Wamda

U.A.E

Sheraa awards Little Thinking Minds $100,000 grant

Source: Khaleej Times The Sharjah Entrepreneurship Center (Sheraa), has awarded its first Access Sharjah winner, 'Little...

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Global

Edtech startups: From perk to necessity

Schools and universities were among the first institutions that shuttered their doors around the world in the face of the Coronavirus...

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Regional

The Impact of the COVID-19 outbreak on the entrepreneurship ecosystem [Survey]

As the COVID-19 outbreak continues to impact the way we live, work and operate, very few startups in the region have managed to escape...

Saudi Arabia

In conversation with Mounira Jamjoom of Aanaab

Earlier this month, Saudi Arabia-based teacher training platform Aanaab secured a $1.5 million investment round led by Wamda and Nour...

EdTech Aanaab jeddah

Regional

Running Remote: 3 Habits of Highly Effective Remote Teams - Growth Velocity Academy

Growth Velocity Academy run a number of workshops & boot camps on the subjects of digital marketing and growth hacking, enabling...

Jordan

Abwaab raises $2.4 million pre-seed

Jordan-based education technology (edtech) startup Abwaab has closed a $2.4 million pre-seed funding round, led by Adam Tech Ventures and...

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Saudi Arabia

Wamda invests in Arabic teacher training platform Aanaab

Wamda has invested in Jeddah-based Aanaab, an education technology (edtech) platform that has raised $1.5 million in its seed round. The...

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U.A.E

The Hub: The Center of Excellence for Entrepreneurship, Innovation, and Environmentalism

GEMS World Academy Dubai (GWA), one of the leading IB+ schools, has been selected as the Center of Excellence for Entrepreneurship...

U.A.E

The UAE is the perfect launchpad for edtech solutions

Katia Al-Kaisi is the founder and chief executive officer of Education House Finland which focuses on introducing Finnish education...

Education EdTech

Egypt

COLNN raises $100,000 in seed round

Egypt-based education technology (edtech) startup, COLNN has received $100,000 in seed funding from EdVentures which focuses its...

EdTech seed fund Investment

Regional

The Dreamers 2019 Summer Camp | Technology, Space, and Entrepreneurship

Dreamers platform designed to build the workforce of the future and the next wave of entrepreneurs. STEP Group,...

Egypt

In conversation with Sami Al Ahmad of Marj3

For Sami Al Ahmad, applying to study abroad and finding a scholarship was a lengthy and tedious process when the Syrian national was...

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Lebanon

Darwazah Startup Accelerate 2019

With a focus on achieving and sustaining globally recognized thought leadership in the areas of Innovation Management and Entrepreneurship...

Lebanon

In conversation with Audrey Nakad of Lebanon's Synkers

Synkers is an online peer-to-peer education platform connecting private tutors with students. Founded in Lebanon by Audrey Nakad, Zeina...

EdTech ceo entrepreneurship

Jordan

Little Thinking Minds raises $1.26 million in Series A

Jordan-based Little Thinking Minds has raised $1.26 million in a Series A round led by Egypt’s Algebra Ventures with participation...

EdTech Education Series A

U.A.E

From rubbish to robot

When Abdus Samad was a child, he would prise open electrical items at home to see the components inside and then put them back together. It...

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Lebanon

Lebanon’s Kamkalima raises $1.5 million Series A

Source: MENAbytes Lebanese EdTech startup Kamkalima has raised $1.5 million in Series A funding from Beirut-based Phoenician...

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Saudi Arabia

Coding and conservatism: Saudi women learn online

Saudi Arabia’s conservative expectations of women have been a boon for the online education sector in the country. While recent...

Coding Women Women empowerment

Regional

Today’s edtech for tomorrow’s innovators

Educational technology (edtech) is filling a gap where traditional models have become obsolete. As innovation becomes a key pillar in...

Education EdTech

Egypt

Egyptian e-learning platform raises over $800,000 from UK and US angel investors

Knowledge Officer, an e-learning platform, raised £600,000 (US$ 833,500) from UK and US angel investors Ian Hurlock from Fox and...

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Global

Today’s toys, tomorrow’s school books

The hundreds of toys kids used to receive on their special occasions (many of which remain unused) might get replaced one day with...

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Regional

Teaching coding to young refugees will generate job opportunities to thousands

There are almost 5.5 million registered Syrian refugees in Egypt, Iraq, Jordan and Lebanon, according to figures published by the United...

Coding teaching ngos

Global

The rise of the Arab MOOCs. Will education in the Arab world ever be the same?

In the past 10 years alone, tech invaded classrooms and played a crucial role in disrupting the way knowledge is consumed worldwide....

EdTech MOOC AI

Lebanon

Lebanese private tutoring app Synkers raises seed funding from Phoenician Funds

Synkers, a peer-to-peer private tutoring app, announced that it has recently closed its first seed funding with Phoenician Funds, following...

Synkers seed fund lebanon

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