# Ahmed Alfi

> Ahmed Alfi is a Series A investor at Sawari Ventures (Cairo) backing CRM and E-Commerce. See 1 investments, check sizes, portfolio. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: Angel Investor
- Fund: [Sawari Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/sawari-ventures)
- Location: Cairo, Egypt
- Total investments: 1
- Last investment: Nov 2020
- Lead investor: 100%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/ahmed-el-alfi-622a204b
- X (Twitter): http://twitter.com/AOAlfi
- Website: https://x.com/AOAlfi

Ahmed Alfi is a Series A investor at Sawari Ventures in Cairo focused on CRM and E-Commerce. Ahmed Alfi - Founder & Chairman @ Sawari Ventures

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| CRM | 1 | 100% |
| E-Commerce | 1 | 100% |
| Information Technology | 1 | 100% |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| ExpandCart | ExpandCart is the fastest growing Arabic ecommerce platform in the Middle East. Over the past couple of years, we was able to acquire hundreds of clients ranging from individuals & small companies to enterprise level corporations, creating impressive traction and success to our clients. | $2.5M | Series A | Nov 22, 2020 |  |

1 of 1 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [Graphene Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/graphene-ventures) — VC Fund, 1 deal together

## About Sawari Ventures

VC Fund · Cairo, Egypt

The Middle East/North Africa is the next great investment opportunity. The Middle East has a collective population larger than the US, the vast majority of whom are ‘digital natives‘ (e.g.; under 30) with great appetites for consumer technology products and services. The region boasts higher per capita GDP and more disposable income than Indiaor China. In short, the Middle East is one of the technology sector’s high-growth regions, and offers tremendous potential for expansion in mobile, internet, social media and eCommerce services.Like the BRIC’s and other emerging markets, local partners are key to success. Sawari Ventures is at home in the Middle East, and knows its culture, context and business climate. They have experience and relationships working with technology and investment leaders world-wide. They know how to translate local visionaries into global hits.

3 contacts available at Sawari Ventures.

| Name | Title | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Ahmed Alfi | Founder & Chairman | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/ahmed-alfi |
| Hany Al-Sonbaty | Co-Founder & Managing Partner | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/hany-al-sonbaty |
| Wael Amin | Partner | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/wael-amin |

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## FAQ

### What does Ahmed Alfi invest in?

Ahmed Alfi invests primarily in CRM, E-Commerce and Information Technology startups, most often at Series A stage. Most of the 1 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in Egypt. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.

### When did Ahmed Alfi last invest?

The most recent investment recorded for Ahmed Alfi closed in Nov 2020. Shizune tracks 1 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?

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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