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Best Educational Support Services Companies in Ontario, Canada

The 37 best Educational Support Services companies in Ontario, Canada in 2026, ranked by funding and momentum. Funding, investors, founders, valuation, tech stack and live signals. Top: Passage.

37companies tracked
$68.4Mdisclosed funding
0unicorns
9have raised
FLIAR INTELLIGENCE · EDUCATIONAL SUPPORT SERVICES × ONTARIO

Our analysis of 50 Educational Support Services companies

$6.7b in tracked funding; 93% of the stack-profiled cohort runs cloud-native; funding activity peaked in 2025.

50companies analysed
93%cloud-native stacks
2025funding peak (by rounds)
2004median founding year
51median Fliar Index™

Ranked: Best Educational Support Services companies in Ontario

#CompanyDisclosed fundingLast roundStageFounderFoundedTech stackRecent signals
1Passage
Provider of a platform connecting students to international educational opportunities
$30M38 mo agoSeedMartin Basiri
Founder & CEO
2023Apple iCloud MailGoogle WorkspaceTypeScript+30—
2Meazure Learning
Provides exam security and identity management services for educational institutions
$30M80 mo agoAcquiredScott McFarland
CEO
2019WordPressApple iCloud MailMicrosoft 365+31—
3Acuity Insights
Provider of assessments, program management, and analytics support services for higher education courses
$5M37 mo agoSeries A—2014WordPress Block EditorWordPressApple iCloud Mail+24—
4Visionary Education Technology Holdings Group
Providing license to the educational programs
$2M42 mo agoPublic—2013WordPressMySQLPHP+21—
5Easy Group
Provider of immigration services, academic training and career development for students studying abroad
$1M78 mo agoSeries AJacky Zhang
Founder & CEO
2014——
6UPI Globale
Provider of online study programs offering government-accredited college-level courses to international…
$100K30 mo agoSeedManit Kaushal
Co-Founder
2020——
7Cios
Provider of accommodation services for students
—27 mo agoSeedTerry Wang
Co-Founder & CEO
2022——
8Compass
Provider of events, clubs, and resources for student
—47 mo agoSeedLivia Han
Co-Founder
2020——

Top 9 Educational Support Services companies in Ontario

#1
Seed · Toronto, Ontario · founded 2023 · 10 employees
$30.4Mraised
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Provider of a platform connecting students to international educational opportunities. The platform supports students through admission, enrolment, and financing. It uses labor demand signals to match candidates with suitable programs. The platform also offers document verification and policy enforcement from inquiry to enrolment.

LinkedIn Pulse recent public activity · Jul 2026
Audience: 10k LinkedIn followers — 22.5% of this cohort's audience
Activity: 1 partnerships (incl. Assiniboine College) announced in 12 mo
Funding rounds
  • Jun 2023Seed$30.4M
Founders & team
Martin BasiriFounder & CEO
Investors
Drive Capital, Garage Capital, Velocity, Think + Ventures, Breakers, 2048 Ventures
Tech stack
AmplitudeApolloApple Icloud MailAtlassian StatuspageCloudflareCloudflare Bot Management
#2
Series A · Toronto, Ontario · founded 2014 · 163 employees
$5Mraised
▾

Provider of assessments, program management, and analytics support services for higher education courses

LinkedIn Pulse recent public activity · Jul 2026
Audience: 17k LinkedIn followers — 38.6% of this cohort's audience
Funding rounds
  • Aug 2023Series A$5M
  • Mar 2020Conventional Debt$2.2M
Investors
BMO, Innovation Factory, Updata
Tech stack
Amazon Web ServicesApple Icloud MailCloudflareCloudflare Bot ManagementCookieyesCore-Js
#3
Seed · Vaughan, Ontario · founded 2020
$100Kraised
▾

UPI Globale is an online education platform that provides college-level courses to international students, allowing them to earn credits and diplomas. The platform offers personalized one

Funding rounds
  • Mar 2024Seed$100K
Founders & team
Manit KaushalCo-FounderVikas KaushalCo-Founder & CEO
#4
Public · Markham, Ontario · founded 2013 · 140 employees
$1.5Mraised
▾

Providing license to the educational programs

Funding rounds
  • Feb 2023Post IPO$1.5M
#5
Acquired · Ottawa, Ontario · founded 2019 · 407 employees
$30Mraised
▾

Provides exam security and identity management services for educational institutions

LinkedIn Pulse recent public activity · Jul 2026
Audience: 8k LinkedIn followers — 18.3% of this cohort's audience
Activity: 1 partnerships (incl. Institute for Credentialing Excellence) announced in 12 mo
Funding rounds
  • Jan 2020Series B$30M
Founders & team
Scott McFarlandCEO
Investors
Eastside Partners
Tech stack
Apple Icloud MailBootstrapCloudflareCloudflare Bot ManagementCloudflare Browser InsightsCore-Js
#6
Series A · Toronto, Ontario · founded 2014 · 227 employees
$1.4Mraised
▾

Provider of immigration services, academic training and career development for students studying abroad

Funding rounds
  • Feb 2020Series A$1.4M
Founders & team
Jacky ZhangFounder & CEOSteven LiCo-Founder
Investors
Matrix Partners China
#7
Seed · Toronto, Ontario · founded 2022
—raised
▾

Provider of accommodation services for students

Funding rounds
  • Jun 2024Seed—
  • Jun 2023Seed—
  • Sep 2022Seed—
Founders & team
Terry WangCo-Founder & CEO
Investors
RevTech Labs Capital, Accelerator Centre, Gener8tor, Energia Ventures
#8
Seed · Toronto, Ontario · founded 2020 · 4 employees
—raised
▾

Developer of a holistic mental health platform designed to provide students with resources based on their unique needs wants and identities. The company offers a SaaS holistic student life platform that connects students to resources, events, clubs and more, enabling students to create the best experience in order to personalize holistic student life for each individual based on their unique needs.

Funding rounds
  • Sep 2022Seed—
Founders & team
Livia HanCo-FounderEve StaszczyszynCo-Founder
Investors
Accelerator Centre, NEXT Canada, ventureLAB
#9
Seed · Toronto, Ontario · founded 2020
—raised
▾

Provider of career development and support services for academic success

Funding rounds
  • Sep 2022Seed—
Founders & team
Ajamu AttardCo-Founder
Investors
Accelerator Centre

Funding & investor landscape

$68.4Mtotal disclosed funding
6companies funded
7disclosed rounds
0rounds last 90 days
Most active investors
Accelerator Centre3 rounds
Innovation Factory2 rounds
ventureLAB2 rounds
2048 Ventures1 rounds
BMO1 rounds
Breakers1 rounds
Canadian Technology Accelerator1 rounds
DMZ Ventures1 rounds
Drive Capital1 rounds
Eastside Partners1 rounds

Notable founders

Martin Basiri
Founder & CEO · Passage
Manit Kaushal
Co-Founder · UPI Globale
Vikas Kaushal
Co-Founder & CEO · UPI Globale
Scott McFarland
CEO · Meazure Learning
Jacky Zhang
Founder & CEO · Easy Group
Steven Li
Co-Founder · Easy Group
Terry Wang
Co-Founder & CEO · Cios
Livia Han
Co-Founder · Compass
Eve Staszczyszyn
Co-Founder · Compass
Ajamu Attard
Co-Founder · Student Support
Prism market signals · Canada · country-scoped Prism corpus, 79,590 docs

Market landscape — 10 sub-themes by coverage

Share of Educational Support Services coverage by sub-theme.

Regulatory-risk over time rising

Funding & growth over time

funding rising · growth rising

RESEARCH FROM Ontario · institutions

What Ontario researches in edtech

12 papersstance +0.388% breakthrough25% concern
breakthrough · advancement · concern
local research themes
Online and Blended LearningImpact of Technology on AdolescentsEducational Games and GamificationMobile Learning in EducationDigital literacy in educationDigital Education and Society
top institutions
  • Ontario Tech University7
  • University of Ontario Institute of Technology2
  • Ministry of Transportation of Ontario1
  • Public Health Ontario1
  • Ontario College of Art and Design1

Common questions

How many Educational Support Services companies are there in Ontario, Canada?
Radar tracks 37 indexable Educational Support Services companies headquartered in Ontario, Canada that meet our profile-completeness bar.
What is the total funding raised by Educational Support Services companies in Ontario, Canada?
The Educational Support Services companies in Ontario, Canada on this list have raised a combined $68.4M in disclosed equity funding across 6 funded companies.
Which is the highest-funded Educational Support Services company in Ontario, Canada?
Passage is the highest-funded Educational Support Services company in Ontario, Canada, with $30.4M in disclosed equity funding.
How many Educational Support Services companies in Ontario, Canada are funded?
6 of the 37 Educational Support Services companies in Ontario, Canada on this list have disclosed at least one equity funding round.
How many Educational Support Services unicorns are there in Ontario, Canada?
None of the Educational Support Services companies in Ontario, Canada on this list currently has a disclosed valuation of $1B or more.
Who are the top investors in Ontario, Canada Educational Support Services companies?
The most active investors in Ontario, Canada Educational Support Services companies on this list include Accelerator Centre, Innovation Factory, ventureLAB, 2048 Ventures, BMO.
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