{"id":5530,"date":"2017-10-31T15:13:22","date_gmt":"2017-10-31T14:13:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/insights.invyo.io\/africa\/?p=5530"},"modified":"2017-11-08T15:59:10","modified_gmt":"2017-11-08T14:59:10","slug":"scholarx-unlocking-education-across-africa-with-crowdfunding","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/insights.invyo.io\/africa\/fintech-education\/scholarx-unlocking-education-across-africa-with-crowdfunding\/","title":{"rendered":"ScholarX, unlocking education across Africa with crowdfunding"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Scholar<span class=\"logo-x\">X<\/span>\u00a0is a Nigeria-based FinTech that focuses on Education Financing to help young African students access quality education both at home and abroad.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.scholarx.co\/v2\/#\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>ScholarX<\/strong><\/a> has built its value proposition around two pillars: Scholarships finding and Funding. Using the mobile app, students can\u00a0easily access the Scholarships that matches their qualification. In October this year, the start-up launched a <strong>crowdfunding platform<\/strong> to <strong>financially support millions of African<\/strong> <strong>students<\/strong> who struggle to access quality education in the region.<\/p>\n<p>The start-up is on a mission to ensure that <strong>Africans can access top quality education<\/strong> on any level worldwide, predicting to reach <strong>5 million African students<\/strong> in the next 5 years.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"696\" height=\"392\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/76KDOjsRjcA?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>In a recent <a href=\"https:\/\/techmoran.com\/scholarx-wants-fund-5-million-africans-education\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>interview delivered to Techmoran<\/strong><\/a>, Abolade Lawal, co-founder and CEO of ScholarX, explained that the business model was mostly focused on <strong>strategic partnerships<\/strong>\u00a0with foreign universities and other stakeholders such as Government, Organisations etc. and its <strong>Crowdfunding platform<\/strong> called Village.<\/p>\n<p>The company also has a <strong>subscription model<\/strong> and charges <strong>N1,000\/year<\/strong> with a freemium option, which gives the user access to <strong>10 scholarship per search<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>ScholarX\u00a0is a Nigeria-based FinTech that focuses on Education Financing to help young African students access quality education both at home and abroad. 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