Nigerian entrepreneur Osayi Izedonmwen has managed to raise $1.3 million in a pre-seed round for his education technology startup Teesas.
This company provides a variety of features to make education more convenient and accessible for the average Nigerian. It offers video classes and other digital educational tools for Nigerian learners.
At the moment the company is in its early stages and it is growing rapidly ever since it launched in November.
“We started beta testing around August this year and fully launched the android version in November. Already Teesas has over 150,000 downloads at the Google Play store, where we are now growing by at least 20% every week,” Izedonmwen said.
The interesting thing about Teesas is that it follows the same format as Nigeria’s educational system. This makes it easier for adaptation.
“Live classes deal with concepts where learners have challenges. The learners sit with teachers in small remote classes of 10 or 15 for a personalized engagement, and to get more rigor into the teaching process,” said Izedonmwen.
He further went on to explain his vision for Teesas in the near term.
“We foresee a future where kids don’t have to attend in-person classes because they can cover entire curriculums on an app, and be ready enough for their secondary school entrance exams,” he said.
Teesas has a lot going for them right now. If they can be able to execute their vision, they will bring a lot of value to Nigeria’s education system. At the moment, Nigeria’s technology ecosystem is growing rapidly and startups are popping up all over.
Due to Nigeria’s population of over 206 million, companies can be able to scale quickly and attract a large user base.
