# Manara: Education management, Berkeley, United States

> Manara: Manara is a social impact edtech startup founded in 2020, headquartered in Berkeley, California, with operations in Ramallah, Palestine.

Source: https://millionrounds.com/startup/manara (Millionrounds; every figure on the page links to its filing or article)

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# Manara

Manara is a social impact edtech startup founded in 2020, headquartered in Berkeley, California, with operations in Ramallah, Palestine.

Funding reported Last round: Pre-seed

Education management Berkeley, United States

Company summary

- **Founded:** 2020 6 years old
- **Team:** 320 201 to 1,000 people
- **Funding reported:** $3.0M in dollars
- **Last round:** Pre-seed May 2022

How sure we are

- ✓ **Listed** We know it exists and what it does
- 2 **Funding reported** A company dataset reports a raise
- 3 **Observed** A filing or a dated announcement confirms a round

No round for Manara has been confirmed by a filing or an announcement yet, so nothing here counts toward an investor's record. [How we decide](https://millionrounds.com/methodology)

## About Manara

Manara is a social impact edtech startup founded in 2020, headquartered in Berkeley, California, with operations in Ramallah, Palestine.

The company connects top software engineers and data scientists from the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region, focusing on Palestine and women, to global technology jobs. Manara aims to turn "brain drain into brain gain" by providing personalized training, interview preparation, and job referrals to upskill tech talent in AI, Cloud, and digital skills. With a community of over 150,000 participants, Manara offers tailored courses in coding, system design, and more for both university students and working professionals. The company provides intensive coaching for interviews and direct referrals to global tech firms, achieving a 71% on-site interview pass rate with companies like Google. Manara also supports governments and organizations in upskilling their workforce, generating revenue through job placement success fees and training services.

## What company datasets say Manara raised

Funding, as reported

Reported in all **$3.0M** in dollars

Rounds **2**

Last round **Pre-seed**

Last round size **$3.0M**

Last round date **May 2022**

Investors listed **13**

Y Combinator **W21**

## Founders and team

From Manara's own website: 2 founders, 2 on the team.

**Iliana Montauk** Co-Founder & President

**Laila Abudahi** Co-Founder

- **Amr El Selouky** Chief Executive Officer
- **Mark Christensen** Chief Technology Officer

## On 3 portfolio pages

Investors who name them

- [Seedcamp](https://millionrounds.com/fund/seedcamp)
- [VentureSouq](https://millionrounds.com/fund/venturesouq)
- [Valia Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/valia-ventures)

Each firm lists Manara on its own website. That is the firm's claim, a weaker thing than a round we watched, but a named source.

## The company, in detail

What they build

Known for

track progress tech skills validation tech hiring solutions free tech education software developer community tech career development ai certification custom curriculum career acceleration data science software engineering skills certification verification tech skills for startups engineer networking enterprises tech talent for global companies

Built with from their website

Google Tag Manager Amazon CloudFront Atlassian Linkedin Insight Tag Google Ads YouTube Google Workspace CloudFlare Viewport Meta LinkedIn Ads

+8 more

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- **Sector:** Education management
- **Industry code:** NAICS 611420, 611430, SIC 8299
- **Region:** California
- **Revenue:** $2.0M a year, as listed
- **Full record:** [Every detail in the company directory](https://millionrounds.com/directory/manara)

## Education management in United States

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