Snapplify, South Africa’s EdTech Startup Announces Teacha! Marketplace for East Africa
Teacha!, a marketplace where instructors can purchase and sell their teaching resources, has been established by Snapplify, a South African edtech solutions platform.
The organization began operations in Kenya in 2016 and has since recruited a number of East African schools and teachers.
“There is a great need for CBC resources in Kenya right now,” said Teacha! Engagement Specialist Lilian Nyaranga, “and this is an enormous opportunity – not only for Kenyan teachers to sell resources they’ve already created and earn extra income, but also for thousands of teachers to find the curriculum-aligned resources they need.”
The company has grown and extended into new markets in Africa and the United States since its inception in 2012, with offices in South Africa, Nairobi, London, Amsterdam, and New Jersey.
Worksheets, presentations, interactive lessons, assessments, summaries, flashcards, posters, clip art, book covers, planners, and more are among the materials available on Teacha! The majority of these resources are also free to download and use by teachers.
“Teacha! is already home to Africa’s largest community of teachers, and we’re happy to be helping additional Kenyan instructors with important teaching resources,” stated company founder Jean Vermeulen.
Leading worldwide organizations have recognized Snapplify’s achievements, including the London Stock Exchange Group (LSE), which has named Snapplify as one of their Companies to Inspire Africa on two occasions (2017 and 2019).
AngelHub Ventures, a venture capital firm backed by former First National Bank CEO Michael Jordaan and the Harris family, as well as international investors, has invested in Snapplify.
Snapplify received $2 million in expansion funding from venture capital company Knife Capital in 2019 and was given access to Hlayisani Capital’s Hlayisani Growth Fund by African investment manager Hlayisani Capital.
