AltSchool Africa
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| Industry | Education |
|---|---|
| Headquarters | Nigeria |
Key people | Adewale Yusuf - CEO Akintunde Sultan Opeyemi Awoyemi |
| Website | https://www.altschoolafrica.com/ |
AltSchool Africa is a digital based learning platform.[1] It was founded in 2021 by Adewale Yusuf, Akintunde Sultan and Opeyemi Awoyemi.[2]
History
[edit]In 2022, AltSchool Africa raised $1 million pre-seed funding.[3] In March 2022, Unity Bank partnered with AltSchool Africa to train female software engineers.[4][5]
As of September 2023, it announced it had 20000 students from Nigeria, Kenya, Ghana, Rwanda, and the United Kingdom were enrolled on the platform.
In September 2023, Falz, Mr. Macaroni, Do2tun, Nora Awolowo, Joey Akan, and Chinonso Egemba were named as facilitators for the creative business arm of the school.[6]
References
[edit]- ^ "The 7 Nigerian startups exhibiting at TechCrunch Disrupt 2022". Bendada.com, modern tech media in SSA. 2022-10-20. Retrieved 2023-09-19.
- ^ Iwayemi, Zainab (2022-02-01). "DEAL: Nigeria's AltSchool raises $1 million in pre-seed funding to scale operation across Africa". Nairametrics. Retrieved 2023-09-19.
- ^ Kene-Okafor, Tage (2022-02-01). "Nigeria's AltSchool raises $1M pre-seed to build an alternative school for Africans". TechCrunch. Retrieved 2023-09-19.
- ^ Ogwo, Charles (2022-03-17). "IWD: Unity Bank partners AltSchool Africa to empower female software engineers". Businessday NG. Retrieved 2023-09-19.
- ^ Popoola, Nike (2022-03-11). "Unity Bank backs female engineers". Punch Newspapers. Retrieved 2023-09-19.
- ^ "AltSchool Africa launches new Creative, Business School". The Guardian Nigeria News - Nigeria and World News. 2023-09-16. Retrieved 2023-09-19.
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