Higher Education Startups in Africa
Step into the thriving world of Higher Education startups in Africa, where innovators are rewriting the rules and redefining what's possible. Our carefully curated list is your passport to explore the trailblazers who are shaping this dynamic sector. Discover their bold solutions, game-changing products, and out-of-the-box thinking as they forge new paths in Higher Education.
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