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Edukoya Raises $3.5 Million to Provide Qualitative Virtual Secondary Education

by Nuel Umahi
December 15, 2021
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Edukoya Raises $3.5 Million to Provide Qualitative Virtual Secondary Education
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African-focused online learning platform that empowers learners and their parents to access high-quality education, Edukoya has raised the sum of $3.5 million in a pre-seed round led by Target Global.

Participating in the round are angel investors like Shola Akinlade, co-founder/CEO of Paystack, Babs Ogundeyi and Musty Mustapha, co-founders of Kuda, Brandon Krieg and Ed Robinson, co-founders of Stash and Raffael Johnen, CEO of Aux Money—among others.

Edukoya which was founded in May, 2021 but launched into beta in December by former Google Nigeria head, Honey Ogundeyi, says it wants to empower learners (which forms its primary demography) and their parents to take control of their learning and make it easier for them to access high-quality learning material and expert help.

Specifically, the platform is built to target Nigerian secondary school learners. Edukoya includes 24/7 exam preparation and a homework tutor help, a data-driven question bank with step-by-step solutions and personalised performance tracking systems.

Per statista.com, the gross enrollment rate of lower secondary schools in Nigeria sits at a 54.4% indicating the many factors militating public education in the country ranging from inadequate funding, incompetent teachers, government policies as well as the quality of education only available to a small ratio of Nigerians.

The seven-month-old startup says it offers a free, supplementary learning platform, as well as subscription packages with premium features, focused on K-12 learning and exam preparation.

This offering combination is expected to reduce the uneven distribution of quality education. The platform operates a 100% online model, which promotes self-paced learning that allows learners to save time and money.

“Our vision at Edukoya is to redefine online education for the next generation of Africans. Africa has the fastest-growing school-age population globally, with over 260 million students and counting,” Ogundeyi, who was also the founding Chief Marketing Officer (CMO) of Kuda Bank, said while speaking on the new investment.

“Our goal is to democratise access and make high-quality instruction and content accessible and affordable to every student, regardless of where he or she lives on the continent.”, he further added.

Lina Chong, Investment Director at Target Global, said they [Target Global] are delighted to lead this investment and partner with Ogundeyi and her impressive team of education technology pioneers.

“Edukoya’s mission to provide better quality to millions of African students, combined with the team’s ability to execute on this ambition, left an immediate impression on myself and the whole team at Target Global. Their business has the potential to unlock learner potential and improve lives across generations’.”

The $3.5 million pre-seed fund is poised to be the biggest pre-seed investment for African edtech and also the biggest investment raised by a Nigerian female single founder.

The company plans to use the funds to go from beta to live launch in Nigeria by 2022. It will also accelerate its product and technology as well as expand its online curriculum content coverage and on-demand tutoring feature for secondary school learners.

In regards to the funding, the African edtech scene was off to a slow start this year, but its pulse is finally picking up. Even though it’s a large market to serve, competition is getting stronger with the presence of platforms like uLesson that recently secured a $15m check to double-down on the same market segment Edukoya sets its eyes on.

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