EdTech Growth Partners
EdTech Growth Partners is a Seed venture capital firm based in Toronto, Canada investing in EdTech, Other, AI / ML. The firm typically writes $1.0M–$4.0M checks and has 11 portfolio companies in our records.
Seed
$1.0M – $4.0M
11+ companies
3 partners
Investment Thesis
Focuses on early-stage EdTech startups developing cutting-edge learning solutions for enterprises and individuals.
How EdTech Growth Partners invests
EdTech Growth Partners is a vc firm based in Toronto, Canada. The firm invests at the Seed stage, with a focus on EdTech, Other, AI / ML, Consumer, Enterprise. It does not invest in Healthcare.
EdTech Growth Partners typically writes checks of $1.0M–$4.0M per investment.
EdTech Growth Partners has backed 11 companies in our records, including LearnPro, Twinkl, Kapow Primary.
Meet the Team
Lydia Tan
GP
Heather McAvan
Founder
Former teacher and experienced edtech founder with over 20 years in education and publishing. She played a key role in Twinkl’s early expansion into a global brand as their CMO, developing strategy for international markets and later became a non-executive director at Kapow Primary during a major growth phase. She founded Mrs Mactivity in 2017 and has grown it into a platform used by over 20,000 teachers and schools. She also founded Time for Phonics, a DfE-validated programme later acquired by Discovery Education.
Alicia Coad
Co-founder
Co-founder of BlueCow Education, has worked with hundred of edtech companies, from small teacher-led start ups to multi national organisations.
Industry Focus
Invests In
Does Not Invest In
Portfolio Companies (11)
Other
LearnPro
Twinkl
Kapow Primary
Mrs Mactivity
Time for Phonics
Discovery Education
BlueCow Education
Class Valuation
A leading nationwide residential appraisal management company utilizing proprietary educational and workflow technology.
Apex Learning
A provider of digital curriculum and online learning solutions for secondary education.
Tutor.com
An online tutoring platform connecting students with professional tutors on-demand.
- •Raising at Seed? You're squarely in their sweet spot.
- •Lead with your fit in EdTech, Other, AI / ML — the sectors they actively back.
- •Size your ask to their typical $1.0M – $4.0M check.
- •cold outreach ok
- •Address your outreach to a specific partner, such as Lydia Tan, GP.
- •A warm introduction beats a cold email. Get matched and request an intro.
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