YCW22· OtherSkillza
Skillza builds simple tools for teachers and schools in MEA
Founders
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Competitors
Closest in what they build, same category.
CleverS12The platform that powers technology in the classroom.Shared: educationAcquired
KidatoW21Online school for K12 education in AfricaShared: educationActive
LingtS09Lingt provided a web-based platform for learning languages leveraging…Shared: educationActive
VerblingS11Language learning through video chat.Shared: educationAcquired
Strive MathS21Online Coding School for Kids 8-16Shared: educationActive
Adjacent
Overlapping tags, a different niche.
ElloW20Building the world's first 1:1 AI teacher.Shared: educationActive
NimbleS17Data-driven teacher hiringShared: educationActive
AskMyClass, now SoundkinsS18Audio learning assistant for teachers and students.Shared: educationActive
BloomyS26AI-native learning for every schoolShared: educationActive
FlintS23Personalized learning built for schoolsShared: educationActive
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About Skillza
Skillza works with schools, teachers, students, and their parents in the Middle East and Africa to build tools to maximize learning outcomes. We help today's teachers to integrate new technologies into their classrooms to improve the learner-centeredness of their classrooms. Our flagship product Quest is a tool that helps teachers and schools to simplify the process of creating and managing assessments. Teachers create and distribute assessments as well as measure and manage student performances in seconds saving them hours everyday to allow for them to focus on what they do best - teaching.
Dubai, United Arab Emirates; Cairo, Cairo Governorate, Egypt; Riyadh, Riyadh Province, Saudi Arabia; Remote
Skillza: questions
Which YC batch was Skillza in?
Skillza was in Y Combinator's Winter 2022 batch (W22).
Is Skillza still active?
Y Combinator lists Skillza as inactive.
Where is Skillza based?
Skillza lists Dubai, United Arab Emirates; Cairo, Cairo Governorate, Egypt; Riyadh, Riyadh Province, Saudi Arabia; Remote as its location on YC's directory.
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