AltSchool Africa explained

AltSchool Africa
Industry:	Education
Hq Location Country:	Nigeria
Key People:	Adewale Yusuf - CEOAkintunde 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.

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.^[6]

Notes and References

1. Web site: 2022-10-20 . The 7 Nigerian startups exhibiting at TechCrunch Disrupt 2022 . 2023-09-19 . Bendada.com, modern tech media in SSA . en.
2. Web site: Iwayemi . Zainab . 2022-02-01 . DEAL: Nigeria’s AltSchool raises $1 million in pre-seed funding to scale operation across Africa . 2023-09-19 . Nairametrics . en-US.
3. Web site: Kene-Okafor . Tage . 2022-02-01 . Nigeria's AltSchool raises $1M pre-seed to build an alternative school for Africans . 2023-09-19 . TechCrunch . en-US.
4. Web site: Ogwo . Charles . 2022-03-17 . IWD: Unity Bank partners AltSchool Africa to empower female software engineers . 2023-09-19 . Businessday NG . en-US.
5. Web site: Popoola . Nike . 2022-03-11 . Unity Bank backs female engineers . 2023-09-19 . Punch Newspapers . en-US.
6. Web site: Nigeria . Guardian . 2023-09-16 . AltSchool Africa launches new Creative, Business School . 2023-09-19 . The Guardian Nigeria News - Nigeria and World News . en-US.