Wamda

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

Egypt

Career180: Helping plug the skills gap for professionals in Mena

Unemployment remains perilously high across the Middle East and North Africa region (Mena), where 70 per cent of the 283 million youth aged...

Career180 unemployment

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

Edtech Emonovo raises bridge round to grow its platform matching students with universities

Egypt-based edtech Emonovo (formerly MARJA3), has raised a new bridge led by angel investors from across the Middle East and North...

Emonovo

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

Morocco

Morocco’s SmartProf receives $50,000 from Plug and Play, UM6P

Morocco-based edtech Smartprof has secured $50,000 in funding after graduating from the Mohammed VI Polytechnic University (UM6P) Startgate...

SmartProf

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

Tunisia

GOMYCODE raises $8 million Series A round with participation from Wamda

Wamda has invested in Tunisia-based edtech GOMYCODE’s $8 million Series A round, led by France’s Proparco and AfricaInvest...

GoMyCode

U.A.E

UAE’s Alpha Waves invests in India’s Cuemath

UAE-based Alpha Wave has invested in Indian edtech Cuemath, as part of its recent fundraising estimate at $57 million, alongside other...

Cuemath Alpha Wave

Saudi Arabia

iStoria raises pre-Seed round from Nama Ventures

Saudi Arabia-based edtech iStoria has raised an undisclosed pre-Seed funding round from Nama Ventures. Founded in August 2020 by...

iStoria Nama Ventures

U.A.E

Crypto edtech Coinmarketpedia raises $2 million pre-Seed round

UAE-based decentralised crypto and blockchain educational platform Coinmarketpedia, has raised $2 million in a pre-Seed round. The...

Coinmarketpedia Cryptocurrencies Blockchain

Bahrain

Bahrain's Tenmou invests in Unipal

Bahrain angel investor network Tenmou, has upped its investment in edtech UNIPAL with an undisclosed amount. Founded in 2020 by Ali...

Tenmou Unipal

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

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