{"id":647959,"date":"2017-05-24T04:11:38","date_gmt":"2017-05-24T04:11:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/egypt\/2017\/05\/24\/cairo-angels-invests-in-edtech-startup-orcas\/"},"modified":"2017-05-24T04:11:38","modified_gmt":"2017-05-24T04:11:38","slug":"cairo-angels-invests-in-edtech-startup-orcas","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/egypt\/2017\/05\/24\/cairo-angels-invests-in-edtech-startup-orcas\/","title":{"rendered":"Cairo Angels invests in EdTech startup Orcas"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.cairoangels.com\/\"><strong>Cairo Angels<\/strong><\/a><strong> is investing in EdTech startup Orcas<\/strong>, formerly known as Cairo Sitters, Cairo Angels announced yesterday. 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