About

Injini’s story, impact, team and mission.

Who We Are

We support the people who are changing education in Africa

Injini EdTech Acceleration NPC is a registered Non-Profit Company (2017/193849/08) based in Cape Town, South Africa with the purpose of improving educational outcomes in sub-Saharan Africa.

Founded in 2017, Injini remains the only EdTech specialised accelerator in Africa. Injini was established on the belief that innovation and technology - developed by Africa, for Africa - can help solve the continent’s most pressing education challenges.

Our Work
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Our team

Get to know the diverse and experienced individuals behind Injini.

Krista Davidson
Executive Director
Larry Leyden
Chief Operating Officer
Kelly Fisher
Marketing & Communications Head
Alexei McGregor
MEL & Research Head
Kumbula Xego
Senior MEL Associate
Gigi Ngcobo
Venture Scale Lead
Kelly Gifford
Programmes Head
Zoë Meiring
Senior Marketing & Communications Associate
Phemelo Mabuse
Research Analyst
Nosi Nikani
Programmes Associate
Katherine Tredinnick
Research Lead
Nonku Nyathi
Senior Partnerships and Ecosystem Lead
Roberta Slade
Marketing & Communications Intern

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Our ecosystem partners

Mastercard Foundation logoUBS logoEducation Alliance University Finland logoEdTech Impact logoWestern Cape Government logo
WEGRO logoEdTech Hub logoHolon IQ logoSouth African Innovation Support logoUVU Africa logoCarnegie Mellon University
EdTech France logoAfrican Startup Hub logoInnovation Edge logoMichael and Susan Dell Foundation logoUK South Africa Tech Hub logo
SchoolScape UK logoSnaplify.com logoSefa logoGESAwards logoAWS logo
Notion logoHubSpot for Startups logoTelkom logoLearning Engineering Tools Competition logo

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