Qatar Development Bank invests in Kuwaiti edtech Dawraty's $2 million seed round

Dawraty, an education technology startup based in Kuwait, has raised a $2 million seed round that includes an investment from Qatar Development Bank (QDB). MENA Startup Digest reported the round on September 6, 2026, and Wamda published the company's press release on September 8. According to that release, the round values the company at $10 million and stays open to further investors, with a final close expected at the end of November 2026.

Dawraty operates a bilingual learning platform, which it describes as AI-powered, for healthcare education, professional certification and exam preparation in Arabic and English. It sells mainly to institutions, including universities, medical colleges, hospitals, professional training academies, school networks and government training bodies. Named partners include Kuwait University, the University of Bahrain, the Bahrain Institute of Banking and Finance, Belvedere Group and Johns Hopkins for continuing medical education. QDB invested after a due diligence process carried out through its 2026 accelerator program.

The company operates in Kuwait, Qatar, Bahrain and Jordan. It recently signed a partnership and reseller agreement with the Qatar Finance and Business Academy, which it described as its first contracted institutional revenue in Qatar. According to People Matters and MENA Startup Digest, Dawraty was founded in 2023 and serves more than 15,000 active learners; both outlets described the $10 million figure as a valuation cap. The company said the funds will support expansion in existing and new markets.