Wamda

Iraq

Iraqi edtech Eduba acquired for a seven-figure amount

Iraq-based edtech Eduba was acquired by an undisclosed telecommunications conglomerate for a seven-figure amount. Founded in Baghdad...

Eduba EdTech

Kuwait

Kuwaiti edtech Tadarab expands into Saudi Arabia

Kuwait-based edtech Tadarab has expanded into Saudi Arabia as part of its strategic plan to meet the growing demand for online education...

Tadarab EdTech

Saudi Arabia

Saudi edtech AILA closes $1.15 million pre-Seed round

Saudi Arabia-based edtech startup AILA has closed a $1.15 million pre-seed funding round, led by Sabah Hub with the participation of...

AILA EdTech

Egypt

EdVentures selects eight Egyptian edtech startups to support

Egypt-based EdVentures, the VC arm of Nahdet Misr Group specialising in edtech, has invested in eight new edtech startups. The eight...

EdVentures EdTech

Algeria

Algerian edtech LabLabee closes $3.4 million Seed round

Algeria-based edtech LabLabee has raised $3.4 million in a Seed funding round, led by Reach Capital with contributions from Classera and...

LabLabee Reach Capital EdTech

Egypt

Egyptian edtech Farid secures $250,000 pre-Seed

Egypt-based edtech Farid has raised $250,000 in a pre-Seed funding round from Saudi businesswoman Amal bint Abdulaziz...

Farid EdTech

Egypt

Educatly concludes $2.5 million funding round

Egypt-based edtech Educatly has secured a new funding round of $2.5 million led by TLcom Capital and Plus VC. The round also saw...

Educatly EdTech TLcom Capital

Iraq

Iraq’s EQIQ leads Corrsy’s $500,000 pre-Seed round

Iraqi VC firm EQIQ has led a pre-Seed round of the Finnish edtech Corrsy, which stands at $500,000. EQIQ, founded by Mohamed Al-Hakim,...

EQIQ Ventures Corrsy EdTech

Egypt

EdVentures invests $400,000 in Egypt’s El Kheta

Egypt-based edtech startup El Kheta has raised a $400,000 investment from EdVentures. Founded in 2019 by Mohamed Mahmoud, El Kheta...

EdVentures El Kheta EdTech

Saudi Arabia

Saudi Arabia’s Tahdir closes $270,000 pre-Seed round

Saudi Arabia-based edtech Tahdir has closed a pre-Seed funding round of $270,000 from a group of angel investors. Founded by Mohammed...

Tahdir EdTech

U.A.E

SecureMyScholarship secures $550,000 bridge round

UAE-based edtech SecureMyScholarship has raised $550,000 in a bridge funding round at a valuation of $6 million. The round was...

SecureMyScholarship secures $550 000 Bridge round SecureMyScholarship secures $550

Egypt

Egypt’s Sprints raises $3 million bridge round

Egypt-based edtech Sprints.ai has raised a $3 million bridge round, led by Disruptech Ventures, with investments from EdVentures and...

Sprints Disruptech Ventures EdTech

U.A.E

Edtech Thiqa Tutoring raises $300,000 during Beban TV show

UAE-based edtech Thiqa Tutoring has raised a $300,000 investment from Hope Ventures, the investment arm of Bahrain’s Hope Fund,...

Thiqa Tutoring Beban Hope Ventures

Egypt

Egyptian edtech Edura secures pre-Seed round

Egypt-based edtech Edura, has completed an undisclosed pre-Seed funding round led by Smart Zone Startups Studio and angel...

Edura EdTech Smart Zone Startups Studio

Egypt

Egypt’s iSchool $4.5 million to accelerate global expansion

Egypt-based edtech iSchool, has raised $4.5 million in a funding round led by VentureWave Capital, an Irish VC, followed by OneStop...

iSchool VentureWave Capital EdTech

Regional

A look at GOMYCODE’s expansion strategy

Following its $8 million Series A round last year, Tunisian edtech startup GOMYCODE has been ramping up its expansion across Africa and now...

GoMyCode EdTech Expansion

Saudi Arabia

Edtech Noon closes $41 million Series B

Saudi Arabia-based edtech Noon has raised a $41 million Series B funding round, co-led by Wa’ed Ventures and Raed Ventures with...

Noon EdTech Ra'ed Ventures

Egypt

Egyptian edtech Crafty Workshop raises $400,000 Seed from EdVentures

Egypt-based edtech Crafty Workshop has secured $400,000 in a Seed funding round led by EdVentures. Founded in 2019 by Hadeer Shalaby...

Crafty Workshop EdVentures EdTech

Morocco

Moroccan edtech Smartprof raises investment from Fuze

Morocco-based edtech Smartprof has raised investment from Fuze. The amount raised was undisclosed. Founded in 2018 by Homza Faiz and...

SmartProf EdTech Fuze

Palestine

Remote working: empowering Arabs to solve the global skills shortage

Jafar Shunnar is the co-founder and chief technology officer at Dutch-Palestinian social impact edtech, the Talent Acceleration...

Talent Acceleration Platform EdTech talent

Palestine

How the right type of education can drive down unemployment in Palestine

Khadija Abass is the communications manager at Dutch-Palestinian social impact edtech, the Talent Acceleration Platform Education is the...

EdTech TAP

U.A.E

almentor raises $10 million pre-series C round led by e& capital

UAE-based edtech almentor, has raised $10 million in a pre-Series C round led by e& capital, alongside existing investors Partech,...

almentor EdTech e& capital

Kuwait

Baims closes $4 million Series A round

Kuwait-based edtech Baims, has raised $4 million in a Series A funding round led by AK Holding, with participation from Al-Wazzan...

Baims EdTech AK Holding

Morocco

KOOLSKOOLS raises $960,000 from Azur Fund

Morocco-based edtech KOOLSKOOLS has secured a $960,000 (MAD 10 million) investment from Azur Innovation Fund. Founded in 2020 by...

KoolSkools Azur Innovation Fund EdTech

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