TC Townhall: What's needed for edtech to be successful in Africa? What's needed for edtech to be successful in Africa?
Sim Shagaya's edtech startup, uLessson secures $3.1 million seed funding uLesson—the latest venture of Sim Shagaya—has secured $3.1 million (₦1.1 billion) funding in a seed round led by TLcom Capital, one of the leading venture capital firms focused on the African market.
CcHUB partners TASUED to launch EdTech Centre of Excellence CcHUB partners TASUED to launch an EdTech Centre of Excellence, a home for startups adopting innovative ideas to solving problems in education.
Splatt.ng and uLesson, two Edtech startups revolutionizing learning for Nigerian teenagers Global edtech spend is projected to reach $252 billion by 2020. Nigeria (and Africa) can have a slice of that cake, with the increase in mobile and internet penetration, as well as the creation of local content.
EdTech in Nigeria is not sexy, but it is necessary The pieces Nigerian EdTech startups are yet to fix The number of educational technology (EdTech) solutions leveraging the internet are on the rise. EdTech startups spring up every now and then; each one of them attempting to solve a specific problem. With a growing internet penetration, these EdTechs have experienced