Wamda

Egypt

SweepSouth fully acquires Filkhedma

South African startup SweepSouth, has acquired 100 per cent of Egypt-based marketplace for home services Filkhedma for an undisclosed...

Felkhedma home services marketplaces

Egypt

Flat6Labs partners with ESLSCA for student incubation programme

Flat6Labs has launched an innovation and entrepreneurship incubation programme, in partnership with ESLSCA University. The programme...

Flat6Labs ESLSCA

Egypt

UAE’s ADQ to invest in Egypt as part of TSFE deal

Abu Dhabi’s state-owned holding firm ADQ has expanded its services into Egypt, by opening its Cairo office. The opening of...

ADQ Sovereign Fund of Egypt TSFE

Egypt

Has the Egyptian startup ecosystem “made it”?

Michel Assaad is a startup mentor and the vice president of Europe, Middle East and Africa strategy at Citi Bank.The views expressed below...

fawry Swvl Vezeeta

Egypt

Egypt’s Sympl raises $6 million Seed round

Cairo-based fintech Sympl, has raised a $6 million Seed round. The fundraising was led by Beco Capital, along with A15...

Sympl Fintech

Egypt

Minly acquires UAE’s shoutout platform Oulo

Egypt-based celebrity shoutout platform Minly has acquired its UAE rival Oulo for an undisclosed amount. Minly’s decision to...

Minly oulo

Egypt

Cairo Angels Syndicate Fund announces first close

Egypt-based angel network Cairo Angels has announced the first close of its micro-venture syndicate fund. The Cairo Angel Syndicate...

Cairo Angles

Egypt

Plstka raises Seed round for expansion

Egypt-based cleantech startup Plstka, has raised an undisclosed Seed funding round from Alexandria Angels Network, in addition to a...

Cleantech

Egypt

Egypt’s WaffarX raises investment from US Lobby Capital

Egypt-based cashback marketplace WaffarX has raised an undisclosed funding round, led by the Silicon Valley venture capital firm Lobby...

WaffarX Lobby Capital

Egypt

FilKhedma receives new investment from The Cairo Angels

Cairo-based home services provider FilKhedma has raised an undisclosed amount of investment from The Cairo Angels. Founded in 2014 by...

FilKhedma cairo angels

Egypt

beXel raises six-figure funding round for expansion

Cairo-based cloud-based inspection management software (beXel) has raised a six-figure investment round led by JH Investments Ltd,...

SAAS

Egypt

Raseedi raises $850,000 in pre-Series A

Egypt-based fintech Raseedi has raised $850,000 in a pre-series A round from Samurai incubate, with participation from its existing...

Raseedi

Egypt

Egypt's fintech KlickIt closes its first round of funding

Egypt-based fintech KlickIt, has raised its first round of funding led by EFG Finance and Camel Ventures, the venture capital arm...

Fintech

Egypt

RiseUp Summit concludes ninth edition by the Pyramids

It was an event intended to connect Egypt's innovative past with its thriving startup ecosystem, a bustling return to in-person events,...

RiseUp Egypt

Egypt

Egypt’s Bosta to expand to KSA, UAE in 2022

Egypt-based last mile logistics startup Bosta has announced plans to expand to the UAE and KSA in 2020. The startup,...

Bosta

Egypt

Egypt’s Homzmart expands to Saudi Arabia

Cairo-based furniture marketplace Homzmart, has announced the expansion of its operations into Saudi Arabia. Founded in...

Homzmart furniture Expansion

Egypt

Hekouky closes pre-Seed round from Nama Ventures

Cairo-based legaltech platform Hekouky has raised an undisclosed amount in a pre-Seed funding round from Nama Ventures. Founded in 2...

Hekouky Legaltech

Egypt

Egypt’s Hollydesk raises $325,000 pre-Seed round

Cairo-based fintech Hollydesk has closed a $325,000 pre-Seed investment round from angel investor Faisal Abdel Salam and other...

Hollydesk fin-tech

Egypt

Egypt's Educatly raises $1 million pre-Seed round

Egypt-based edtech Educatly has raised a $1 million pre-Seed round from Falak Startups, Enterprise Island along with a group of...

Educatly EdTech Falak Startups

Egypt

Fintech KIWE closes first financing round led by dfin Holding

Egypt-based fintech KIWE has raised its first investment round, led by dfin Holding with participation from EFG Hermes, Marakez for...

Fintech money transfer

Egypt

EdVentures invests $200,000 in Career 180 platform

Cairo-based edtech platform Career 180 has raised $200,000 from EdVentures. Founded in 2016 by Mohamed Akmal and Shorouk Alaa Eldin,...

EdVentures Career 180

Egypt

Egypt's edtech Tyro acquires Nafham

Egypt-based online tutoring platform Tyro has acquired Nafham, an edtech startup focused on school curricula of Egypt, KSA, and...

nafham EdTech

Egypt

BlinkApp raises six-figure pre-Seed

Egypt-based mobility road assistance startup BlinkApp has raised a six-figure pre-Seed round, led by investors located in UAE and...

blinkapp mobility Transport

Egypt

Egypt’s e-grocery Rabbit raises $11 million pre-seed round

Cairo-based e-grocery Rabbit has closed its pre-Seed funding round of $11 million from Global Founders Capital, Foundation Ventures,...

Rabbit e-grocery

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