About Us — SchoolSyntaxERP | Our Mission & Story

Founded 2020

Born to solve the chaos of education management

In 2020, our founders worked with a growing network of schools across East Africa. Each school had its own spreadsheet for fees, its own register for attendance, its own manual process for payroll. Communication was happening via WhatsApp groups. Exam results were compiled by hand.

The tools that existed were either prohibitively expensive enterprise software designed for Fortune 500 companies, or shallow "school management apps" that barely scratched the surface of what a real institution needs. Neither was acceptable.

So we built SchoolSyntaxERP — a genuine enterprise-grade platform designed from the ground up for educational institutions of every size, with true multi-tenancy so one platform could serve an entire network of schools. Today, we're proud to serve over 500 institutions and more than two million students worldwide.

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What Drives Us

Vision, Mission & Values

Our Vision

A world where every educational institution — regardless of size, location, or budget — has access to the same calibre of operational tools as the world's top universities.

Our Mission

To deliver enterprise-grade education management software that simplifies operations, unlocks insights, and empowers academic leaders to focus on what matters most — student outcomes.

Our Values

Integrity in every decision. Excellence in every feature. Empathy for every user. Transparency with every customer.

The Team

Built by people who understand education

Our team brings together deep expertise in education systems, enterprise software engineering, and product design.

Mr Collins Prosper Kombe

Founder & CEO

Visionary entrepreneur and technologist with deep roots in education technology across Africa. Founded SchoolSyntaxERP to bring enterprise-grade institutional management to every school on the continent and beyond.

Amina Waweru

Co-Founder & CTO

15 years in enterprise software architecture. Previously led engineering at two EdTech unicorns. Expert in multi-tenant SaaS, distributed systems, and data security.

Dr. David Oyelaran

Chief Product Officer

Former university registrar turned product visionary. Deeply understands the operational pain points of academic institutions from the inside. Author of "Digital Transformation in Education."

Fatima Mensah

VP of Customer Success

Customer success veteran with 10+ years implementing enterprise software in complex organizational environments. Responsible for our industry-leading 97% customer retention rate.

Rajesh Sundaram

VP of Engineering

Infrastructure and security specialist. Built systems that serve millions of concurrent users. Former Principal Engineer at AWS. Leads our 22-person engineering team.

Nadia Karimi

Head of Design

UX/UI designer passionate about making complex enterprise software feel effortless. Previously at Figma and Intercom. Believes great software is invisible — it just works.

Our Journey

Five years of building and growing

2020 — Founded

The Beginning

SchoolSyntaxERP was incorporated. First MVP launched with Academics and Finance modules. First 3 institutions onboarded. Pre-seed funding of $450K raised.

2021 — Product Market Fit

Rapid Expansion

Reached 50 institutions. Launched HR & Payroll, Admissions, and Attendance modules. Multi-tenancy architecture overhauled for true isolation. Seed round of $2.1M closed.

2022 — Enterprise Grade

Going Enterprise

Platform Admin module launched. Custom domain support. First enterprise contract with a 12-school network. 200 institutions milestone reached. Series A: $8.5M.

2023 — Scale

International Growth

Expanded to 14 countries. Communication module launched with SMS/Email automation. ID Card module released. 500,000 students milestone. ISO 27001 certification process initiated.

2024 — Maturity

Platform Maturity

Reached 500+ institutions and 2M+ students. Advanced Analytics launched. Government education network partnerships signed. Series B: $22M. Team expanded to 38.

2026 — The Future

AI-Powered ERP

AI-assisted grading, predictive enrollment analytics, and intelligent financial forecasting on the roadmap. Targeting 1,500 institutions and 5M students by end of 2026.

Recognition

Awards & Recognition

Best EdTech SaaS Platform

Africa Tech Summit · 2024

Top 10 Education Innovators

Education Technology Review · 2023

Fastest Growing SaaS

G2 Winter Report · 2024

Best Customer Support

Capterra Awards · 2023

Product of the Year

EdTech Digest · 2022

Top 50 Startups to Watch

Forbes Africa · 2023

We built the ERP we wished we had