INJINI'S ACCELERATION PARTNERSHIP
Injini’s Acceleration Partnership is an EdTech-specialised venture development programme uniquely designed to support high-growth, high-impact companies using technology and innovation to address pressing education challenges across sub-Saharan Africa. Participating EdTech companies - or "Acceleration Partners" - are working to improve educational outcomes across pre-primary, K-12 and teacher training and professional development.
Equity-free support that takes a partnership approach to business acceleration, broken down into two phases with a variable timeframe:
PHASE 1:
6-8 months of intensive acceleration support focused on increasing capacity for the team in three key areas:
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Impact Measurement and Management,
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Market Access, and
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Financial Sustainability
PHASE 2:
Bespoke support tailored to your strategic goals, for example:
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product development and commercialisation,
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curriculum design,
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assessment integration, and/or
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financial modelling and resource planning
WHAT WE OFFER
Key Objectives of the Injini Acceleration Partnership Programme:
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Facilitate market access with a lens to increase reach to beneficiaries at the “bottom of the pyramid”;
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Design and implement, or refine, impact measurement, monitoring, and evaluation systems; and
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Improve financial sustainability, including investment readiness support, where appropriate.
Understand your performance and impact and the levers you can pull to grow
Gain access to our global network of funders and partners
Receive coaching and mentorship from our network of leading EdTech experts
Learn from a network of thousands of your peers in African EdTech and innovation
Bespoke market research delivered so your team can always make evidence-based decisions
Flexible, founder-friendly programme structure and timing, so you can focus on what matters most
WHAT WE LOOK FOR
The typical participating EdTech company in Injini's Acceleration Partnership fits the following profile:
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post-revenue;
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addresses a substantial market opportunity with a focus on sub-Saharan Africa;
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characterised by a high potential for creating positive social impact on educational outcomes - likely with a specific mission to improve accessibility, quality and/or relevance of education;
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has recently raised or are in the midst of raising a seed round of funding or have demonstrated that their maturity is at a comparable level;
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led by a diverse team with a strong understanding of the context in which they operate.
OUR ACCELERATION PARTNERS
EARLY CHILDHOOD EDUCATION
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Delivering a play-based program through a unique micro-school model for quality early education
Building a network of market-based, independent, childcare providers in East Africa
Developing a better way to run formative assessments during early childhood
A better way to deliver formative assessment for early education
PRIMARY & SECONDARY EDUCATION
Empowering learners to catch-up on backlogs in maths competencies
Curating the world's best educational content for access on-demand
Building Africa's largest education marketplace for schools, parents & students
Making personalised learning resources available at home and in school
Empowering teachers to take control of their professional development
Addressing the needs of teachers and aspiring educators no matter where they are in their careers
Guiding individuals and organisations through their digital transformation journeys
TEACHER TRAINING & PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT
WHAT OUR ACCELERATION PARTNERS SAY
TOM PARRY
CO-FOUNDER OF INSTILL EDUCATION
[The Injini Team] has been deeply thoughtful about the support they have provided, leveraging the extensive experience and networks they have built since their inception to great effect. They have been understanding as we've gone through our own ups and downs, and
pushed when we needed to be pushed. They've supported us expertly as we've transitioned from being a teacher training organisation into becoming an ed tech organisation, a move that would have been significantly harder without their advice. We remain deeply appreciative of everything they do for us, and look forward to working with them long into the future.
Working with the Injini team through the Acceleration Partnership has been like having a separate department solely dedicated to our growth. Beyond the human resources and financial support, we have benefited immensely from being part of the Injini ecosystem. What a great partner to have!
As we look to expand into South African public schools, Trackosaurus has really benefited from Injini's relationships with high-level decision-makers in the Department of Basic Education.
HAKEEM SUBAIR
FOUNDER & CEO OF 1 MILLION TEACHERS
LUKE CROWLEY
FOUNDER OF TRACKOSAURUS
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