# ApplyBoard

> ApplyBoard is a VC fund in Waterloo backing Internet and Education. See 3 investments, check sizes, portfolio and contact details. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Waterloo, Canada
- Total investments: 3
- Last investment: Jan 2022
- Lead investor: 0%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/applyboard
- X (Twitter): https://twitter.com/applyboard
- Website: http://www.applyboard.com
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/applyboard

ApplyBoard is an online platform that empowers students around the world to access the best education by connecting international students, recruitment partners, and academic institutions on its platform. Founded in 2015, the company is headquartered in Kitchener, ON Canada, with over 1000 staff members spanning 25 countries. ApplyBoard has builtpartnerships with over 1,500 primary, secondary, and post-secondary institutions, and works with 7,500+ Recruitment Partners, to drive highly qualified applicants and diversity to campuses across Canada, the United States, and the United Kingdom. To date, the company has assisted more than 200,000 students with their educational journey.

## Contacts

5 contacts available for ApplyBoard. Shizune tracks 2 team members at ApplyBoard. Sign up free to unlock them: https://app.shizune.co/sign-up/investor-profiles/find-team-emails/applyboard?utm_source=investor_profile

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Internet | 1 | 33% |
| Education | 1 | 33% |
| E-Learning | 1 | 33% |
| Open Source | 1 | 33% |
| Real Estate | 1 | 33% |

### Stage

| Stage | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Seed | 1 | 33% |
| Pre-Seed | 1 | 33% |

### Country

| Country | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| India | 1 | 33% |
| Canada | 1 | 33% |

## Team

| Name | Title | Investments | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Massi Basiri | Co-founder & COO | 0 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/masssi-basiri |
| Meti Basiri | Co-founder & CMO | 0 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/meti-basiri |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| EduRev | EduRev is an e-learning platform that provides student the freedom to learn what they want. It is a free website where thousands of students, teachers and professors share, study and upload their notes, video lectures and books to help each other. The problem not only exists in the school, but also colleges, especially engineering colleges, wherethe last minute study counts for everything. One common place to find all such answers is www.edurev.in, a site that provides material that you need to obtain an edge in a world of cut throat competition. EduRev provides everything for free, from online videos of lectures, and ebooks in the pdf format. The unique feature of the website is it’s interaction capabilities. Students follow their teachers and friends, and create a network. The teachers can also interact with students from different institutions across the country and bond with the like-minded. |  | Seed | Jan 15, 2022 |  |
| Guiker | Guiker is an online property rental platform | $1.6M | Pre-Seed | Oct 28, 2019 |  |
| Guiker | Guiker is an online property rental platform | $1.6M | Pre-Seed | Oct 28, 2019 |  |

3 of 3 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [One Way Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/one-way-ventures) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [Panache Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/panache-ventures) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [Real Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/real-ventures) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [Artiman Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/artiman-ventures) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [VentureSouq](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/venturesouq) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Y Combinator](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/y-combinator) — VC Fund, 1 deal together

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## FAQ

### What does ApplyBoard invest in?

ApplyBoard invests primarily in Internet, Education and E-Learning startups, most often at Seed and Pre-Seed stage. Most of the 3 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in India. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.

### How do I contact ApplyBoard?

Public channels for ApplyBoard include LinkedIn, X (Twitter) and the website linked on this profile. For a verified work email and phone number, create a free Shizune account — contact data is searched across 20+ sources and validated before delivery, so your outreach lands in the right inbox.

### Who are the partners at ApplyBoard?

The team at ApplyBoard includes Massi Basiri (Co-founder & COO) and Meti Basiri (Co-founder & CMO). The Team section lists each member with their title, investment count and links.

### Is Shizune's investor data accurate?

Yes — every stat on this profile is calculated from confirmed public funding rounds monitored across hundreds of sources since 2020. This profile was last refreshed in Aug 2026 and is updated monthly. Spotted something off? Use the “Suggest an edit” link near the top of the page.

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