Foondamate
Your smart study robot on WhatsApp
Cape Town, South Africa · Founded 2020 · $2.0M raised
- Headquarters
- Cape Town
- Employees
- 1–10
- Founded
- 2020
- Business Model
- B2C
- Website
- foondamate.com
- Total Funding
- $2.0M
- Last Round
- $2.0M SeedMay 2022
- Rounds
- 1
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About
FoondaMate is a South African edtech startup founded in 2020 by Dacod Magagula and Tao Boyle. The platform enables students with poor internet access and low-quality phones to access study resources via WhatsApp and a dedicated Android app. Its AI chatbot provides 24/7 access to past exam papers, memos, and homework answers, helping bridge educational inequality across Africa. The company raised $2M to scale its WhatsApp and Facebook-based learning chatbot.
Summary
Foondamate is an Artificial Intelligence company based in Cape Town, South Africa, founded in 2020. It has raised $2.0M in total across 1 round, most recently a $2.0M Seed round in May 2022. Investors include LocalGlobe, Emerge Education and First Check Africa.
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Funding History
May 2022
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