GJO & Partners

Education funding in Africa: investors, tickets and countries

Who finances Education in Africa, where, at which stage and with which tickets: every figure below is computed from the funding deals recorded on the platform.

14

deals recorded

2

over 12 months

6.5 M$

median disclosed ticket

12

identified investors

Key findings

  • 14 funding deals recorded (Education) since 2019, involving 12 companies and 12 identified investors. 2 of them over the last 12 months (4 the previous year).
  • Median disclosed ticket: 6.5 M$; half of the deals fall between 6.2 M$ and 9.7 M$ (3 amounts disclosed out of 14, 25.2 M$ in total).
  • Where the money goes: Cameroon (29 %), South Africa (14 %), Kenya (14 %).
  • Most frequent stage: Growth (64 %); most used instrument: Equity (64 %).
  • Most active investors: Adiwale Partners (2), Africa Jobs Fund (2), Miarakap (2).
  • 7 % of deals are syndicated (at least two investors around the table).

Countries

  • Cameroon4
  • South Africa2
  • Kenya2
  • Madagascar2
  • Côte d'Ivoire1

Industries

  • Primary and secondary schools5
  • Higher education5
  • Vocational training4

Stages

  • Growth9
  • Series B1

Instruments

  • Equity9
  • Senior debt3

Deals per year

YearDealsDisclosed amounts
20211—
202215.8 M$
20243—
2025419.4 M$
20262—

Most active investors

Latest deals

CompanyDateDisclosed amountsLead
Bridge2Work AfricaVocational training · SomaliaSept 2026undisclosedAfrica Jobs Fundsource
VelocityVocational training · KenyaSept 2026undisclosedAfrica Jobs Fundsource
MalengoHigher education · UgandaOct 202512.9 M$The Shapiro Foundationsource
Institut Ivoirien de TechnologieHigher education · Côte d'Ivoire · GrowthOct 2025undisclosedComoé Capitalsource
Ark GroupPrimary and secondary schools · Kenya · GrowthJul 20256.5 M$TLG Capitalsource
Enko EducationPrimary and secondary schools · Cameroon · GrowthJan 2025undisclosedAdiwale Partnerssource
EduLife GroupPrimary and secondary schools · South Africa · GrowthJul 2024undisclosedSanari Capitalsource
AlGROWithmVocational training · NigeriaFeb 2024undisclosedDigital Africasource
Institut Universitaire de la Côte (IUC)Higher education · Cameroon · GrowthJan 2024undisclosedJoliba Capitalsource
Enko EducationPrimary and secondary schools · Cameroon · Series BMay 20225.8 M$Adiwale Partnerssource
Pigier CamerounHigher education · Cameroon · GrowthJan 2021undisclosedInvestisseurs & Partenaires (I&P)source
SaynaVocational training · Madagascar · GrowthJan 2020undisclosedMiarakapsource
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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.