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Best K-12 EdTech Companies in Lagos, Nigeria

The 52 best K-12 EdTech companies in Lagos, Nigeria in 2026, ranked by funding and momentum. Funding, investors, founders, valuation, tech stack and live signals. Top: uLesson.

52companies tracked
$30.1Mdisclosed funding
0unicorns
7have raised
FLIAR INTELLIGENCE · K-12 EDTECH × LAGOS

Our analysis of 148 K-12 EdTech companies

$9.7b in tracked funding; 96% of the stack-profiled cohort runs cloud-native; funding activity peaked in 2021.

148companies analysed
96%cloud-native stacks
2021funding peak (by rounds)
5unicorns
2016median founding year
62kcombined LinkedIn audience
68%of audience held by top 3
1companies hiring publicly (12 mo)

Ranked: Best K-12 EdTech companies in Lagos

#CompanyDisclosed fundingLast roundStageFounderFoundedTech stackRecent signals
1uLesson
Provider of online learning platform for school students
$26M55 mo agoSeries B—2019WordPress Block EditorElementorWordPress+281 internship
2Edves
Integrated management platform for schools
$3M32 mo agoSeries ADare Adebayo
Co-Founder & Coo
2015WordPressMySQLPHP+24—
3Teesas
App-based platform offering online courses for students
$2M55 mo agoSeed—2020WordPressMySQLPHP+161 launch
4Schoolable
Provider of financial services for private school system
$190K87 mo agoSeedHenry Chibuzo
Co-Founder & CEO
2019——
5Imisi 3D
Developer of VR based educational solutions
$95K91 mo agoFunding RaisedJudith Okonkwo
Founder
2016——
6Allpro
Financial management platform for K12 schools
$65K95 mo agoDeadpooledHenry Nnalue
Co-Founder & CEO
2017——
7Nigenius
Provider of lesson planning solutions for teachers
—53 mo agoSeedKelechi Uchenna
Founder & CEO
2018Node.jsExpresscore-js+91 partnership
8AcadaPlus
Analytics solutions provider for school
——DeadpooledStephen Ovadje
Cofounder
2016——

Top 7 K-12 EdTech companies in Lagos

#1
Series A · Lagos, Lagos · founded 2015 · 84 employees
$2.6Mraised
▾

Integrated management platform for schools. It allows clients to manage the overall operational activities of schools. It automates various K-12 school processes, including registering pupils, managing classes, attendance, and result computation.

LinkedIn Pulse recent public activity · Jul 2026
Audience: 11k LinkedIn followers — 18.5% of this cohort's audience
Funding rounds
  • Nov 2023Series A$1.4M
  • Sep 2021Seed$575K
  • Oct 2020Seed$500K
  • Nov 2018Seed$120K
Founders & team
Dare AdebayoCo-Founder & CooDimeji FalanaCo-Founder & CEO
Investors
Chinook Capital, Growth Capital, Beta.Ventures, Launch Africa, Future Africa, Octerra Capital
Tech stack
Amazon Web ServicesAnt DesignApache Http ServerBootstrapCdnjsCloudflare
#2
Series B · Lekki, Lagos · founded 2019 · 298 employees
$25.6Mraised
▾

uLesson is an educational technology company that provides an online learning platform for school students. It provides adaptive and interactive courses for students on various subjects like maths, chemistry, physics, and more.

LinkedIn Pulse recent public activity · Jul 2026
Audience: 17k LinkedIn followers — 27.3% of this cohort's audience
Funding rounds
  • Dec 2021Series B$15M
  • Jan 2021Series A$7.5M
  • Nov 2019Seed$3.1M
  • Apr 2019Seed—
Investors
Founder Collective, Owl Ventures, TLcom, LocalGlobe, Tencent, Nielsen
Tech stack
AdjustAmazon AlbAmazon Web ServicesAosBlocksyChakra Ui
#3
Seed · Ikeja, Lagos · founded 2020 · 82 employees
$1.6Mraised
▾

App-based platform offering online courses for students. The platform offers courses on mathematics, science, English, and more. Additionally, the platform provides entrance exam preparation, track progress, and more. The mobile application is available for Android and iOS users.

LinkedIn Pulse recent public activity · Jul 2026
Audience: 4k LinkedIn followers — 6.5% of this cohort's audience
Activity: 1 product launches announced in 12 mo
Funding rounds
  • Dec 2021Seed$1.6M
Investors
Olivegreen Advisory Partners
Tech stack
AosEmotionGodaddyGoogle AnalyticsGoogle Sign-InGoogle Workspace
#4
Seed · Lagos, Lagos · founded 2019 · 24 employees
$190Kraised
▾

Operator of a fintech company intended to focus on providing access to affordable finance in the private school system in Africa. The company leverages the data created by schools and their interactions with stakeholders to collect money from parents on a monthly basis and provide it to schools, enabling parents to pay, save, get loans and help schools handle their transactions efficiently.

Funding rounds
  • Apr 2019Seed$40K
  • Mar 2019Seed$150K
Founders & team
Henry ChibuzoCo-Founder & CEOAngela EssienCo-Founder
Investors
Founders Factory Africa, Y Combinator, Musha Ventures, TechChiefs, Microtraction, GreenHouse Capital
#5
Funding Raised · Lagos, Lagos · founded 2016
$95Kraised
▾

Imisi 3D is an extended reality creation lab engaged in developing immersive solutions and providing educational and engagement experiences leveraging augmented and virtual reality. Its chief offering levrn3 is an open-source virtual reality platform for curriculum-based learning modules that supports both immersive classroom experiences for teachers and students.

Funding rounds
  • Dec 2018Grant (prize money)$95K
Founders & team
Judith OkonkwoFounder
Investors
UNICEF Innovation Fund
Tech stack
RedditWordpressPythonMysqlPhpColorlib Illdy
#6
Deadpooled · Lagos, Lagos · founded 2017
$65Kraised
▾

Financial management platform for K12 schools. Allows administrators to monitor finance, manage fees payments, generate payslips, and more. Enables parents to choose a payment plan, apply, pay fees monthly and weekly.

Funding rounds
  • Aug 2018Seed$65K
Founders & team
Henry NnalueCo-Founder & CEO
Investors
Microtraction
#7
Seed · Lagos, Lagos · founded 2018 · 6 employees
—raised
▾

Provider of lesson planning solutions for teachers. It enables teachers and parents to create a lesson plan and teaching resources, access to lesson plans & teaching resources, search engine, and updated teaching content. It works by searching on the basis of topics, subjects, and class.

LinkedIn Pulse recent public activity · Jul 2026
Audience: 2k LinkedIn followers — 2.9% of this cohort's audience
Activity: 1 partnerships (incl. Oracle) announced in 12 mo
Funding rounds
  • Feb 2022Seed—
Founders & team
Kelechi UchennaFounder & CEO
Investors
Startup Wise Guys, Aidi
Tech stack
BootstrapCloudflareCloudflare Browser InsightsCore-JsCrisp Live ChatExpress

Funding & investor landscape

$30.1Mtotal disclosed funding
6companies funded
12disclosed rounds
0rounds last 90 days
Most active investors
CcHub2 rounds
GLOBAL ACCELERATION ACADEMY2 rounds
Microtraction2 rounds
2xN1 rounds
Aidi1 rounds
Berrywood Capital1 rounds
Beta.Ventures1 rounds
British International Investment1 rounds
CcHUB1 rounds
Chinook Capital1 rounds

Notable founders

Dare Adebayo
Co-Founder & Coo · Edves
Dimeji Falana
Co-Founder & CEO · Edves
Henry Chibuzo
Co-Founder & CEO · Schoolable
Angela Essien
Co-Founder · Schoolable
Judith Okonkwo
Founder · Imisi 3D
Henry Nnalue
Co-Founder & CEO · Allpro
Kelechi Uchenna
Founder & CEO · Nigenius
Prism market signals · Nigeria · country-scoped Prism corpus, 63,521 docs

Market landscape — 10 sub-themes by coverage

Share of K-12 EdTech coverage by sub-theme.

Regulatory-risk over time rising

Funding & growth over time

funding rising · growth rising

RESEARCH IN LAGOS · Consumer & Industrial

How research on Edtech in Lagos is moving

A read on the academic research around Edtech in Lagos — which themes are gaining ground, the institutions and researchers driving them, and how the tone is shifting. Based on 40 papers.

40 papers · stance +0.28 · 0% breakthrough · 32% concern
breakthrough · advancement · concern
top institutions
  • Lagos State University26
  • University of Lagos10
  • Lagos State Health Service Commission5
  • Lagos State University of Education3
  • Universidad de Los Lagos2
leading researchers
Abanum, Collins Ifeanyichukwu · Adedamola Hadassah Paul-Adeleye · Adeniyi Michael Adeduyigbe · Afeni, Oladele · Aina, Jeremiah Oluwafemi · Akintula, Oluwashina Elijah
prism intelligence · tone & topics
98% positive · 2% critical tone
EducationBusinessParentingEconomicsHuman ResourcesArtificial Intelligence
◆ Advancements26 · 65%
▲ 0%→65% share
0 median citations100% since 2021mostly empirical
Advancements are rising (0%→65% of field), led by Language acquisition.
rising sub-themes (early→recent)
  • Language acquisition4
  • Educational technology4
  • Active learning (machine learning)3
  • Transformative learning3
  • Inclusion (mineral)2
Newly emergingLanguage acquisition 0→4 · Educational technology 0→4 · Active learning (machine learning) 0→3
Landmark Essential Newborn Care Virtual Simulations for Skills Retention in Newborn Care · 5 cites
▼ Concerns12 · 30%
▲ 0%→30% share
0 median citations100% since 2021mostly empirical
Concerns are rising (0%→30% of field), led by Information and Communications Technology.
rising sub-themes (early→recent)
  • Information and Communications Technology4
  • Technology integration4
  • Digital literacy3
  • Technology acceptance model2
  • Relevance (law)2
Newly emergingInformation and Communications Technology 0→4 · Technology integration 0→4 · Digital literacy 0→3
Landmark Cyberbullying in students: forms of aggression, risk factors, and educational responses in digital environments · 2 cites

Common questions

How many K-12 EdTech companies are there in Lagos, Nigeria?
Radar tracks 52 indexable K-12 EdTech companies headquartered in Lagos, Nigeria that meet our profile-completeness bar.
What is the total funding raised by K-12 EdTech companies in Lagos, Nigeria?
The K-12 EdTech companies in Lagos, Nigeria on this list have raised a combined $30.1M in disclosed equity funding across 6 funded companies.
Which is the highest-funded K-12 EdTech company in Lagos, Nigeria?
uLesson is the highest-funded K-12 EdTech company in Lagos, Nigeria, with $25.6M in disclosed equity funding.
How many K-12 EdTech companies in Lagos, Nigeria are funded?
6 of the 52 K-12 EdTech companies in Lagos, Nigeria on this list have disclosed at least one equity funding round.
How many K-12 EdTech unicorns are there in Lagos, Nigeria?
None of the K-12 EdTech companies in Lagos, Nigeria on this list currently has a disclosed valuation of $1B or more.
Who are the top investors in Lagos, Nigeria K-12 EdTech companies?
The most active investors in Lagos, Nigeria K-12 EdTech companies on this list include CcHub, GLOBAL ACCELERATION ACADEMY, Microtraction, 2xN, Aidi.
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