When was Eneza Education founded?

Eneza Education was founded in 2011 and raised its 1st funding round 2 years after it was founded.

Where is Eneza Education located?

Eneza Education is headquartered in Nairobi, Kenya.

How many employees does Eneza Education have?

As of May 31, 2026, the latest employee count at Eneza Education is 44.

Is Eneza Education a funded company?

Eneza Education is a funded company, having raised a total of $1.49M across 8 funding rounds to date. The company's 1st funding round was a $***** Seed round, raised on Jan 24, 2013.

When was the latest funding round of Eneza Education?

Eneza Education's latest funding was a $***** Seed round on Jan 29, 2024, with participation from 1 investor.

Where does Eneza Education rank among its competitors?

Eneza Education ranks 87th amongst 5024 active competitors, of which 159 are funded. It stands 8th in terms of total funding among its competitors. The most recent competitor to raise funding was Seekho, which secured $28M in Aug, 2025.

Who are the top competitors of Eneza Education?

Eneza Education's top competitors include upGrad, Udemy and MasterClass. Among them, Seekho secured the most recent funding round in August, 2025.

Eneza Education - 2026 Company Profile, Team, Funding & Competitors

Eneza Education is a seed company based in Nairobi (Kenya), founded in 2011 by Kago Kagichiri. It operates as an Educational courses through SMS for mobile natives across Africa. Eneza Education has raised $1.49M in funding from Safaricom and Unreasonable Capital. The company has 5024 active competitors, including 159 funded and 125 that have exited. Its top competitors include companies like upGrad, Udemy and MasterClass.

Company Details

Eneza Education provides school-level educational courses through SMS/USSD for mobile natives across Africa. Students receive quizzes and tutorials, can search Wikipedia, view reports and ask questions to live teachers through SMS on a subscription. It also provides a web and a mobile app for accessing the course. Claims to be used by 800K+ students in Kenya, Ghana, and Tanzania. App available on Android.

Website: www.enezaeducation.com/
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Founded Year

2011

Location

Nairobi, Kenya

Stage

Seed

Total Funding

$1.49M in 8 rounds

Latest Funding Round

Seed, Jan 29, 2024, $*****

Investors

Safaricom & 11 more

Ranked

87^th among 5024 active competitors

Employee Count

44 as on May 31, 2026

Similar Companies

upGrad & 6866 more

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Eneza Education has raised a total funding of $1.49M over 8 rounds. Its first funding round was on Jan 24, 2013. Its latest funding round was a Seed round on Jan 29, 2024 for $*****. 1 investor participated in its latest round. Eneza Education has 12 institutional investors.

Here is the list of recent funding rounds of Eneza Education:

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Date of Funding	Funding Amount	Round Name	Post-Money Valuation	Revenue Multiple	Lead Investors	Other Investors
Jan 29, 2024	7416350	Seed	8672685	9011485	4076979	6039818
Feb 25, 2020	5545167	Grant (prize money)	9566290	9179996	1415725	Mastercard Foundation
Oct 10, 2016	1155286	Seed	5438581	1803334	Safaricom & 1 more	4768563

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The founders of Eneza Education is Kago Kagichiri.

Here are the details of Eneza Education's key team members:

Kago Kagichiri: Former Co-Founder of Eneza Education and founder of 1 other company.

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Eneza Education's employee count trend

Eneza Education has 44 employees as of May 26. Here is Eneza Education's employee count trend over the years:

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Top competitors of Eneza Education include upGrad, Udemy and MasterClass. Here is the list of Top 10 competitors of Eneza Education, ranked by Tracxn score:

Rank	Company Details	Short Description	Total Funding	Investors	Tracxn Score
1st	upGrad 2015, Mumbai (India), Series C	Provider of upskilling programs in technology, management, and other domains	$329M	Temasek, IFC Asset Management Company & 66 others	80/100
2nd	Udemy 2010, San Francisco (United States), Acquired	Provider of a marketplace offering online courses	$274M	Naspers, Norwest & 67 others	79/100
3rd	MasterClass 2012, San Francisco (United States), Series F	Provider of online courses delivered by celebrity experts	$461M	IVP, Fidelity Investments & 59 others	77/100
4th	Seekho 2020, Bengaluru (India), Series B	Platform offers short-form educational videos in Hindi and regional languages	$42.3M	Bessemer Venture Partners, Elevation Capital ... & 37 others	75/100
5th	Adda247 2016, Gurugram (India), Series C	Provider of an online test preparation platform	$64.4M	STL, WestBridge Capital & 8 others	74/100
6th	Great Learning 2013, Gurugram (India), Acquired	Provides online learning programs for IT	-	-	73/100
7th	Degreed 2012, Pleasanton (United States), Series D	Provider of a learning experience platform for workforce skill development	$367M	Owl Ventures, Jump Capital & 34 others	71/100
8th	edX 2012, Boston (United States), Acquired	Online learning platform offering courses, certificates, and degrees from top institutions	-	Achieve Partners	68/100
9th	Alison 2007, Galway (Ireland), Funding Raised	Free online courses from universities and publishers	-	SOSV	61/100
10th	Platzi 2014, San Francisco (United States), Series B	Online courses in web and app development	$78.5M	Y Combinator, Prosus & 24 others	61/100
87th	Eneza Education 2011, Nairobi (Kenya), Seed	Educational courses through SMS for mobile natives across Africa	$1.49M	SAGANA, Sorenson Impact Foundation & 10 others	45/100