GrantMe

What GrantMe does

GrantMe is a Canadian online education consulting platform that supports high school students in Grades 9 through 12 and first-year university students seeking admission to top Canadian universities and scholarship funding. Founded in 2017 and headquartered in Vancouver, BC, the company has supported more than 20,000 students to date and reports that program graduates have secured over $10 million in cumulative scholarship winnings, with an 80% top-3 university acceptance rate among participants.

The core offering is a multi-year subscription consulting program sold on a quote-based basis after a free 3-minute eligibility quiz and a 30-minute consultation call. The product combines a web-based Student Success System (hosted on AWS, with HubSpot CRM, ActiveCampaign email, Stripe payments, and Zoom for delivery) that includes essay editing with 24-hour turnaround, a Parent Platform dashboard for real-time progress visibility, dedicated Student Account Managers for personalized action plans, peer mentorship webinars, and self-serve tools such as the University Budget Calculator, GradeGuide, and Scholarship Eligibility Quiz. Underlying capability rests on a proprietary dataset of more than 43,000 edited applications and 20,000+ tracked student outcomes that informs coaching strategy.

GrantMe makes money primarily through upfront or installment subscription payments for its consulting programs across Grade 9-10, Grade 11, Grade 12, and Year 1 University tiers, with all pricing delivered at consultation rather than publicly listed. The company supplements this with an affiliate/referral program paying commissions to students, counselors, and education-related organizations, and a co-marketing partnership with WealthSimple offering RESP setup incentives. Distribution is concentrated in Canada and combines content marketing, SEO, paid social, and a quiz-driven lead funnel into inside sales consultations.

Name

GrantMe

Legal name

GrantMe Consulting Inc.

Website

https://grantme.ca

Company type

Private

Founded year

2017

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

GrantMe is a Canadian education consulting platform serving Grades 9-12 and first-year university students, offering subscription programs that combine expert essay editing, dedicated Student Account Managers, peer mentorship, and a web-based Student Success System to help students gain admission to top Canadian universities and secure scholarship funding.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Education Consulting

NAICS

Educational Services (611), Educational Support Services (61171), Educational Support Services (611710), Educational Support Services (6117)

SIC

Services-Educational Services (8200)

akta.pro primary industry

Scholarships, Grants & Education Benefits Administration (Financing-adjacent) (FSAKAEAM)

akta.pro secondary industry

Scholarship & Fellowship Foundations and Trusts (EDADAHAC)

Keywords

• Education consulting services
• University admissions consulting
• Scholarship application services
• Student mentorship programs
• Essay editing services

Headquarters

HQ city

Vancouver

HQ country

Canada

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Marketing or Sales, Technology or R&D, Operations, Others

Revenue model

1. Education Consulting Programs (Subscription): GrantMe offers paid education consulting programs for Grade 9-12 and first-year university students. Programs are sold as subscriptions with full upfront payment or installment payment plans available. Pricing is provided at enrollment or over the phone; program fees plus applicable taxes are charged at first payment transaction or login to the app.
2. Affiliate / Referral Program: GrantMe operates an affiliate program where partners (students, counselors, youth organizations, education businesses) earn commissions for successful referrals. Affiliates receive a unique link, marketing materials, and a dashboard to track clicks, conversions, and earnings. Commissions are paid out monthly with no minimum payment threshold.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion3 records

Distribution channels6 records

Marketing channels8 records

Core offering

GrantMe is a Canadian education consulting service that helps Grade 9-12 students and first-year university students gain admission to top Canadian universities and secure scholarship funding. The core product is a multi-tier consulting program delivered through a Student Success System and Education Planning Platform, supported by a dedicated Student Account Manager, mentorship webinars, and 24-hour essay editing for 43,000+ applications.

Product overview

GrantMe is a Canadian education planning platform and consulting service that helps top students get into top universities and secure funding. The core offering is the Education Consulting Program, a unified service for Grade 9-12 and Year 1 university students that combines mentorship webinars, the Education Planning Platform (a web application for scholarship matching, essay editing, and task management), and dedicated Student Account Managers. The Parent Platform provides families with real-time progress monitoring. Complementary tools include the University Budget Calculator, GradeGuide, Scholarship Eligibility Quiz, and Admissions Eligibility Quiz. An Affiliate Program enables partners to promote GrantMe services for commissions, and a WealthSimple RESP partnership provides RESP setup support with cash back incentives for students.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Core Education Consulting Program Multi-year, tiered education consulting program for Canadian Grade 9-12 and first-year university students, covering university admissions strategy, scholarship applications, mentorship webinars, and 24-hour essay editing, delivered through a Student Success System with a dedicated Student Account Manager.
• Education Planning Platform

Quantifiable outcome

• 80% Top 3 University Acceptance Rate among program graduates
• +6 more outcomes

Named customers10 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature5 records

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• WealthSimpleminorGTM or Marketing PartnerGrantMe has partnered with WealthSimple to make setting up a Registered Education Savings Plan (RESP) easy for GrantMe students. Students who open a RESP with WealthSimple through the partnership receive a $50 cash back bonus when funding at least $500 into their account. The partnership is promoted during the consultation call and on the Parents page. This is a co-marketing arrangement rather than a deep product integration.

Scale indicators9 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Crimson Education: Global university admissions consulting firm with a significant Canadian student base; offers multi-tier admissions mentoring, essay support, and extracurricular strategy — directly comparable to GrantMe's Grade 9-12 and Year 1 University program structure.
• PrepScholar: Online admissions and standardized test preparation platform combining self-paced content with personalized tutoring; overlaps with GrantMe on admissions essays, application strategy, and outcomes-driven consulting for college-bound students.
• CollegeVine: Online admissions platform offering essay editing, application strategy, and a school database, with both DIY tools and paid expert services; competes with GrantMe's essay review, scholarship discovery, and program-fit workflow.
• Empowerly: College admissions consulting and college counseling service providing 1:1 mentoring and essay editing; matches GrantMe's emphasis on long-horizon mentorship (Grade 9-12) and outcome-driven admissions strategy.
• College Confidential: Online college admissions community and resource hub with expert content and paid counseling; overlaps with GrantMe's SEO/content-led top-of-funnel and parent/student information journey.
• Archer Admissions: Targeted admissions consulting and essay editing service for college-bound students, with a similar consultant-led delivery model to GrantMe's Student Account Manager and essay-review workflows.

Emerging players

• Scholly: Scholarship discovery and matching app that helps students find awards to apply to; directly adjacent to GrantMe's scholarship matching and 5x funding positioning, though narrower in scope (no admissions consulting).
• Accepted (consulting): Admissions consulting and essay editing service focused on MBA, college, and graduate admissions; a partial-overlap consultant-led peer in the broader admissions advisory category.

Broad incumbents

• The Princeton Review: Large multi-product test prep, admissions, and tutoring company; competes broadly with GrantMe on admissions counseling and essay editing, but as a wide portfolio provider rather than a Canadian-specialist.
• Kaplan Test Prep: Established test prep and admissions services firm offering tutoring and college admissions support; broad incumbent with overlapping admissions consulting content, though predominantly US-focused.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks7 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/grantmeeducation
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/grantmeeducation
• Instagraminstagram.com/grantmeeducation
• Xx.com/GrantMeCanada

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles2 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds1 record

Investors1 record

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

M&A

Investments

M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

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