AI, Mobile Learning and Local Content Dominate Kenya’s EdTech Demo Day

The startups in this cohort presented a diverse range of solutions: mobile-first education platforms improving learner engagement, localised digital skills micro-courses for underserved communities, AI-based adaptive learning systems offering personalised assessments, cloud-based school management tools integrating attendance and performance tracking, digital literacy and numeracy apps aligned with Kenya’s curriculum, and digital payment and communication platforms that streamline school operations.

Several ventures also showcased tools digitising African languages and early-grade literacy content, highlighting the importance of culturally relevant learning materials.

What stood out across the presentations was that these innovations are not theoretical. Many are already in use in classrooms, after-school programmes, and teacher training centers, demonstrating the accelerating adoption of digital solutions in Kenya’s transition toward competency-based education.

The Demo Day also highlighted how data-driven tools are increasingly supporting teachers with insights, analytics, and content designed to ease administrative burdens and improve learning outcomes.

With the third cohort now complete, participating founders move into the scaling stage; strengthening business models, expanding partnerships, and entering new markets.

Earlier fellowship alumni have already secured investment, expanded regionally, and integrated into public and private education systems, reflecting the growing confidence in homegrown digital learning solutions.

The momentum seen at iHub signals a broader trend: Kenya is positioning itself as a leading hub for EdTech innovation in Africa.

As digital transformation accelerates across sectors, the tools showcased at Demo Day offer a glimpse of how learners and educators may soon experience education through accessible, mobile-first, and data-informed platforms designed by African creators for African needs.

If this trajectory continues, the next major wave of African tech breakthroughs may well come from EdTech ventures shaping the future of learning, one digital solution at a time.