Lydiah Kemunto Bosire

8B Education Investments is a fintech marketplace and community platform that connects high-potential African students with world-class colleges and universities. The company is based in Ithaca, NY. The company aims to empower African brilliance to have an impact by providing students with the tools they need to level up their applications, financing options to enroll, and career support to realize their highest potential. The impact of 8B's work is in providing universities and employers a gateway to the world's youngest and fastest-growing pool of diverse talent, while creating a critical mass of African innovators equipped to participate, compete, and thrive in the knowledge economy of the 21st century. The company was founded by Lydiah Kemunto Bosire, who has been the CEO since incorporation.