Edtech startup, Gradely, has emerged the winner of the MESTAfrica country challenge for Nigeria. About 9 startups made it to the final challenge which held on July 22.
Gradely offers personalised learning with tools and content that can support students’ learning process through its online platform.
After schools in the country shut down due to COVID-19, the startup offered 1000 parents the opportunity to help their children experience live tutoring with highly experienced Mathematics tutors. The tutoring was free for a period of 1 month.
We are most thankful to the entire MEST Africa Team for putting this competition together and for giving us the opportunity to pitch💃
— GradelyNG (@GradelyNG) July 22, 2020
To our Parents and Schools, thank you for always rooting for us.
We love you😊
To our ever consistent team, well done!. We did it😄 https://t.co/tKbWlKNadp
In April 2020, Gradely received an undisclosed investment sum from Microtraction. That investment was the VC firm’s first for this year and only its second in the edtech sector.
Gradely was one of the 8 that was selected for the Facebook Startup Accelerator in 2019. It raised $35,000 from the FB Accelerator, according to Crunchbase.
The Gradely team has significant experience in educational technology. Its 4 co-founders all have hands-on experience working with other edtech startups.
The CEO, Boye Oshinaga, was once the Vice President of Edutech for Venture Garden Group and co-founder of Riby Finance.
As the winner of the MESTAfrica country challenge in Nigeria, Gradely will be proceeding to the Africa-wide finals to compete for the winning prize of $50,000 equity funding.
