutions, and more.

LinkedIn Pulse recent public activity · Jul 2026
Audience: 126k LinkedIn followers — 64.6% of this cohort's audience · 17 engagements/post (2.7× cohort median)
Funding rounds
  • Feb 2022Series D$270M
  • Jun 2021Series C$100M
  • Mar 2020Series A$7.5M
  • Aug 2016Seed$1.6M
Founders & team
Philip CutlerFounder & Board Director
Investors
IVP, Framework Venture Partners, Bullpen Capital, Reach Capital, Birchmere Ventures, BDC
Tech stack
Animate.CssAosBootstrapCdnjsCloudflareCloudflare Bot Management
#2
Seed · Montreal, Quebec · founded 2019 · 38 employees
$388Kraised
▾

Provider of online social-emotional learning solutions for schools to teach students. It offers quizzes, student engagement solutions, learning videos, and more.

LinkedIn Pulse recent public activity · Jul 2026
Audience: 10k LinkedIn followers — 5.1% of this cohort's audience
Activity: 1 partnerships (incl. Mt. Diablo USD) announced in 12 mo
Funding rounds
  • Aug 2022Seed$388K
Founders & team
Jean TurgeonFounder & CEO
Investors
Amplify Capital, Telus, ACET
#3
Acquired · Quebec City, Quebec · founded 2013 · 14 employees
$13.4Mraised
▾

App-based platform helping teachers to reward students. It offers teachers behavioral tools, student engagement, and classroom management tools. It also helps students to be motivated and engage in class by creating animated characters for them.

Funding rounds
  • Mar 2021Series A$3.6M
  • Sep 2019Series A$7.6M
  • Sep 2017Seed$2.3M
Investors
Brightspark Ventures, Whitecap Venture Partners, Amplify Capital, Theodorus, Unreasonable, Invest Quebec
Tech stack
VercelHstsCloudflare
#4
Deadpooled · Montreal Est, Quebec · founded 2011 · 1 employees
$500Kraised
▾

UniYu is a collaborative campus developed by students and for students. Platfrom help students to meet with other students, share notes, buy or sell textbooks and discuss on classes, professors or student clubs. Also provides ratings for the students.

Funding rounds
  • Sep 2013Seed$500K
#5
Public · Gatineau, Quebec · founded 2014 · 5 employees
—raised
▾

Mijem is an online community-based eCommerce platform for students. It enables users to buy and sell various items such as textbooks, accessories, clothing, etc with other students on their campus. Its app is available on Android and iOS platforms.

Funding rounds
  • Jan 2022Angel—
  • Apr 2021Seed—
Founders & team
Phuong DinhFounder
Investors
Ayre Group, CoinGeek, xiVENTURES Fund

Funding & investor landscape

$404.4Mtotal disclosed funding
4companies funded
9disclosed rounds
0rounds last 90 days
Most active investors
ACET3 rounds
Amplify Capital2 rounds
Real Ventures2 rounds
AI@Centech1 rounds
Anges Quebec1 rounds
Apollo131 rounds
Ayre Group1 rounds
BDC1 rounds
Birchmere Ventures1 rounds
Brightspark Ventures1 rounds
Prism market signals · Canada · country-scoped Prism corpus, 8,234,058 docs

Market landscape — 10 sub-themes by coverage

Share of EdTech coverage by sub-theme.

Regulatory-risk over time rising

Funding & growth over time

funding rising · growth rising

RESEARCH SIGNALS · Canada

How research on Education Technology is moving in Canada

A read on the academic research around Education Technology — which themes are gaining ground, the institutions and researchers driving them, and how the tone is shifting. Based on 634 Canada-affiliated papers.

research sentiment over time
200820162026
enthusiastic · positive · guarded tone
Tone is overwhelmingly optimistic and intensifying — the enthusiastic (strongly-positive) share moved 54% → 63% across 2008–2026.
top research entities
  • Athabasca University45
  • University of Calgary34
  • Simon Fraser University33
  • University of Toronto33
  • University of British Columbia26
leading researchers
Sivakumar R D, Assistant Professor, Department of Computer Science · Brindha S, Former Assistant Professor of Business Administration · Thanawan Phongsatha · Dragan Gašević · GELMANOVA ZOYA SALIKHOVNA · SAULSKY YURI NIKOLAEVICH · PETROVSKAYA ASIA STANISLAVOVNA · FAYEZ WAZANI ABDUL WALID
▲ Breakthroughs86 · 14%
▲ 8%→16% share
▲2.0× share momentum0 median citations88% since 2021mostly methods-led
Breakthroughs are rising (8%→16% of field), led by Adaptive learning.
rising sub-themes (early→recent)
  • Adaptive learning1→9
  • Learning analytics2→6
  • Analytics1→5
  • Data science1→4
  • Educational technology2→4
Newly emergingConvergence (economics) 0→6 · Reinforcement learning 0→6 · Generative grammar 0→6
Landmark Video in Research in the Learning Sciences · 871 cites
◆ Advancements297 · 47%
47%→47% share
▲1.0× share momentum0 median citations78% since 2021mostly empirical
Advancements are cooling (47%→47% of field), led by Educational technology.
rising sub-themes (early→recent)
  • Educational technology15→46
  • Blended learning8→37
  • Mathematics education16→35
  • Learning analytics11→25
  • Context (archaeology)8→22
Newly emergingLiteracy 0→14 · Quality (philosophy) 0→9 · Key (lock) 0→9
Landmark Simulation in healthcare education: A best evidence practical guide. AMEE Guide No. 82 · 1,124 cites
▼ Concerns187 · 29%
▼ 33%→29% share
▼0.9× share momentum0 median citations78% since 2021mostly empirical
Concerns are cooling (33%→29% of field), led by Educational technology.
rising sub-themes (early→recent)
  • Educational technology10→41
  • Higher education1→18
  • Technology integration1→15
  • Curriculum1→14
  • Mathematics education3→15
Newly emergingKey (lock) 0→11 · Thematic analysis 0→10 · Qualitative research 0→10
Landmark Learning Analytics · 1,067 cites
RESEARCH HOTSPOTS · Canada

Where edtech is researched across Canada

Location clusters by institution affiliation — each city's volume, stance tone, and a quick read on its hot topic, what's advancing, the opening opportunity, and the main concern.

Vancouver61 · +0.22
Hot · Learning analyticsAdvancing · AnalyticsOpportunity · Online learningConcern · Adaptive learning
Edmonton/Calgary56 · +0.39
Hot · Transformative learningAdvancing · Student engagementOpportunity · Active learning (machine learning)Concern · Perception
Toronto41 · +0.42
Hot · Educational technologyAdvancing · Reflection (computer programming)Opportunity · Analytics
Montreal25 · +0.32
Hot · Mathematics educationAdvancing · Learning analyticsOpportunity · Intelligent tutoring system
Ottawa/Kingston13 · +0.40
Hot · Higher educationOpportunity · Educational technology
Waterloo/Hamilton10 · +0.42
Opportunity · Educational technology
PATENT SIGNAL · Canada

Who's filing edtech patents in Canada

Canada edtech patent filing is accelerating — 101 filings from 60 assignees (2016–2025), led by 4AG Robotics, Toronto Dominion BANK, The Ontario Educational Communic; annual filings 5→46.

101 filings60 assigneespeak 46/yr2016–2025
filing momentum (YoY 2016–2025)
top patent filers
  • 4AG Robotics14
  • Toronto Dominion BANK12
  • The Ontario Educational Communic11
  • Avigilon Patent Holding 110
  • Shopify7
  • CAE6
  • Services Petroliers Schlumberger6
  • Schlumberger CA6

Common questions

How many EdTech companies are there in Quebec, Canada?
Radar tracks 49 indexable EdTech companies headquartered in Quebec, Canada that meet our profile-completeness bar.
What is the total funding raised by EdTech companies in Quebec, Canada?
The EdTech companies in Quebec, Canada on this list have raised a combined $404.4M in disclosed equity funding across 4 funded companies.
Which is the highest-funded EdTech company in Quebec, Canada?
Paper is the highest-funded EdTech company in Quebec, Canada, with $390.1M in disclosed equity funding.
How many EdTech companies in Quebec, Canada are funded?
4 of the 49 EdTech companies in Quebec, Canada on this list have disclosed at least one equity funding round.
How many EdTech unicorns are there in Quebec, Canada?
None of the EdTech companies in Quebec, Canada on this list currently has a disclosed valuation of $1B or more.
Who are the top investors in Quebec, Canada EdTech companies?
The most active investors in Quebec, Canada EdTech companies on this list include ACET, Amplify Capital, Real Ventures, AI@Centech, Anges Quebec.
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