Klas, a Nigerian ed-tech startup, has received $130,000 in angel capital

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Klas, a Nigerian ed-tech firm that allows anyone to create an online school and provide live classes, has acquired $130,000 in angel capital to help it scale.

Klas, founded by Nathan Nwachuku in December 2021, enables producers on its platform to teach a variety of courses through online classes, with its software providing everything they need to teach online, including payments, scheduling, community, analytics, and video conferencing.

Voltron Capital, Cabal Fund, Velocity Digital, and HoaQ participated in the round, as did a number of famous African entrepreneurs, including Tola Adesanmi (Spleet), Odunayo Eweniyi (Piggyvest), Nadayar Enegesi (Eden Life), Njoku Emmanuel (Lazerpay), and Leonard Stiegeler (Jumia).

Klas will use the funding to “double down on platform innovation” and powering online schools globally as it furthers its mission to unlock the power of knowledge sharing.

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