Best K-12 EdTech Companies in Vancouver, Canada
The 35 best K-12 EdTech companies in Vancouver, Canada in 2026, ranked by funding and momentum. Funding, investors, founders, valuation, tech stack and live signals. Top: Wize.
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 Vancouver
| # | Company | Disclosed funding | Last round | Stage | Founder | Founded | Tech stack | Recent signals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Wize Online platform providing learning and test preparation courses | $3M | 67 mo ago | Seed | Mike Maloon CTO & Co-Founder | 2017 | SentryRubyFacebook Login+32 | — |
| 2 | Lambda Solutions e-learning technology tools | $1M | 70 mo ago | Seed | — | 2002 | HubSpot CMS HubApple iCloud MailGoogle Workspace+25 | — |
| 3 | SiMBi Online platform for improving reading skills | $510K | 66 mo ago | Seed | — | 2018 | NicepageWordPressMySQL+14 | — |
| 4 | HelpHub Manufacturer of hollow-core photonic crystal fibers and related photonic components | $250K | 133 mo ago | Deadpooled | Miguel Kudry Founder | 2013 | — | — |
| 5 | Educhain Provider of platform for issuing, sharing, and verifying digital academic credentials | $120K | 79 mo ago | Seed | Mark Balovnev CEO & MD | 2016 | WordPressMySQLPHP+25 | — |
| 6 | Edvisor Enrollment management for schools | $20K | 91 mo ago | Series A | John Kor CTO and Co-founder | 2014 | SentryTypeScriptGraphQL+16 | — |
| 7 | Appazur Cross-platform mobile solutions for K-12 and higher education | — | — | Unfunded | Trevor Cox Founder & CTO | 2013 | jQueryCloudinaryCloudflare+8 | — |
| 8 | Automath Math solver tool with tutoring support | — | — | Unfunded | Nabil Khan Co-Founder | 2014 | PHPNginxGoogle Analytics+1 | — |
Top 6 K-12 EdTech companies in Vancouver
#1
Seed · Vancouver, British Columbia · founded 2017 · 105 employees$3Mraised▾
Online platform providing learning and test preparation courses. The platform provides video lessons and customized courses for school students. It offers courses for high school students, university students, and test preparation. It also provides its courses on math, science, LSAT exam preparation, and more.
- Jan 2021Seed$3M
#2
Seed · Vancouver, British Columbia · founded 2018 · 38 employees$510Kraised▾
Online platform for improving reading skills. Offers a library of books with audio that readers can listen to and improve their reading ability. Allows users to listen to other people and improve their reading skills as well. Also provides readers and educators with personalized insights.
- Feb 2021Seed—
- Apr 2020Seed$50K
- Dec 2018Seed$460K
#3
Seed · Vancouver, British Columbia · founded 2002 · 40 employees$1Mraised▾
Lambda Solutions provides e-learning technology tools for the open-source Moodle learning management system and the Totara training management system. Helps higher education institutes, K-12 Schools, businesses and government organizations in Canada and United States with the implementation, integration, hosting & support of Moodle.
- Nov 2020Conventional Debt—
- Sep 2017Conventional Debt$2.2M
- Jun 2015Seed$1M
#4
Seed · Vancouver, British Columbia · founded 2016 · 13 employees$120Kraised▾
Provider of platform for issuing, sharing, and verifying digital academic credentials. The platform helps institutions reduce costs, save time, and improve security. It streamlines data submission, ensuring a secure, efficient, and compliant process. The platform integrates with existing student portals and automates the issuance of digital documents.
- Feb 2020Seed$120K
#5
Series A · Vancouver, British Columbia · founded 2014 · 85 employees$20Kraised▾
Edvisor offers enrollment management for schools. Allows clients to manage the registration process, approve applications, send admission related updates, share pricing and promotions. Also offers solutions for admission agents. Offered on a monthly subscription. Clients include Education Mundial, Class Education, Education world, etc.
- Feb 2019Series A—
- Sep 2015Grant (prize money)$100K
- Jul 2014Seed$20K
#6
Deadpooled · Vancouver, British Columbia · founded 2013$250Kraised▾
Manufacturer of hollow-core photonic crystal fibers and related photonic components. It develops and commercializes photonic components, modules, and subsystems based on a proprietary hollow-core photonic crystal fiber (HCPCF) technology and its functionalized form, the Photonic MicroCell (PMC). Products include beam delivery modules for high-power lasers, pulse compressors, specialty lasers, and sensing modules. These are used in various sectors including laser machining, medical and bio-photonics, space, sensing, and data communications. The company collaborates with partners to provide bespoke solutions and continues to expand its technological capabilities.
- Aug 2015Series A—
- Mar 2014Seed$250K
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
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.
- Athabasca University45
- University of Calgary34
- Simon Fraser University33
- University of Toronto33
- University of British Columbia26
- Adaptive learning1→9
- Learning analytics2→6
- Analytics1→5
- Data science1→4
- Educational technology2→4
- Educational technology15→46
- Blended learning8→37
- Mathematics education16→35
- Learning analytics11→25
- Context (archaeology)8→22
- Educational technology10→41
- Higher education1→18
- Technology integration1→15
- Curriculum1→14
- Mathematics education3→15
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.
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.
- 4AG Robotics14
- Toronto Dominion BANK12
- The Ontario Educational Communic11
- Avigilon Patent Holding 110
- Shopify7
- CAE6
- Services Petroliers Schlumberger6
- Schlumberger CA6
Common questions
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