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AlGooru

AlGooru (Arabic: القورو) a Startup and platform specialized in educational technologies located in Saudi Arabia. It has won many local and international awards, including first place in the “Innovate” Award and the Entrepreneurship World Cup for the Top 20 Startups (EWC2022),[1][2] It was also ranked on HolonIQ's list of the top 50 promising emerging companies in the field of education in MENA and CrunchBase top 20 Saudi companies in the field of education,[3][4] and it is considered one of the most prominent online education platforms in Saudi Arabia and the Gulf region.[5][6][7]

AlGooru
Company typePrivate
IndustryEducational technology
Founded2021
FounderKhaled Abou Kassem - Muhannad Al-Jasser - Omer Awad
Headquarters
Saudi Arabia
Key people
Khaled Abu Qasim - Muhannad Al-Jasser - Omer Awad

It concluded several partnership agreements with famous platforms such as Rwaq and Annab, and in 2023 it joined the Saudi Unicorns Program sponsored by the Saudi Ministry of Communications and Information Technology and the Misk Charitable Foundation in order to qualify it for the billion-dollar evaluation.[1] It also received bold investment rounds from several prominent funds, including : Techstars, RAZ Group, RZM Investment, 100Ventures and others.[8][9][10]

History edit

AlGooru was officially launched by its founders: Khaled Abou Kassem, Omer Awad, and Muhanad AlJaser, who had each begun with a similar concept before merging their ventures in 2021, Khaled Abou Kassem and Omer Awad initiated their project in 2018 to connect university students with trustworthy private tutors, identifying their peers' need for a simpler way to find reliable tutors, Meanwhile, Muhanad AlJaser founded ChillLearn in 2019, an idea that originated in 2014 during his studies in Canada when he was diagnosed with multiple sclerosis. This led him to seek connections with tutors via Skype, an experience that ignited his vision to create a platform easing the link between students and tutors.[11][12]

After their companies combined in 2020 and officially launched in 2021, AlGooru has charted a course of continuous success. It was accepted into the Techstars accelerator in Riyadh that same year, securing an initial investment of $600,000 from Nawah Investment, Aqal, and Techstars.

In 2020, the two platforms were merged under the name AlGooru platform, then it achieved acceptance in the TechStars Riyadh business accelerator and obtained $600,000 in its initial stage of investment,[13][14] and in 2021 it obtained an investment worth 2.25 million riyals in an investment round (pre-Seed), and in 2022 it received an investment worth $1.8 million from several investment funds: RAZ Group, RZM Investment, 100 Ventures, and RAY Investment.[15][16]

In recent years, several partnership agreements have been concluded with famous platforms such as Rwaq and Annab, it was admission to the first batch in the Saudi Billionaire Companies Program which is exclusive to limited startup companies. It is currently receiving support and embrace from several parties, namely: King Abdulaziz City for Science and Technology, the Communications and Information Technology Commission, represented by the (CODE) Center, and the General Authority for Small and Medium Enterprises (Monshaat).[17][18]

Overview edit

AlGooru includes more than 700 certified private teachers in more than 20 academic fields. Also, the subsidiary company AlGooru Learn has provided its services to more than 10,000 students.[19][20]

Reception edit

AlGooru has been mentioned in Fortune Arabia,[1] CNBC,[21] Al Arabiya[22] and Bloomberg Asharq.[23]

It was also ranked on HolonIQ's list of the top 50 promising emerging companies in the field of education in MENA and CrunchBase top 20 Saudi companies in the field of education and ranked on top online education platforms in Saudi Arabia in many lists.[3][5]

Awards edit

  • SME 2022 Award as the best company specializing in private education technologies in the region.[24]
  • First place in Entrepreneurship World Cup for Top 20 Startups (EWC2022).[25]
  • GSV Elite 200 GSV Summit Semi-Final.[26]
  • First place in the "Innovate Award" from Monshaat to support entrepreneurship and emerging innovative companies.[27]

References edit

  1. ^ a b c "القورو السعودية لتقنيات التعليم تستعد لتصبح شركة مليارية". fortunearabia.com (in Arabic). 2023-04-19. Retrieved 2023-11-07.
  2. ^ "Saudi Arabia-based edtech startup AlGooru raises $1.8 million in seed round". Techloy. 2022-07-04. Retrieved 2023-11-07.
  3. ^ a b "2022 Middle East & North Africa EdTech 50". www.holoniq.com. Retrieved 2023-11-07.
  4. ^ "40 Best Saudi Arabia Education Startups – The Future of Education - The Startup Pill". The Startup Pill - NOT A CULT. 2022-01-19. Retrieved 2023-11-07.
  5. ^ a b "Top 10 most funded edtech startups in the MENA region". Arab News. 2022-10-08. Retrieved 2023-11-07.
  6. ^ "10 Edtech Startups Transforming Education in the MENAP Region". Startupscene. Retrieved 2023-11-07.
  7. ^ "القورو تعلن استحواذها على منصّة تشل ليرن السعودية - ومضة". Wamda (in Arabic). Retrieved 2023-11-07.
  8. ^ التحرير, فريق (2021-11-14). "القورو تحصل على استثمار بقيمة 2.25 مليون ريال في جولة استثمارية (Pre-Seed)". جولة (in Arabic). Retrieved 2023-11-07.
  9. ^ "Announcing Techstars Riyadh 2022: The 12 Companies". www.techstars.com. Retrieved 2023-11-07.
  10. ^ "3 Egypt startups among 12 MENA companies at the Techstars Riyadh 2022 - REGTECH AFRICA". 2021-11-28. Retrieved 2023-11-07.
  11. ^ Adzo, Kokou (2020-12-28). "Khalid Abou Kassem from AlGooru Tells Us About His Startup's Mission to Reshape the Tutoring Industry in the Middle East". Retrieved 2023-11-07.
  12. ^ "القورو-algooru - اكتشف الشركات الناشئة العربية". startups.wadi.app. Retrieved 2023-11-07.
  13. ^ ""القورو" منصة التعليم الإلكترونية السعودية تحصل على ١,٨ مليون دولار في جولة تمويلية أولية". واية عربي (in Arabic). 2022-07-03. Retrieved 2023-11-07.
  14. ^ عزمى, أحمد (2021-11-14). "منصة "القورو" الناشئة للدروس الخصوصية تجمع تمويلا مسبقا بقيمة 600 ألف دولار". followict (in Arabic). Retrieved 2023-11-07.
  15. ^ smart-schools. "منصة القورو للتعليم عبرالانترنت تحصد 1.8 مليون دولار من صنادق الاستثمار". alamrakamy.com. Retrieved 2023-11-07.
  16. ^ "Saudi edtech startup AlGooru raises $1.8m in seed funding for market expansion". en.jmdedu.com. Retrieved 2023-11-07.
  17. ^ "لقاء مع رائد أعمال في مقر حاضنة الأعمال (سحابة الإمام) ضمن البرنامج التوعوي لنشر ثقافة ريادة الأعمال في جامعة الإمام". units.imamu.edu.sa. Retrieved 2023-11-07.
  18. ^ "تسريع المشاريع الجامعية". منشآت (in Arabic). Retrieved 2023-11-07.
  19. ^ "احصل على مدرس خصوصي بكل سهولة في المملكة مع موقع القورو - صوت الخليج" (in Arabic). 2023-09-10. Retrieved 2023-11-07.
  20. ^ الموجز (2023-10-25). "خدمات تعليمية | قم بالتواصل مع مدرس خصوصي متميز من خلال موقع القورو | الموجز كافية | الموجز". www.elmogaz.com (in Arabic). Retrieved 2023-11-07.
  21. ^ AlGooru's Interview with CNBC Arabia, retrieved 2023-11-07
  22. ^ AlGooru's Interview with AlArabiya News, retrieved 2023-11-07
  23. ^ AlGooru's Live Interview with Asharq by Bloomberg, retrieved 2023-11-07
  24. ^ "2022 Award Winners – SME Awards 2022". Retrieved 2023-11-07.
  25. ^ "Misk's Entrepreneurship World Cup National Finals for Saudi Arabia | KAUST Innovation". 2021-10-13. Retrieved 2023-11-07.
  26. ^ "GSV Cup Elite 200 | ASU+GSV Summit". www.asugsvsummit.com. Retrieved 2023-11-07.
  27. ^ "جائزة ابتكر | بوابة منظومة الابتكار التجاري "فكرة"". بوابة منظومة الابتكار التجاري - فكرة (in Arabic). Retrieved 2023-11-07.

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