🇪🇬 Cairo, Egypt
Darasa
AI-tutoring app for secondary students, $2/mo
EdtechSeedESG 80
Round size
$3M
Valuation
$14M
ARR
$0.4M
YoY growth
410%
Conviction
73
/ 100
73/100
High risk
Team
14
Founded
2024
Investment thesis
Why now
Arabic-first LLM tutor riding the MENA edtech wave; viral K-factor of 1.8 in beta.
- 180k MAU, 24% paid conversion
- CAC payback < 2 months
- Founders ex-Swvl, ex-MIT
Score breakdown
6-factor weighted model
Diligence checklist
- Founder references
- Cap table & legal review
- Customer calls (5+)
- Cohort & retention data
- Regulatory memo
- ESG audit
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