Kunda Kids, a London, UK-based children’s media publisher and creative studio, raised $700K in Pre-Seed funding.
The round was led by Zrosk Investment Management with participation from Voltron Capital, Argentil Capital, HoaQ, Kaleo Ventures, together with angel investors Abi Ajayi, Adetayo Bamiduro of MAX, and Benjamin Fernandes, CEO of Nala Money.
The company intends to use the funds to further build out its mobile app and continue working with creative talent.
Founded in 2020 by husband and wife Oladele & Louisa Olafuyi, Kunda Kids is a children’s media publisher and creative studio which aims to bring more African culture, history and language learning to children’s publishing and teach values such as self-confidence, teamwork and kindness through storytelling.
Kunda & Friends is a music-led 3D animation for children set in an African landscape. Kunda, a four-year-old boy of mixed African heritage, takes viewers on his adventures exploring the world around him with his friends Sana, a girl of mixed African and Indian heritage, Fela, a boy from Nigeria, as well as Leo the lion and Ella the elephant. The Kunda & Friends soundtrack music takes inspiration from African culture. The series’ storyline is anchored on friendship and imparts prosocial life lessons, providing parents and educators with an opportunity to teach and play with their children as they watch together.
The first four episodes of Kunda & Friends will be available on Monday, May 29th, with subsequent episodes to be released in the weeks following.
The company has sold over 25,000 books to date, and the Kunda Kids app has been downloaded in over 130 countries.
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25/05/2023