YCW21· OtherKidato
Online school for K12 education in Africa
Founders
Not read from YC yet; the weekly run fills these in.
Same space
Competitors
Closest in what they build, same category.
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Adjacent
Overlapping tags, a different niche.
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CodingalW21Leading online after-school for kids & teens to learn AI & codingShared: education, elearningActive
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About Kidato
Parents in Africa face either public schools with student-teacher ratios as high as 50:1 or private schools with tuition fees as high as $7500 per year, per child. Kidato classes have student-teacher ratios of 5:1 and teach the same rigorous international curriculum as other private schools — but at a fraction of the price. In our second semester, Kidato has enrolled more than 30 students into our learning-from-home program as a replacement for brick-and-mortar schools. We expect to triple this enrollment by our third semester.
Nairobi, Nairobi County, Kenya; Remote
Kidato: questions
Which YC batch was Kidato in?
Kidato was in Y Combinator's Winter 2021 batch (W21).
Is Kidato still active?
Y Combinator lists Kidato as active.
Where is Kidato based?
Kidato lists Nairobi, Nairobi County, Kenya; Remote as its location on YC's directory.
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