Angela Essien
| Angela Essien | |
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| Known for | Co-founder of Schoolable (edutech platform) |
Angela Essien is a Nigerian technology entrepreneur. She is co-founder of Schoolable, an edutech platform for education financing in Africa.[1]
Life
Before starting her own business, Essien worked as a network engineer at Ettetronics Nigeria Limited, and also taught in several schools. She and Henry Nnalue founded Allpro as a startup in 2017.[2] Allpro offers credit management to lenders and gives proprietors, parents and teachers access to credit.[3]
In 2018, Allpro participated in GreenHouse Lab, Nigeria's first female-focused tech accelerator programme in partnership with Google.[4][5] The company received venture funding from Microtraction shortly afterwards.[2] Allpro's platform is now branded as Schoolable.[1]
Schoolable participated in the Winter 2019 batch of Y Combinator, with Essien listed as a co-founder of the company.[1] In 2022, Schoolable launched the “Little” app, a pocket-money and financial literacy product designed to help children learn money management skills.[6]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 TechCabal, Nigerian Women in Tech, March 2020, p.57. Accessed 16 May 2020.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Ifeanyi Ndiomewese, Microtraction makes third investment in edtech startup, Allpro, Techpoint, 16 August 2018. Accessed 16 May 2020.
- ↑ Aderemi Ojekunle, 10 Nigerian startups to watch out for in 2019, Pulse, 15 February 2019. Accessed 16 May 2020.
- ↑ GreenHouse Capital launches what is perhaps Nigeria’s first female-focused tech accelerator programme, Techpoint, 14 August 2018. Accessed 16 May 2020.
- ↑ GreenHouse Lab in partnership with Google launches its first Cohort, Bella Naija, 20 August 2018. Accessed 16 May 2020.
- ↑ Onyemachi, Francis (2022-11-18). "Schoolable's Little App to instil financial discipline in children". BusinessDay. Lagos, Nigeria. Retrieved 2026-02-20.
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