He runs an edtech company that focuses on teaching children coding. He is also behind several technology solutions that are revolutionizing the education sector in Africa.

Matthew Henshall (photo) is a South African serial entrepreneur who graduated from the University of Cape Town with a bachelor's in electromechanical engineering. He is the founder and CEO of educational technology startup Code4Kids, founded in 2018.

His startup enables teachers to teach children aged between 8 and 15 coding, robotics, and computer science using real-world tools and content.  It also provides continuous training to keep teachers always abreast with new technologies. The startup was recently selected to participate in the Mastercard Foundation EdTech Fellowship program. The program, initiated in partnership with edtech accelerators and innovation centers, aims to support fast-growing and impactful edtech companies.  

 Matthew Henshall is also the founder and CEO of Lessonspace, a Twilio-like collaborative space launched in 2018. It allows teachers to deliver live, online lessons individually or in groups.

He also founded romm.sh, the video-conferencing software that powers Lessonspace, and Code4Kids. In 2016, he launched SkillUp Tutors, an online platform that connects students and tutors.

The serial entrepreneur started his professional career, in 2014, as a systems engineer for the nutritional company Vital Health Foods.  Between 2015 and 2016, he worked for energy supplier BattCo Energy Storage Systems as an electromechanical engineer.

Melchior Koba