Co-Creation Hub Nigeria (CcHub Nigeria), in partnership with the Mastercard Foundation, has lauded the achievements of 12 innovative Nigerian EdTech start-ups, and their founders who form the 2023 cohort of Mastercard Foundation EdTech Fellowship.

The fellowship, which was first announced in February 2023, entailed a rigorous process that led to the selection of 12 EdTech companies that met the criteria. The companies were then inducted into a six-month accelerator program that included advisory support on the science of learning, investment, product development, financial management, and communication strategy, among others.

The celebration, themed, Demo Day, provided an opportunity for the selected EdTech companies to showcase their products and their growth over the six-month program, and share their plans with potential investors and customers. Collectively, the 12 Fellows’ EdTech solutions reached 312,000 learners during the six-month acceleration period alone.

The 2023 cohort included: EduTAMS, 9ijakids, Gradely, Money Africa, NKENNE, Davtonlearn, Qataloog, SabiTeach, Schoolinka, Gotocourse, Kunda Kids Ltd and Schoola.

As part of the benefits of the fellowship, the EdTech companies also received $100,000 each in funding to help drive the growth and scaling of their businesses, and will continue to receive post-acceleration advisory support from CcHUB over the next 12 months.

The Fellowship is part of a broader goal of the Mastercard Foundation Centre for Innovative Teaching and Learning to support the growth of an impactful African EdTech ecosystem that will catalyse innovation and advance promising practices in the use of technology in learning and teaching to benefit African learners, education, and EdTech innovators across the continent.

The process ensured the cohort offer a range of solutions, covering; digital content, learning management platforms, STEAM education support, workforce and skill development, tutoring and testing, curriculum-based online learning content, and providing support for teachers in lesson delivery and assessment.

As part of the continued three-year partnership between CcHUb and the Foundation, the call for entries for the next cohort of the fellowship program opened on December 13, 2023, for 2024’s cohort.