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# South Africa's edtech startup FoondaMate secures $2 million in funding
- URL: https://www.techloy.com/south-africas-edtech-foondamate-secures-2-million-funding/
- Published: 2022-05-24T11:41:57.000Z
- Updated: 2022-12-08T00:51:05.000Z
- Author: Oluwajuwonlo Afolabi
- Tags: Edtech, Tech in South Africa

[FoondaMate,](https://foondamate.com/) a South Africa-based edtech startup has secured $2 million in its seed funding round led by UK-based VC firm, LocalGlobe. 

- The startup plans to use the funds to scale its WhatsApp and Facebook-hosted learning chatbot for use across the world.
- FoondaMate is a tech-driven education-focused business offering students revisions and immediate answers and academic guidance using WhatsApp API.
- It is currently used in more than 30 countries with over 400,000 students using the platform in over 10 languages.
- The edtech firm plans to reach 50 million users by localizing the learning materials on its platform and leveraging the raised funds.