Higher Education Startups in Africa
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Higher Education in West Africa is a growing market with increasing demand for quality education. Local business leaders are bullish about the potential, seeing it as a key driver of economic growth. Players like Maarifa, Educatly, and EduOne are making significant strides in providing accessible and affordable education options. On the ground, there is a growing emphasis on technology-enabled learning and skills development to meet the evolving needs of the job market.
Cummulative Funding
$11.5M+
Total # of Companies
7
Total Deal Count
11
Total M&A Count
1
Total # of Investors
13
List of Higher Education startups in Africa
Add Startup| Startuparrow_upward | Overviewarrow_upward | Last roundarrow_upward | Total raisedarrow_upward | Founded |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Maarifa Education provides high quality, accessible and market-relevant higher education through the investment in private universities. | Venture | $ 7,000,000 | 2014 | |
Educatly helps students study abroad at leading universities, and provides universities with access to a global student market. | Seed | $ 3,500,000 | 2020 | |
EduOne builds digital platforms to help people with career guidance, mentorship programmes, bursary beneficiary recruitment and more. | Seed | $ 620,000 | 2014 | |
Instill Education is a start-up educational organisation with a vision to transform teaching and school leadership across Africa. | Seed | $ 250,000 | 2015 | |
Smartprof connects school-aged students with top tier teachers for 1:1 and grouped tutoring sessions. | Pre-seed | $ 160,000 | 2020 | |
Les Écoles Idéales is a Tunisia-based private education platform offering primary and college education in many languages. | Funding Round | Undisclosed | 1998 | |
Groundflr creates and designs the education for the future of work. | Undisclosed | Undisclosed | 2016 |
Founded
2014
Overview
Maarifa Education provides high quality, accessible and market-relevant higher education through the investment in private universities.
Last round
Venture
Total raised
$ 7,000,000
Employee
2-10
Founded
2020
Overview
Educatly helps students study abroad at leading universities, and provides universities with access to a global student market.
Last round
Seed
Total raised
$ 3,500,000
Employee
11-50
Founded
2014
Overview
EduOne builds digital platforms to help people with career guidance, mentorship programmes, bursary beneficiary recruitment and more.
Last round
Seed
Total raised
$ 620,000
Employee
11-50
Founded
2015
Overview
Instill Education is a start-up educational organisation with a vision to transform teaching and school leadership across Africa.
Last round
Seed
Total raised
$ 250,000
Employee
2-10
Founded
2020
Overview
Smartprof connects school-aged students with top tier teachers for 1:1 and grouped tutoring sessions.
Last round
Pre-seed
Total raised
$ 160,000
Employee
2-10
Founded
1998
Overview
Les Écoles Idéales is a Tunisia-based private education platform offering primary and college education in many languages.
Last round
Funding Round
Total raised
$ 0
Employee
201-500
Founded
2016
Overview
Groundflr creates and designs the education for the future of work.
Last round
Undisclosed
Total raised
$ 0
Employee
10-50