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Almentor

Floor # 2, Techno Hub 2, 1A 4 A Street, Dubai Silicon Oasis, Dubai, United Arab Emirates

Overview

Almentor.net is an online video learning platform founded in 2016 that produces Arabic (and some English) courses across fields including business, technology, health, humanities and media. The platform develops content in-house and offers a flagship B2C store, a white-label B2B offering for companies, and special projects for government bodies. Almentor sells individual courses for $20–$30 for lifetime access and plans to introduce a subscription model (unlimited access to its library) in June. The company claims more than 1 million registered users, roughly 12,000 videos, and has delivered over 2 million learning experiences. It has executed 78 B2B deals and maintains offices in Dubai, Cairo and Saudi Arabia. With the new funding, Almentor intends to improve content production and quality and expand education efforts across the MENA region. Almentor.net operates a catalogue of exclusive training videos and expert talks in Arabic and English across topics including health, technology, humanities, entrepreneurship and business management. The platform hosts more than 10,000 videos and aims to expand its roster of mentors and course offerings. The startup says it has been experiencing 350% year-on-year growth. It plans to use new funding to accelerate course development and introduce more enriching learning experiences for young people to boost personal development and confidence. Almentor.net was founded in 2016 and maintains a Cairo office in addition to its Dubai base. Since launch the company has raised a total of $8 million.

Total raised
$15M
Funding rounds
2
Latest round
Series B
Latest activity
May 2021

Industries

  • Broadcasting
  • E-Learning
  • Education
  • Online Portals
  • Video
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Recent funding

  1. Series B

    May 2021

    $10M

  2. Series A

    Oct 2019

    $5M

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