- ULesson is an ed-tech startup based in Nigeria.
- ULesson sells digital curriculum to students through SD cards.
- Includes LocalGlobe and existing investors, including TLcom Capital and Founder Collective.
- African tech startup uLesson lands a $7.5 million Series A funding.
uLesson is an ed-tech company. Sim Shagaya leads the company and focuses on K-12 (primary and secondary) education in Africa. It has raised $7.5 million in Series A funding. uLesson raised a $3.1 million seed round back in 2019. TLcom Capital led the funding round in 2019. Owl Ventures, TLcom Capital, Founder Collective, and LocalGlobe took part in the funding round. Furthermore, Tory Patterson, managing director of Owl Ventures, joins the uLesson board.
According to the company, they will use the funding to expand across Eastern and Southern Africa, as well as to secure new talent and build its product development and production infrastructure.
uLesson, A Nigerian Ed-Tech Company
uLesson is the first of its kind in Africa. An organization that leverages best in class teachers, media, and technology to create high-quality, affordable, and accessible education for African students. The uLesson app offers students in Junior and Senior Secondary School a holistic learning experience in subjects such as Mathematics, Basic Science, Basic Technology, Business Studies, Physics, Chemistry, and Biology, while also preparing Senior School students for WAEC, JAMB, NECO, and GCE exams.
The app features over 8 years of past WAEC questions with detailed solutions in Mathematics, Physics, Chemistry, and Biology; making it an excellent tool for preparing for and cracking WAEC.
Investors Involved in Series A Funding Of uLesson.
uLesson has raised $7.5 million in Series A funding. The funding closes over half a billion in new fund money just months ago. Other participants include LocalGlobe and existing investors, including TLcom Capital and Founder Collective. The Series A round is led by Owl Ventures, with inclusion from existing investors TLcom Capital and Founder Collective, and participation from new investor LocalGlobe. Tory Patterson, managing director of Owl Ventures, joins the uLesson board.
uLesson has offered tailored content for Nigeria, Ghana, Sierra Leone, Liberia and Gambia within the K-12 segment, and has scaled quickly to one million app downloads since its launch in March 2020. The team has to-date produced over 5,000 richly animated video lessons and 30,000 quizzes and tests across senior and junior classes on its Android app.