Receiving a late-night call from a parent of a child in your school could be terrifying for a teacher. When Chioma’s mum called to speak to her teacher at 9 pm, it wasn’t to complain as one would expect. It was to express her gratitude. Chioma had struggled to assimilate in class because she was […]
We’re into the new year and already getting a sense that 2021 could be different from 2020. Last year saw sectors like edtech and biotech rise to prominence, while e-commerce benefited from the spike in online shopping due to the pandemic. This year we’re asking what to expect from this year. I spoke to my […]
Google broke hearts by announcing the end of Loon JANUARY 24, 2021 This newsletter is a weekly in-depth analysis of tech and innovation in Africa that will serve as a post-pandemic guide. Subscribe here to get it directly in your inbox every Sunday at 3 pm WAT Hello, It’s hard to sustain motivation during an […]
A year after it raised a seed round of $3.1m, Nigerian Edtech platform uLesson founded by former Konga’s CEO Sim Shagaya, announced today that it has closed a $7.5m Series A round. uLesson, which was founded in 2019, is working on bridging the educational gaps for K-7 to K-12 students across Africa by delivering affordable, […]
For edtech companies across Nigeria, the coronavirus pandemic was the definitive proofing test. When schools shut down in March for the foreseeable future, learning apps, Zoom classes and self-developed learning portals were the assurance that learning could continue in defiance of the distance the virus brought about. Many edtech companies recorded significant increase in uptake […]
My Life In Tech is putting human faces to some of the innovative startups, investments and policy formations driving the technology sector across Africa. Heather Beem wants every science student on the continent to be able to understand and remember meiosis or Newton’s First Law of Motion because they were taught in such a memorable way. […]
