Noon Academy
noonacademy.com
Social, gamified live group tutoring across MENA.
Noon Academy is a social, gamified live-learning platform founded in 2013 and headquartered in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. It positions itself as a social learning network where students attend live interactive classes, study with friends in groups, and compete with peers, blending tutoring with community and game mechanics.
Students join live interactive group classes and practice questions, with gamified peer-learning features that let them study in groups, compete, and request top tutors for live on-demand tutoring. The product runs on a freemium subscription model: basic content is free for all users, while access to private tutors and advanced content is paid. Noon focuses on the MENA region and serves K-12 and exam-prep students.
Noon Academy has raised a total of around $62.6 million across multiple rounds from investors including Raed Ventures, 500 Global, and STV. It suits students who learn better socially — those who want live group classes, peer competition, and gamified motivation alongside optional paid 1:1 tutoring.
Pros & cons
Pros
- Social, gamified live group classes with peer competition
- Free basic content under a freemium model
- On-demand access to top tutors for paid 1:1 help
Cons
- Private tutors and advanced content require payment
- Primarily focused on MENA-region curricula and markets
Key features
- Live interactive group classes
- Gamified peer learning and competition
- Practice questions and study-with-friends groups
- On-demand live tutoring from top tutors
Key facts
- Type
- Regional Tutoring Marketplaces
- Model
- Subscription / group classes
- Founded
- 2013
- Headquarters
- Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
- Regions served
- Saudi Arabia, Egypt, Iraq, Jordan, Kuwait, Oman, India
- Subjects
- K-12 curriculum subjects, test prep
- Pricing
- Freemium live group classes; paid premium
- Scale
- Millions of students