Wamda

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

U.A.E

UAE’s Mindshift Capital takes part in Rebel Girls’ $13 million round

UAE-based VC Mindshift Capital, has taken part in the $13 million funding round of US-based edtech Rebel Girls, alongside other VCs...

Mindshift Capital Rebel Girls

Egypt

Kouncel raises $1.2 million in pre-Seed funding

Egypt-based legal edtech Kouncel has raised $1.2 million a pre-Seed round led by Zaldi Capital for investment, the African Development...

Kouncel Zaldi Capital

Bahrain

Lumofy receives $500,000 investment from Hope Ventures

Bahrain-based edtech Lumofy has raised $500,000 from Hope Ventures, alongside Saudi angel Investors, in addition to JEO Capital...

Lumofy Hope Ventures Beban

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

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

EdVentures invests $200,000 in Career 180 platform

Cairo-based edtech platform Career 180 has raised $200,000 from EdVentures. Founded in 2016 by Mohamed Akmal and Shorouk Alaa Eldin,...

EdVentures Career 180

Saudi Arabia

Saudi edtech AlGooru raises $600,000 pre-Seed funding

Saudi Arabia-based edtech AlGooru has raised $600,000 in a pre-Seed funding round from Nawa Co, Oqal Angel Network and...

AlGooru EdTech Nawa Co

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

GoMyCode africa Coding

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