STARTUP WATCH- Ed-tech platform Marj3 has secured an unspecified seed investment in a round led by US-based VC firm Expert Dojo, with participation from other unnamed angel investors, according to an emailed statement (pdf). The funding will be used to finance growth, the statement says. Marj3 was founded in Egypt back in 2016 by Sami Al Ahmad, a Syrian entrepreneur, along with Egyptians Abdullah Samy and Ahmed El Gebaly. It is now the MENA region’s largest ed-tech platform, with some 2.4 mn visitors per month.
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