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Classera

580 California Street, 12th Floor, San Francisco, California, 94104, United States

Overview

Classera is a provider of an education management system and ed-tech platform. The company focuses on learning management systems for K–12 students and offers features such as a student information system, student attendance system, social learning, grade book, and transcript management system to help users keep track of their records and learn at their own speed. Classera was established in 2011 by Mohammad Alashmawi and Mohammad Almadani in San Francisco, California.

Total investments
2
Lead investments
0
Investments · 12mo
0
Active investors
2

Sector focus

  • Education
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Investment portfolio

  • LabLabee

    Participated · Seed · Sep 2024

    LabLabee offers real-world, experiential virtual labs and a sandbox environment where users can study, practice, and test network and cloud-native technologies in a single platform. The product emphasizes cutting-edge telecom topics such as 5G, IMS, Kubernetes and intends to add courses on edge computing, AI applications in telecommunications, and telco security. The company builds on cloud, AI and 5G technologies to deliver low-cost, on-demand practical exercises for telecom operators, vendors, and educational institutions. LabLabee plans to expand its catalog with interactive training labs for Red Hat, Wind River, and VMware and to grow its global workforce by hiring more engineers, salespeople, and customer support specialists. The startup says it will pursue US market entry via partnerships with major cloud providers (AWS, Azure, GCP) while further establishing leadership across EMEA. LabLabee was founded in 2021 by Samir Tahraoui and Mahfoud Sidi Ali Mebarek in Algeria.

  • iStoria

    Participated · Seed · Jan 2024

    iStoria offers a specialized English-learning app built around graded reader stories, comprehension questions, and rigorous vocabulary tests to help students pass language exams. The app emphasizes vocabulary expansion and provides additional cutting‑edge features to enhance user experience. iStoria has partnered with multiple private and public schools to integrate the app into curricula, enabling supervised classroom use. It reports over a million learners globally and a 4.6‑star App Store rating. The product is a Saudi-based project developed in collaboration with Oxford and delivered by a team of more than 20 professionals. Founded in March 2022 by Eng. Abdullah Al‑Jaberi, the company plans to use new funding to further develop the platform, drive innovation, and expand its global student base.

Team

  • Mohammed Madani

    CEO, Middle East operation

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  • Mohammad Alashmawi

    Co-Founder & CTO

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