Ubongo

Tanzania
Dar es Salaam, Dar es Salaam Region, Tanzania

Company profile

Ubongo company profile

Ubongo is a Tanzanian social enterprise that creates interactive edutainment for learners in Africa, delivered to them via the technologies they already have. They entertain kids to learn and love learning! They produce Ubongo Kids, an interactive edu-cartooon that teaches math through fun animated stories and catchy original songs, and broadcasts on TV across East Africa. It's watched by over 1.4 million viewers in Tanzania, and now growing across the region. Students can interact live via SMS, answering questions while they watch and getting personalized feedback from their favorite cartoon characters. They want to transform learning for the 440 million under 16’s in Africa by bringing them a fun new way to learn, that opens the door to a future of digital learning.

Business identity

Contact email
[email protected]
Phone number
255 685012897
Operating status
Active
Company type
For Profit
Employee range
101-250 employees
Revenue range
$0-$1M
Founded
2013-01-01, Year

Headquarters

Country code
TZ
Continent
Africa

Capital profile

Funding and company signals

Funding rounds
4
Last funding
Grant / $27.8M / 2022-12-08
Last equity funding
Corporate Round
Investors
4
Lead investors
1
Founders
4
Articles
14

Founders and investors

Founders

ARNOLD MINDECLENG'A NG'ATIGWANISHA LIGONRAJAB SEMTAWA

Lead investors

LEGO Foundation

Investors

LEGO FoundationSpring AcceleratorTelecomingVarkey Foundation