HITCH
OperatingHITCH is a Nigerian EdTech video platform for African schools.
- EdTech
- Lagos, Nigeria
- Non-equity Assistance
- Founded 2018
- hitch.video ↗
- Total raised
- $290K
- disclosed
- Last round
- Non-equity Assistance
- Rounds
- 6
- since 2018
- Investors
- 6
- on record
- Employees
- 2-10
About HITCH
HITCH is an educational video platform for African schools. HITCH intelligently curates the best educational videos, automatically aligning them with local curriculums and textbooks, and storing them on battery-powered video hotspots for convenient student and teacher access offline, via WiFi or local networks. Essentially, HITCH provides contextualized world-class educational videos aligned to the local curriculums and textbooks; and goes beyond traditional educational resources, technology literacy barriers, and local power and internet infrastructure, to find and deliver world-class educational video resources, especially for improving learning outcomes and exam preparations. This gives schools a competitive edge by offering affordable access to enhanced learning resources like world-class educational video content. HITCH is a small team with ambitious goals, our vision is to be the go-to platform for all educational video content delivery in emerging markets, starting with private schools.
HITCH funding6 rounds
All 6 rounds →HITCH has raised $290K across 6 disclosed rounds. The latest is a Non-equity Assistance announced 11 Oct 2021, led by Google.
- $250KPre-seedPre-seed, $250K, $250K raised to date
- $40KGrantGrant, $40K, $290K raised to date
SLA Funding Index · grey is capital raised before each round · 4 undisclosed rounds not drawn
Who has invested in HITCH
| Announced | Round | Lead · investors | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|
| 11 Oct 2021 | HITCH Non-equity Assistance | Not disclosed | |
| 25 Feb 2020 | HITCH Grant | The MasterCard Foundation | $40K |
| 01 Jan 2019 | HITCH Grant | Accelerator Centre | Not disclosed |
| 10 Oct 2018 | HITCH Seed | SOSV +1 | Not disclosed |
| 01 Oct 2018 | HITCH Pre-seed | HAX | $250K |
| 26 Jul 2018 | HITCH Grant | Velocity | Not disclosed |
HITCH founders & team
- Chukwuemeka Uche OnuoraCofounder / CEO
HITCH competitorssame sector · similar funding
- SchoolableLagos, Nigeria
- eLimuKilimani, Kenya
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Frequently asked about HITCH
- Where is HITCH based and when was it founded?
- HITCH is headquartered in Lagos, Nigeria and was founded in 2018.
- Who founded HITCH?
- HITCH was founded by Chukwuemeka Uche Onuora (Cofounder / CEO).
- Who is the CEO of HITCH?
- Chukwuemeka Uche Onuora is HITCH's Cofounder / CEO.
- How much funding has HITCH raised?
- HITCH has raised $290K across 6 disclosed rounds. Its latest, a Non-equity Assistance, was announced on Oct 11, 2021.
- Who has invested in HITCH?
- Backers include Google, The MasterCard Foundation, Accelerator Centre, SOSV and 2 others.
- What sector is HITCH in?
- HITCH operates in EdTech, Education and ELearning.
