OBM Education, Super Fny, and Crafty Workshop, all based in Egypt, have received new funding from EdVentures and The Academy of Scientific Research and Technology (ASRT). The three startups’ total funding remains unknown.
In addition, the three edtechs will take part in EdVentures’ three-month acceleration program.
Omar El-barbary launched the OBM foundation in 2013 to provide career development navigation tools for high school and university students. Super Fny is an online tutoring platform aimed at assisting students at vocational institutions in honing their technical abilities and increasing their employability. Crafty Workshop provides an extensive library of online technical and pedagogical workshops and courses for craftsmen and craftspeople.
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Since 2017, EdVentures has been actively investing in local edtech firms as Egypt’s first edtech-focused corporate venture capital (VC) fund.
Charles Rapulu Udoh
Charles Rapulu Udoh is a Lagos-based lawyer who has advised startups across Africa on issues such as startup funding (Venture Capital, Debt financing, private equity, angel investing etc), taxation, strategies, etc. He also has special focus on the protection of business or brands’ intellectual property rights ( such as trademark, patent or design) across Africa and other foreign jurisdictions.
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