Business For Teens Raises Six-Figure Pre-Seed to Ignite Young Entrepreneurs Across MENA

Editorial Team

Last updated 5-01-2026

3 min

Business For Teens, a startup focused on teen entrepreneurship, secured a substantial six-figure pre-seed round.

It's launched hands-on programmes in over ten schools across Egypt and Saudi Arabia, involving 600 students.

The funding, led by Salah Abou Elmagd, will expand programmes and partnerships across the region.

Founder Nadeem Barakat emphasises practical skills for teens to succeed in today's fast-paced world.

Plans include launching three new programme levels by 2026 and expanding to 30 schools.

Business For Teens has wrapped up a six‑figure pre‑seed round, giving the young startup a solid push as it works to bring entrepreneurship and financial literacy to teenagers across Egypt and the Gulf. I’ve watched similar initiatives roll out in the region over the years, and honestly, seeing teens get this kind of early exposure feels spot on, especially when schools are often slow to update their curricula.

The company has been gaining traction rather quickly. Since launching, it has teamed up with more than ten schools between Egypt and Saudi Arabia, offering hands‑on programmes to over 600 students aged 10 to 16. These aren’t just classroom sessions either. The team has organised student bazaars and exhibitions where kids actually present real business projects to the public—hundreds of visitors wandering through, asking questions, buying things. It’s the kind of experience that sticks. At Arageek, we’ve met plenty of founders who say their spark started with something just like that.

This funding round was led by training and sales expert Salah Abou Elmagd, alongside a group of angel investors. The fresh capital will help the startup expand its footprint, develop new programme levels, and build stronger links with schools and educational bodies. And believe it or not, the whole model is based on more than a decade of real business development experience, shaped into interactive courses, startup simulations, and games built around modern global learning standards.

Founder Nadeem Barakat said the company aims to give teenagers a clear path from learning the basics to launching real projects, helping them build both personal and practical skills “needed to succeed in today’s fast‑changing world.” He added that the new investment will allow the team to widen its impact across the region and forge deeper partnerships. On the flip side, I reckon scaling educational programmes across multiple countries can be a bit of a faff, but the early traction suggests they’ve found a working rhythm.

Salah Abou Elmagd, who led the round, described this as his first step in a series of future investments and expressed strong confidence in the company’s mission and its ability to grow into “a scalable, high‑impact educational entity.” One tiny detail that caught my eye is how closely he’d been following the startup before investing—something you don’t always see among angel backers these days, who can sometimes spread their bets a bit too thin… you know?

Looking ahead, Business For Teens is gearing up to launch three new programme levels in the first quarter of 2026, expand its school network to over 30 institutions, and train more than 6,000 students by year‑end. Schools and youth organisations keen to collaborate are being encouraged to reach out through the company’s website—though I almost typed websote there, which tells you how fast this story is moving.

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