Foundation

Partner with us

Catalytic capital, carefully spent

We do not approach funders as a single point of dependence. Grant capital de-risks what the market will not yet finance — and steps back as commercial cross-subsidy grows.

Ways to work together

Four routes in

Fund a programme

Restricted grants for a defined cohort, county or capability — early-grade literacy, the caregiver-led early-childhood module, or independent evaluation. Ringfenced accounts and quarterly reporting are standard.

Co-fund with an existing funder

We actively welcome co-funding alongside our current institutional partners, and will introduce you to them where consent allows.

Partner on delivery

County education offices, ministries, humanitarian agencies and school networks who want the platform in their schools, at no direct cost to families.

Support a specific component

Corporate and institutional partners fund discrete pieces — device pools, teacher training, financial-literacy modules, solar for off-grid schools — that add to core programming rather than substitute for it.

Who has already backed this work

Funders, partners and institutional support

Mastercard FoundationEdTech Fellowship
Grand Challenges CanadaPlay Learn Thrive
develoPPP VenturesGIZ · Germany
Baobab NetworkAccelerator
ABSA Bank KenyaEmbedded finance
BritamInsurance distribution
Safaricom · M-PesaPayment and data rails
KICDCurriculum alignment
Stages vary. Some of these relationships are contracted and disbursed; others are in diligence, negotiation or early engagement. We are happy to state precisely where each one stands, in writing, at first contact.

Start a conversation

Tell us what you need to see

Diligence packs, references and audited accounts usually go out within two working days.

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Telephone
+254 798 403 760
Registered office
Lavington, Nairobi, Kenya
Legal name
iFunza Foundation Registered Trustees
Chief Executive
Martin Kariithi, CFA
The platform
ifunza.ai · ifunza.com

If you fund us

What we commit to, in writing

  • Deploy your funding exclusively for the agreed activities, through a ringfenced account and a dedicated cost centre.
  • Keep a diversified base, with no single funder exceeding 35% of Foundation revenue.
  • Report on impact and finance every quarter, on time and in full, for the life of the project.
  • Submit our accounts to annual independent audit and share the findings with you.
  • Tell you early when something is not working — before it appears in a report.