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Manara

Education · Berkeley

About

Manara is a Silicon Valley-born, MENA-focused education company delivering AI and Cloud upskilling for enterprises, development funds, and governments. It provides bilingual (Arabic & English) tech upskilling programs designed to make MENA one of the world's leading tech talent hubs without increasing brain drain. Manara designs and delivers Silicon-Valley–level training in Cloud (AWS), AI & ML, and future-proof skills for both technical and non-technical teams. The company partners with global players like AWS, Google, Al Ghurair Foundation, and regional institutions to scale impact.

People at Manara1

  • Laila Abudahi

    Social entrepreneur | Co-Founder of Manara (YC W21) | ex-Microsoft, ex-Nvidia | Fulbright Scholar | Schmidt Futures Fellow | Angel Investor