Hello World Kids, a Jordanian EdTech startup, raised an undisclosed amount in Pre-Series A round led by Oman Technology Fund, Daam Almonsha’at Holding, and with participation from Vision Ventures.
Investors: The latest funding round is led by Daam Almonsha’at Holding and Oman Technology Fund (OTF) with participation from Vision Ventures.
The Objectives behind the funding: The company plans to deploy the current proceeds to expand into Egypt and Pakistan.
About Hello World Kids
Founded in 2015 by Hanan Khader, Hello World Kids is an online learning platform developed to teach native coding to kids from the age of six to twelve. Its platform offers comprehensive training and helps users learn how to programme using online tools, empowering children to gain the ability and creativity to be entrepreneurs and programmers. The startup provides programming, coding courses and science, technology, engineering, and mathematics courses for children. In 2020, the startup launched HelloCode, an online interactive platform that provides a coding curriculum for schools.
What the Founder has to say:
Hanan Khader, Founder and CEO of Hello World Kids, said, “Our mission is to simplify the coding education for kids, that’s why we have created a new programming language, which we called SmoothY; a unique programming language specifically designed for children to serve as a transitional bridge to the command-based programming languages. Once children learn SmoothY, they will be capable of reading and writing code using Python, Java, JavaScript, or any other professional programming languages in the world.”
What the Investors have to say:
Commenting on their investment, Ahmed Diab, The CEO of Yazeed Al-Rajhi & Brothers Holding and Authorized Manager at Da’am Al-Monsha’at Limited Holding, commented, “We truly believe in the importance of EduTech ventures, and the unique importance of providing the coming generations with the right tools to build their future skill-set. We could see clearly the big ambition to grow the business, in addition to the true passion for making the learning process of programming a joyful journey for our kids. These factors were the main determinants to invest in Hello World Kids and lead the investment round.”
Kais Al-Essa, Founding Partner and CEO of Vision Ventures, commented, “I learned programming relatively early, which have highly improved my problem-solving abilities, creativity and confidence. Investing into Hello World Kids empowers Hanan and her team to build the best tools possible for our kids to learn coding in a simple and fun way so they can improve their lives and their chances at participating actively in building the future.”
Maha AlBalushi, Managing Director at Oman Technology Fund, added, “In OTF Wadi we are eager to invest in the Ed-tech sector, which aligns with Oman 2040 vision and have a myriad of untapped opportunities that are worth exploration and investment. Especially after the Covid-19 pandemic, the EdTech solution grabbed the attention of both the consumers and the investors significantly. Therefore, we are proud to co-lead this round in HWK as we see the right dynamics of the team and a huge potential for expansion and growth.”
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