The rise of edtech in the Middle East

The rise of edtech in the Middle East

In MENA, 110 million school-aged children stayed at home this term because of school closures, according to UNICEF.The pandemic has led to a regional surge of education technology (edtech) startups filling in the gap in place of traditional and workplace settings.Prior to COVID-19, edtech in the Middle East only received $1.26 million in funding after a record $20 million was invested in the sector in 2019, according to Magnitt."This is a very exciting time for edtech,“ says Bassil Khattab, co-founder and COO of Egypt's Zedny, a newly launched Arabic learning and development platform. "We believe that investors will always be interested in any business which solves a big problem online, and education is of major importance to our future.“NO GOING BACKOnline learning is no longer a buzz word or a