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Massi Basiri

Co-founder & President, ApplyBoard

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Massi Basiri co-founded ApplyBoard in April 2015 with his brothers Meti and Martin, building a Kitchener platform for international students applying to study abroad. He served as chief operating officer until a January 2023 leadership change made him president; ApplyBoard's site says he now leads its product and innovation teams.

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Quick answers

What is Massi Basiri's role at ApplyBoard today?

ApplyBoard's Our Story page (applyboard.com/our-story), checked 2026-09-20, lists him as "President & Co-Founder" and says he leads ApplyBoard's product and innovation teams.

Did he found ApplyBoard on his own?

No. The same ApplyBoard Our Story page, checked 2026-09-20, says the company was founded in April 2015 by three Basiri brothers, and lists Meti Basiri as "CEO & Co-Founder".

What did he do at ApplyBoard before becoming president?

BetaKit, 2023-01-06, reports that founding CEO Martin Basiri led the company "with his brothers holding the roles of CMO and COO, respectively," and that in the same change "Massi Basiri was also named president of ApplyBoard."

How large is the platform he helped build?

ApplyBoard's Our Story page, checked 2026-09-20, cites over 1.3 million students helped as of June 2025, more than 1,500 institution partners and over 6,500 active recruitment partners across Canada, the US, the UK, Australia, Ireland and Germany.

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