Education technology and e-learning platforms
Alif Yaa is in advanced talks to buy a controlling stake in Saudi school operator Ajyalna, people familiar told Bloomberg. A value near $500 million was discussed. No decision has been taken. This is not Alef Education.
Coding education provider 3C Coding School has raised $3 million in seed funding to expand its programmes into Saudi Arabia, part of a broader push into the kingdom's growing tech-skills market.
Saudi edtech startup PixelLand showed its AR STEM learning app at LEAP 2026 and says it was selected for Misk Launchpad, though the specific tier it reached could not be independently confirmed.
Jordan's Abwaab has acquired Egyptian edtech Eduact for an undisclosed sum, expanding beyond student learning into digital infrastructure for teachers and tutoring centres. It marks a strategic pivot and Abwaab's second Egyptian acquisition of 2026.
Egyptian edtech 3C Coding School has raised 3 million dollars in a seed round led by MRG Economic Group to enter Saudi Arabia and build an AI-powered learning platform. Unusually for a seed stage, it arrives with a decade of operating history and 120,000 students.
Pakistan-based enterprise technology company Astrik announced its participation at LEAP 2026 in Riyadh, where it will showcase its AI-powered enterprise technology ecosystem. The showcase, facilitated by the Pakistan Software Export Board…
Amazon Web Services (AWS) has announced the launch of its first-ever AWS AI Academy at LEAP 2026 in Riyadh, running from August 31 to September 3, 2026. The program offers a free, comprehensive "Learn, Build, Certify" framework open to all…
Reach Capital has closed a 265 million dollar Fund V to back AI founders building to expand human potential across learning, health and work. The thesis runs against the grain, betting AI should serve human flourishing rather than replace workers.
Ashmore, the emerging-markets investment manager, is targeting a combined 1.4 billion riyals across two Saudi funds in education and industry. The figure is a target, but on the education side Ashmore has already completed real deals, building a school platform it aims to list on the Tadawul.
Noon, the Saudi education company that many still know as Noon Academy, has bought the exam-preparation platform AlMakhfy in a deal aimed at strengthening the part of its business where it first made its name and expanding its AI-powered digital learning across the Kingdom.