# A15

> A15 is a VC fund in Cairo backing E-Commerce, FinTech and Software. See 60 investments, check sizes, portfolio and contact details. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Cairo, Egypt
- Total investments: 60
- Last investment: Jan 2026
- Lead investor: 38%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company-beta/10233151
- X (Twitter): https://twitter.com/A15_Inc
- Website: http://www.a15.com
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/pg/A15

A15 is an entrepreneurial company that invests in digital products and technology brands. They aspire to empower the human race to overcome its limits and expand its capabilities by creating real products for real people. They help them scale by providing them with investment, the support of our ecosystem, and act as their launchpad for expansion.It was founded in 1996 and is headquartered in Cairo, Egypt.

## Contacts

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## Round sizes

| Stage | Round size |
| --- | --- |
| Seed | $100k–$8M |
| Pre-Seed | $50k–$1.4M |

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| E-Commerce | 10 | 17% |
| FinTech | 7 | 12% |
| Software | 7 | 12% |
| Information Technology | 5 | 8% |
| SaaS | 4 | 7% |

67 industries tracked in total.

### Stage

| Stage | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Seed | 26 | 43% |
| Pre-Seed | 8 | 13% |
| Funding Round | 8 | 13% |
| Series A | 4 | 7% |
| Venture - Series Unknown | 3 | 5% |

7 stages tracked in total.

### Country

| Country | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Egypt | 29 | 48% |
| United States | 6 | 10% |
| United Kingdom | 2 | 3% |
| United Arab Emirates | 2 | 3% |
| Ireland | 1 | 2% |

6 countries tracked in total.

## Team

| Name | Title | Investments | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Fadi Antaki | General Partner | 4 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/fadi-antaki |
| Karim Abd El Kader | Head of Marketing & Growth Strategy | 0 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/karim-abd-el-kader |
| Karim Beshara | General Partner | 19 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/karim-beshara |
| Mahmoud Abu El-makarem | CFO | 0 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/mahmoud-abu-el-makarem |
| Moustafa Hamama | Head of Legal Affairs | 0 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/moustafa-hamama |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| KNOT Technologies | AI-powered solutions designed to untangle event ticketing inefficiencies | $1M | Pre-Seed | Jan 18, 2026 |  |
| iVoiceUp | iVoiceUp is a fully-fledged enterprise ethics & compliance case management platform that empowers senior management to Detect, Handle & Analyze misconduct and unethical cases. |  | Venture - Series Unknown | Dec 14, 2025 |  |
| Byit | Byit is a technology platform developed to empower independent real estate brokers and freelancers. | $1.1M | Seed | Dec 08, 2025 |  |
| Bluworks.io | Bluworks.io is a HRTech SaaS platform offers cloud-based solutions. | $1M | Seed | Nov 22, 2025 |  |
| SehaTech | Healthcare fintech startup that helps in bridging the communication gap between the healthcare providers and streamline their monetary transactions. | $1.1M | Seed | Oct 19, 2025 |  |
| Tagaddod | Tagaddod is a renewable Energy and Waste Management Egyptian company, started in February 2013 and operating in Cairo –Egypt. Currently focusing on clean fuels, Tagaddod is working on Biodiesel production from Vegetable Oils. Biodiesel is a fuel alternative that is produced from waste vegetable oils and used in conventional diesel engines, whichcan directly substitute for or extend supplies of traditional petroleum diesel. | $26.3M | Series A | Sep 29, 2025 |  |
| Gail | GAIL is an AI platform that provides conversational automation and virtual AI employees, primarily for insurance agencies and other regulated industries. It helps businesses automate sales, support, and customer engagement 24/7, aiming to reduce costs and improve efficiency with easy onboarding and integration | $8.2M | Seed | May 21, 2025 |  |
| Nowlun | Nowlun is an online freight forwarding platform allowing you to compare between different services and rates that match your needs.Nowlun gathers different prices and schedules from 30+ shipping lines in Egypt including spot prices.We are gathering all what you need from Sea Freight, haulage and customs clearance in one place and by easiest wayto take your decision. | $1.7M | Seed | Dec 01, 2024 |  |
| Paymob | Paymob is a regional digital payments enabler that builds payments infrastructue technologies empowering the underserved with access to financial services. Paymob is bridging the financial inclusion gap in MEA region by enabling businesses of all sizes to benefit from the power of digital payments and what it unlocks. Paymob was founded in 2015and headquartered in Cairo, Egypt. | $22M | Series B | Sep 11, 2024 |  |
| FlapKap | FlapKap is a company revolutionizing e-commerce and SaaS growth in the MEA region. | $34M | Seed | Sep 09, 2024 |  |

10 of 60 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [Nclude](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/nclude) — VC Fund, 7 deals together
- [FMO](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/fmo) — VC Fund, 5 deals together
- [Global Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/global-ventures) — VC Fund, 4 deals together
- [500 Global](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/500-startups) — VC Fund, 3 deals together
- [Acasia Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/acasia-ventures-22) — VC Fund, 3 deals together
- [Beltone Venture Capital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/beltone-venture-capital) — VC Fund, 3 deals together

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## FAQ

### What does A15 invest in?

A15 invests primarily in E-Commerce, FinTech and Software startups, most often at Seed and Pre-Seed stage. Most of the 60 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in Egypt. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.

### What is A15's check size?

A15 typically joins rounds of $100k–$8M at Seed and $50k–$1.4M at Pre-Seed. These ranges are 10th–90th percentile round sizes calculated from confirmed public funding rounds, so they are a realistic guide to the rounds A15 participates in.

### How do I contact A15?

Public channels for A15 include LinkedIn, X (Twitter) and the website linked on this profile. For a verified work email and phone number, create a free Shizune account — contact data is searched across 20+ sources and validated before delivery, so your outreach lands in the right inbox.

### Who are the partners at A15?

The team at A15 includes Fadi Antaki (General Partner), Karim Abd El Kader (Head of Marketing & Growth Strategy) and Karim Beshara (General Partner). The Team section lists each member with their title, investment count and links.

### Is Shizune's investor data accurate?

Yes — every stat on this profile is calculated from confirmed public funding rounds monitored across hundreds of sources since 2020. This profile was last refreshed in Aug 2026 and is updated monthly. Spotted something off? Use the “Suggest an edit” link near the top of the page.

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