| Date | Title | Description |
| 21.08.2024 | Fueling An Ecosystem: Meet 10 Of Egypt's Most Active Venture Capitalists The most active investors in Egypt, purely based on the number of deals, are primarily local. | Egypt boasts over 160 venture capital (VC) firms and investors supporting its startup ecosystem.
These include both local and international investors, which have collectively participated in over 800 deals in the five years between 2019 to ... |
| 31.07.2024 | Igniting Egypt's Entrepreneurial Spirit: The Resurgence of Intilaaqah and Flat6Labs | In the heart of Egypt, a new wave of entrepreneurial energy is rising. The Shell Intilaaqah program, in collaboration with Flat6Labs, has been relaunched to empower young innovators. This initiative aims to support over 1,000 budding entrep... |
| 31.07.2024 | A Catalyst For Startup Growth: Flat6Labs, Egypt's Most Active Tech Investor As one of the first seed and early-stage venture capital firms in the MENA, Flat6Labs has been instrumental in empowering th... | Flat6Labs is a leading seed and early-stage venture capital firm that currently runs the most renowned startup programs in the MENA region. The fund has a presence in Cairo, Jeddah, Abu Dhabi, Beirut, Tunis, Manama, and Amman, and it runs m... |
| 12.07.2024 | For Egyptian Startups Considering Expansion, Africa Might Be Where They Have A Competitive Edge There are many markets in Africa that are looking increasingly attractive for Egyptian startups to not o... | Egypt has always been a dominant breeding ground for startups in the region, whether you look at the size of the ecosystem, the amount of venture capital deals it attracts, or the overall amount of funding the startups within the ecosystem ... |
| 24.06.2024 | A New Report By Lucidity Insights In Partnership With Entrepreneur Middle East Takes A Deep Dive Into Egypt's Startup And Investor Ecosystem Egypt is the MENA's most populous country, Africa's third m... | This month, Lucidity Insights partnered with Entrepreneur Middle East to publish a comprehensive special report looking at Egypt's startup and investor ecosystem titled, Investing in Egypt's Startup Ecosystem in 2024. The special report loo... |
| 29.09.2022 | Data snapshot: Launch Africa, Flat6Labs Cairo lead Africa agrifoodtech investment | Investments in African agrifoodtech startups reached record heights in 2021, according to AgFunder’s inaugural Africa-focused report in collaboration with BII and FMO.
But who were the key investors driving the $482.3 million invested in 20... |
| 24.05.2021 | Flat6Labs raises $10 million, set to increase its cash seed offering to $96,000 | Share this article:
Egyptian venture capital firm, Flat6Labs, has raised $10 million for its fund for early-stage startups. The raise brings the value of its fund to $13 million.
The accelerator also announced plans to raise its cash seed o... |
| 07.04.2021 | Sanwari Ventures secures $63-million fund to invest in Egypt tech businesses | Cairo-based venture capital and private equity company Sawari Ventures has closed an Egypt-based fund of Egyptian pound 440-million with investment from Misr Insurance Group, Ekuity, National Bank of Egypt, Banque Misr, Banque du Caire, and... |
| 07.04.2021 | Sanwari Ventures secures $63-million fund to invest in Egypt tech businesses | Cairo-based venture capital and private equity company Sawari Ventures has closed an Egypt-based fund of Egyptian pound 440-million with investment from Misr Insurance Group, Ekuity, National Bank of Egypt, Banque Misr, Banque du Caire, and... |
| 05.04.2021 | Egyptian VC firm Sawari Ventures finally closes $71M fund for North African startups | Egyptian-based VC firm Sawari Ventures has closed its $71 million fund for North Africa’s rapidly growing startup ecosystem.
The firm first announced its fund in 2018, when it closed an initial $35 million (which subsequently increased to $... |
| 15.12.2020 | "We Got Funded!" Cairo-Based E-Commerce Platform Brantu Raises Raised An Undisclosed Series A Round Led By Sawari Ventures | December 15, 2020 4 min read
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| 05.11.2020 | Egypt’s Brantu secures seven-figure funding | Egypt-based startup Brantu, an eCommerce fashion online platform has secured an undisclosed seven-figure amount of funding in a Series A round led by Sawari Ventures.
The funding will be utilised to accelerate the growth of the African tec... |
| 05.11.2020 | Egypt’s Brantu secures seven-figure funding | Egypt-based startup Brantu, an eCommerce fashion online platform has secured an undisclosed seven-figure amount of funding in a Series A round led by Sawari Ventures.
The funding will be utilised to accelerate the growth of the African tech... |
| 27.11.2019 | Egyptian advertising platform Adzily raises $12.2m | Egyptian indoor advertising platform Adzily has raised a $12.2-million investment from Saudi investment firm Tharawat Holding Company.
Adzily uses a network of digital display screens placed in cafes, gyms and restaurants.
Tech publication ... |
| 27.11.2019 | Egyptian advertising platform Adzily raises $12.2m | Egyptian indoor advertising platform Adzily has raised a $12.2-million investment from Saudi investment firm Tharawat Holding Company.
Adzily uses a network of digital display screens placed in cafes, gyms and restaurants.
Tech publicatio... |
| 14.11.2019 | Startups selected for Flat6Labs Cairo’s 14th cycle to get up to $47k in funding | Startups that are selected to join Flat6Labs Cairo‘s latest accelerator programme can expect to receive seed funding of between 500 000 and 750 000 Egyptian Pound ($31 000 and $47 000).
Applications for Flat6Labs Cairo’s 14th cycle close o... |
| 14.11.2019 | Startups selected for Flat6Labs Cairo’s 14th cycle to get up to $47k in funding | Startups that are selected to join Flat6Labs Cairo‘s latest accelerator programme can expect to receive seed funding of between 500 000 and 750 000 Egyptian Pound ($31 000 and $47 000).
Applications for Flat6Labs Cairo’s 14th cycle close on... |
| 10.10.2019 | Egypt’s Sawari Ventures leads $4.5m Series-A round in Almentor.net | Dubai-based elearning platform Almentor.net, which has among its founders an Egyptian, has raised $4.5-million in a Series-A round led by Egyptian venture capital firm Sawari Ventures.
The Cairo-based VC was joined in the round, which was c... |
| 10.10.2019 | Egypt’s Sawari Ventures leads $4.5m Series-A round in Almentor.net | Dubai-based elearning platform Almentor.net, which has among its founders an Egyptian, has raised $4.5-million in a Series-A round led by Egyptian venture capital firm Sawari Ventures.
The Cairo-based VC was joined in the round, which was ... |
| 20.06.2019 | Egypt’s Swvl raises $42-million on a reported $156m valuation [Updated] | UPDATE (20 August 2019): Swvl‘s $42-million raise was based on a valuation of the Egyptian startup of $156.86-million. The valuation was calculated from a disclosure published in a financial report released by Vostok New Ventures this month... |
| 20.06.2019 | Egypt’s Swvl raises $42-million on a reported $156m valuation [Updated] | UPDATE (20 August 2019): Swvl‘s $42-million raise was based on a valuation of the Egyptian startup of $156.86-million. The valuation was calculated from a disclosure published in a financial report released by Vostok New Ventures this month... |
| 10.12.2018 | Sawari Ventures announces $35m first closing of $70m North Africa fund | Egyptian venture capital firm Sawari Ventures yesterday (9 December) announced a $35-million first closing of its $70-million Sawari Ventures North Africa Fund I (SVNFI).
The Cairo-based VC firm made the announcement on the sidelines of th... |
| 10.12.2018 | Sawari Ventures announces $35m first closing of $70m North Africa fund | Egyptian venture capital firm Sawari Ventures yesterday (9 December) announced a $35-million first closing of its $70-million Sawari Ventures North Africa Fund I (SVNFI).
The Cairo-based VC firm made the announcement on the sidelines of the... |
| 23.11.2018 | Egypt’s Swvl closes BECO Capital led Series-B round in the ‘tens of millions’ | Cairo-based transportation startup Swvl has raised an undisclosed amount in a Series-B funding round led by Dubai-based venture capital (VC) firm BECO Capital.
The startup — which was founded last year by Mostafa Kandil, Ahmed Sabbah and Ma... |
| 23.11.2018 | Egypt’s Swvl closes BECO Capital led Series-B round in the ‘tens of millions’ | Cairo-based transportation startup Swvl has raised an undisclosed amount in a Series-B funding round led by Dubai-based venture capital (VC) firm BECO Capital.
The startup — which was founded last year by Mostafa Kandil, Ahmed Sabbah and M... |
| 31.08.2017 | Egyptian technology startups stand on the shoulders of giants | Mike Ducker Contributor
Mike Ducker is the founder of the Ecosystem Forum, a platform to share effective practices to build ecosystems in emerging markets. He also mentors for Accelerate Baltimore. He earned his MBA from the Ross School of ... |
| 25.01.2016 | Did Egypt’s Uprising In Tahrir Square Launch A Startup Revolution? | Elmira Bayrasli Contributor
Elmira Bayrasli is the co-founder of Foreign Policy Interrupted and the author of From the Other Side of the World: Extraordinary Entrepreneurs, Unlikely Places.
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| 20.12.2015 | In The Middle East, Increasing Startup Opportunities Bring Hope | Elmira Bayrasli Contributor
Elmira Bayrasli is the co-founder of Foreign Policy Interrupted and the author of From the Other Side of the World: Extraordinary Entrepreneurs, Unlikely Places.
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| 30.11.2012 | Kngine Aims To Build A Natural Language-Driven App That Can Answer Any Question | Kngine (pronounced kin-gin, short for knowledge engine) is one of those startups with a goal that’s both straightforward and impressively ambitious — it wants to build an app that can answer any question. In fact, when you open the app, it ... |
| 18.01.2011 | Sawari Ventures Launches; Invests in ALZWAD and Vimov | Sawari Ventures, LLC, a Cairo, Egypt-based venture capital firm that focuses on investing in early and growth stage technology companies in the Middle East and North Africa, announced its launch.
The firm is led by Founder and Chairman Ahme... |
