iSchool
Egyptian edtech company teaching coding and AI to children aged 6 to 18 through live online classes; acquired software firm Rubikal in April 2026.
Industry: Online coding and AI education for children | Location: Egypt | Founded: 2018 | Total Funding: USD 4.7M
About iSchool
iSchool is an Egyptian education technology company that teaches coding and artificial intelligence to children and teenagers aged 6 to 18 through live online classes. Wamda and Enterprise describe the lessons as gamified and taught in English and Arabic, and Wamda places the company in Egypt. The website offers group classes of five students and one-to-one sessions, each package made up of 12 sessions of 90 minutes.
iSchool was founded in 2018. Wamda names Muhammad Gawish, Ebrahim Youssef, Mustafa Abdelmon'em and Osama Ghareb as founders in December 2023, when it described Gawish as co-founder and chief executive; Wamda's April 2026 article spells the second founder's name Ebrahim Abdullah. Wamda reported in 2021 that the company won first place at the 2018 Bizex Startup Competition.
The curriculum is organised by age, from Minecraft for ages 6 and 7 to game development with Unity for ages 16 to 18. In December 2023 Wamda reported more than 26,000 live learners, more than one million training hours and partnerships with 35 schools. The company's website claims more than 130,000 families, and TechScoop reported in April 2026, without naming a source, that more than 150,000 students had graduated across more than 20 countries. The website lists accreditations including STEM.org and the ISTE Seal for 2026 to 2028.
In April 2026 iSchool acquired Rubikal, an Egyptian software engineering firm founded in 2016 that had worked with it for three years. Rubikal's 21 engineers joined iSchool, with co-founder Mohamed Ibrahim becoming chief technology officer and Moustafa Badawy vice president of engineering. Price was not disclosed.
EdVentures, the venture arm of Nahdet Misr Publishing Group, invested 160,000 dollars in June 2021. In December 2023 iSchool announced 4.5 million dollars led by VentureWave Capital, with OneStop Capital UK, Webit Investment Network and Oraseya Capital. Enterprise put total funding at about 5.9 million dollars. The company said it would use the money to expand into six more MENA countries and sub-Saharan Africa and to build a team in Dublin.
Leadership
- Muhammad Gawish, Co-founder and Chief Executive Officer
- Mustafa Abdelmon'em, Co-founder
- Ebrahim Abdullah, Co-founder
- Osama Ghareb, Co-founder
- Mohamed Ibrahim, Chief Technology Officer
- Moustafa Badawy, Vice President of Engineering