Iranian brothers Massi, Meti and Martin Basiri had such difficulty applying to study in Canada, they quit their jobs in 2015 to build the Common Application equivalent for international students. Now their Waterloo, Ontario-based company ApplyBoard is the world’s largest digital hub for international student recruitment—having helped 120,000 students identify and apply for 1,200-plus schools abroad. Today the company announced $55 million in Series C extension funding from Educational Testing Service, Index Ventures, Blue Cloud Ventures and Harmonic Growth Partners at a $1.4 billion valuation.
