Synkers raises $1.8 million in pre-Series A

  • Date: 28-Sep-2020
  • Source: Wamda
  • Sector:Technology
  • Country:Lebanon
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Synkers raises $1.8 million in pre-Series A

Lebanon-based educational technology (edtech) platform Synkers, has secured a $1.8 million pre-Series A funding round, led by Lama and Dalia Al Sulaiman, with participation from 500 Startups, Phoenician Funds, ISME Kafalat, Mulcan Investment, Seeders, Crescent Capital and Dubai Angel Investors (DAI).

Founded in 2016 by Zeina Sultani (CMO) and Audrey Nakad (CEO), Synkers operates as an online marketplace for tutoring services, offering its users a personalised education experience by matching every learner with the right tutor or mentor. It also offers a wide variety of content, including school and university subjects as well as professional development courses.

The platform currently operates in the UAE and Lebanon and has more than 60,000 learners and 1000 tutors and mentors.

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