Edtech funding in Africa: investors, tickets and countries
Who finances Edtech in Africa, where, at which stage and with which tickets: every figure below is computed from the funding deals recorded on the platform.
9
deals recorded
2
over 12 months
2.1 M$
median disclosed ticket
14
identified investors
Key findings
- 9 funding deals recorded (Edtech) since 2019, involving 9 companies and 14 identified investors. 2 of them over the last 12 months (2 the previous year).
- Median disclosed ticket: 2.1 M$; half of the deals fall between 1.2 M$ and 4.4 M$ (6 amounts disclosed out of 9, 22.2 M$ in total).
- Where the money goes: Nigeria (78 %), South Africa (22 %).
- Most frequent stage: Pre-Seed (33 %); most used instrument: Equity (56 %).
- Most active investors: Business Finland (1), Chui Ventures (1), Enza Capital (1).
- 44 % of deals are syndicated (at least two investors around the table).
Countries
- Nigeria7
- South Africa2
Industries
- E-learning and online courses8
- Tutoring and school support1
Stages
- Pre-Seed3
- Seed2
- Debt1
Instruments
- Equity5
- Senior debt1
- Grant1
Deals per year
| Year | Deals | Disclosed amounts |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 5 | 7.1 M$ |
| 2025 | 1 | 11 M$ |
| 2026 | 2 | 4.1 M$ |
Most active investors
- Business Finland1 deal
- Chui Ventures1 deal
- Enza Capital1 deal
- HoaQ1 deal
- Ingressive Capital1 deal
- Kaleo Ventures1 deal
- Kaltroco1 deal
- KWE4 AFRICA Venture Studio1 deal
- Mastercard Foundation1 deal
- Techstars1 deal
- TLcom Capital1 deal
- Voltron Capital1 deal
Latest deals
| Company | Date | Disclosed amounts | Lead |
|---|---|---|---|
| CodarE-learning and online courses · Nigeria · Debt | Jul 2026 | 1.5 M$ | KWE4 AFRICA Venture Studiosource |
| TuteriaTutoring and school support · Nigeria · Seed | Jan 2026 | 2.6 M$ | Enza Capitalsource |
| The InvigilatorE-learning and online courses · South Africa | Sept 2025 | 11 M$ | Kaltrocosource |
| LingawaE-learning and online courses · Nigeria · Pre-Seed | Nov 2024 | 1.1 M$ | Voltron Capitalsource |
| DexudeE-learning and online courses · Nigeria | Oct 2024 | undisclosed | Business Finlandsource |
| TespireE-learning and online courses · Nigeria · Pre-Seed | Sept 2024 | undisclosed | undisclosedsource |
| HyperionDevE-learning and online courses · South Africa | Apr 2024 | 5 M$ | undisclosedsource |
| KlasE-learning and online courses · Nigeria · Pre-Seed | Feb 2024 | 1 M$ | Ingressive Capitalsource |
| uLessonE-learning and online courses · Nigeria · Seed | Jan 2019 | undisclosed | TLcom Capitalsource |
See also
Method: published funding deals (press releases, specialised media), recorded by Invest Matching's news monitoring and reviewed before integration. Amounts in US dollars; deals without a disclosed amount count in the totals, not in the medians.