EduFunder

We make it easy for impact-driven brands to win over the most powerful consumer demographic on the planet by sponsoring GenZ's education in real-time.

  • Stage Full Product Ready
  • Industry Fintech
  • Location Nelson, BC, Canada
  • Currency CAD
  • Founded May 2017
  • Employees 12
  • Incorporation Type C-corp
  • Website edufunder.com

Company Summary

Welcome to EduFunder!

EduFunder = "Edu"cation "fund"ing for the next generation of academic all stars.

EduFunder fast tracks money to bright and aspiring students to help pay for college or university.

We match verified students with donations, sponsorship money and scholarship awards, in real-time.

Our revenue model is like GoFundMe that averages 10% of donations in platform "tips", generating $10M profit per 100,000 students.

Team

  • Founder + CEO

    Nichola is the founder of two startups, EduFunder.com and ThingsMyKidsDo.com. As the owner and operator of her own award-winning design agency, for the past 20 years, Nichola has extensive experience creating digital solutions for over 2000 organizations (corporations, SMEs, non-profits and various levels of government.) She has served as a Digital Arts Instructor for the past 10 years and holds a BFA Honours degree from Queen's University

  • Marketing & Communications

    Wesley holds a Computer Science Degree, Birmingham City University, and a Business Management PGD, Selkirk College. Most recently, Wesley has worked together with Selkirk College building student engagement, creating and managing special events, SEO content for the Selkirk College Website, developing an announcement feature for online delivery of content and creating marketing content using Adobe CC, HubSpot and Canva.

  • Kalen Tara is a Full Stack Developer and project manager, responsible for leading our team of 10 web developers, managing our budget, recruiting and on boarding new hires, IRAP consulting and team management. He is a graduate of the BBCIT Computer Sciences Program and is currently studying Business Management and Cyber Security. His past experience includes web development, administrative support, Digital management, and event coordination.

  • Dan Maczko
    Full Stack Developer/ UX + UI / Communications

    Dan holds a diploma in Computer Information Technology from BCIT, Vancouver. Dan has extensive experience in project management as the project lead for ThingsMyKidsDo.com. Dan is a full stack developer responsible for the UX?UI of our platform, communicating our vision with devs, demoing our platform and creating various communications pieces from ChatBots, promo videos, presentations and blogs. Dan has a masterful skillset in communications.

  • Business manager

    30 years experience as a Business Advisor (Community Futures) who has assisted thousands of businesses from start-up in all business sectors. Barb has a demonstrated history of working in educational industries and is skilled in bookkeeping, financial management, business planning, coaching, event planning, management, consulting, proposal writing and team building. Graduated from Saskatchewan Institute of Applied Science &Technology, (SIAST).

Advisors

  • Dave MacLeod, CEO of ThoughtExchange.com
    Unconfirmed
    Keith Ippel, CEO at Spring Activator, Global Impact Incubator & Accelerator
    Unconfirmed
    Amy Rajan, CEO at Rajan Holdings Inc serial entrepreneur with expertise in mobile, BI, OLAP, data access, data analytics, cloud, and Big Data.
    Unconfirmed
  • Steve Wandler, CEO of Metabridge, Founded YourTechOnline, acquired by Support.com. Co-Founder of FreshGrade learning collaboration platform with over 21M in Venture Funding
    Unconfirmed

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