Investing in the future of learning with Alef Education

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First published: 26-Sep-2025 11:06:13Founded in 2016, Alef Education aims to blend technology, data and teaching into a seamless digital experience. It started with one school and 200 students in 2017, quickly scaling with expansion across public schools in the UAE.In 2018, Alef entered the US market through a partnership with a leading education institution, earning the Forbes Ai Everything Brave Award in 2019 for its pioneering use of artificial intelligence in education.Alef has since steadily enhanced teaching across core subjects, including Maths, Science, English, Arabic, Social Studies and Islamic Studies. During the Covid-19 pandemic, its digital platform ensured students in UAE public schools could continue learning from home.Today, Alef Education supports 401 UAE public schools and many private schools, with 100% coverage across middle and high school grades. Its suite of products including the Alef Platform, Alef Pathways (Math), Arabits (Arabic for non-native speakers) and Abjadiyat (Arabic for young learners) has positioned it as a regional leader in education technology (EdTech) innovation.Its 65,000-plus teachers now work with 1.5 million registered students. The Alef Platform is used in approximately 14,000 schools across the UAE, US, Indonesia and Morocco. It also has a project pipeline valued at more than AED300 million (U.S.$82 million), according to a recent earnings presentation.Click here to download infographicPO successAlef Education Holding successfully completed the bookbuild and subscription process for its Initial Public Offering (IPO) on the Abu Dhabi Securities Exchange (ADX), setting its final offer price at AED1.35 (U.S.$0.37) per share – the top of its range. This gave the company a market capitalisation of AED9.45 billion (U.S.$2.57 billion) and raised AED1.89 billion (U.S.$510 million) in proceeds. Investor demand was exceptionally strong, with total subscriptions exceeding AED74 billion (U.S.$20 billion) and an oversubscription level of 39 times.The scale of demand highlights both Alef Education’s strong market position and the growth opportunity in regional EdTech. Shares began trading on 12 June 2024. The company has committed to paying a minimum dividend of AED135 million (U.S.$36.8 million) for each of its 2024 and 2025 financial years, equivalent to a 7.1% yield.Strategic growth driversAlef Education is focusing on...

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