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- Published on Thursday, 20 July 2017 09:08
A Kenyan education technology startup, M-Shule has secured cash investment worth $40,000 (Sh4.15 million) from Canadian investor Engineers Without Borders (EWB).
M-Shule uses an SMS and web-based education management platform that applies artificial intelligence to complement learning in schools.
“We are excited and thrilled to work with EWB Ventures as a partner and investor, given their deep expertise, commitment to ongoing support, and shared focus on groundbreaking and sustainable change,” said founder Claire Mongeau in a statement.
The app is designed to handle 144 million primary school pupils across Sub-Saharan Africa and was launched in January this year in Nairobi.
This is the eighth such investment that EWB has made through its arm EWB Ventures, in sub-Saharan African start-ups. “What we love about M-Shule’s platform is that its holistic and unifying approach arms stakeholders in the primary school ecosystem with data-driven tools critical for improving the quality of education for all students,” said Nicky Khaki, EWB Ventures managing director.
M-Shule intends to expand into East Africa by 2019 and throughout sub-Saharan Africa and South Asia in subsequent years.
Another Kenyan innovation that targets learners is BRCK Kio Kit is a technology solution that makes it possible for children to experience digital-enabled classroom learning.
Source: Business Daily Newspapers.
