Radar · Education in Saudi Arabia
Best Education Companies in Saudi Arabia
The 34 best Education companies in Saudi Arabia in 2026, ranked by funding and momentum. Funding, investors, founders, valuation, tech stack and live signals. Top: Playbook.
By Rohit KhannaTrends & Stories
34companies tracked
$833Kdisclosed funding
0unicorns
4have raised
Sources & further reading
- Emile : or On Education
- Education construction lag not new to coronavirus crisis
- Latest News $1.5 Trillion Global U.S. Education Market Size is Expecte
FLIAR INTELLIGENCE · EDUCATION × SAUDI ARABIA
Our analysis of 207 Education companies
$18.9b in tracked funding; 92% of the stack-profiled cohort runs cloud-native; funding activity peaked in 2025.
207companies analysed
92%cloud-native stacks
2025funding peak (by rounds)
1unicorns
2004median founding year
Ranked: Best Education companies in Saudi Arabia
| # | Company | Disclosed funding | Last round | Stage | Founder | Founded | Tech stack | Recent signals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Playbook Center of education providing professional education courses | $700K | 56 mo ago | Seed | Wafa Obaidat Founder | 2021 | RubyMUIRuby on Rails+24 | — |
| 2 | Minnha Provider of educational solutions, including online applications and crowdfunding services, to facilitate… | $133K | 40 mo ago | Seed | — | 2021 | — | — |
| 3 | Fahim Provider of online courses and tutor discovery platform for students | — | 64 mo ago | Funding Raised | Ibrahim Baatiah Co-Founder & COO | 2016 | SentryNode.jsBootstrap+22 | — |
| 4 | King Abdullah University of Science and Technology University offering engineering & science courses | — | 70 mo ago | Funding Raised | Abdullah - Founder | 2009 | WordPressApple iCloud MailMySQL+34 | — |
| 5 | Abqary Academy Self development training center | — | — | Deadpooled | Ahmad Abutaleb Co-Founder & CEO | 2016 | — | — |
| 6 | actrain ACTrain provides corporate and employee development training in Saudi Arabia & other countries. | — | — | — | — | 1997 | Cart FunctionalityFacebook LoginMicrosoft ASP.NET+13 | — |
| 7 | al khaleej training and education Training provider | — | — | Public | Alwaleed Aldryaan CEO & MD | 1993 | Cart FunctionalityWordPressMySQL+50 | — |
| 8 | Al Khaleej Training And Education Training provider | — | — | Public | Alwaleed Aldryaan CEO & MD | 1993 | Cart FunctionalityWordPressMySQL+50 | — |
Top 4 Education companies in Saudi Arabia
#1
Seed · Riyadh, Riyadh Province · founded 2021 · 4 employees$133Kraised▾
Seed · Riyadh, Riyadh Province · founded 2021 · 4 employees
Provider of one-stop solution for students to apply to educational institutions and crowdfund tuition fees. The company's innovative approach aims to make higher education more accessible and affordable for students worldwide. With a strong presence in the Middle East, Minnha has established itself as a trusted partner for students seeking to advance their academic journey.
LinkedIn Pulse recent public activity · Jul 2026
Audience: 2k LinkedIn followers
Funding rounds
- Jun 2023Seed$133K
Investors
Flat6Labs
#2
Seed · Riyadh, Riyadh Province · founded 2021 · 31 employees$700Kraised▾
Seed · Riyadh, Riyadh Province · founded 2021 · 31 employees
Center of education providing professional education courses
LinkedIn Pulse recent public activity · Jul 2026
Audience: 22k LinkedIn followers — 10.2% of this cohort's audience
Funding rounds
- Jan 2022Seed$700K
Founders & team
Investors
500 Global, Sanabil, Faith Capital
Tech stack
Backbone.JsBluehostCloudflareCloudflare Bot ManagementCloudflare Browser InsightsCookieyes
#3
Funding Raised · Dhahran, Eastern Province · founded 2016 · 102 employees—raised▾
Funding Raised · Dhahran, Eastern Province · founded 2016 · 102 employees
Fahim provides online courses and tutor discovery platform for students. It provides multi-subject online courses to students by teachers from various educational institutes. It also provides students with tutor discovery facility and students can book the tutor via the platform.
LinkedIn Pulse recent public activity · Jul 2026
Audience: 18k LinkedIn followers — 8.6% of this cohort's audience · 32 engagements/post (5.8× cohort median)
Funding rounds
- 2021Venture Debt—
Founders & team
Investors
Wa'ed Ventures, Nama Ventures
Tech stack
BootstrapCdnjsCloudflareCore-JsDatadogFacebook Pixel
#4
Funding Raised · Jeddah, Makkah Province · founded 2009 · 202 employees—raised▾
Funding Raised · Jeddah, Makkah Province · founded 2009 · 202 employees
University offering engineering & science courses
Funding rounds
- Dec 2020Grant (prize money)—
- Sep 2019Grant (prize money)—
- May 2019Grant (prize money)—
Investors
Europa
Tech stack
All In One SeoAmazon AlbAmazon ElbAmazon Web ServicesAngularAnimate.Css
Funding & investor landscape
$833Ktotal disclosed funding
2companies funded
2disclosed rounds
0rounds last 90 days
Most active investors
RESEARCH SIGNALS · Saudi Arabia
How research on Education Technology is moving in Saudi Arabia
A read on the academic research around Education Technology — which themes are gaining ground, the institutions and researchers driving them, and how the tone is shifting. Based on 471 Saudi Arabia-affiliated papers.
research sentiment over time
201920222026
enthusiastic · positive · guarded tone
Tone is overwhelmingly optimistic and intensifying — the enthusiastic (strongly-positive) share moved 47% → 61% across 2019–2026.
top research entities
- King Abdulaziz University46
- King Khalid University35
- King Faisal University33
- Imam Abdulrahman Bin Faisal University32
- King Saud University28
leading researchers
Waleed Mugahed Al-Rahmi · Ahmad Samed Al‐Adwan · Noraffandy Yahaya · Uthman Alturki · Ahmed Aldraiweesh · Mohammed Amin Almaiah · Naif Radi Aljohani · Mohammed Saqr
▲
Breakthroughs51 · 11%
▲ 0%→12% share
0 median citations96% since 2021mostly methods-led
Breakthroughs are rising (0%→12% of field), led by Learning analytics.
rising sub-themes (early→recent)
- Learning analytics13
- Scalability7
- Analytics6
- Reinforcement learning6
- Adaptive learning5
Newly emergingLearning analytics 0→11 · Scalability 0→7 · Reinforcement learning 0→6
Landmark Virtual learning environment to predict withdrawal by leveraging deep learning · 88 cites
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Advancements273 · 58%
▲ 0%→58% share
0 median citations87% since 2021mostly empirical
Advancements are rising (0%→58% of field), led by Educational technology.
rising sub-themes (early→recent)
- Educational technology3→45
- Mathematics education5→40
- Blended learning8→32
- Perception1→21
- Sample (material)1→17
Newly emergingHigher education 0→25 · Structural equation modeling 0→22 · Cognition 0→20
Landmark The Effectiveness of the Project-Based Learning (PBL) Approach as a Way to Engage Students in Learning · 614 cites
▼
Concerns92 · 20%
▲ 0%→19% share
0 median citations84% since 2021mostly empirical
Concerns are rising (0%→19% of field), led by Educational technology.
rising sub-themes (early→recent)
- Educational technology2→15
- Blended learning1→6
- Experiential learning1→5
- Medical education1→4
- Variety (cybernetics)1→4
Newly emergingPerception 0→13 · Higher education 0→12 · Transformative learning 0→7
Landmark Exploring the critical challenges and factors influencing the E-learning system usage during COVID-19 pandemic · 1,156 cites
RESEARCH HOTSPOTS · Saudi Arabia
Where edtech is researched across Saudi Arabia
Location clusters by institution affiliation — each city's volume, stance tone, and a quick read on its hot topic, what's advancing, the opening opportunity, and the main concern.
Jeddah93 · +0.38
Riyadh87 · +0.43
Abhā36 · +0.35
Dammam32 · +0.36
Buraidah27 · +0.43
Al Kharj24 · +0.32
Medina13 · +0.36
Dhahran7 · +0.39
Makkah al Mukarramah7 · +0.40
Ta'if7 · +0.59
Common questions
How many Education companies are there in Saudi Arabia?
Radar tracks 34 indexable Education companies headquartered in Saudi Arabia that meet our profile-completeness bar.
What is the total funding raised by Education companies in Saudi Arabia?
The Education companies in Saudi Arabia on this list have raised a combined $833K in disclosed equity funding across 2 funded companies.
Which is the highest-funded Education company in Saudi Arabia?
Playbook is the highest-funded Education company in Saudi Arabia, with $700K in disclosed equity funding.
How many Education companies in Saudi Arabia are funded?
2 of the 34 Education companies in Saudi Arabia on this list have disclosed at least one equity funding round.
How many Education unicorns are there in Saudi Arabia?
None of the Education companies in Saudi Arabia on this list currently has a disclosed valuation of $1B or more.
Who are the top investors in Saudi Arabia Education companies?
The most active investors in Saudi Arabia Education companies on this list include 500 Global, Europa, Faith Capital, Flat6Labs, Jabreen Capital.
Rohit KhannaTrends & Stories
Rohit lives in the feed. He covers what's moving right now — the funding rounds, launches and shifts breaking across the trade press — and ties them back to where the sector is heading.