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The EdTech Killers: Omar Abu Ghoush and Mohamad Al Shami Reach a USD 1 Million Valuation at 18 and 20

Posted on July 20, 2026

Eternity’s USD 1 million pre-seed valuation is sending waves through global EdTech as its 18- and 20-year-old founders become the youngest Arabs in history to build a million-dollar company.

AMMAN, Jordan, July 2026 — Ahead of its official launch on August 1, Jordanian EdTech company Eternity has reached a USD 1 million valuation following the completion of a pre-seed funding round backed by a confidential private investor. The investment amount and commercial terms remain undisclosed.

The milestone makes 18-year-old Omar Abu Ghoush and 20-year-old Mohamad Al Shami the youngest Arab founders in history, as well as the youngest Jordanian founders, to build a company valued at USD 1 million.

Eternity is entering the global education technology market with a direct challenge to the fragmented system that has shaped the student journey for decades. Rather than building another university-search platform, application portal or digital counselling service, the company is bringing the entire higher-education process into one connected ecosystem.

University discovery, rankings, scholarship matching, applications, AI guidance and relocation support are currently spread across platforms such as ApplyBoard, QS World University Rankings, Times Higher Education, Edvoy, Common App and UCAS. Eternity is combining these functions within one platform, reducing the need for students to move between separate services at every stage of their journey.

This approach has positioned Eternity as what could become the “EdTech killer”: a platform built not to compete for one part of the market, but to make the industry’s fragmented structure obsolete.

At the centre of Eternity is Sage, its AI guidance companion. Sage uses a student’s academic background, financial circumstances, preferred destinations and long-term goals to provide personalized guidance throughout the university, scholarship, application and relocation process.

The company is led by two founders whose experience extends beyond their age. Abu Ghoush has been a serial entrepreneur since 15 and became the youngest documented Arab and Jordanian to address the United Nations. In October 2026, he is set to join the Jordanian Permanent Mission to the United Nations, becoming the youngest documented state representative in United Nations history.
Al-Shami entered business through real estate and had facilitated more than USD 25 million in property transactions by the age of 19. By 20, he had co-founded a million-dollar technology company, bringing commercial experience, sales expertise and an understanding of high-value transactions into Eternity’s growth strategy.

Together, Abu Ghoush and Al Shami are not entering EdTech quietly. They have built Eternity with the intention of shifting the entire market and establishing a new standard for how students navigate global education.

The company’s strategy is to prioritize infrastructure, product depth, global coverage and student trust before aggressively focusing on monetization. Eternity aims to become the default platform for higher-education decisions, following the category-defining model of technology companies that first became essential to users before fully scaling their commercial operations.

The new funding will accelerate product development, expand Eternity’s global university and scholarship database, strengthen partnerships with educational institutions and support international growth following the platform’s launch.

Eternity is not asking for a place in the EdTech industry. It is building the platform that could replace the old model entirely.

About Eternity

Eternity is an AI-powered EdTech platform that brings university discovery, scholarship matching, applications, AI guidance and relocation support into one connected ecosystem. The platform is designed to help students make informed higher-education decisions with greater clarity and confidence.

Eternity officially launches on August 1, 2026.