EdTech Fellows
Lucybridge Academy
Napolion Tesfaye
An Ethiopian e-learning enterprise focused on empowering multilingual learners through adaptive, curriculum-aligned content in their native languages. The platform addresses educational inequities where 40% of Grade 2–3 students struggle with basic reading, targeting secondary students aged 14–18 to improve learning outcomes for underprivileged and remote communities.
Abugida Robotics and Technology Center
Mehiret Walga
An Ethiopian EdTech institution advancing digital transformation through hands-on STEAM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Arts, Mathematics, and Innovation) education for K-12 students. With the mission “Exploring the future of technology within 90 minutes,” the organization changes the current educational landscape where over 25 million students lack access to modern STEAM education.
Pure Joy Educational Technology
Dr. Kuribachew Bekele
An educational platform designed to balance access, impact, and revenue sustainability through a diverse business model encompassing B2C, B2B, and B2G segments. The service offers a wide array of educational products, including regular and summer tutorials, national exam preparation, academic skill building, and specialized sign language instruction.
Hasab Consultancy & Training PLC
Bizuye Abey Tamene
An Ethiopian EdTech enterprise providing inclusive, high-quality K-12 digital education. It addresses the lack of personalized learning materials for both advanced learners and those needing extra support, offering a self-paced LMS designed for teachers, parents, and children with special educational needs.
Lifeline Addis Academy
Dr. Solomon Desalegn
An Ethiopian healthcare and educational organization transforming the lives of children with developmental and learning disabilities. Addressing the gap where 4.5% of children aged 5–17 lack access to specialized education, the organization provides tools and guidance to parents, teachers, and healthcare professionals to foster functional independence and inclusion.
Yonak Educational Consultancy
Christian Wondiye
An organization enhances student academic performance by focusing on the professional development of educators in Ethiopia. Its vision is to transform teaching and learning across the general education system by 2030 through a comprehensive Digital and Digital-Pedagogical Learning Management System (LMS) program. This initiative addresses a critical educational crisis where many secondary students fail to master core subjects.
Nu Chika Enabuka
Hamere Mulugeta
An Ethiopian EdTech social enterprise transforming early childhood education through its Felagi platform. The organization provides play-based, culturally relevant learning for children aged 3–8, aiming to bridge the gap where fewer than 3% of Ethiopian children in this age group have access to quality pre-primary education.
Lilo Digital Academy
Zelalem Meresa
An Ethiopian EdTech venture bridging the gap between education and employability through its “Learning-to-Income Ecosystem.” The platform equips youth—especially in conflict-affected regions like Tigray—with practical digital skills, entrepreneurship training, and professional mindset development, addressing high unemployment and the widening digital skills gap.
Mogzit.com
Samrawit Tarekegn
A women-led Ethiopian EdTech startup transforming Early Childhood Care and Education (ECCE) by professionalizing the nation’s largely informal caregiving workforce. The platform addresses the systemic gap where 8.3 million children lack structured early learning and 88% of urban caregivers have no formal training, shifting childcare from custodial care to intentional developmental learning.
Nuf Africa Research and Training PLC
Dr. Yosef Beco
The organization transfors Ethiopia’s education system by equipping teachers with 21st-century pedagogy through a scalable, fully digital program. Established to address the “Scale Without Quality” crisis the institute offers a 6-month, university-certified training program that allows teachers to learn while continuing to teach, fostering critical thinking over rote memorization.
Select General Educational PLC
Adehena Germay
An Ethiopian e-learning platform delivering affordable, accessible, and high-quality secondary education aligned with the national curriculum. Established in response to a Grade 12 exam crisis, where pass rates were as low as 3.2%, the platform addresses gaps in foundational knowledge and the lack of structured, exam-focused learning resources.
Medaf Academy
Abeba Lijalem
An Ethiopian EdTech enterprise dedicated to closing foundational numeracy and literacy gaps through a gamified and animated learning ecosystem. Guided by the mission “Think. Play. Excel,” it addresses the widespread mismatch between students’ grade levels and actual skill mastery, intervening early to remediate learning deficits that traditional classrooms often overlook.