What Stem Minds does

Stem Minds Corp. is a Canadian K-12 STEM education company headquartered in Aurora, Ontario, operating since 2016. It serves parents of children ages 4-18, K-12 schools, and individual teachers through a hybrid in-person and online model. The in-person component is anchored by a single physical facility at 212 Earl Stewart Drive offering themed summer camps, PA day camps, winter and March break camps, extended care, community nights, and custom events, with summer camp full-day priced at $420/week and birthday parties at $299.

The company's online product surface centers on STEAM Hub, a learning management platform built on Instructure's Canvas LMS that delivers 72 self-directed courses packaged into 19 mastery pathways, with micro-credentials backed by Digital Promise and teacher professional development priced at $45 per credential. It complements this with an agri-tech vertical developed through a partnership with Boreal Farms, comprising the Farm in a Box Grow Kit, Crophelp.ai (a Beta AI-powered crop assistance tool), and a workforce-development property at industry.stemminds.com including the AgriVentures Media podcast.

Revenue is generated across six streams: in-person camps and events (one-time licenses), STEAM Hub subscriptions ($50 single courses, $100 mastery pathways billed annually), school workshops and Agri Tech SHSM programs (professional services), extended care add-ons ($10-$140), custom special events at $299, and physical product sales. Go-to-market is direct-to-consumer via stemminds.com and steamhub.ca combined with B2B direct outreach to Ontario school boards and a small set of corporate distribution partnerships (notably OMERS and Oxford). The business is bootstrapped, founder-operated, and privately held with no disclosed institutional funding.

Name

Stem Minds

Legal name

Stem Minds Corp.

Website

https://stemminds.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2016

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Stem Minds is a Canadian K-12 STEM education provider operating in-person camps at its Aurora, Ontario facility alongside the STEAM Hub online learning platform, serving parents, schools, and teachers with coding, robotics, and agri-tech curricula.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

K-12 STEM/STEAM Education Services

NAICS

Computer Training (61142), Technical and Trade Schools (61151)

SIC

Services-Educational Services (8200)

akta.pro primary industry

Math & Science Interactive Learning Platforms (STEM Core) (EDAFANAH)

akta.pro secondary industries

Robotics, Engineering & Makers Camps (EDAMALAE), STEM Teacher Tools, Curriculum & Lesson Planning Platforms (EDAFANAK), Science Camps & Field Programs (Nature, Space, Marine, Geology) (EDAMABAB)

Keywords

• STEM education services
• K-12 STEAM programs
• Online learning platform
• Educational technology
• Coding and robotics camps

Headquarters

HQ city

Aurora

HQ country

Canada

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B and B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Technology or R&D, Marketing or Sales, Supply Chain, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. In-Person Camps and Programs: Revenue from summer camps, PA day camps, winter break camps, and March break camps offered at their Aurora, Ontario facility. Camps feature themed weekly programming with activities including robotics, coding, 3D printing, and video game design.
2. Extended Care Services: Before and after care services for camp attendees, charged per day or per week at $10-$140 price points.
3. STEAM Hub Online Subscriptions: Annual and subscription-based access to online courses through the STEAM Hub platform. Single courses priced at $50, mastery pathways at $100, and micro-credentials for teachers at $45.
4. School Workshop Services: Classroom workshops and professional development for K-12 schools, including Agri Tech SHSM (Specialist High Skills Major) workshops aligned with Ontario curriculum requirements.
5. Birthday Parties and Special Events: Custom event services for parties, conferences, meetings, and STEM nights, priced at $299 for standard birthday parties.
6. Physical Products: Sale of Farm in a Box Grow Kit physical products for agricultural technology education.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels5 records

Marketing channels8 records

Core offering

Stem Minds is an education management firm that delivers K-12 STEM/STEAM programs through in-person camps (summer, PA day, March break, winter break), online self-directed courses via the STEAM Hub platform organized into mastery pathways with Digital Promise-backed micro-credentials, K-12 classroom workshops and teacher professional development, and complementary products such as the Farm in a Box Grow Kit and Crophelp.ai agricultural AI tool.

Product overview

STEM Minds is an educational technology organization offering a portfolio of interconnected K-12 STEM learning products and programs. The core platform is STEAM Hub, an online learning management system providing self-directed and live virtual courses structured as Mastery Pathways with micro-credentials (backed by Digital Promise) and teacher professional development. This platform is complemented by physical and hybrid products: Farm in a Box Grow Kit (an indoor agricultural technology kit partnered with Boreal Farms) and Crophelp.ai (an AI-powered Beta agricultural assistant). In-person programming includes Summer Camp (10 themed weeks, ages 4-14), PA Day Camps, March Break Camp, Winter Break Camp, Extended Care add-ons, Community Nights, and custom Special Events. An Industry Skills Development vertical serves workforce development in agri-tech. The full product portfolio spans online courses (coding, robotics, game design, AI, cybersecurity, data analysis, IoT, blockchain), in-person camps, school classroom workshops, and B2B workforce training.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• STEAM Hub: Online learning management platform providing STEAM education courses, mastery pathways, and teacher micro-credentials for students and educators.
• Farm in a Box
• Crophelp.ai

Products and services

• STEAM Hub Online Learning Platform An online learning management platform built on Canvas LMS offering self-directed and live virtual STEM courses for K-12 students ages 4-18, structured into Mastery Pathways with Digital Promise-backed micro-credentials and teacher professional development resources.
• Farm in a Box Grow Kit A hands-on agricultural technology kit enabling students to grow plants in a controlled indoor environment, used in conjunction with Boreal Farms partnership programs to deliver Agri Tech education.
• Crophelp.ai An AI-powered agricultural assistance tool (Beta) that helps users with crop-related questions and guidance, representing the company's expansion into AI/ML applications for agriculture.
• Summer Camp (2026) An in-person camp program for children ages 4-14 held over 10 themed weeks at the Aurora, Ontario facility, covering technologies including 3D printing, robotics, coding, and video game design, with half-day and full-day options.
• PA Day Camps Single-day camp programs scheduled on professional activity days when Ontario K-12 schools are closed.
• March Break Camp Multi-day in-person camp program offered during the March school break period at the Aurora, Ontario facility.
• Winter Break Camp Multi-day in-person camp program offered during the winter/December holiday break period.
• Special Events Customizable STEM event experiences for parties, conferences, meetings, or STEM nights, tailored for ages 4 to 99 and delivered at client-specified venues.
• Community Nights Community-based STEM evening events providing hands-on activities for families and children at the Aurora facility.
• Robotics Mastery Pathway (Introductory) A structured online learning pathway covering robotics with Sphero, Dash, LEGO EV3, Micro:Bit, and Arduino through a challenge-based approach, earnable as a micro-credential backed by Digital Promise upon completion of 3 courses.
• Classroom Workshops for K-12 Schools In-person and virtual STEM workshop programs for K-12 schools, including Agri Tech SHSM (Specialist High Skills Major) workshops aligned with Ontario curriculum requirements.
• Coding in the Classroom Micro-credential An introductory-level teacher micro-credential (USD $45) covering pedagogical strategies and coding languages (block-based and text-based) including Scratch, Python, Processing, Arduino, Micro:Bit, App Development, and Web Development.
• Industry Skills Development A workforce development platform (industry.stemminds.com) focused on agricultural technology skills, including Agri Tech Skills Development content and the AgriVentures Media podcast.

Quantifiable outcome

• Complete 3 courses in a Mastery Pathway to earn a micro-credential backed by Digital Promise
• +1 more outcomes

Named customers5 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration22 records

Feature4 records

Partnerships

Six partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• FIRST Robotics CanadacoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerSTEM Minds partners with FIRST Robotics Canada to support robotics education and competition. The company sponsors FTC Team 24384 and FLL Teams 67818 and 71145, providing students opportunities to participate in FIRST robotics competitions while integrating robotics curriculum into their programs.
• Jason LearningminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnership with Jason Learning to enhance STEM education content and provide students with access to exploration-based learning experiences aligned with science curriculum.
• Boreal FarmscoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerStrategic partnership with Boreal Farms for Agri Tech education, including the development and sale of Farm in a Box Grow Kit products. This partnership enables STEM Minds to offer unique agricultural technology education combining hands-on farming with digital learning components.
• Instructure (Canvas LMS)coreTechnology or IntegrationSTEM Minds STEAM Hub platform is built on Instructure's Canvas learning management system. The platform end user agreement references Instructure's acceptable use policy and terms of service, indicating a technology integration partnership for delivering online education.
• Ontario School Boards (SHSM Partnership)coreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorSTEM Minds delivers Agri Tech Specialist High Skills Major (SHSM) workshops to Ontario high school students, integrating with school board career and technology programs to provide credited educational experiences.
• OMERS and Oxford (Corporate Partners)minorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorCorporate membership partnerships offering employees of OMERS and Oxford families exclusive access to STEM Minds summer camp programs at discounted rates.

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• iD Tech: US-headquartered STEM camp and online learning provider serving K-12 students with coding, robotics, and game design programs. Comparable in-person summer/break camp model with online course extensions and similar age targeting.
• CodeWizardsHQ: Online structured coding school for kids and teens offering project-based courses in Python, JavaScript, and web development. Comparable online subscription STEM learning model targeting similar age range with multi-course pathways.
• Tynker: Online coding platform for K-12 with self-paced courses, projects, and teacher tools integrated into school curricula. Comparable online subscription STEM learning model and direct STEAM Hub competitive overlap in coding and game design.
• MakerKids: Toronto-based STEM education provider offering in-person camps, after-school programs, and online courses in coding, robotics, and Minecraft for K-12 students. Closest direct Canadian peer given similar modality mix, age range, and curriculum overlap.
• Create & Learn: US-based online STEM education provider offering live virtual classes in coding, AI, robotics, and game design for K-12. Comparable virtual course delivery model and structured mastery pathway curriculum approach.
• Code Ninjas: Largest franchise-based STEM education brand in North America offering in-center coding, robotics, and game-building programs for kids. Comparable on in-person camp/after-school model, K-12 audience, and project-based STEM curriculum.

Broad incumbents

• Code.org: Nonprofit promoting computer science education via free K-12 curriculum, teacher PD, and the Hour of Code. Overlaps with Stem Minds' teacher PD and coding curriculum offerings but competes primarily as a free incumbent for school adoption.
• Outschool: Online marketplace for live K-12 classes across thousands of subjects including STEM. Overlaps with STEAM Hub's online subscription model and serves the same parent buyer, but operates as a broad multi-subject marketplace rather than a STEM specialist.

Regional players

• Science North: Canadian science education institution in Northern Ontario offering in-person STEM programming, camps, and school workshops. Comparable in-person STEM camp and school workshop delivery for K-12, but with museum/center-based positioning rather than edtech.
• BitSpace: Canadian STEM education provider (Ontario-based) offering in-person maker, coding, and robotics programs for K-12 students. Comparable in-person camp and workshop delivery model within the Ontario geography.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/stem_minds
• Facebookfacebook.com/STEM-MINDS-226214407766301
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/stem-minds-corp

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Subsidiaries3 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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