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
Company research
Public company, workplace, funding, and market signals
Updated Jul 29, 2026
Overview
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
Education
Sub-industry
Workforce development / EdTech
Business model
B2B workforce training
B2G public-sector upskilling
B2C learner programs
Talent access / hiring services
Funding
Stage
Seed
Total raised
$6.1M
Latest round
Seed VC-III · Feb 2023
Latest amount
$3M
Feb 2023 · Seedcamp
May 2022 · Stripe
Y Combinator
People & investors
Leadership
Chief Executive Officer
Chief Technology Officer
Co-Founder & President
Co-Founder
Head of Learning Content
Vice President of Commercial Operations
Work & culture
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
Remote-first culture with flexibility
Competitive salary
Small, senior team
Mission-driven work
Ownership and autonomy
Clear, quick communication
Honest feedback and mentorship
Opportunity to work on AWS/Google/Salesforce programs
Product & market
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
- —Bilingual, context-aware learning for MENA
- —Upskilling existing workforce rather than recruiting new hires
- —Applied learning tied to measurable outcomes
- —Strong regional focus on women and underserved communities
- —Enterprise, government, and individual offerings under one platform
- —Deep AWS partnership and cloud-certification pathway
- —Hiring and talent-access services alongside training
- —Community and mentorship model built around MENA talent
Technology
Next.js
Node.js
JavaScript
AWS
Lambda
API Gateway
S3
PostgreSQL
Terraform
GitHub Actions
Airtable
HubSpot
Amplitude
Slack
Figma
Hotjar
React
Customers
Enterprises
Governments
Foundations
Mission-driven organizations
Individual learners
AWS
Google
Salesforce
Qualtrics
RelationalAI
Noon
Competitors
Andela
Toptal
Scalable Path
UpStack
Awari
Akhtaboot
Scale & contact
Estimated revenue
$1M-$10M
Estimated monthly visits
214.6K
Traffic estimate as of Jun 2026
Latest news
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.
Jobs and careers at Manara
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