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- README.md
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- Technology Stack
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- Multi-Tenancy
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- Onboarding Videos
- Add Values
- Admission
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- Attendance
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- Exams
- Exam Wizard
- Timetable
- Classrooms
- Notifications
- Conference
- LMS (Lumos)
- Finance
- Fee Management
- Invoice
- Wallet
- Salary
- Payroll
- Timesheet
- Expenses
- Budget
- Receipt
- Accounts
- Banking
- Reports
- Dashboard
- Permissions
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- Integration Flow
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- AI Document Processing
- Document Intelligence
- Internationalization
- Translation
- Translation Guide
- Icons
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This page is the content of the investor deck. The Figma source and PDF export live elsewhere (see Sources). When numbers change, this page updates first — the design follows.
Last verified: 2026-05-18.
How to use this doc
- Slide 1 = title slide; slide 11 = appendix opener. The 10 content slides in between are what investors read.
- All quantitative claims trace to Traction. Update Traction first.
- Variables in
{{double_braces}}are filled per investor before sending. - For grant officers, swap slides 7-11 with the impact narrative from Grants.
Slide 1 — Title
Hogwarts Arabic-first, open-source school operating system. ed.databayt.org · demo.databayt.org · github.com/databayt/hogwarts
Pitched to: {{firm}} · {{date}}.
Slide 2 — Problem
Seventeen million children are out of school in Sudan. Schools that have reopened — and the broader MENA system serving 80M+ K-12 students — run on paper registers, Excel sheets, and WhatsApp groups.
| Pain | Industry baseline |
|---|---|
| Admin time lost to paperwork | 40+ hours/month per administrator |
| Cost of fragmented tooling | $15K–$50K/year per school |
| Data error rate from manual entry | ~23% |
| Parents dissatisfied with communication | ~65% |
The problem is documented. The buyers are reachable. The disruption window is open.
Slide 3 — Solution
A complete cloud-based school operating system. One platform for enrollment, attendance, exams, timetables, grading, finance, parent communication. Arabic-first. Multi-tenant. Open source.
| Capability | What schools get |
|---|---|
| Multi-tenant SaaS | A new school onboards in minutes; isolation by schoolId |
| Arabic-first / RTL | Built RTL-native, not bolted on |
| AI-assisted operations | Document review, exam wizard, bank-receipt extraction |
| Open source (SSPL-1.0) | Self-host free; managed SaaS for those who prefer not to |
Slide 4 — Why now
| Tailwind | Why it matters |
|---|---|
| Sudan reopened schools in Feb 2026 after a 3-year hiatus | Schools rebuild from zero infrastructure — no incumbent |
| Saudi Vision 2030 + NTDP ($430M+ deployed in 2026) | Government is buying tech infrastructure today |
| MENA EdTech market $14.4B → $33B by 2030 | Demand outpaces supply of Arabic-first solutions |
| AI lowers product cost (admin auto-extraction, exam authoring, translation) | Engineering team of 2-3 ships features a 20-person team used to |
| Open-source acceptance in MENA government tenders rising | Schools/ministries no longer reject OSS-licensed software |
Slide 5 — Market
| Layer | Definition | 2026 estimate |
|---|---|---|
| TAM | Global K-12 SaaS | ~$200B |
| SAM | MENA K-12 administration software | $14.4B → $33B by 2030 |
| SOM | Arabic-first MENA K-12 admin SaaS (5-year capture) | $1.2B |
| Beachhead | Sudan + KSA private K-12 (10K target schools) | ~$120M ARR potential |
Full breakdown in Business model.
Slide 6 — Product
Live now:
- Demo: demo.databayt.org —
admin@balqalam.com/1234 - Pilot: kingfahad.databayt.org — King Fahad Schools
- Production: ed.databayt.org
Screenshots in the Figma deck cover: dashboard (role-aware), admission wizard, attendance + geofence, exam wizard, fee + invoice flow, parent portal, transportation. See MVP for the epic-by-epic shipped state.
Slide 7 — Traction
| Signal | Value |
|---|---|
| Paying-pilots signed | 1 / 10 (MENA-10 cohort) |
| Source files | 4,912 TS/TSX |
| Tests | 52 automated suites |
| CI workflows | 8 GitHub Actions |
| i18n parity | AR 2,247 / EN 2,243 keyed strings |
| AI integrations | Anthropic, OpenAI, LangChain, AI SDK |
| GitHub | github.com/databayt/hogwarts |
What is NOT traction: $0 MRR today; first pilot is free; conversion is the gate. See Traction for the full honest accounting.
Slide 8 — Business model
Tiered SaaS. Free → Pro → Enterprise.
| Tier | Price | Target |
|---|---|---|
| Free | $0 (up to 100 students) | Smallest schools, NGOs, pilots |
| Pro | $1.50/student/month | Private K-12 (300-2,000 students) |
| Enterprise | $1.00/student/month | School groups, ministries (2,000+) |
| Services | Project-based | Migration, custom integration |
5-year revenue projection: Y1 $240K → Y3 $6M → Y5 $36M. See Business model for the full unit economics and assumptions.
Slide 9 — Competition
Battle-card vs 9 named vendors in Competitors. The short version:
| Dimension | Hogwarts edge |
|---|---|
| Arabic-first | Built RTL-native; competitors bolt Arabic on years later |
| Open source | Schools inspect the code; no lock-in; community contributes |
| Price | $1-1.50/student vs $4-12 industry norm |
| AI integrations | Native (exam wizard, document intelligence); competitors lag |
| Multi-tenant | Onboarding in minutes; competitors charge for new "instance" |
Slide 10 — Team
- Founders: databayt team — Sudanese-founded, distributed across Sudan/KSA/Egypt/Europe.
- Advisors: TBD (see Data Room for current bench).
- Contributor model: open-source via shared economy — point-based valuation, doctrinal Mudaraba/Shirkat al-A'mal/Waqf framework.
- Hiring posture: $X of the ask goes to one senior product-engineering hire + one MENA sales lead in year one.
Slide 11 — Ask
| Bucket | % | 12-month deliverable |
|---|---|---|
| Engineering (1 senior hire) | 35% | Payment-umbrella P0/P1 + offline engine + AI tutor MVP |
| MENA sales (1 lead + 1 SDR) | 30% | MENA-10 conversion → 10 paying schools → MENA-25 cohort |
| Pilot subsidies (free for 6 months) | 15% | 10 free pilots fully serviced incl. onboarding visits |
| Compliance + entity setup | 10% | KSA legal entity, Sudan registration, security audit, SSO/SAML |
| Runway buffer | 10% | 2-month operational reserve |
Asking $250K-$500K (range across instrument types: grant, SAFE, convertible). 18-month runway to seed milestone (10 paying schools, $50K+ MRR, ready to raise priced seed).
Instrument preference: grant + SAFE-cap blended. Toxic-term list in Investors.
Appendix slides (linked, not embedded)
- Cap table (current + post-raise) — in Investors + Data Room.
- Detailed financials (3-year P&L, hiring plan) — Data Room.
- Architecture diagram — see Architecture.
- Security posture (CodeQL, Sentry, RBAC, multi-tenant isolation) — Data Room.
- References (3 pilot principals, 2 contributors, 2 advisors) — Data Room.
- Press / community mentions — TBD.
Variables to fill before sending
| Variable | Where to source |
|---|---|
{{firm}} | Investor firm name (slide 1) |
{{date}} | Today's date (slide 1) |
{{ask}} | Adjusted for fund stage: $250K for angels/grants, $500K for seed VCs |
{{milestone}} | Adjusted for runway target: 10 schools / $50K MRR / priced seed |
Related
- Fundraising — strategy hub
- Traction — number set
- Investors — VC/angel narrative
- Data Room — DD checklist
- Outreach — cold-email templates
Sources
- Figma deck source: TODO — link after design pass.
- PDF export: TODO — link after design pass.
- Public deck mirror: TODO — link after publication.
On This Page
How to use this docSlide 1 — TitleSlide 2 — ProblemSlide 3 — SolutionSlide 4 — Why nowSlide 5 — MarketSlide 6 — ProductSlide 7 — TractionSlide 8 — Business modelSlide 9 — CompetitionSlide 10 — TeamSlide 11 — AskAppendix slides (linked, not embedded)Variables to fill before sendingRelatedSources