Wamda

Jordan

How a failed supermarket and a stint at Uber led to the founding of Abwaab

Most graduates like to ease their way into employment, starting at an entry-level position to gain experience and work their way up. But...

EdTech Uber Failure

U.A.E

The edtech startup enabling teachers to teach

Changing education is an incredibly difficult process. Upgrading curricula or changing teaching methods requires the convincing of parents,...

oktopi EdTech

Saudi Arabia

Saudi edtech Jeel raises $1.1 million Seed from EdVentures

Saudi Arabia-based edtech for pre-schoolers has raised a $1.1 million Seed round from EdVentures, the VC arm of Egypt-based Nahdet Misr...

Jeel EdVentures EdTech

Saudi Arabia

Saudi edtech Shaguf raises $400,000 pre-Seed round

Saudi Arabia-based edtech Shaguf, has raised $400,000 in a pre-Seed round from angel investors. Founded in September 2021 by Ahmed...

Shaguf EdTech

United States

Classera raises $40 million Series A round led by Sanabil

US-based and Mena-focused edtech Classera, has raised $40 million in a Series A round, led by Sanabil Investments and joined by Global...

Classera Sanabil Investments EdTech

Global

oktopi acquires UK edtech Tutor House

UAE-based edtech oktopi, has fully acquired UK-based tutoring platform Tutor House. Founded in 2021 by Emilie Thomas and Fadi Abbas,...

oktopi acquisition EdTech

Egypt

Medical training platform 5 Quarters raises Seed round

Egypt-based edtech 5 Quarters has raised an undisclosed Seed round from a Saudi angel investor. Founded in 2016 by Mohamed Salah and...

5 Quarters EdTech

Egypt

OBM raises second round of investment from EdVentures

Egypt-based edtech OBM has raised a six-digit sum from EdVentures in the second round of investment. Founded in 2020 by Omar...

OBM EdVentures EdTech

Lebanon

eFlow: The Lebanese startup teaching courses on messenger

Online learning became a necessity during the lockdowns, and while many tools became readily available, the vast majority catered to those...

EdTech eFlow

Saudi Arabia

Saudi Arabia’s AlGooru raises $1.8 million Seed round

Saudi Arabia-based edtech AlGooru, has raised $1.8 million in a Seed round from RAZ Group, RZM Investment, 100 Ventures, RAY Investment,...

AlGooru EdTech RAZ Group

Egypt

Egyptian edtech Sprints raises $1.2 million Seed round

Egypt-based edtech Sprints has raised $1.2 million in a Seed funding round led by the Alexandria Angels Network as well as members of...

Sprints Alexandria Angels Network EdTech

U.A.E

Edtech Qureos raises $3 million pre-Seed round

UAE-based edtech Qureos has raised a $3 million pre-Seed round led by COTU Ventures and Colle Capital with participation from global and...

Qureos COTU Ventures EdTech

Kuwait

Kuwaiti edtech Baims raises $2.2 million pre-Series A round

Kuwait-based edtech Baims has raised $2.2 million in pre-Series A funding round, led by Rasameel Investment House. Founded in 2017 by...

Baims EdTech

Saudi Arabia

Saudi AlGooru acquires edtech ChillLearn

Saudi Arabia-based edtech AlGooru has announced the acquisition of Jeddah-based ChillLearn for an unknown amount. Founded in 2019 by...

AlGooru ChillLearn EdTech

Iraq

Iraqi edtech IoT-Kids raises five-figure investment

Iraq-based edtech IoT-Kids has raised a five-figure investment from Earthlink Telecommunications through the Iraqi Angel Investors...

IoT-Kids EdTech

Global

How did Cuemath expand to 50 countries?

Stereotypes are often problematic if not outright racist, but there is one India-based startup that is happily embracing the stereotype of...

EdTech

Saudi Arabia

Female-focused edtech Playbook raises $700,000

KSA-based edtech Playbook has raised a $700,000 pre-Seed round, led by 500 Global, Sanabil Investments, Faith Capital, Women Spark...

Saudi Arabia Playbook EdTech

Egypt

Egypt's edtech Orcas raises $2.1 million

Cairo-based edtech Orcas has raised $2.1 million in its pre-Series A round, co-led by CIRA’s NFX Ventures and Access Bridge...

Orcas EdTech

Egypt

Three edtechs raise funding from EdVentures, ASRT

Egypt-based edtechs OBM Education, Super Fny and Crafty Workshop have raised fresh funding from EdVentures and The Academy of...

EdTech EdVentures

Kuwait

Dawrat expands to KSA

Kuwait-based edtech Dawrat has announced its expansion to Saudi Arabia. Dawrat, founded by Mohamed Al Srayea and Yousef Bonashi in...

Dawrat EdTech

Jordan

Jordan's edtech Hello World Kids raises pre-Series A round

Jordan-based Hello World Kids, an online coding tutoring platform, has raised an undisclosed pre-Series A funding round...

EdTech Hello World Kids

U.A.E

Wamda participates in Englease's $3.4 million Seed round

Wamda has participated in UAE-based online English teaching platform Englease.com's $3.4 million Seed round, co-led by US-based...

EdTech Englease

Jordan

Jordan’s Abwaab raises $20 million Series A round

Jordan-based e-learning platform Abwaab has raised $20 million in a Series A funding round, led by existing investor BECO Capital (UAE)...

abwaab EdTech BECO Capital

Egypt

Egypt's edtech Tyro acquires Nafham

Egypt-based online tutoring platform Tyro has acquired Nafham, an edtech startup focused on school curricula of Egypt, KSA, and...

nafham EdTech

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