# Academy of Scientific Research and Technology

> Academy of Scientific Research and Technology is a VC fund in Cairo backing Training and Internet. See 5 investments, check sizes, portfolio. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Cairo, Egypt
- Total investments: 5
- Last investment: May 2022
- Lead investor: 20%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- X (Twitter): https://twitter.com/asrtegypt
- Website: http://www.asrt.sci.eg/
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/ASRTEgypt/

Academy of Scientific Research and Technology is a VC fund in Cairo focused on Training and Internet. Academy of Scientific Research and Technology is the Egyptian house of expertise. It brings together outstanding Egyptian scientists and experts from universities, research institutions, private sector, NGOs, policymakers, and prominent Egyptian scientists in Diaspora to deliberate country problems, propose and carry out scientific studies andfuture strategic basic plans to tackle these problems.

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Training | 3 | 60% |
| Internet | 2 | 40% |
| Education | 2 | 40% |
| Online Portals | 2 | 40% |
| SaaS | 1 | 20% |

14 industries tracked in total.

### Stage

| Stage | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Seed | 3 | 60% |
| Grant | 1 | 20% |
| Pre-Seed | 1 | 20% |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Drop | We're on a mission to revolutionize the car ownership experience by providing people with digital auto-solutions that are convenient, eco-friendly, and comprehensive. | $10.8K | Grant | May 01, 2022 |  |
| Kouncel | Kouncel is the first online law education platform in the MENA region to offer modern learning to lawyers and companies. | $1.3M | Pre-Seed | Feb 28, 2022 |  |
| Crafty Workshop | Crafty Workshop offers an arsenal of online technical and pedagogical workshops and courses aimed at artisans and craftspeople. |  | Seed | Jan 02, 2022 |  |
| Super Fny | Super Fny is an online tutoring platform that looks to help students enrolled in vocational schools foster their technical skills. |  | Seed | Jan 02, 2022 |  |
| OBM Education | OBM Education is an educational company that provides career development navigation tools for high school and university students. The company's platform delivers educational services and fosters a unique learning environment for students in all respects. It invests in education, improves students' skills, offers career navigation, andenables high school students and non-graduates access to these services. |  | Seed | Jan 02, 2022 |  |

5 of 5 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [Edventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/edventures-6b96) — VC Fund, 3 deals together
- [African Development Bank](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/african-development-bank) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Tanmia wa Tatweer Project](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/tanmia-wa-tatweer-project) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Zaldi Capital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/zaldi-capital) — VC Fund, 1 deal together

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## FAQ

### What does Academy of Scientific Research and Technology invest in?

Academy of Scientific Research and Technology invests primarily in Training, Internet and Education startups, most often at Seed and Grant stage. Most of the 5 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in Egypt. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.

### When did Academy of Scientific Research and Technology last invest?

The most recent investment recorded for Academy of Scientific Research and Technology closed in May 2022. Shizune tracks 5 investments in total for this profile, including round sizes, stages and portfolio companies, all sourced from confirmed public funding rounds and refreshed monthly.

### Is Shizune's investor data accurate?

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