Wamda

Egypt

Entlaq partners with Savannah to suppoert Sudanese entrepreneurs in Egypt

Entlaq, an Egypt-based entrepreneurial think tank, has partnered with Savannah, a Sudanese incubator, to support Sudanese migrants and...

Entlaq Savannah

Egypt

Bokra, CIC launch $207,000 fund to back entrepreneurial students

Egypt-based fintech Bokra and the Canadian International College (CIC) have jointly launched a $207,000 fund to back Egyptian students...

Bokra Academy Bokra CIC

Egypt

EdVentures selects eight Egyptian edtech startups to support

Egypt-based EdVentures, the VC arm of Nahdet Misr Group specialising in edtech, has invested in eight new edtech startups. The eight...

EdVentures EdTech

Egypt

Egypt's Entrepreneur Awards announces winners of 2024 edition

Egypt’s Entrepreneur Awards (EEA) has celebrated the closing of the fourth edition of its annual contest, where 15 Egyptian...

EEA Egypt's Entrepreneur Awards

Egypt

Egypt’s SETTLE secures $2 million pre-Seed

Egypt-based fintech SETTLE has raised a $2 million pre-Seed round, led by Shorooq Partners, with support from El Sewedy Capital Holding,...

SETTLE Fintech Shorooq Partners

Egypt

Egyptian edtech Farid secures $250,000 pre-Seed

Egypt-based edtech Farid has raised $250,000 in a pre-Seed funding round from Saudi businesswoman Amal bint Abdulaziz...

Farid EdTech

Egypt

Egyptian businessmen launch $42 million NextEra to transform educational landscape

A coalition between EYouth and a list of Egyptian businessmen, including Mohamed Farouk, Ahmed Tarek, Mustafa Abd Ellatif and Mokhtar...

NextEra Education EYouth Education

Egypt

Sultan Ventures acquires Acasia Group to extend foothold in MENA

US-based VC firm Sultan Ventures has acquired the Egyptian angel investment syndicate and incubator, Acasia Group, for an unknown...

Sultan Ventures Acasia Group

Egypt

Paymob secures an extra $22 million for Series B round

Egypt-based fintech Paymob has raised a $22 million Series B extension round, bringing the company’s total Series B funding to $72...

Paymob Fintech EBRD Venture Capital

Egypt

Athar Climate Action Accelerator empowers green entrepreneurs in Upper Egypt

Egypt-based Athar Accelerator has celebrated the graduation of the fifth cohort of its Climate Action Accelerator Programme. The demo...

Athar Climate Action Accelerator DFC Athar Accelerator

Egypt

Entlaq acquires a stake in Egypt’s Brotinni

Entlaq, an Egypt-based company supporting entrepreneurs, has acquired a stake in the Egyptian foodtech Brotinni for an undisclosed...

Brotinni Entlaq foodtech

Egypt

In collaboration with Wamda, Entlaq releases Egyptian Entrepreneurship Sector Diagnostics report H1 2024

Egypt-based think tank Entlaq has launched the results of its bi-annual report on the Egyptian entrepreneurship sector for the first...

Entlaq Egyptian Entrepreneurship Sector Diagnostics Report

Egypt

KBW Ventures debuts in Egypt by investing in NoorNation

Egypt-based climatetech NoorNation has received an undisclosed investment from KBW Ventures, founded by Saudi Prince Khaled bin...

NoorNation KBW Ventures Khaled bin Alwaleed

Egypt

Egyptian fintech Lucky ONE raises $3 million in convertible note

Egypt-based fintech Lucky ONE has raised $3 million in a convertible note from Lorax Capital Partners, KEM, DisrupTech Ventures and...

Lucky ONE Fintech Lorax Capital Partners

Egypt

Egypt’s T-Vencubator launches new initiative to fund five local startups

Egypt-based VC-incubator T-Vencubator has launched its inaugural initiative "Where's the Problem?" to back the Egyptian...

T-Vencubator

Egypt

Egypt’s Qardy secures seven-digit pre-Seed

Egypt-based fintech Qardy has raised a USD seven-figure pre-Seed round, invested by White Field Ventures, Vastly Valuable Ventures,...

Qardy Fintech White Field Ventures

Egypt

Synapse Analytics secures $2 million to propel expansion plans

Egypt-based AI startup Synapse Analytics has raised $2 million in investment led by Silicon Badia. Synapse Analytics, part of Hub71...

Synapse Analytics silicon badia Hub71

Egypt

Cartona closes $8.1 million Series A in a mix of debt, equity

Egypt-based B2B e-commerce platform Cartona has raised $8.1 million in a Series A extension fundraise, led by Algebra Vent...

Cartona E-commerce Algebra Ventures

Egypt

Educatly concludes $2.5 million funding round

Egypt-based edtech Educatly has secured a new funding round of $2.5 million led by TLcom Capital and Plus VC. The round also saw...

Educatly EdTech TLcom Capital

Egypt

MNT-Halan acquires Tam Finans, extending its reach into Turkey

Egyptian fintech MNT-Halan has acquired Tam Finans, a Turkey-based commercial finance company in Turkey. Terms of the transaction were...

MNT-Halan

Egypt

Egypt's Banknbox join forces with CSC Jordan to drive financial inclusion

Egypt-based fintech Banknbox has partnered with CSC Jordan to drive financial inclusion and offer joint advanced services to customers...

Banknbox CSC Jordan Fintech

Egypt

Egypt’s MNT-Halan raises $157.5 million to propel expansion plans

Egypt’s MNT-Halan has raised $157.5 million in funding, featuring contributions of $40 million from the International Finance...

MNT-Halan Fintech

Egypt

Kemitt expands into Saudi Arabia bolstered by new funding round

Egypt-based e-commerce for furniture has expanded into Saudi Arabia, following an undisclosed funding round. Founded in 2018 by...

Kemitt E-commerce

Egypt

Egypt’s Dopay secures $13.5 million Series A extension round

Egypt-headquartered fintech Dopay has closed a $13.5 million Series A extension round, topping up a previous $18 million Series A round...

Dopay Fintech Argentem Creek Partners

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