Manara
YC W21 ↗San Francisco, US · Founded 2020 · 10 employees · 3 known investors
Manara provides bilingual upskilling and reskilling training for teams in MENA in AI, cloud, and digital skills, partnering with governments, foundations, and organizations. The company combines global expertise with local implementation to help non-technical and technical professionals gain capabilities in emerging technologies.
AI & Machine LearningCloud ComputingEdTechEnterprise SoftwareHR TechEducationin /teammanara@teammanaraycombinator.com ↗
Founders & leadership· Y Combinator alumni (W21)
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Iliana Montauk𝕏Founder
Investors · 3
In the news
- Texas Islamist Charter School Funded With $75 Million of State Moniestexaspolicy.com · 2026
- Jordan Investment Fund launches Manara Ventures with $70 million to back Jordanian tech companies | Jawlahjawlah.co · 2026
- The Palestine community that helps aspiring techies start a career with Google, Meta | Al Arabiya Englishenglish.alarabiya.net · 2022
- Edtech startup Manara raises $3 million in pre-seed fundingtechloy.com · 2022
- Edtech start-up ‘Manara’ raises $3mln in fundingzawya.com · 2022
- Manara gets $3M to grow tech talent pool in the Middle East and North Africa – TechCrunchtechcrunch.com · 2022