Dubai’s Geek Express raises $520,000 to provide STEAM education to children in MENA

Dubai’s Geek Express raises $520,000 to provide STEAM education to children in MENA

Dubai and Beirut based edtech Geek Express has raised $520,000 in a pre-Series A round, it announced on Monday. The investment came from Saudi-based National Talents, Lebanon's IM Capital, DHV Partners, and an angel investor. The round takes Geek Express' total raise to $860,000, it said in a statement, adding that it had previously raised some money in an angel round in early 2019.

Founded in 2017 in Lebanon by Manal Hakim and Rayan Najdi, Geek Express provides STEAM education in different forms to children in the Middle East & North Africa. It offers learning experiences that include online and offline camps (in Beirut & Dubai) for kids and teens (5 to 17-year-olds), live online courses, and DIY educational kit that comes with video lessons.

It also has mobile apps for iOS