Adesuwa Isibor

Nigerian edtech entrepreneur revolutionizing African education through accessible online learning platforms

Adesuwa Isibor is the founder and CEO of Edunext, a Nigerian-based edtech company that has transformed access to quality education across Africa since its launch in 2019. With over 500,000 registered users across 15 countries by 2023, her platform provides affordable access to certified courses in STEM, business, and soft skills through partnerships with universities like the University of Lagos and Carnegie Mellon. In 2021, she pioneered the continent's first AI-driven adaptive learning system specifically tailored for African students' needs, reducing learning gaps by 40% according to UNESCO studies.

Isibor's 2022 initiative Girls in Tech Africa has provided coding scholarships to 2,500 girls, featured in TechCrunch and Forbes Africa. Her 2023 partnership with Mastercard Foundation expanded access to financial literacy programs reaching 100,000 youth monthly. A TEDx speaker in 2020, her talk "Building Africa's Future One Click at a Time" has over 2 million views.