Classera Joins Forces to Launch Global Edtech Accelerator Targeting Emerging Markets

Mohammed Fathy

Last updated 29-01-2026

4 min

Classera, via C.

XSEED, forms a joint venture to build and scale edtech startups.

The alliance targets emerging markets, helping founders lacking “the right runway” to grow.

Startups will be selected every six months and supported through scaling and expansion.

Partners bring global reach, investor access, and Saudi-backed funding exceeding $1 billion.

Launched at Bett London 2026, the venture signals serious international ambition.

Classera has stepped up its ambitions with a new global alliance that brings together its venture builder arm, C.XSEED, alongside SuperCharger Ventures and Saudi-based Falak Group. The partnership has been set up as a joint venture aimed squarely at building and scaling edtech startups, with a clear focus on emerging markets where founders often have ideas brimming with potential but lack the right runway.

The idea is fairly straightforward, and frankly spot on. The joint venture is meant to act as a kind of startup factory, selecting a fresh cohort of edtech companies every six months and backing them across the tricky bits of growth. That ranges from sharpening business models and getting investor-ready, through to hiring the right people and expanding beyond home markets. Classera’s existing footprint matters here; the company already works across education and training in more than 45 countries, which gives these startups access most accelerators can only dream of.

The alliance was officially unveiled during Bett London 2026, the huge global gathering for education technology. Anyone who has walked those halls knows it can be a bit of a faff to stand out, so launching there sends a strong signal about international intent.

From where I sit at Arageek, watching founders across MENA wrestle with scale, this kind of cross-border collaboration feels overdue. That said, execution will be everything. It’s easy to announce a venture; it’s much harder to turn it into a platform founders are genuinely chuffed to bits to be part of. Still, the mix here is compelling. Classera is already the largest edtech player in the region and among the top 20 globally, offering what it calls a learning super platform ecosystem. SuperCharger Ventures brings its European-based accelerator model and global investor network, while Falak Group adds deep experience in venture development and fund structuring from Saudi Arabia, with stated support benefits exceeding $1 billion.

Classera founder and CEO Mohammad Almadani said the C.XSEED concept was first revealed more than two years ago at the InnoXera learning technologies summit, driven by a belief that the company should help shape the future of learning, not just sell tools. He pointed to a broader ecosystem that includes C.XSEED, investment vehicles like the LearnGlobe fund, awareness events, and EduMall, an e‑marketplace for edtech companies.

Co-founder Mohammad Alashmawi echoed that sentiment, noting that Classera’s ambition goes beyond individual success stories to developing the entire sector and backing the next generation of edtech entrepreneurs as they scale locally and globally.

For SuperCharger Ventures, co-founder Yanos Barberis highlighted a familiar pain point: plenty of ambition, not enough access. According to him, the alliance is designed to close that gap by connecting founders directly with the right experts and investors, helping them not just meet expectations but surpass them.

Falak Business & Investment founder Adwa AlDakhil added that the goal is to give innovation-driven entrepreneurs a launchpad from Saudi Arabia to global markets, particularly in education, where transformation is long overdue.

On the flip side, I reckon the real test will be whether startups from outside the usual hubs get equal attention, but believe it or not, this setup does seem built for that. With backing that includes Saudi Arabia’s Public Investment Fund through Sanabil and prominent Silicon Valley investors, Classera is clearly betting big. Whether the venture becomes a category leader or just another alliance on paper will depend on what happens next, but for edtech founders in emerging markets, this could be a door worth knocking on, definately.

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