Global Edtech and its roadmap to new realities Wamda hosted an online panel discussion in collaboration with Columbia Global Centers Amman, to address the future of education in the... Wamda • 02 July, 2020 Education EdTech coronavirus
Regional Beyond Incubation: Universities as agents of startup development In the 1990s, professors Henry Etzkowitz and Loet Leydesdorff, put forward the idea of the Triple Helix framework, which highlighted... Shaimaa El Nazer • 04 June, 2020 Education Taqadam startAD
Bahrain Unipal raises seed investment Bahrain-based Unipal has raised an undisclosed amount of seed funding from angel investor network Tenmou, as part of the fundraising round... Dunya Hassanein • 19 May, 2020 EdTech
Kuwait Baims secures first edtech funding in Kuwait Kuwait-based Baims has secured a seed round funding, the first education technology (edtech) investment in Kuwait. The round was led by... Shaimaa El Nazer • 15 April, 2020 EdTech Education
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... News • 06 April, 2020 Sheraa little thinking minds
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... Shaimaa El Nazer • 16 April, 2020 Education online learning E-Learning
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... Wamda • 06 April, 2020
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... Dunya Hassanein • 26 March, 2020 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... Lara Fakih • 17 March, 2020
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... News • 17 March, 2020 Education online learning abwaab
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... Wamda • 03 March, 2020 Education EdTech wamda
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... Wamda • 09 January, 2020
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... Thought Leadership • 12 December, 2019 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... Ayesha Ghaffar • 15 July, 2019 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,... Wamda • 16 June, 2019
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... Yasmeen Nabil • 16 April, 2019 syria cairo startup
Lebanon Darwazah Startup Accelerate 2019 With a focus on achieving and sustaining globally recognized thought leadership in the areas of Innovation Management and Entrepreneurship... Wamda • 07 April, 2019
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... Triska Hamid • 12 March, 2019 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... Triska Hamid • 09 December, 2018 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... Triska Hamid • 20 November, 2018 robots robotics DIY
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... News • 08 November, 2018 Series A financing
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... Triska Hamid • 24 October, 2018 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... Annie Bricker • 21 October, 2018 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... Rana Freifer • 13 March, 2018 Egypt uk Knowledge Officer