AltSchool Africa
| 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
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[6].
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.[7]
References
- ↑ "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. Lagos, Nigeria. Retrieved 2023-09-19.
- ↑ Popoola, Nike (2022-03-11). "Unity Bank backs female engineers". The Punch. Retrieved 2023-09-19.
- ↑ Erezi, Dennis (2023-09-04). "AltSchool Africa launches new schools to upskill Africans in creative and business industries". The Guardian. Lagos, Nigeria. Retrieved 2026-07-10.
- ↑ "AltSchool Africa launches new Creative, Business School". The Guardian. Lagos, Nigeria. 2023-09-16. Retrieved 2023-09-19.