Wa’ed investment helps teaching software innovator Ynmo tackle learning disabilities

Wa’ed investment helps teaching software innovator Ynmo tackle learning disabilities

DHAHRAN — Ynmo, the developer of the first Arabic-English software platform for teachers of students with disabilities, has raised $500,000 in a seed investment from Wa'ed, the entrepreneurship arm of Aramco.The funding, through Wa'ed's venture capital arm Wa'ed Ventures, will help Ynmo scale up staff, support and services to expand its instructional software — which lets teachers create unique individualized lesson plans for students with disabilities — across the Middle East.“With Wa'ed's support, we are going to greatly expand the number of children with disabilities whom we can help in Saudi Arabia and beyond,” said Abdullah Murad, an Ynmo co-founder. “It's a way for us to give back to our community and have a big and sustainable social impact.”Wa'ed Managing Director Wassim Basrawi described Ynmo as a powerful example of a company that brought unique Saudi solutions to Saudi challenges. Since its founding by Saudi Aramco in 2011, Wa'ed has nurtured promising new Saudi start-ups through its end-to-end palette of venture capital, loan financing and incubation services.“Our mission is to advance the