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# 🌍 2024 HolonIQ Sub Saharan Africa 50
- URL: https://newsletters.qs.com/2024-holoniq-sub-saharan-africa-50/
- Published: 2024-11-11T12:30:16.000Z
- Updated: 2024-11-11T12:30:16.000Z
- Description: The 2024 Africa EdTech 50 recognizes innovative learning, teaching, and upskilling startups in Sub-Saharan Africa. This year’s cohort is dominated by content-driven EdTech solutions, addressing the pressing need for accessible, high-quality learning materials.
- Author: QS
- Tags: AI & Digital Innovation

**Happy Monday 👋** 

The 2024 Africa EdTech 50 recognizes innovative learning, teaching, and upskilling startups in Sub-Saharan Africa. This year’s cohort is dominated by content-driven EdTech solutions, addressing the pressing need for accessible, high-quality learning materials. The list includes startups supporting digital transformation in African schools, reflecting the continent's commitment to expanding access and improving education quality through tech-driven curricula and modernized infrastructure. Direct-to-consumer platforms, such as Gradely and Semicolon Africa, make up 60% of the cohort, capitalizing on strong consumer demand and established mobile infrastructure. While Nigeria remains a significant player with a 34% share, the increasing EdTech ecosystem across the continent.

Read the[ full analysis on our website](https://www.holoniq.com/notes/2024-africa-edtech-50?ref=newsletters.qs.com) and delve deeper into the trends shaping the future of education and workforce upskilling in the region. Customers can analyze the[ complete list on the platform here](https://my.holoniq.com/lists/15i2Q-fghM1JaY9xt%5FFqT?skey=org%5Flist&ref=newsletters.qs.com#overview).

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Source: HolonIQ

## 💪 Power Moves   

**🦾 Emerge** closed a [$73M](https://sifted.eu/articles/emerge-vc-raise-edtech-news?ref=newsletters.qs.com) fund formation round to invest in up to 27 startups that provide solutions related to learning and the future of work.

🤖 **Cornerstone and Meta** [**have partnered**](https://www.entrepreneur.com/en-in/news-and-trends/cornerstone-partners-with-meta-to-revolutionise-workforce/482294?ref=newsletters.qs.com)to improve workforce training by leveraging AI and XR technology and making immersive learning more accessible to enterprises.

💰 **The UK Government has announced an** [**increase in tuition fees**](https://www.theguardian.com/education/2024/nov/04/university-fees-in-england-to-rise-next-autumn-for-first-time-in-eight-years?ref=newsletters.qs.com) for undergraduate students in England beginning in 2025.

## **💰** Deals of the Week  

💸 **Emerge**, a UK-based VC firm, closed a [$73M](https://sifted.eu/articles/emerge-vc-raise-edtech-news?ref=newsletters.qs.com) fund formation round to invest in up to 27 startups that provide solutions related to learning and the future of work.

🌍 **Crimson Education**, a New Zealand-based higher education pathway provider, raised [$40M](https://www.edtechreview.in/news/crimson-education-raises-series-d-round-to-empower-students/?ref=newsletters.qs.com) to support academic tutoring, university admissions, and leadership development.

💻 **Five Star Technology Solutions and Empower Learning** announced a [merger](https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/five-star-technology-solutions-and-empower-learning-announce-merger-to-enhance-educational-services-in-the-midwest-302294898.html?ref=newsletters.qs.com) to focus on improving student outcomes through technology and data-driven strategies.

📱 **Kenya's Eneza Education and Pakistan's Knowledge Platform** [merged](https://disruptafrica.com/2024/11/07/kenyas-eneza-education-merges-with-pakistani-company-to-form-african-asian-ed-tech-venture/?ref=newsletters.qs.com) to form a Singapore-based EdTech, delivering accessible mobile STEM education to learners across Africa and Asia.

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