The edtech sector has been on a steady four-year growth with 2021 seeing a number of stellar rounds within the MENA VC ecosystem. The onset of the pandemic propelled the growth of the sector, attracting a wealth of new investors.
The latest EdTech startup to secure funding is Jordan-based Hello World Kids, which raised an undisclosed pre-Series A round led by Daam Almonsha’at Holding, Oman Technology Fund with participation from Vision Ventures.
The current round will help the company expand into Saudi Arabia with a new investment round in the works that will fuel its expansion into Egypt and Pakistan.
Founded in 2015 by CEO Hanan Khader, Hello World Kids is an online interactive platform developing content that will help kids learn how to code, at home and in school. The company offers a coding curriculum for schools that can equip students with key skills like data analysis, problem-solving and analytical thinking.
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