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Manara (YC W21) — Connecting top middle east talent to global tech jobs

Manara untaps the human potential in the Arab world and helps global tech companies access high-quality, diverse talent. We identify the top software engineers in the region and offer them a last-mile solution to land their dream jobs: interview preparation and referrals.

Manara is a Y Combinator company in the Winter 2021 batch. Its directory entry describes it as: Connecting top Middle East talent to global tech jobs. The founders listed are Iliana Montauk (Founder), Laila Abudahi (Founder) (Y Combinator directory entry, February 24, 2021).

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Manara

New accelerator entry · 2021-02-24 · the record

Winter 2021
batch
10
people
Early
stage
United States of America
region
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What the record says

BatchWinter 2021
Announced2021-02-24
StageEarly
StatusActive
Team size10
IndustryB2B
Sub-industryB2B -> Recruiting and Talent
SectorsEducation, Edtech
RegionsUnited States of America, America / Canada, Remote, Fully Remote
BasedSan Francisco, CA, USA; Berkeley, CA, USA; Remote
HiringNo
Sitehttp://www.manara.tech

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Manara untaps the human potential in the Arab world and helps global tech companies access high-quality, diverse talent. We identify the top software engineers in the region and offer them a last-mile solution to land their dream jobs: interview preparation and referrals.

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