Venture Capital

Injini

Investment Details

Investor Type
Venture Capital

Asset Class Focus
Venture Capital

Stage Focus
Seed, Early Stage, Series A, Series B, Growth, Late Stage

Geographical Focus
Ghana, Kenya, South Africa, Ethiopia, Nigeria, Rwanda, Zambia, Uganda, Tanzania, Cameroon, Senegal, Côte d'Ivoire, Mozambique, Angola, Zimbabwe, Botswana, Namibia, Malawi, Lesotho, Eswatini

Industries Focus

  • Technology
  • Education
  • EdTech
  • Startups
  • Incubation
  • Acceleration

Investment Size:
500,000 to 5,000,000 USD

Investor Details Founded: 2017

Injini is Africa's only EdTech specialized accelerator and think tank, established in 2017 with the mission to enhance educational outcomes throughout Sub-Saharan Africa. The organization focuses on supporting early-stage education technology startups by providing tailored acceleration programs, fostering innovation, and conducting localized industry research to inform data-driven decision-making.

The accelerator's programs are designed to empower entrepreneurs by offering funding, mentorship, and access to a network of industry experts. Injini's initiatives aim to address the continent's educational challenges by promoting scalable and sustainable solutions. Their work includes orchestrating events across the African education innovation landscape and conducting research to support education innovation stakeholders.

Through its efforts, Injini has made a significant impact, reaching over 2.8 million learners and teachers across 12 African countries. The organization continues to collaborate with various stakeholders to drive positive change in the education sector, emphasizing the importance of innovation and technology developed by Africa, for Africa, to solve the continent's most pressing education challenges.

Requirements
  • EdTech startups addressing educational challenges in Sub-Saharan Africa
  • Post-revenue, growth-stage companies with potential to reach a minimum of 8,000 direct learners within one year
  • Solutions adaptable to low-connectivity environments
  • Diverse and representative leadership teams, especially those led by women, youth, and community members with lived experience of the challenges they aim to address
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Portfolio Companies
  • Snapplify
  • Harambee Youth Employment Accelerator
  • iHub
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