Temitope Fasipe

Nigerian tech entrepreneur revolutionizing STEM education access through innovative e-learning platforms

Temitope Fasipe is a groundbreaking entrepreneur who has transformed STEM education in Nigeria through her company Vidlearn. Launched in 2015, this ed-tech platform delivers affordable online courses to over 200,000 students annually, focusing on underrepresented groups like girls and rural youth. Her flagship initiative, the Codex Program, has trained 15,000 students in coding and robotics, with 60% of graduates securing tech-sector employment.

Before becoming an entrepreneur, Fasipe worked as a software engineer at Microsoft Nigeria, where she identified systemic gaps in STEM education. She observed that only 12% of Nigerian universities had functional computer science labs, prompting her to develop a cloud-based learning solution that requires minimal infrastructure. Vidlearn's adaptive learning algorithms personalize content for students' proficiency levels, with courses taught in both English and Yoruba languages to improve accessibility.

Fasipe's impact extends beyond Nigeria - her Panafrican STEM Network connects 50 universities across 12 African countries through shared digital resources. In 2021, her team developed Africa's first AI-powered math tutor app, MathAid, which has improved exam pass rates by 40% in pilot schools. She also founded the GirlsTECH initiative, which has mentored over 5,000 girls in tech entrepreneurship through hackathons and coding camps.

Her advocacy led to Nigeria's 2020 National EdTech Policy, which mandates digital literacy programs in primary schools. Fasipe's TED Talk "How to Build a Better Future with Tech" has over 2 million views. Recognized as one of Africa's Top 40 Innovators Under 40 by MIT, her work demonstrates how technology can democratize education access and foster economic growth. With 70% of Africa's population under 30, Fasipe's vision of tech-enabled education is creating pathways to prosperity for millions.