LinkedIn · Jun 2026
Official update claiming 370K+ learners upskilled and 5,043 career outcomes between 2025 and 2026, plus expansion across MENA and into Syria.
Connecting top Middle East talent to global tech jobs
Public company, workplace, funding, and market signals
Updated Jul 29, 2026
Manara is a MENA-focused, social-impact tech upskilling platform and PBC that trains and certifies learners in AI, cloud, and digital skills for enterprises, governments, and individuals. It emphasizes bilingual, applied learning and also helps employers hire vetted MENA tech talent. Public evidence on scale and financials conflicts across third-party profiles, but current sources consistently describe a remote-first, mission-driven company centered on outcomes, community, and regional workforce development.
Primary product
Bilingual AI, cloud, and digital-skills upskilling platform for MENA, with hiring/talent-access services for employers.
Founded
2020
Headquarters
San Francisco Bay Area, United States (public profiles vary; official support pages say Manara is remote and has no offices at the moment)
Team size
90-100
Work style
Remote
Industry
0 jobs at Manara
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Education
Sub-industry
Workforce development / EdTech
Business model
Stage
Seed
Total raised
$6.1M
Latest round
Seed VC-III · Feb 2023
Latest amount
$3M
Feb 2023 · Seedcamp
May 2022 · Stripe
Y Combinator
Leadership
Chief Executive Officer
Chief Technology Officer
Co-Founder & President
Co-Founder
Head of Learning Content
Vice President of Commercial Operations
Mission-driven and remote-first, with strong emphasis on ownership, experimentation, clear/quick communication, continuous feedback, mentorship, bilingual accessibility, and inclusion for women and underserved MENA communities.
Work style
Remote
Compensation
Public job posts mention competitive salary, but I did not find public salary bands, equity ranges, or a clear visa-sponsorship policy.
Benefits
Pricing
B2B/B2G custom programs and enterprise partnerships; enterprise hiring solutions include a minimum partnership of $25,000 per year. Public pricing for learner programs is not clearly disclosed.
Differentiators
Technology
Customers
Competitors
Estimated revenue
$1M-$10M
Estimated monthly visits
214.6K
Traffic estimate as of Jun 2026
LinkedIn · Jun 2026
Official update claiming 370K+ learners upskilled and 5,043 career outcomes between 2025 and 2026, plus expansion across MENA and into Syria.
Sharikat Mubasher · Jan 2026
Coverage of the AWS renewal and Riyadh forum, including the goal to train 5,000+ software engineers across MENA.
Wamda · Jan 2026
Manara launched Cloud Catalyst Tech Forum 2026 in Riyadh and announced a new AWS social-impact agreement to invest up to $2.8M through February 2028.
Zawya · Apr 2025
AWS and Manara announced a $3.6M initiative to train 2,500 MENA engineers in cloud and AI skills, delivered through Manara’s platform.
TechCrunch · May 2022
Manara’s pre-seed round raised $3M and included Stripe, Reid Hoffman, Paul Graham, Eric Ries, and Mudassir Sheikha.