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Manara

Connecting top Middle East talent to global tech jobs

Y CombinatorWinter 2021ActiveB2BRecruiting and TalentEducationEdtech

What they do

Problem

Top software engineers in the Middle East struggle to access global tech job opportunities and global companies struggle to source high-quality diverse talent from the region.

Solution

Manara identifies top Middle East software engineers and provides interview preparation plus referrals to connect them with global tech employers.

Who it's for

Middle East software engineers seeking global roles and global tech companies hiring engineers.

Founders

Iliana Montauk
Founder

Iliana's passion is untapping human potential. She previously bootstrapped the launch of the first startup accelerator in Gaza - literally during a war. While there, she increased women's participation in pipeline activities from 25% to 49% and ran the largest crowdfunding campaign in the Arab region. She has worked as a senior product manager managing talent at the largest talent marketplace in the world (Upwork) and at Google. She speaks 5 languages and is always trying to make better hummus.

Laila Abudahi
Founder

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