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Martin Basiri
Education Tech
February 2023
Passage matches top international talent with labor shortages in Canada and helps fund their journey. By 2030, their goal is to remove the financial barriers for study abroad and immigration.
With a mission to help others through the power of education, Martin Basiri built Passage. Passage matches talented immigrants to opportunities in their field, then provides them with educational tools and career paths. Basiri has experience in the field, with his last startup being the most successful study abroad program in the world, ApplyBoard. Basiri, alongside his brothers, grewApplyBoard to a valuation of $4 Billion, and have transferred their expertise in the field to Passage.
Martin Basiri has already raised a $40 million seed round to developPassage’s software and operations.
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Martin Basiri
Founder & CEO
Martin Basiri
Founder & CEO
Martin Basiri
Founder & CEO
Passage is a platform that matches international talents with Canada's workforce needs while providing access to life-changing educational and career opportunities. By offering financial solutions (such as student loans, grants and scholarships), Passage is able to best facilitate a newcomer’s transition to life in Canada.
