RIYADH: AlGooru, a Saudi-based edtech startup, raised $1.8 million in a seed funding round with participation from Saudi venture capital firms, RAZ Group, RZM Investments, 100 Ventures, and RAY Investments. The company provides an educational platform for students to easily connect with a pool of private tutors. “Our team is rapidly expanding and through the wealth of data that we’ve accumulated, we know what the market needs and how we can capitalize on it,” Omer Awad, founding member and head of product, said in a statement. Founded in 2021, the company is planning to utilize its funding by widening its offerings as well as expanding further in the Kingdom, MAGNiTT reported.