# Joel Lessem

> Joel Lessem is a seed investor in Toronto backing Podcast and E-Learning. See 2 investments, check sizes, portfolio and contact details. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: Angel Investor
- Location: Toronto, Canada
- Total investments: 2
- Last investment: Aug 2022
- Lead investor: 50%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/firmex/

Joel Lessem is a seed investor in Toronto focused on Podcast and E-Learning. Joel Lessem is the chief executive officer at Firmex.

## Contacts

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## Round sizes

| Stage | Round size |
| --- | --- |
| Seed | $912k–$3.8M |

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Podcast | 1 | 50% |
| E-Learning | 1 | 50% |
| Mobile Apps | 1 | 50% |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| LumiQ | LumiQ is a native podcast app where engaging conversations with business leaders count as verified CPD/CPE for CPAs. | $3.8M | Seed | Aug 30, 2022 | https://www.lumiqlearn.com/ |
| LumiQ | LumiQ is a native podcast app where engaging conversations with business leaders count as verified CPD/CPE for CPAs. | $911.5K | Seed | May 21, 2021 | https://www.lumiqlearn.com/ |

2 of 2 investments shown.

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## FAQ

### What does Joel Lessem invest in?

Joel Lessem invests primarily in Podcast, E-Learning and Mobile Apps startups, most often at Seed stage. Most of the 2 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in Canada. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.

### What is Joel Lessem's check size?

Joel Lessem typically joins rounds of $912k–$3.8M at Seed. These ranges are 10th–90th percentile round sizes calculated from confirmed public funding rounds, so they are a realistic guide to the rounds Joel Lessem participates in.

### How do I contact Joel Lessem?

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### When did Joel Lessem last invest?

The most recent investment recorded for Joel Lessem closed in Aug 2022. Shizune tracks 2 investments in total for this profile, including round sizes, stages and portfolio companies, all sourced from confirmed public funding rounds and refreshed monthly.

### 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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