{"id":90544,"date":"2024-10-15T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2024-10-15T00:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/ksa\/2024\/10\/15\/edtech-aila-secures-usd-1-2-mn-pre-seed-funding\/"},"modified":"2024-10-15T00:00:00","modified_gmt":"2024-10-15T00:00:00","slug":"edtech-aila-secures-usd-1-2-mn-pre-seed-funding","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/ksa\/2024\/10\/15\/edtech-aila-secures-usd-1-2-mn-pre-seed-funding\/","title":{"rendered":"Edtech Aila secures USD 1.2 mn pre-seed funding"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"> <strong>Edtech startup <\/strong><strong><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/aila.sa\/\" style=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">Aila<\/a><\/strong><strong> has <\/strong><strong>closed a USD 1.2 mn pre-seed funding round led by Azerbaijani <\/strong><strong>incubator <\/strong><strong><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/sabahhub.com\/\" style=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">Sabah Hub<\/a><\/strong><strong>,<\/strong> with participation from Kazakhstan-based VC firm <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/whitehillcapital.io\/\" style=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">White Hill Capital<\/a> and three unnamed local angel investors, according to a <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.sharikatmubasher.com\/news\/article\/21443717\/Saudi-Edtech-AILA-secures-$1.15mn-in-pre-seed?companyNews=0\" style=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">press release<\/a>. The funds will go towards supporting Aila\u2019s regional expansion and developing its technology.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><strong>What we don\u2019t know: <\/strong>No further details were provided regarding the breakdown of each investor\u2019s contribution or whether the investments were debt or equity based.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\">(<strong>** Tap or click the headline above to read this story with all of the links<\/strong> to our background and outside sources.)<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><strong>About Aila: <\/strong>Founded in 2023 by Yousef Alsayed (<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/yousef-alsayed-835784171\/\" style=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">Linkedin<\/a>), Abdulaziz Mugayel (<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/abdulaziz-mugayel\/\" style=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">Linkedin<\/a>), and Nouf Mugayel, Aila uses generative AI to deliver personalized, curriculum-aligned education services integrated with performance analytics. 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