Top 50 Angel Investors in Egypt in July 2025
A list of 50 angel investors that invest in startups based in Egypt. We rank investors based on the number of investments they made in companies from Egypt. We update this investor list every month.Top 50 Angel Investors in Egypt in July 2025
Omar is a Managing Director, General Partner, and CFO at AAF Management Ltd. (AAF), an early-stage venture capital firm he co-founded in 2016. Over the past 5 years, Omar has invested in over 120 venture-backed startups in the US, Europe, and MENA region across a multitude of different sectors alongside over 800 blue-chip venture capital firms,corporate venture arms as well as notable incubators and accelerators. Omar has also deployed capital to 18 emerging managers globally. His fund performance is consistently ranked in the top decile in terms of DPI and TVPI respectively benchmarked on Cambridge Associates’ data on over 1500 US VC Funds. Previously, Omar spent 10 years of his career with OCI N.V. in Cairo and New York focusing on investor relations, strategy, and corporate finance where he worked on over $35 billion worth of corporate transactions. Prior to that, Omar was with Deloitte Tax LLP in Chicago and Deutsche Bank’s Leveraged Finance team in London.Omar also founded and successfully exited his own startup, Premier Foods SAE, which managed two gourmet fast food brands in Egypt. Omar previously advised Hikma Pharmaceuticals’ corporate venture arm Hikma Ventures on its digital healthcare investments Omar is also an angel investor in over 20 tech companies including Andela, Blockstack, BitOasis, Dayra, Freterium, Halan, FiscalNote, Thndr, and Ziina. Omar sits on the Board of the Middle East Investor Relations Association (MEIRA) and the Middle East Venture Capital Association (MEVCA). He is also a mentor to the NYU Steinhardt EdTech Accelerator, an advisor to Yale University’s Center for Digital Health and Innovation, and a judge at the Wharton School’s Venture Lab. In aggregate, Omar has over 16 years of international experience in corporate finance, corporate communications, management consulting, strategy, investor relations, and venture capital.Omar is an avid traveler and has visited 87 countries around the world. He also has an interest in film production and has been an Executive Producer on several short feature films including Baby Mine (2017) and Lab Rat (2018).Omar holds a BA in Economics and Political Science with Honors from the University of Chicago and an MBA from the Wharton School at the University of Pennsylvania. He was named as one of Wharton’s 40 under 40 in 2017 and one of the Top 100 the University of Chicago Alumni in Tech in 2021.
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Investment focus
- Financial Services, FinTech, Internet
- Seed, Pre-Seed, Series B
- United States, Egypt, United Arab Emirates
Portfolio highlights
- Dr. Treat — Experience pet care at its best with exceptional personalized veterinary care at unsurpassed levels. After all, our companions are entitled to happier, healthier, and longer lives.
- Fuze — Transform your business with Fuze's digital assets infrastructure solutions and integrated payment systems. Achieve seamless transactions and efficiency.
- Exponential DeFi — Exponential is an investment platform for crypto holders to earn yield on their crypto through decentralized finance (DeFi) safely and easily.
Noa Khamallah, known as K-Noa, is an active investor, and start-up scaling executive.
Before his new journey at Don't Quit Ventures Fund I, he Co-Founded GetCharged Inc (Charge) and got acquired 17.5M$ to become Charge Enterprises, a company today listed on Nasdaq Global Exchange. Prior his IPO, Noa pioneered the micro-mobility industry asfirst mover reaching Lime’s hyper-growth goals with 11 countries and 15 cities across the world, in 8 months' time which hit a record breaking valuation reaching 2.1B$. His journey with kick-scooters also led him to Voi, led by Fredrik Hjelm as VP Global Strategy. Noa helped on the company Series A, operations & public affair paving the way for a strong Nordic player. As such he is recognized as Top talent in his field by Bloomberg, Business Insider and other medias.
Noa's investor acumen incubated Cure a health-tech business to an amazing 15M$ Series A led by Breega Ventures, or Tiko a Turkish prop-tech company with a 60M$ Series A & many other investments across the world crystallizing high MOIC & DPI over 4 years time.
Prior to being caught by the micro-mobility & venture mania Noa started working at the French Ministry of Defense, he then stumbled against social pushbacks during his early career because of outdated youth offenses dating back to 2008 only to finally join Nespresso after 35 + jobs rejection, unfair dismissals & systemically discriminating led rejections. He became vocal during his various roles championing employment accessibility in favor of various candidates who committed minor offenses in their youth, LGBTQ, handicap & minorities of all kind paving the way to a better society in the process. In a recent podcast called Pause, run by French Bill Gates multi-millionaire Alexandre Mars, he said " Success should come in many shapes and forms. Our unforgiving culture of social-perfectionism doesn't emancipate people, it disables them! I was rejected by my colleagues not only because my results outpaced them, but because of what I represent: a French national, Algerian, school drop-out, who fell during his youth with bad reputation, to finally raise from his ashes with the belief of becoming successful, breaking the trans-generational poverty ceiling as immigrant in the process. I dared to become what I was meant to be, not a stereotype the world tried to define me with." His powerful message resonated at Les Determinés's podcast, a famous NGO led by Moussa Camara, supported by French president Emmanuel Macron, which backed more than 400.000 underprivileged entrepreneurs to access top investors in France.
Charity-minded, Noa furthers wealth redistribution with Epic Foundation, Les Déterminés & various other non-profit organizations, as such, he backed the famous teacher Samia Essabaa to send underprivileged high-school students to study in San Francisco and visit top start-ups, furthering hope & progress in his former community.
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Investment focus
- Real Estate, Information Technology, FinTech
- Seed, Series A, Pre-Seed
- United States, Egypt, India
Portfolio highlights
- Appetito — Buy all your groceries and household essentials from your online supermarket. Order from the comfort of your home at your finger tips.
- Vest — Vest is an app-based brokerage that wants to provide Latin American savers with access to American assets that are differentiated by product, pricing, and content. Latin Americans are known for saving, but many prefer to do so in cash or in zero-interest savings accounts.
- CURE: One app, all things health — CURE connects local pharmacies with customers throughout its platform and delivers healthcare-related goods directly to the consumer.
Karim is a technology veteran with deep experience in product and innovation management and rapid business growth and scaling – particularly in the healthcare and financial services markets. Karim has been an active investor and mentor to a number of technology businesses in Egypt and the US. He is founder and Chairman of D-Kimia DiagnosticSolutions developing fast, affordable, and accurate medical diagnostics using nano-technology and focused on controlling the Hepatitis C epidemic in Egypt and globally. Karim has served on the board of D-Kimia, Integreight, Shezlong.com, Prognos.ai, and Simplex Arabia CNC Solutions. He is also Chairman of the entrepreneurship committee of the Egyptian National Competitiveness Council, a mentor to high impact entrepreneurs through the Endeavor network, and a fellow of the Aspen Global Leadership Network. Previously, Karim was SVP, Products and Engineering at WebMD, Inc., directing product management, technology strategy and engineering. Prior to WebMD, Karim was co-founder and CTO of Riskclick, Inc., a software firm specializing in commercial insurance applications. He also was a senior associate at Booz Allen & Hamilton where he was a member of the Global e-Commerce team.Karim received his PhD in Information Systems from MIT and a dual BSc in Electrical and Computer Engineering from Carnegie Mellon University. He has over 40 publications and a patent for his work on distributed computing.
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Investment focus
- Marketplace, Internet, Blockchain
- Series A, Seed, Pre-Seed
- Egypt, Jordan, United States
Portfolio highlights
- Elk — Elk is a development board for the blockchain and the decentralized web. It combines the simplicity of Arduino along with native support for decentralized networks. With only a few lines of code you can build IoT that interfaces with Ethereum, IPFS, Whisper, and more.
- Elkrem — Elkrem provides hardware and software tools for developers to build Blockchain connected IoT products. The software and hardware tools allows anyone with minimal technical background, to build internet connected products that accept cryptocurrencies and communicate with different blockchain and decentralized protocols including Bitcoin,Ethereum, Swarm, Whisper, IPFS, IOTA and others.
- Shezlong — Talk to your therapist online privately anytime anywhere!
Tarek Roushdy is a Founder & Managing Partner at UI Investments.
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Investment focus
- Software, Consulting, Service Industry
- Seed, Angel, Series A
- Egypt, United Kingdom
Portfolio highlights
- WellPal — Healthy Super App
- UNLOCK — Companies looking to outsource certain department functions should look no further than Unlock EPN. A complete and diverse business directory of agencies and companies in Egypt. All are available with direct contact information for your convenience.
- UNLOCK — Log in now and let's unlock your business's potential together. Start your digital revolution today with UNLOCK International.
Kushal Shah is a Senior Partner at Roland Berger's Dubai office and a Managing Partner for the Middle East. Prior to joining Roland Berger, he spent 12 years with a leading consultancy in London and Dubai. He studied Economics at Cambridge in the UK and he is a certified Chartered Accountant.
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Investment focus
- eSports, Video, Gaming
- Seed, Series B
- Egypt, United States, United Arab Emirates
Portfolio highlights
- GBarena — GBarena is an online esports platform that serves the ecosystem stakeholders by the combination of a strong network of different esports communities, and a highly analytical tool to provide authentic value for all stakeholders (Publishers, Gamers, Tournament Organizers, Sponsors, Teams, and Media Partners).
- LabLabee — Gain practical expertise in the most in-demand Telco Cloud technologies with instantly set up labs.
- YaLLa esports — YaLLa Esports was born out of a passion for gaming shared by friends, which ignited a mission to build a community of gamers with an organized structure in the MENA region, championing the gaming culture and building the perfect environment for professional gamers to flourish. We aim to position ourselves as a supportive hub for gamers of alllevels with a future vision of constructing and managing the very best teams in the region, competing on a global scale and showcasing the Middle Eastern & African talent in the international gaming stratosphere.
Hatem Dowidar
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Investment focus
- Mobile, Internet, Real Estate
- Seed, Post-IPO Equity
- Egypt, United Kingdom
Portfolio highlights
- Nawy — The ultimate real estate broker in Egypt. Browse areas, compounds, and properties by price, location, and amenities to find the perfect place.
- Buseet — TRANSPORTATION FOR COMPANY EMPLOYEES BUSEET is a Modern Bus Network, established in late 2016, offering everyday commuters convenient rides by modern shuttles operated under a state-of-art technology. We provide sustainable solutions from startups to corporates, guaranteeing a private-car-like experience with affordable
- Vodafone — Vodafone is a leading technology communications company in Europe and Africa, keeping society connected and building a digital future. Find out more!
Gehan Fathi
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Investment focus
- FinTech, Finance, Software
- Seed
- Egypt, United States
Portfolio highlights
- NowPay — NowPay is a FinTech company focusing on improving the financial-wellness of corporate employees. It enables employees to get paid at any point in time during the month.
- Tribal — Tribal Credit is a corporate charge card specially designed for startups in emerging markets. Using a proprietary AI-driven approval process, the San Francisco based startup provides small and medium companies with access to payments and complete control over their spending. Founded by serial entrepreneurs, data scientists and fintech execs whohave built and led startups in both emerging markets and Silicon Valley, the startup aspires to bridge the business financial inclusion gap between the two. Tribal Credit is backed by BECO Capital, Global Ventures, Endure Capital, 500 Startups, Rising Tide Fund, AR Ventures, Off The Grid Ventures, RiseUp, and Tribe Capital.
Ali Shaaban has been a pioneer in the digital advertising and communications industry for more than 18 years, founding the award-winning full-fledged creative digital agency Icon Creations back in 2003 when the industry was at its infancy stage. Since then, Ali Shaaban has built strong long-term relationships and a strategic network with most ofthe leading automotive brands in Egypt and the Middle East, where he established a solid track record of delivering top-notch digital products & services that stood the test of time. Driven by passion for excellence and an always-on personalized approach to satisfying his partners, Ali Shaaban is the quintessential digital partner to have on your side in the automotive industry today.His automotive portfolio includes Alfa Romeo, Bentley, BMW, Castrol, Citroën, Ferrari, Fiat, Ford, Hyundai, JAC, Jaguar, Jeep, KIA, Land Rover, Maserati, Mazda, MINI, Mitsubishi, Nissan, Peugeot, Pirelli, Renault, Seat, Subaru, Toyota, Volkswagen and more. Aside from being a digital pioneer, Ali Shaaban is also an angel investor and serial supporter of emerging innovative startups and fresh business ideas, venturing into several sectors to contribute in making a sustainable impact on the local and regional economies. His latest investments have tapped into the Fintech sector with rising companies such as Paynas (https://Paynas.com), Oxygen (https://oxygen.us/), Dfin Holding (https://www.dfinholding.com/) , and Kiwe wallet (https://kiweapp.com/)
as well as the Media and AI sector with Speakol (https://speakol.com/) ,
NU Digital Awards (https://nudigitalawards.com/) and Nanotronics (https://nanotronics.co/ ).Ali Shaaban believes in always taking the next step forward in his extensive career,
and using his core values and commanding personality as motivation, he has paved
an impressive path over the years that will certainly lead
towards an even more diverse and fruitful future.
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Investment focus
- Financial Services, FinTech, Banking
- Series A, Seed, Pre-Seed
- Egypt, United States, Kenya
Portfolio highlights
- ImaliPay — ImaliPay is a financial health platform offering financial products to freelancers and blue collar gig workers in partnership with gig platforms.
- QuadriBot — QuadriBot is an engineering company specializing in the design and development of electronics and automation technology, real-time systems and the development of IT and electronic solutions around smart transportation issues. We focus on robotics and autonomous vehicles as well as any mobile platfo.
- Nanotronics Imaging — At Nanotronics we provide customized solutions for automated optical inspection, process control, and security. Learn more about what we can do for you.
As president of the Platforms & Services Division of Microsoft, Kevin Johnson leads an organization of over 14,000 employees responsible for product development, marketing and strategy for the Windows and Online Services businesses. With Bill Gates, Steve Ballmer and seven other senior executives, Johnson also serves on the Senior LeadershipTeam that sets overall strategy and direction for Microsoft.Since assuming his role in September 2005, Johnson successfully launched Windows Vista to consumers and commercial customers, resulting in record-breaking Windows revenue of nearly US$15 billion in fiscal year 2007. In addition to leading the Windows business, Johnson is driving the company's evolution towards software + services and building on the company's position as a leader in the online advertising market.Under Johnson's leadership, Microsoft has completed over 30 acquisitions in support of its software + services strategy. In August 2007, Johnson closed the company's largest acquisition, of aQuantive, Inc., to form Microsoft Advertiser & Publisher Solutions, and complement Microsoft's development of an industry-leading online advertising platform. Microsoft Advertiser & Publisher Solutions provides an online advertising platform for an ecosystem of industry partners, including advertisers, publishers and digital marketing agencies. Today the platform has offerings across digital media types and devices, including the PC, Web, mobile phones, gaming consoles, IPTV and Video-on-demand.Johnson also leads development and marketing of Microsoft's consumer online services, including Live Search, MSN.com and Windows Live, which collectively drove nearly $2.5 billion in revenue in fiscal year 2007. These compelling experiences attract hundreds of millions of consumers per month, and provide online advertising opportunities to businesses worldwide.Previously, Johnson held a number of leadership positions in sales and marketing at Microsoft, where he worked globally with consumer, small/medium business and enterprise customers. Prior to his current role, Johnson served as group vice president of Microsoft's worldwide sales, marketing and services, leading an organization of 30,000 employees, including field sales and marketing professionals who delivered $40 billion in revenue during fiscal 2005. Johnson also oversaw corporate operations and IT functions that support the work of Microsoft employees around the world.In his tenure as head of sales, marketing and services, Johnson led a transformation in the field. He organized subsidiary leadership teams in more than 80 countries and regions and orchestrated their efforts to better align with product development and company priorities. His re-engineering of the field operating approach and the sales compensation system contributed to an $11 billion increase in sales from 2002-2005. Johnson also led a cross-company initiative focused on emerging markets, positioning the company as a trusted partner for future growth.Johnson joined Microsoft in 1992, serving in a variety of roles across sales, marketing and services during his career at the company. Before joining Microsoft, Johnson worked in IBM's systems integration and consulting business unit from 1986 to 1992. He started his career in 1981 as a software developer in the petroleum and financial services industries.Johnson grew up in New Mexico and holds a bachelor's degree in business administration from New Mexico State University. He is a founding member of the board of directors of NPower, a nonprofit organization whose mission is to help other nonprofits use technology to expand the reach and impact of their work. He is also a member of the Western Region Board of Advisors of Catalyst, a non-profit organization dedicated to women's career advancement.
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Investment focus
- E-Commerce, SaaS, Advertising
- Seed, Angel, Series A
- United States, Egypt, The Netherlands
Portfolio highlights
- WAFFARX — WaffarX is Egypt’s first Cash Back provider connecting consumers with ongoing savings via current offers from our growing network of advertiser partners Our mission is to create the largest single source of qualified online buyers in the MENA region & Africa by helping advertisers build strong relationships with frequent customers in arisk-free manner that benefits everyone involved.
- Sounding Board, Inc — Your strategic partner for leader transformation. Leadership development through coaching solutions, mentoring management, and flexible program software.
- Checkmate — Never miss a deal.
Khaled Ismail is the founder and Chairman of Kiangel, an angel investment fund investing in early-stage startups in Egypt (2011).
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Investment focus
- Health Care, Medical, Information Technology
- Seed, Angel, Pre-Seed
- Egypt
Portfolio highlights
As president of the Platforms & Services Division of Microsoft, Kevin Johnson leads an organization of over 14,000 employees responsible for product development, marketing and strategy for the Windows and Online Services businesses. With Bill Gates, Steve Ballmer and seven other senior executives, Johnson also serves on the Senior LeadershipTeam that sets overall strategy and direction for Microsoft.Since assuming his role in September 2005, Johnson successfully launched Windows Vista to consumers and commercial customers, resulting in record-breaking Windows revenue of nearly US$15 billion in fiscal year 2007. In addition to leading the Windows business, Johnson is driving the company's evolution towards software + services and building on the company's position as a leader in the online advertising market.Under Johnson's leadership, Microsoft has completed over 30 acquisitions in support of its software + services strategy. In August 2007, Johnson closed the company's largest acquisition, of aQuantive, Inc., to form Microsoft Advertiser & Publisher Solutions, and complement Microsoft's development of an industry-leading online advertising platform. Microsoft Advertiser & Publisher Solutions provides an online advertising platform for an ecosystem of industry partners, including advertisers, publishers and digital marketing agencies. Today the platform has offerings across digital media types and devices, including the PC, Web, mobile phones, gaming consoles, IPTV and Video-on-demand.Johnson also leads development and marketing of Microsoft's consumer online services, including Live Search, MSN.com and Windows Live, which collectively drove nearly $2.5 billion in revenue in fiscal year 2007. These compelling experiences attract hundreds of millions of consumers per month, and provide online advertising opportunities to businesses worldwide.Previously, Johnson held a number of leadership positions in sales and marketing at Microsoft, where he worked globally with consumer, small/medium business and enterprise customers. Prior to his current role, Johnson served as group vice president of Microsoft's worldwide sales, marketing and services, leading an organization of 30,000 employees, including field sales and marketing professionals who delivered $40 billion in revenue during fiscal 2005. Johnson also oversaw corporate operations and IT functions that support the work of Microsoft employees around the world.In his tenure as head of sales, marketing and services, Johnson led a transformation in the field. He organized subsidiary leadership teams in more than 80 countries and regions and orchestrated their efforts to better align with product development and company priorities. His re-engineering of the field operating approach and the sales compensation system contributed to an $11 billion increase in sales from 2002-2005. Johnson also led a cross-company initiative focused on emerging markets, positioning the company as a trusted partner for future growth.Johnson joined Microsoft in 1992, serving in a variety of roles across sales, marketing and services during his career at the company. Before joining Microsoft, Johnson worked in IBM's systems integration and consulting business unit from 1986 to 1992. He started his career in 1981 as a software developer in the petroleum and financial services industries.Johnson grew up in New Mexico and holds a bachelor's degree in business administration from New Mexico State University. He is a founding member of the board of directors of NPower, a nonprofit organization whose mission is to help other nonprofits use technology to expand the reach and impact of their work. He is also a member of the Western Region Board of Advisors of Catalyst, a non-profit organization dedicated to women's career advancement.
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Investment focus
- E-Commerce, E-Learning, Retail Technology
- Seed, Angel, Series A
- United States, Egypt
Portfolio highlights
- WAFFARX — WaffarX is Egypt’s first Cash Back provider connecting consumers with ongoing savings via current offers from our growing network of advertiser partners Our mission is to create the largest single source of qualified online buyers in the MENA region & Africa by helping advertisers build strong relationships with frequent customers in arisk-free manner that benefits everyone involved.
- Sounding Board, Inc — Your strategic partner for leader transformation. Leadership development through coaching solutions, mentoring management, and flexible program software.
- Checkmate — Never miss a deal.
Faisal Al-Abdulsalam is the founder of Purity, and an active investor in Saudi Arabia and Egypt.
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Investment focus
- E-Commerce, FinTech, Payments
- Seed, Pre-Seed
- Egypt, Saudi Arabia, United Kingdom
Portfolio highlights
- VOO — VOO helps SMEs to increase their delivery success rate by providing one platform to manage deliveries , one API integration which connect businesses to a large network of national and international shipping providers , we are "Your E-Commerce Growth Partner"
- SIDEUP — SIDEUP provides you with all the necessary tools to grow your business through a hassle-free experience from local and global logistics support, storage services, and innovative and real-time dashboards.
- ShipHaly — mobile app connect shoppers who want to buy from abroad with travelers who can buy and deliver these items in 100% safe and secure way
Ahmed Abdelhamid is Partner at Endure Capital. He attended Vlerick Business School.
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Investment focus
- Aerospace, Biopharma, Life Science
- Seed, Convertible Note
- Egypt, United States
Portfolio highlights
- Nawah Scientific — Nawah is MENA & Africa's first Cloud Lab providing Analytical and R&D services to the region's life science, food, agricultural and pharmaceutical sectors.
- Wright Electric — Wright Electric, Inc. is building technologies for large commercial airplanes. The company is currently developing their flagship Airplane, the Wright 1, which will be a 186-seat single aisle airliner with an 800 mile range. The company hopes to achieve entry to service for the Wright 1 by 2030 and is working with commercial airlines includingeasyJet and VivaAerobus. In addition to the newly announced U.S. DOE’s ARPA-E funding, the company is funded by Y Combinator, the Clean Energy Trust and venture funds.
Richard Aseme is the VP, International Marketing and Distribution, EMEA at Paramount Pictures. He attended Oxford University (Jesus College) oct 1996 - June 2000.
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Investment focus
- FinTech, Credit, InsurTech
- Seed, Angel
- Egypt, United States
Portfolio highlights
- Axis — With axis, you can send money to friends instantly and for free, buy anything online, request money from anyone, earn rewards and cashback, and understand your spending habits so that you can budget.
- Octo — Experience infinite possibilities with financial solutions tailored to fit your lifestyle. From swift payments to personalized credit options, Octo is here to make every transaction seamless.
- Finclusion Group — Enhancing financial inclusion in Sub-Saharan Africa through data driven lending.
Con O'Donnell is Founder & Advisor at ElWafeyat.
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Investment focus
- Blockchain, Hardware, Software
- Seed
- Egypt
Portfolio highlights
- Elk — Elk is a development board for the blockchain and the decentralized web. It combines the simplicity of Arduino along with native support for decentralized networks. With only a few lines of code you can build IoT that interfaces with Ethereum, IPFS, Whisper, and more.
- Elkrem — Elkrem provides hardware and software tools for developers to build Blockchain connected IoT products. The software and hardware tools allows anyone with minimal technical background, to build internet connected products that accept cryptocurrencies and communicate with different blockchain and decentralized protocols including Bitcoin,Ethereum, Swarm, Whisper, IPFS, IOTA and others.
Khaled Alashmouny is the AMS IC Design at Apple.Khaled Alashmouny attended University of Michigan.
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Investment focus
- Blockchain, Hardware, Software
- Seed
- Egypt
Portfolio highlights
- Elk — Elk is a development board for the blockchain and the decentralized web. It combines the simplicity of Arduino along with native support for decentralized networks. With only a few lines of code you can build IoT that interfaces with Ethereum, IPFS, Whisper, and more.
- Elkrem — Elkrem provides hardware and software tools for developers to build Blockchain connected IoT products. The software and hardware tools allows anyone with minimal technical background, to build internet connected products that accept cryptocurrencies and communicate with different blockchain and decentralized protocols including Bitcoin,Ethereum, Swarm, Whisper, IPFS, IOTA and others.
Startups - Mentoring - Advising - Emerging Markets.
I am a enthusiastic entrepreneur and angel investor working with startups all around the world.
Have worked / mentored / coached / partnered / invested in more than 200 startups around the world.
Specially keen on online marketplaces and emerging and frontier markets.
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Investment focus
- Delivery, E-Commerce, Retail
- Seed, Series A
- Egypt, Nepal, Myanmar
Portfolio highlights
- Appetito — Buy all your groceries and household essentials from your online supermarket. Order from the comfort of your home at your finger tips.
- FreshGora — Food and Grocery delivery in Yangon, Myanmar.
- Treepz — Treepz Inc. (formerly Plentywaka) is building the largest shared mobility platform in West Africa with over 500,000 satisfied customers.
Ahmed Bazara
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Investment focus
- Marketplace, Real Estate, Commercial Real Estate
- Pre-Seed
- Egypt
Portfolio highlights
- Aqarmap — Aqarmap is a real estate marketplace that specializes in providing real estate management services. It features an online-based platform that allows users to buy, sell, and search for their ideal apartments and houses. The company was founded in 2011 and headquartered in Al Qahirah, Egypt.
Paul Graham
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Investment focus
- Software, Information Technology, Enterprise Software
- Seed, Series A, Angel
- United States, Egypt, Canada
Portfolio highlights
- Roforco — Roforco runs a Roblox game accelerator that makes games successful by providing funding, resources and hands-on support. It's YCombinator for Roblox games, built by two YCombinator Alumni. Co-founders Artem and Brain have been building games together since they were 14 were developers on 12 top grossing titles, accounting for over 2.74billion plays/downloads.Prior to building the accelerator, Roforco was a game studio with a portfolio of games that reached benchmarks including 10 million monthly active users and 16,000 concurrent users. Roforco also worked with notable brands such as Unilever, for whom they made an branded game with over 50 million plays.In 2022, Roforco joined YCombinator's coveted startup accelerator and went on to secure a $1.5 million seed funding round from investors including Paul Graham, Dentsu Group, the prev. COO of Activision and the CEOs of Guilded and Jellysmack. Learn more about us at https://roforco.com/For press: tom@roforco.com Based and founded in San Francisco, CA
- ParadeDB — Zero-ETL search and analytics for Postgres
- Cartage — Cartage is an AI operating system for shippers & 3PLs that automates routine tasks and connects users to carriers.
Family & Friends
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Investment focus
- Mobile Apps, Artificial Intelligence, Information Technology
- Pre-Seed, Seed
- United States, The Netherlands, Egypt
Portfolio highlights
- thrie — Transportation
- Alphunt — Login to LinkedIn to keep in touch with people you know, share ideas, and build your career.
- Bite - build your social circle — Bite is a social app focused on creating and facilitating hangouts. So you can build or maintain your social circle
The 'Afropreneur' (entrepreneur with an African focus), as he self-describes, Idris Ayodeji Bello is a Partner at LoftyInc Allied Partners Limited and co-founder of The Wennovation Hub, an innovation platform based in Nigeria, that has successfully accelerated the launch of several technology start-ups in social impact sectors. He isalso a Founding Partner at Loftyinc Capital Management, owners of the Afropreneurs Fund (I&II)The 'Afropreneur' (entrepreneur with an African focus), as he self-describes, Idris Bello is a Partner at LoftyInc Allied Partners Limited and co-founder of The Wennovation Hub, an innovation platform based in Nigeria, that has successfully accelerated the launch of several technology start-ups in social impact sectors. He is also a Founding Partner at Loftyinc Capital Management, owners of the Afropreneurs Fund (I&II)A first class honors graduate of Computer Engineering from Obafemi Awolowo University, Nigeria, he has an M.Sc in Computer Science & Data Mining from the University of Houston; an MBA in Entrepreneurship & Strategy from Rice University in Houston and an M.Sc in Global Health Science from the University of Oxford, where he was a 2011 recipient of The Lord Weidenfeld Scholarship for demonstrating remarkable potential as a future leader from an emerging economy.Idris spent the greater part of a decade working at Chevron Corporation and ExxonMobil USA, where he led several large upstream technology projects across the USA and Sub-Saharan Africa. Idris has also worked with the Clinton Foundation Health Access Initiative where he played a major role in the deployment and evaluation of Swaziland’s first mobile health patient appointment reminder system as part of the country’s National AIDS Program. Listed among CNN’s Top Ten African Technology Voices, he is a Singularity University Impact Fellow, Harambe Entrepreneur Alliance Associate, Clinton Global Initiative University Fellow, MIT Global Start-up Fellow, SAP Ashoka Global Changemakers Award Winner, Dell Technology Award Winner, StartingBloc Innovation Fellow and a Nigeria Leadership Initiative Future Leader.As a leader, Idris has mentored and catalyzed scores of contributors across the growing African landscape and is an angel investor and advisor to several African startups including Andela, Flutterwave, RelianceHMO, among others. He continues to devote his efforts to the development of innovation-driven, technology-enabled social enterprises that empower the underserved and develop transformative ideas to change lives on the African continent.He spends most of his time between Lagos, Cairo, or airport lounges.
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Investment focus
- FinTech, Software, Financial Services
- Angel, Seed, Pre-Seed
- Nigeria, United States, Egypt
Portfolio highlights
- Jem — We give employers the ability to send company-wide communications, deliver payslips, manage leave & give employees access to their earnings, via WhatsApp.
- SimpliFi — SimpliFi is on a mission to democratize payments by building the leading Cards as a Service (CaaS) platform for MENA and Pakistan.
- ORDA — Process orders, accept payments, connect to logistic providers, engage with your customers + more. We equip you with everything you need to grow your business.
Bashar Hamood is a Venture Partner at FasterCapital. He previously worked as an Associate Director at Logica. He attended Heriot-Watt University.
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Investment focus
- Information Technology, Software, E-Commerce
- Seed, Pre-Seed, Series A
- United States, Nigeria, United Kingdom
Portfolio highlights
- EcoBites — EcoBites is a subscription service that delivers sustainably sourced and eco-friendly packaged snacks and meals to consumers doorsteps.
- Lawyeree — A platform offering AI legal advice to clients and allowing clients to be connected with the best lawyers.
- SafeNest — SafeNest offers a comprehensive home security system integrating smart technology with professional monitoring services.
Youssri brings over 25 years of experience in engineering, product management, marketing, and business development in a wide range of technologies to Eonite. He is a serial entrepreneur who has successfully cofounded, operated and exited several startups globally.
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Investment focus
- Artificial Intelligence, FinTech, Finance
- Seed, Series A
- United States, Egypt
Portfolio highlights
- SOKNA — SOKNA is Egypt’s first end-to-end funeral service providing your loved ones with care and respect at the completion of their life’s journey.
- Cloudera — Cloudera delivers a hybrid cloud platform for any data, anywhere, from the Edge to AI.
- Tribal — Tribal Credit is a corporate charge card specially designed for startups in emerging markets. Using a proprietary AI-driven approval process, the San Francisco based startup provides small and medium companies with access to payments and complete control over their spending. Founded by serial entrepreneurs, data scientists and fintech execs whohave built and led startups in both emerging markets and Silicon Valley, the startup aspires to bridge the business financial inclusion gap between the two. Tribal Credit is backed by BECO Capital, Global Ventures, Endure Capital, 500 Startups, Rising Tide Fund, AR Ventures, Off The Grid Ventures, RiseUp, and Tribe Capital.
Jamal El Dabal
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- Travel, Tourism, Artificial Intelligence
- Seed
- Egypt
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- Tripdizer — Tripdizer is a travel tech startup based in Egypt. Tripdizer offers an end to end solution by offering personalized itineraries to travelers that resonate with their budget and interests, using a homegrown algorithm integrated with AI, to ensure an optimized travel experience based on the inputs of thousands of other travelers.
Farouk Kadous is a Limited Partner of Chapter One.
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- SaaS, Shipping, Logistics
- Seed
- Egypt, Singapore
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- naqla — Fill in your shipment's details and get an immediate quote.
- SOKNA — SOKNA is Egypt’s first end-to-end funeral service providing your loved ones with care and respect at the completion of their life’s journey.
- Tablevibe — No setup fees, no fixed costs, no commission. Take direct orders on your own website and social media channels. Save on third-party commissions and get full access to all your customers' data. Build your customer databases and grow your business.
Co-founder & CFO of Go.dayuse.
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- Local, Travel, Leisure
- Seed, Angel
- Egypt, United Arab Emirates
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- Godayuse — Godayuse is world's first portal specializes only in featuring day activities to help people break their routine without having to travel
- HyperSpace — We invent, build, and operate next-gen attractions connected to digital lifestyles.
Security Engineer and Civil Engineer worked in many companies.
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- Internet, Software, Web Design
- Pre-Seed
- Egypt
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- Pastes.io — Pastes.io is a simple and efficient pastebin for mainly code to be distributed neatly and efficiently across the web.website where you can store any text online for easy sharing. The idea behind the site is to make it more convenient for people to share large amounts of text online.
Faisal Alabdelsalam is the Founder and CEO of Zetta Technologies. He previously worked at STC as a Database Manager. Faisal Alabdelsalam attended King Saud University.
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- Consulting, Information Technology
- Seed
- Saudi Arabia
Portfolio highlights
- Bekia — With Bekia, Exchange your waste for products in Egypt
- Fine Diner — Fine Diner delivers mouth-watering meals straight to your door. From sizzling steaks to crispy fish and chips, our menu offers a variety of delicious options for every craving. Order now and experience the taste of quality food delivered with convenience
- ARKTECH — Ark is a real estate platform that creates a variety of investment channels and streamlines real estate operations while achieving sustainability. Ark Structured investment contracts in prestigious real estate that have fixed returns and produce income on a regular basis for a chosen time frame.
Mohamed Gaballah
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- Real Estate
- Seed
- Egypt
Portfolio highlights
- isqan.com — We’re not your average real estate search engine. We empower you with groundbreaking data to help you find real estate all over Egypt making it as easy and convenient as possible. Get connected with the best local professionals and browse our vast variety of commercial and residential listings. You can rent short or long term, or buy all kinds ofproperty; from new developments to resale, and everything in between. We will even help you sell your properties. At Isqan.com, we are determined to simplify the process, while providing you with everything the industry has to offer.
Abdul Majeed Al Hokair is an individual partners.
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- Restaurants, Food and Beverage
- Pre-Seed, Funding Round
- Egypt
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- valU — The leading buy now pay later solution
- The Food Lab — The Food Lab is a cloud kitchen platform but describes itself as an infrastructure company for restaurants in Egypt — about 400,000 in number — in the food & beverage (F&B) space. The company provides a full suite of end-to-end services, including cloud kitchen (kitchen as a service) and procurement.
Paul Buchheit co-founded social network aggregator FriendFeed, along with three other former Google employees. He is also an investor in FriendFeed and participated in a $5 million Series A round in February 2008.He was the 23rd employee at Google, where he created Gmail and implemented many of its innovative features. He developed the originalprototype of Google AdSense, and was responsible for Google's famous "Don't be evil" motto in a meeting.
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- Software, Health Care, E-Commerce
- Seed, Series A, Angel
- United States, Canada, India
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- SiPhox Health — SiPhox offers a handheld testing device with RNA/DNA and protein testing for point-of-care and At-Home solutions. The company's kit is made by multiplexing RNA, antibody, and antigen tests on a single silicon photonic chip which is amplified by plasmon resonance and silicon photonic resonator readout, enabling users to undertake tests fordisease safely and in a disposable point-of-care and at-home manner.SiPhox was founded in 2020 and is based in Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA.
- Character.ai — Meet AIs that feel alive. Chat with anyone, anywhere, anytime. Experience the power of super-intelligent chat bots that hear you, understand you, and remember you.
- Perplexity AI — Perplexity is a search engine platform that uses artificial intelligence to provide large language models and search engines. The company's platform enables the development of beneficial artificial general intelligence, as well as an open-source environment that is accessible to the public, allowing clients to develop skills and knowledge inartificial intelligence.
Ahmed Medhat - Research Scientist, Core Data Science @ Meta
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- Artificial Intelligence, Information Technology, Machine Learning
- Seed, Pre-Seed
- United States, United Kingdom, Egypt
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- Pylon — Reliable smart energy solutions within the reach of emerging markets.
- Grin Gaming — GrinData micro markets software leverages best-in-class high-frequency trading and machine learning to deliver reliable odds pricing on the most markets.
- Anarchy — Anarchy builds a cloud platform for AI pioneers to build LLM tools augmented with external interactivity.
Gustavo Fuchs
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Investment focus
- Transportation, Apps, Internet
- Seed
- Egypt, Bangladesh
Portfolio highlights
- Jatri — Jatri is a public transport journey planner, digital ticketing and mobility marketplace, driving productivity by helping drivers to offer reliable transport to the commuters through our state-of-the-art technology.
- Buseet — TRANSPORTATION FOR COMPANY EMPLOYEES BUSEET is a Modern Bus Network, established in late 2016, offering everyday commuters convenient rides by modern shuttles operated under a state-of-art technology. We provide sustainable solutions from startups to corporates, guaranteeing a private-car-like experience with affordable
Lamiaa Abdelmonem
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Investment focus
- Education, Health Care, Real Estate
- Series A
- Egypt
Portfolio highlights
- Al-Jannat Real-Estate — Al Janat is a real estate investment company, an Egyptian joint stock company engaged in real estate investment and real estate development in Egypt, which has a new concept for residential projects.
Abderahman ElSewedy
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- Software
- Series A
- Egypt
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- NowPay — NowPay is a FinTech company focusing on improving the financial-wellness of corporate employees. It enables employees to get paid at any point in time during the month.
Jason Finger is a founder at Seamless.
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- Software, Apps, Internet
- Seed, Series A, Funding Round
- United States, Egypt
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Mahmoud Ali
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- FinTech, Human Resources, Health Insurance
- Pre-Seed
- Egypt
Portfolio highlights
- Paynas — Through its cloud-based HRM tool designed to fit the needs of SMEs, a seamless payroll solution—via Visa-powered cards, and tailored and affordable medical insurance, paynas aims to unlock the resources SMEs need to grow, while promoting the financial inclusion of their employees through a menu of financial services and benefits.
Hadeer is currently the General Manager of Careem in Cairo and was the founder of Taxi El Sa7el. She worked in Lebanon & The Netherlands in 2011-2013 in AIESEC and graduated from AUC from Business Marketing in 2011.
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Investment focus
- Medical, Psychology, Health Care
- Convertible Note
- Egypt
Portfolio highlights
- Shezlong — Talk to your therapist online privately anytime anywhere!
Anthony Saleh is the Founder and CEO of Emagen Investment Group, Inc. and General Partner of WndrCo.
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- E-Commerce, Internet, Fashion
- Seed, Series A, Series B
- United States, Egypt, Spain
Portfolio highlights
- HUBUC — A single API-platform that allows any business to embed financial services capabilities into their products. e.g Uber can issue branded credit cards for all Uber drivers and Walmart provides customers a simple way to better manage and control their everyday finances, with no regulatory burden or compliance requirements in a few weeks.
- CREATESAFE — CREATESAFE, automating the management, distribution, and marketing of music.
- VersusGame — VersusGame offers creators and brands the opportunity to cultivate a community with an interactive content solution that rewards knowledge
Paul Antaki
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- Fashion, E-Commerce, Sustainability
- Seed
- Egypt
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- The Fashion Kingdom — Fashion, Sneakers for men, women, and kids
Emad helps businesses and companies with SEO improve ranking in search engine results — Planning and executing SEO strategies for various big-brand companies. He is a highly motivated individual who is prepared to use the knowledge collected from his practices and experience as he started his career as a web hosting technical support in 2003. hehas created many WordPress sites from 2008 till now. He learned about digital marketing in 2010 and started his new career in digital marketing in 2011 as a content writer, managing social media accounts, creating ads, and finally moved to SEO in 2013.
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- Food Delivery, Food and Beverage
- Pre-Seed
- Egypt
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- egmenu — egmenu is a new social network platform focused on food and beverage. Discover your favorite restaurants and order what you want. Further, follow your favorite food bloggers, participate in a community of food enthusiasts, share your delicious meal, and get the best price for your order.
15 years of experience in private equity, venture capital, investment banking, corporate strategy, angel investing, and business development having an MBA from the Kelley School of Business, Indiana University, USA and being a CAIA Charterholder.
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- Blockchain, FinTech, Cryptocurrency
- Seed, Pre-Seed
- United States, Egypt, India
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- Stakefair — Stakefair is an ecosystem of blockchain, crypto and DeFi products.
- Otida — Otida is an app that acts as a nutritionist, a fitness coach and physician, among other roles, for patients with diabetes who struggle while navigating through their day-to-day lives.
- Afropolitan — Afropolitan is building a Network State to unleash the maximum potential of Africans around the world. Are you interested? Join us with your email.
mohamed alsamman
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Investment focus
- Mobile, Delivery, Internet
- Pre-Seed
- Egypt
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- Awfar — Awfar Market is the first online platform for supermarket and Grocery Stores in MENA Region, providing users with the ability to choose their favorite supermarket chain and shop for groceries, also comparing and viewing products nutrition information and picking appropriate delivery time & method of payment. Awfar Market provided the deliveryy service in the most safe and hygienic way through Through our Cloud Sourcing Delivery Application, Delivery Rep ( with their cars ) using our Application to pickup order and deliver to customer GPS Location, which is equipped with the required tools to keep your groceries safe, cool and fresh.- Vision Our Vision to be a leader in the e-commerce Sector In Middle east Through building a new shopping experience matching with culture of Middle East customers and satisfy their needs.- Mission: We are on a mission to virtualize the businesses around the Arab world
Onsi Sawiris is a Co-Founder and Managing Partner at HOF Capital, where he focuses on cloud-based technologies, fintech and enterprise SaaS.Onsi currently sits on the boards of Drop Technologies (Canada), ItaliaOnline (BIT:IOL) (Italy), Riverbank (EU), OPTii Solutions (US), Mach Music (US), Energal (Egypt), and is a Board Observer at Orascom TMTInvestments (Luxembourg, Egypt, UK). His focus is on supporting these companies with digital transformation strategies, and finding synergies with HOF's portfolio.Prior to HOF Capital, Onsi worked in TMT-focused M&A at Arma Partners, a specialist technology investment bank. Onsi also co-founded Energal, a hyperlocal sustainable energy company tackling distribution inefficiencies in emerging markets.Onsi holds a BSc in Mechanical Engineering from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT). He is fluent in English, German and Arabic with a working proficiency in French.
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- Retail, FinTech, Payments
- Seed, Series A, Series B
- Egypt, Canada, United States
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- Nawy — The ultimate real estate broker in Egypt. Browse areas, compounds, and properties by price, location, and amenities to find the perfect place.
- SOKNA — SOKNA is Egypt’s first end-to-end funeral service providing your loved ones with care and respect at the completion of their life’s journey.
- Drop — Join the free rewards app with over 5 million members that lets you earn points by shopping at 500+ brands, investing in crypto, playing games and more.
Jamal Almuttareb
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- Marketplace, Real Estate, Commercial Real Estate
- Pre-Seed
- Egypt
Portfolio highlights
- Aqarmap — Aqarmap is a real estate marketplace that specializes in providing real estate management services. It features an online-based platform that allows users to buy, sell, and search for their ideal apartments and houses. The company was founded in 2011 and headquartered in Al Qahirah, Egypt.
Dr. Khaled AlMutabagani is an investor.
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- Seed
- Egypt
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- SOKNA — SOKNA is Egypt’s first end-to-end funeral service providing your loved ones with care and respect at the completion of their life’s journey.
Yaser Alghamdi
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Investment focus
- Financial Services, Information Technology, Retail
- Pre-Seed, Seed
- Egypt, Pakistan, Saudi Arabia
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- EdfaPay — Innovative and modern payment solutions tailored to suit the needs of businesses of all sizes and types, allowing for effortless growth management through a
- KalPay — KalPay is the largest Shariah Compliant Buy Now Pay Later in Pakistan, giving our customers easy access to credit and allowing them to purchase products in 3 monthly installments. We have a portfolio of hundreds of brands spread across multiple segments!
- ON Market — E-grocery marketplace allows customers to order from their favorite retailers while empowering retailers to build & sustain online commerce
Hisham Halbouny is the Partner at London-based Mansour Capital.
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- Seed
- Egypt
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- SOKNA — SOKNA is Egypt’s first end-to-end funeral service providing your loved ones with care and respect at the completion of their life’s journey.
Mostafa Amin - CEO & Co-Founder @ Breadfast
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Investment focus
- Seed
- Egypt
Portfolio highlights
- SOKNA — SOKNA is Egypt’s first end-to-end funeral service providing your loved ones with care and respect at the completion of their life’s journey.
Amal bint Abdulaziz Al-Ajlan is an angel investor.
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- EdTech, Primary Education
- Pre-Seed
- Egypt
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- Farid — Farid is the first and most prominent platform in the Middle East and North Africa to offer direct, one-on-one sessions for character development and mental health treatment.
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