uLesson
ulesson.com
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Funding and backers
Total raised
$21.1M
2 rounds on record
Latest round
$14M
Venture round · Dec 2021 · 4 yr ago
Team
51-200
employees, estimated range
Backers
3
Local Globe, Owl Ventures
The money's age
Long since its last round
58 months since the last round · not hiring
Momentum
0/100
no fresh signals
Last sign of life
1 mo ago
a posting or a news item
The story so fareach stage dated by its source: the company's releases, the press, registers, filings
May 21
New executive uLesson appoints Iheanyi Akwitti as CEO, Sim Shagaya Executive Chairman · vanguardngr.com
Dec 2, 2021
Raised a round Venture round $14M · SEC Form D
Dec 23, 2020
Raised a round Venture round $7.1M · SEC Form D
2019
Founded
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Web presence
top 2%
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Funding rounds
| Round | Date | Amount | Investors | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Venture round | Dec 2021 | $14M | — | SEC Form D |
| Venture round | Dec 2020 | $7.1M | — | SEC Form D |
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| Legal entity | uLesson, Inc. | SEC Form D |
Founders and leadersfrom filings, registers and the company's site
Simdul ShagayaExecutive Officer, DirectorSEC Form D
Backed byfrom the funds' portfolios and accelerator catalogs
Owl Ventures 
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Sim Shagaya's uLesson African edtech startup raises $3.1M
Nigerian founder Sim Shagaya is back with a new startup - uLesson - that has raised a $3.1 million seed round led by TLcom Capital. The venture is integrating mobile platforms, SD cards, culture-specific curriculum and a network of tutors to bridge educat
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Simdul Shagaya
Executive Officer, Director
Shola Adekoya
Director
Victor Patterson
Director
Ido Sum
Director
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Where the company hires and what each office is for
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1
Hiring now
0
Countries
1
Lagos
Nigeria
HQ
50-200 est. staff