Farid Academy
About
An Egyptian EdTech startup offering one-to-one live coaching focused on social-emotional learning, psychological resilience and life skills for children and adolescents, plus certification programs for coaches.
Founders
Recent News
EdVentures, Mastercard Foundation select 13 Egyptian startups for 3rd EdTech Fellowship
Thirteen Egyptian edtech startups were selected for the third Mastercard Foundation EdTech Fellowship run by EdVentures, expanding the programme to 36 startups and providing business, financial and learning-science support to ready companies for scale and impact.
Farid Academy becomes first EdTech startup in Egypt to secure official Startup Label
Farid Academy, founded in 2024 by Mahmoud Hussein, is the first Egyptian EdTech to receive the national 'Startup Label' from MSMEDA, giving it regulatory benefits and incentives. The startup delivers one-to-one social-emotional learning and character-development coaching and is expanding regionally from a Riyadh office.