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title: "Canada’s Podcast: Best Friends Turned Business Partners Ahsan Raza and Kumail Meghani are Joining Forces to Make IDEA Lab Kids a Household Name in the Greater Toronto Area"
url: https://burnaze.com/article/12ff6621-1946-4431-8946-68cc2a03150d
source: "1851 Franchise"
original_url: https://1851franchise.com/idealabkids/canadas-podcast-best-friends-turned-business-partners-ahsan-raza-and-kumail-meghani-are-joining-forces-to-make-idea-lab-kids-a-household-name-in-the-greater-toronto-area-2716345
category: "Education & Childcare"
industry: "Education & Childcare"
published: 2021-08-04T13:08:00.000Z
modified: 2026-11-01T02:14:07.318Z
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# Canada’s Podcast: Best Friends Turned Business Partners Ahsan Raza and Kumail Meghani are Joining Forces to Make IDEA Lab Kids a Household Name in the Greater Toronto Area

**TL;DR:** IDEA Lab Kids area developers Ahsan Raza and Kumail Meghani are expanding the brand into the Greater Toronto area with plans to open multiple locations. The brand has signed on 95-plus locations in the past three years, with 25 currently operating.

*originally published in 1851 Franchise on 2021-08-04. [Read the original](https://1851franchise.com/idealabkids/canadas-podcast-best-friends-turned-business-partners-ahsan-raza-and-kumail-meghani-are-joining-forces-to-make-idea-lab-kids-a-household-name-in-the-greater-toronto-area-2716345).*

## Story

While speaking with Canada’s Podcast, IDEA Lab Kids area developers Ahsan Raza and Kumail Meghani discussed the brand’s expansion into the Greater Toronto area with President and Co-owner Devina Bhojwani. IDEA Lab Kids was founded as a way for kids to explore their love of science, technology, engineering, art, and mathematics (STEAM). Raza and Meghani decided to bring the brand to their local community after realizing that there was a need for hands-on supplemental education, especially in the sciences.

Raza and Meghani bought the rights to become IDEA Lab Kids area developers for the entire Greater Toronto area and have sold two locations that are currently open and two other locations scheduled to open later this year. The brand, which focuses on kids ages 4–14, can bring an additional 15 locations to the market.

With its cutting-edge curriculum, state-of-the-art technology and franchisee support, IDEA Lab Kids has positioned itself to become a leader in the supplemental education industry. In the past three years, the brand has signed on 95-plus locations, with 25 of these currently operating.

## Entities

- 1851 Franchise (publication)
- franchise expansion (topic)
- Education & Childcare (sector)
- education industry (topic)
- supplemental education (topic)
- IDEA Lab Kids (company)
- area development (topic)
- Devina Bhojwani (person)
- Greater Toronto Area (location)

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Originally reported by 1851 Franchise (https://1851franchise.com/idealabkids/canadas-podcast-best-friends-turned-business-partners-ahsan-raza-and-kumail-meghani-are-joining-forces-to-make-idea-lab-kids-a-household-name-in-the-greater-toronto-area-2716345). Summarized by Burnaze (https://burnaze.com/article/12ff6621-1946-4431-8946-68cc2a03150d).