Egypt Egypt's Educatly raises $1 million pre-Seed round Egypt-based edtech Educatly has raised a $1 million pre-Seed round from Falak Startups, Enterprise Island along with a group of... News • 17 November, 2021 Educatly EdTech Falak Startups
Egypt Edtech OTO receives $400,000 investment from EdVentures Egypt-based edtech OTO has raised $400,000 in cash and in-kind services from corporate VC firm EdVentures to enhance distance... News • 09 November, 2021 OTO Education EdTech
U.A.E Enabling innovation: A blended approach to university education Education is one of the critical elements of an innovation ecosystem. Here, Professor David Sadler, Provost at the University of Birmingham... Thought Leadership • 24 October, 2021 blended learning EdTech
Saudi Arabia Saudi edtech Scalers raises $533,000 in Seed round Saudi Arabia-based e-learning platform Scalers has raised $533,000 in a Seed round led by angel investors from both the recruitment and... News • 07 September, 2021 Scalers EdTech
Regional The need for edtech in higher education Brendan Vyner, is the director of marketing and student recruitment at the University of Wollongong in Dubai. Covid-19 has... Thought Leadership • 26 August, 2021 Education EdTech
Jordan Jordanian edtech Abwaab acquires Pakistan’s Edmatrix Jordan-based edtech startup Abwaab has acquired Pakistan’s Edmatrix, a social e-learning platform for an undisclosed... News • 13 July, 2021 abwaab EdTech Edmatrix
Jordan Jordan’s edtech Wajeez raises $3 million in pre-Series A round Jordan-based edtech startup Wajeez has raised $3 million in a pre-Series A round, led by STV with participation from Shorooq... News • 11 July, 2021 Wajeez EdTech
Tunisia GOMYCODE: The Tunisian startup upskilling Africa's youth Unemployment has long been a concern for governments across the Middle East and North Africa (Mena) region, which suffers from the... Nagham Al Eithan • 05 July, 2021 GoMyCode africa Coding
U.A.E UAE’s Cashee raises $1 million pre-Seed UAE-based fintech startup Cashee raised a $1 million pre-Seed funding round. Founded by Smeetha Ghosh and Brad Whittfield, Cashee... News • 28 June, 2021 Cashee EdTech Fintech
Jordan Jordan's Edunation raises $3 million Jordan-based edtech startup Edunation has raised $3 million in a round led by Rubix. Founded in 2013 by Firas Jabbour and Mahmud... News • 27 June, 2021 EdTech Edunation Jordan
Regional Navigating a post-pandemic edtech market The inescapable need for online learning last year provided a boom for the education technology (edtech) sector that many expect to be... Nagham Al Eithan • 24 June, 2021 Education EdTech
Regional Teachers, technology and tortoises Nafez Dakkak is the managing director and CEO of the Queen Rania Foundation for Education and Development. It all seems so... Thought Leadership • 22 June, 2021 EdTech Nafez Al Dakkak
Jordan Edtech startup Adam Wa Mishmish raises $475,000 Seed funding Jordan-based edtech startup Adam Wa mishmish, has raised a $475,000 Seed round, led by Hadi Badi, a Saudi initiative aimed at improving... News • 10 June, 2021 EdTech Adam Wa Mishmish
Egypt iSchool raises $160,000 to develop online edtech platform Egypt-based edtech platform iSchool, has raised $160,000 in investment from EdVentures, the venture capital (VC) arm of Egypt’s... News • 06 June, 2021 EdTech
Regional Chicken nuggets in Mena: A guide to market segmentation Nafez Dakkak is the managing director and CEO of the Queen Rania Foundation for Education and Development. On a recent trip to the... Thought Leadership • 13 April, 2021 Nafez Al Dakkak
Lebanon Inspired acquires Ostaz, formerly known as Synkers Global private school provider Inspired Education Group, has acquired Ostaz, formerly known as Synkers, an online tutoring platform founded... News • 02 April, 2021 EdTech Synkers Ostaz
Jordan Abwaab raises $5.1 million in Seed funding for expansion Jordan-based edtech startup Abwaab has raised $5.1 million in Seed funding from 4DX Ventures, BECO Capital, EQ2 Ventures, Foundation... News • 29 March, 2021 abwaab EdTech
Kuwait Al Rayan Holding Company invests in India's Eupheus Learning Source: Digital Learning Eupheus Learning, a Delhi-based educational technology start-up, said on Monday that it had raised $ 4.1... News • 16 February, 2021 EdTech
Jordan GasNas, Unihance raise $200,000 Jordan-based StartLabz, a pre-seed incubator and the venture arm of Startappz, has secured $200,000 seed funding for two of its startups:... Dunya Hassanein • 17 December, 2020 EdTech StartLabz pre-Seed
Global Mubadala invests in UK-based MEL Science Source: BusinessCloud MEL Science, a London-based, science-focused EdTech platform, today announces that it has secured $14m... News • 06 December, 2020 Mubadala Capital EdTech MEL Science
U.A.E Why successful companies view learning as a boardroom priority Anthony Tattersall is the vice president of Europe Middle East and Africa at Coursera Business in the UAE has traditionally been... Thought Leadership • 26 November, 2020 online learning
Lebanon Online education in Lebanon: Cementing existing inequalities Laura Jardine Paterson is the head of communications at Codi in Lebanon The challenges faced by Lebanon in the past year have been... Thought Leadership • 16 November, 2020 Codi EdTech remote working
Egypt Fustany’s evolution: From eyeballs to subscribers Amira Azzouz is one of the region’s long standing entrepreneurs. Back in 2009 she launched Fustany, an online publication focused on... Dunya Hassanein • 11 November, 2020 fustany amira azzouz Digital Media
Global Library21 MEA acquires UK's Inspirational Development Group Source: Arab News Library21 MEA Holdings Limited, a UAE-based education technology (edtech) company, has announced the acquisition of... News • 08 November, 2020 Library21 MEA Inspirational Development Group EdTech