Between what schools teach and what employers need. Between ambition and opportunity. Between a degree and a career. That gap is what Grouh Academy was built to close.
Grouh founded in Lagos with 12 students and a shared Google Doc curriculum.
First structured cohort launched. 40 students, 3 instructors, one big bet.
Internship program piloted with 5 partner companies. 18 placements in year one.
Expanded to 3 countries. Crossed 1,000 enrolled students. Launched LMS v1.
Raised seed funding. Grew to 12 tracks, 20+ instructors, 40+ hiring partners.
Now 4,800+ students, 60+ partners, and Cohort 7 enrolling across the continent.
"We didn't start Grouh to build a school. We started it because the students we knew were talented, hungry, and completely unprepared for the real world."
Oluwaseun Adeyemi
Founder & CEO
What we do every day
Not through passive lectures. Through real projects, relentless feedback, and a community that holds each learner to a higher standard.
Where we're going
We believe the talent gap between continents is manufactured — by access, not ability. We're here to prove it.
of African graduates report being unemployable in their chosen field within a year of graduation.
faster career growth for learners who complete project-based programs vs. traditional courses.
of tech employers say portfolio work matters more than degrees when making hiring decisions.
We start students with the end goal — a real deliverable — and teach the concepts that make it possible. Not the other way around.
Weekly reviews from instructors aren't just grades. They're the clearest signal about where a learner actually stands and what to do next.
Cohort learning isn't a feature — it's the engine. Peers who challenge each other learn faster, stay longer, and hire each other later.
Our certificates are designed with hiring partners, not for the wall. Every assessment reflects the bar that companies actually use.
Practitioners first, educators second. Everyone on our team has done the work they teach.
Oluwaseun Adeyemi
Founder & CEO
Former software engineer at Andela. Built Grouh after watching talented peers fail to bridge the gap between education and employment.
Adaeze Okonkwo
Head of Curriculum
Ex-Google UX researcher. Spent 6 years designing learning systems before joining Grouh to rethink how practical education is delivered.
Chinedu Okafor
Head of Internships
Built Flutterwave's graduate recruitment pipeline. Obsessed with the moment a student transitions from learner to professional.
Fatima Suleiman
Lead Instructor — Engineering
Senior engineer with 9 years across fintech and healthtech. Teaches the way she wished she had been taught — project-first, always.
Emeka Eze
Head of Student Success
Psychologist turned ed-tech advocate. Runs our mentorship, community, and career coaching programs end to end.
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