Problem
Nigerian private schools (60,000+) run finances on cash, notebooks, and spreadsheets. Schools lose 15–30% of expected revenue to late payments, cash leakage, and poor tracking. Existing solutions force separate accounts per child/parent, creating friction and fragmentation.
Solution
Fundtrak is a complete financial operating system for schools:
- Automated fee collection with AI payment matching
- Full payroll and expenditure management
- NFC attendance with parent WhatsApp alerts
- Tuckshop wallet for in-school purchases
- One account per school, one per parent — regardless of number of children
Phase 2: school working capital loans powered by transaction data.
Business Model
- Transaction fees: 1.5% capped at ₦650 (net ₦550 after Sterling)
- NFC attendance: ₦1,500/child/term
- Payroll: ₦25/transfer
- School loans: ₦5M avg working capital loans at 5%/term, repaid automatically from next term's fees — ~₦750K/school/year
- Deposit float: schools hold funds for payroll & expenditure
Unit economics: ~₦3.1M/school/year (base). With school loans: ~₦3.9M/school/year. At 40 schools = ₦150M+ annual revenue.
Team
Ayomide Fajobi — Founder & CEO
- Banking engineering: ABSA, Barclays, Standard Bank SA, Nedbank
- Runs tech company (Tranarc Solutions) with engineering team
- Self-funded ₦20M+ over 3–4 years
- Active NAPPS (school association) member
Market Opportunity
60,000+ private schools in Nigeria. $400M edtech market growing 15–20% annually.
TAM
₦3T+
→
SAM
₦250B+
→
SOM (18mo)
₦20B
Competitive Advantage
- Single account architecture vs per-child competitors
- AI payment-to-student matching engine
- NFC attendance creates daily engagement + switching costs
- WhatsApp-native AI assistant
- NAPPS membership for distribution access
- Sterling Bank infrastructure partnership
The Ask
Pre-Seed Round
$300K
Positions for
$1.5M–$3M Seed
Engineering 34%
NFC Hardware 28%
Sales & Mktg 18%
Infra & Ops 12%
Other 8%
+ Loan capital reserve for school working capital loans
30–40 schools
₦200M+ revenue
3–4 states
(18-month targets)
Why Now
- Nigeria's cashless policy accelerating digital payments in education
- Schools actively seeking financial infrastructure — proven by inbound demand
- Transaction data moat enables lending — the real revenue multiplier