Bubble AI, a pan-African AI-powered education and career platform founded in 2024, is raising $1 million to expand its product, AI infrastructure, distribution, hiring and offline accessibility in underserved areas. The platform combines career diagnosis, personalized learning roadmaps, exam simulation and preparation tools, job discovery, job application automation, and interview simulation within a single system.
Aloaye Collins Otsu, head of marketing and growth strategy at Bubble AI, described the platform's function for users: "In practical terms, Bubble AI helps users identify stronger-fit career opportunities, understand their skill gaps, prepare through personalised learning and assessments, automate parts of the job application process, and improve their readiness for employment. Our broader vision is to become the default operating system for careers in emerging markets."
The platform is built around two layers. The first is a CBT engine currently used in schools for exams, assessments, automated grading, management and reporting. Otsu said this layer is designed to engage users early:
"It catches users from an early stage in school and through longitudinal data, can guide them over time on the best career path for them." The second layer targets people transitioning careers or entering the workforce later, automating job applications, career diagnostics, roadmap development, interview preparation and profile optimization, according to Otsu.
The platform has reached 13,310 users in its first seven months. Otsu described the company's early metrics: "Uptake has been encouraging for an early-stage platform. We have reached 13,310 users in the first seven months, crossed 1,000 transactions within five months of monetisation, and are currently at US$1,000 MRR with 57 per cent 30-day retention. We also already have school and ed-tech partnerships supporting growth and distribution."
Beyond the funding itself, Otsu said the company is looking for additional support: "Beyond capital, we are also looking for strategic distribution and hiring support. Our current operating model is focused on English-speaking African markets, especially Nigeria, Ghana, Kenya, and South Africa, which together represent a reachable market of about 50 million users within our current model."
Bubble AI's longer-term plan is to build what the company describes as pan-African career infrastructure. Otsu said the company's growth approach relies on institutional partnerships: "Our expansion strategy is partnership-led, with institutional entry points through schools, NYSC onboarding, learning platforms, and workforce development programs making us a B2B2C rather than just a B2B."
