Nigeria - Startup under 3 years old

Describe your project or startup in a few words

Bookishmate is an educational startup that is aiming to connect university students across Africa to collaborate on their studies and learn together.

01.01 Describe your startup in more detail

Bookishmate is a collaborative learning platform for university students across Africa. It's a platform where students come to connect, learn from one another and share resources.

01.02 What is the main problem you are trying to solve?

We are trying to solve the communication gap that exists between students and lecturers across Universities not just in Nigeria but in Africa and potentially beyond.

01.03 Tell us the major benefits and/or advantages of using the product/service that your startup provides (at least 3).

1. Connect & collaborate: Students get to find study buddies & share insights and knowledge on the platform. 2. They get access to learning resources. 3. They get personalized learning experiences via AI-powered tutors.

01.04 Please describe who exactly your startup’s product/service is aimed at serving. Who are the targeted beneficiaries?

Our target users are university students in Nigeria and Africa

01.05 When was your company established?

2022-09-01

01.06 Are you already selling your product/service?

No

01.07 How many other owners are there within your startup?

1

01.08 Among the other owners, how many are female?

0

01.09 Please describe the profile of the other owners within your startup (skills, experience, etc.)

My co-founder is Munir Ibrahim. A software engineer with over four years of experience working on projects in the tech space in Nigeria.

01.10 If you have a website, a social media page (Facebook, Instagram, Linkedin…), or app, please provide the link(s) here:

https://www.facebook.com/bookishmateapp?mibextid=ZbWKwL

01.11 Which industry best describes your project?

Other: Educational technology

02.01.01 My startup contributes to the No poverty goal

4

02.01.02 No poverty - Justification for my startup

02.02.01 My startup contributes to the Zero hunger goal

1 - Strongly Disagree

02.02.02 Zero hunger - Justification for my startup

02.03.01 My startup contributes to the Good health and well-being goal

4

02.03.02 Good health and well-being - Justification for my startup

02.04.01 My startup contributes to the Quality education goal

7 - Strongly Agree

02.04.02 Quality education - Justification for my startup

Our startup is an Edtech startup that is focused on university students. Part of our goal is to ensure that these students get access to quality, personalized learning and study resources. Our platform aims to supplement what they've learned in class.

02.05.01 My startup contributes to the Gender equality goal

4

02.05.02 Gender equality - Justification for my startup

02.06.01 My startup contributes to the Clean water and sanitation goal

1 - Strongly Disagree

02.06.02 Clean water and sanitation - Justification for my startup

02.07.01 My startup contributes to the Affordable and clean energy goal

2

02.07.02 Affordable and clean energy - Justification for my startup

02.08.01 My startup contributes to the Decent work and economic growth

5

02.08.02 Decent work and economic growth - Justification for my startup

By assisting in providing quality education to students, we are preparing for the future by helping them not just with resources but with the network to help them in their employment journey.

02.09.01 My startup contributes to the Industry innovation and infrastructure

2

02.09.02 Industry innovation and infrastructure - Justification for my startup

02.10.01 My startup contributes to the Reduced inequalities goal

4

02.10.02 Reduced inequalities - Justification for my startup

02.11.01 My startup contributes to the Sustainable cities and communities goal

3

02.11.02 Sustainable cities and communities - Justification for my startup

02.12.01 My startup contributes to the Responsible consumption and production goal

2

02.12.02 Responsible consumption and production - Justification for my startup

02.13.01 My startup contributes to the Climate action goal

1 - Strongly Disagree

02.13.02 Climate action - Justification for my startup

02.14.01 My startup contributes to the Life below water goal

1 - Strongly Disagree

02.14.02 Life below water - Justification for my startup

02.15.01 My startup contributes to the Life on land goal

1 - Strongly Disagree

02.15.02 Life on land - Justification for my startup

02.16.01 My startup contributes to the Peace Justice and Strong Institutions goal

2

02.16.02 Peace Justice and Strong Institutions- Justification for my startup

02.17.01 My startup contributes to the Partnerships for the goal

3

02.17.02 Partnerships for the goal - Justification for my startup

06.01 There are a large number of customers who already use a product/service very similar to the product/service we envision creating.

5

06.02 The product/service represents an entirely new type of product/service.

3

06.03 The product/service could be described as a new technology.

3

06.04 The product/service is an improvement on an existing product or service.

5

06.05 The product/service could be described as an extension of a range of products or services.

5

06.06 The product/service responds to a demand or need that has not been satisfied by other products/services.

5

06.07 The product/service is a new version of an old product/service.

5

06.08 Justification for my startup

Our product is not a disruptive innovation neither are we trying to reinvent the wheel. We're simply trying to create a more efficient and effective way for students to connect and learn. Currently, students use Facebook Groups to connect with peers in their schools but there isn't any group that caters to connecting them with peers from other universities across the continent. Bookishmate aims to solve that by building tools to aid this.

06.09 Competitive Analysis

There aren't a lot of people building in this space currently. Our main competitor currently is a startup named Stranerd that offers a Q&A platform for university students among other features. Another platform we consider as a competitor is Facebook Groups as it it the current mode of connection for these students we aim to target.

11.05 Are you initiating actions within your community to promote the role of female entrepreneurs?