Best K-12 EdTech Companies in Ontario, Canada
The 170 best K-12 EdTech companies in Ontario, Canada in 2026, ranked by funding and momentum. Funding, investors, founders, valuation, tech stack and live signals. Top: D2L.
Our analysis of 148 K-12 EdTech companies
$9.7b in tracked funding; 96% of the stack-profiled cohort runs cloud-native; funding activity peaked in 2021.
Ranked: Best K-12 EdTech companies in Ontario
| # | Company | Disclosed funding | Last round | Stage | Employees | Founder | Tech stack | Patents & IP focus | Recent signals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | D2L Provider of LMS systems for multiple sectors | $159M | 142 mo ago | Public | 88 | John Baker Founder | WordPress Block EditorWordPressSentry+34 | 195 patents Adaptive e‑learning platforms with metadata management, assessment analytics, and scheduling tools | 1 partnership |
| 2 | Prodigy Developer of adaptive learning games for math and English education | $125M | 65 mo ago | Series B | 2 | — | WebflowApple iCloud MailGoogle Workspace+29 | — | 1 launch · 1 award |
| 3 | Lillio Provider of daycare management solution | $61M | 55 mo ago | Series B | — | Alana Frome Co-Founder | ContentfulUnbounceReact+29 | — | — |
| 4 | Knowledgehook Math learning platform empowering teachers and engaging students for academic success | $21M | 68 mo ago | Series A | 90 | Travis Ratnam Co-Founder & CEO | Apple iCloud MailGoogle WorkspaceTypeScript+25 | 5 patents Educational software that diagnoses and remediates student misconceptions | 1 job opening |
| 5 | Destiny Solutions Customer life cycle management software for higher education | $11M | 97 mo ago | Acquired | 2 | Shaul Kuper CEO & President | — | — | — |
| 6 | Kira Talent Admission management solution for higher education | $9M | 118 mo ago | Acquired | 32 | — | WordPressApple iCloud MailGoogle Workspace+33 | — | — |
| 7 | LumiQ Online podcast streaming platform | $7M | 20 mo ago | Series A | 69 | Michael Kravshik Co-Founder & CEO | SentryAlgoliaSalesforce+24 | — | — |
| 8 | DigitalEd Online STEM course platform for students | $7M | 58 mo ago | Acquired | 52 | — | WordPressApple iCloud MailGoogle Workspace+26 | — | — |
| 9 | Edsby Learning management system for K-12 | $6M | 69 mo ago | Series A | 160 | — | WordPressMySQLPHP+38 | — | 1 award |
| 10 | Kivuto Software distribution platform for universities | $6M | 69 mo ago | Acquired | 61 | — | — | — | — |
| 11 | Edunation Cloud based enterprise resource planning solutions provider | $3M | 59 mo ago | Seed | 26 | — | WordPressMySQLPHP+22 | — | — |
| 12 | Tech Spark Platform offering resources for students and teachers | $1M | 31 mo ago | Seed | — | Tamar Huggins Founder & CEO | — | — | — |
| 13 | Class Messenger Education messaging for teachers and parents | $1M | 153 mo ago | Acqui-Hired | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| 14 | Crowdmark Collaborative online grading and analytics platform | $755K | 156 mo ago | Seed | 15 | James Colliander Founder | WordPressMySQLRedis+31 | 3 patents Online crowd-sourced examination grading platforms for digital assessments | — |
| 15 | Chalk.com SaaS-based productivity applications for K-12 teachers. | $500K | 124 mo ago | Public | 24 | — | PowerSchoolApple iCloud MailMicrosoft 365+17 | — | — |
| 16 | BrainMass Online tutoring | $470K | 293 mo ago | Seed | 3 | Grant Goodwin Founder | PHPMicrosoft ASP.NETBootstrap+27 | — | — |
| 17 | Rayku Creator and manager of children's character brands across multiple media | $400K | 163 mo ago | Seed | 2 | Donny Ouyang Founder & President | — | — | — |
| 18 | Schoolio Online platform offering learning solutions for students | $250K | 56 mo ago | Seed | 15 | Sathish Bala Founder & CEO | WordPressSentryMySQL+40 | — | 1 launch |
| 19 | eScribe Meeting management solutions | $250K | 113 mo ago | Acquired | 44 | — | WordPressSentryZendesk+31 | — | — |
| 20 | Chillabit A student community platform | $120K | 120 mo ago | Deadpooled | — | Tamara Bain Co-Founder & CTO | — | — | — |
| 21 | Edusight Online gradebook and integrated e-Portfolios for K-12 students | $100K | 140 mo ago | Seed | 6 | — | — | — | — |
| 22 | Discovr Labs Learning with VR apps | $100K | 114 mo ago | Deadpooled | 7 | — | — | — | — |
| 23 | NoteWagon Marketplace for students' note sharing | $100K | 182 mo ago | Acqui-Hired | — | Saif Altimimi Co-Founder & CEO | — | — | — |
Top 12 K-12 EdTech companies in Ontario
#1
Series A · Toronto, Ontario · founded 2016 · 69 employees$7.2Mraised▾
Online podcast streaming platform. It allows users to stream educational podcasts for learning about finance and accounting. The app is available for android and iOS users.
- Sep 2024PE—
- Aug 2022Series A$3.8M
- May 2021Seed$909.6K
- Jun 2019Seed$845K
#2
Series B · Toronto, Ontario · founded 2013$61.1Mraised▾
Provider of daycare management solution. It offers solution for parent messaging, daily reports, check-in, and more. It also offers solutions for Child attendance, Staff management, Waitlist management, Digital attendance reports, Staff scheduling, Calendars and more.
- Nov 2021Series B$55.6M
- Apr 2019Series A$5.4M
#3
Series B · Oakville, Ontario · founded 2011 · 2 employees$125Mraised▾
Developer of adaptive learning games for math and English education. The platform provides standards-aligned skills practice through engaging gameplay experiences for students. It offers tools for teachers to adjust content and track student development. Parent accounts provide insights into classroom progress and motivate learning.
- Jan 2021Series B$125M
- 2019Seed—
#4
Public · Kitchener, Ontario · founded 1999 · 88 employees$158.8Mraised▾
Provider of LMS systems for multiple sectors. It offers virtual and professional learning solutions. It provides blended,virtual,professional,customer,employes and partner training for corporates. They also provides products with tools for the management of classroom learning and the workplace.
- Aug 2014Conventional Debt—
- Aug 2014Series B$77.7M
- Aug 2014Series B$85M
- Sep 2012Series B$81.1M
#5
Seed · Toronto, Ontario · founded 2015$1.4Mraised▾
Platform offering resources for students and teachers. It provides tools for teachers for teaching various subjects. It also provides workshops for students.
- Nov 2023Seed$1.4M
#6
Series A · Toronto, Ontario · founded 2014 · 90 employees$21.3Mraised▾
Math learning platform empowering teachers and engaging students for academic success. This educational technology company offers a comprehensive operating system designed to improve math achievement. It provides solutions for teachers, administrators, and students, focusing on enhancing student engagement both inside and outside the classroom. The platform offers resources and tools to support teachers in building their confidence and capacity. It also provides system leaders with scalable support and real-time insights. With a commitment to privacy and data security, this platform aims to transform math education through innovative technology and pedagogical approaches. It is a B2B SaaS platform that offers login, resources, and support through its help center.
- Oct 2020Series A$20M
- Dec 2016Seed$1.2M
- Jun 2016Seed$30K
- Nov 2015Seed—
#7
Acquired · Waterloo, Ontario · founded 2001 · 52 employees$7Mraised▾
DigitalEd online STEM course platform for students. The platform offers a case study, white papers, blogs, and webinars. Its products are Mobius courseware, Mobius assessment, Mobius content, and others. Mobius content provides study material on math, science, and engineering.
- Aug 2021Series A—
- Mar 2019Series A$7M
#8
Series A · Richmond Hill, Ontario · founded 2010 · 160 employees$6Mraised▾
Edsby provides a learning management system for schools and districts to manage learning activities. Provides a social platform for students and teachers with access to parents for monitoring child's activities. Provides polls, feedback and more. Provides assessment and reporting capabilities. Provides access to online testing and grading, digital portfolios, notification for late assignment submission and more. Provides teachers with tools for attendance, content management, collaboration with colleagues and more. Has event scheduling capabilities. Has approvals and workflow features for administrators. Provides integration for office 365 for better workflow. Integrates with SIS for capturing student information. Winner of 2015 EdTech Digest Award in LMS Category.
- Sep 2020Series A$4M
- Jan 2014Seed$2M
#9
Acquired · Ottawa, Ontario · founded 1997 · 61 employees$5.7Mraised▾
Kivuto provides a web-based platform to educational institutions for distributing software according to their licensing requirements. Has partnered with software publishers including Microsoft, Adobe, VMware, National Instruments, Parallels and others. Manages worldwide academic software licensing programs, such as the DreamSpark program and is a Microsoft Gold Certified Partner. Provides a webstore for free and paid software downloads. Also provides a textbook adoption platform called Texidium. Contains publisher asset library, adoption, digital resource poertal and eReader Platform.
- Sep 2020Series A$5.7M
- 2009Unattributed—
#10
Acquired · Toronto, Ontario · founded 2012 · 32 employees$9Mraised▾
Admission management solution for higher education. Allows clients to create customized video & written assessment, receive candidate responses and evaluate the responses. Also enables students to prepare for admission video essays, interviews, and assessments.
- Aug 2016Series A$5M
- Mar 2015Seed$949.2K
- 2014Seed$1M
- Sep 2013Seed$2M
#11
Acquired · Toronto, Ontario · founded 1995 · 2 employees$11Mraised▾
Destiny One offers customer lifecycle management software designed specifically for higher education providers. It provides solutions to help colleges and universities attract, manage and maintain their non-traditional students. Company's flagship product Destiny One allows administrators to manage curriculum, enrollment, marketing, reporting, finance, and system administration. The clientele of the company includes Duke University, McGill, Virginia Tech, and University of Calgary among many others.
- May 2018PE$11M
- May 2018Conventional Debt—
#12
Seed · Lincoln, Ontario · founded 2011 · 26 employees$3Mraised▾
Cloud based enterprise resource planning solutions provider. It provides a platform to institutions that digitize processes such as assessment, grading, fees payments, and communication among parents, teachers, and students. Claims to have thousands of courses and support in over 22 languages and also provides detailed reporting analytics. Provides free training & support to users.
- Jun 2021Seed$3M
Funding & investor landscape
Notable founders
Market landscape — 10 sub-themes by coverage
Share of K-12 EdTech coverage by sub-theme.
Regulatory-risk over time rising
Funding & growth over time
funding rising · growth rising
What Ontario researches in edtech
Ontario Tech University leads Ontario's edtech research, focusing optimistically on online/blended learning and gamification, though adolescent technology impacts draw measured concern.
- 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
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