Watobe: Funding, Investors & Team (Sep 2026)
Watobe offers online mathematics lessons for African learners in the form of both streaming and on-demand content comprising videos, exercises, quizzes and tutoring support. Launched in South Africa in 2019 and expanding to other markets across the continent, it is an affordable, high quality alternative to in-person tutoring.
Watobe has raised $600k across 1 funding round on record, the most recent an undisclosed round of $600k announced in May 2021.
That round is below the $1.5M median round size for Education companies tracked on FundedIQ over the last two years.
Watobe Company Profile and Key Stats
Latest funding round on record: May 2021.
Watobe Funding Rounds
Watobe Founders and Leadership Team
No contact details are on record for this team yet.
Watobe Funding Compared to Other Education Startups
Watobe's latest round of $600k is below the median round in Education. Medians cover the last 24 months of disclosed rounds.
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Watobe Funding FAQs
What does Watobe do?
Watobe offers online mathematics lessons for African learners in the form of both streaming and on-demand content comprising videos, exercises, quizzes and tutoring support. Launched in South Africa in 2019 and expanding to other markets across the continent, it is an affordable, high quality alternative to in-person tutoring.
How much funding has Watobe raised?
Watobe has raised $600k across 1 round on record. The most recent is an undisclosed round of $600k announced in May 2021.
When did Watobe last raise funding?
Watobe's most recent funding round on record is an undisclosed round of $600k, announced in May 2021.
Who is the CEO of Watobe?
Erik Lonnroth is listed as CEO at Watobe.
Where is Watobe headquartered?
Watobe is based in Cape Town, Na - South Africa, South Africa.
How many employees does Watobe have?
Watobe is in the 11-50 employee band.
How does Watobe's funding compare to other Education startups?
Watobe's latest round of $600k is below the $1.5M median round size for Education companies on FundedIQ across 1,474 tracked companies over the last two years.
About FundedIQ's Watobe Funding Data
FundedIQ tracks announced funding rounds and refreshes this profile every week. Round dates, stages and amounts are normalised to a single format, converted to US dollars, and de-duplicated: two records of the same round announced days apart are merged, and two genuinely different rounds are kept apart on the amounts they disclose. Amounts shown are the disclosed figures only — a round announced without a number is listed and excluded from the total rather than estimated.
Employee counts are reported bands, not exact headcounts. Founder and executive names carry the job title on record. Anything we do not hold for Watobe is left off this page rather than filled in.
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