AUC Venture Lab
VC Fund
Cairo, Egypt
AUC Venture Lab is a VC fund in Cairo focused on E-Commerce and Software. In 2013, the American University in Cairo launched AUC Venture Lab (V-Lab) which is the first university-based incubator in Egypt. It incubates early-stage and growth-stage startups that are chosen through a selection process that judges the novelty of the idea, the team’s track record and cohesion, scalability, and potential for commercialization,as well as the team’s tenacity and commitment to success. Once selected, the startups benefit from training sessions, mentors, student internships, and their presence at the AUC School of Business. In 2016, AUC Venture Lab also introduced its FinTech Accelerator Program dedicated to startups working in the field of financial technology. V-Lab also plays an active role in the AUC community and Egypt, sharing their entrepreneurial experience with students, faculty members, mentors, and investors, as well as a global alumni network.AUC V-Lab enables startups to capitalize on AUC’s world-class facilities and knowledge base, connecting innovative startups with AUC’s alumni network and fostering a thriving ecosystem of innovation, education, and business.In 2014, AUC V-Lab has been selected among the top five most promising university incubators in Africa by Sweden-based UBI-Index. In 2015, it was selected by UBI Global for offering a high impact incubation program in MENA and was chosen as one of the top challenger incubators in MENA in the year 2017.
- Total investments:
- 103
- Last investment:
- Lead investor:
- 2%
Last updated:
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Industries AUC Venture Lab invests in
Stages AUC Venture Lab invests in
Countries AUC Venture Lab invests in
Contacts
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Ahmed El-Bayoumi
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Mohamed Hamza
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Investment Focus
Industry
- E-Commerce 22 (21%)
- Software 16 (16%)
- Health Care 11 (11%)
- Mobile Apps 10 (10%)
- Financial Services 10 (10%)
Stage
- Funding Round 86 (83%)
- Non-equity Assistance 12 (12%)
- Pre-Seed 2 (2%)
- Seed 1 (1%)
Country
- Egypt 92 (89%)
- Saudi Arabia 2 (2%)
- United States 2 (2%)
Team
| Name | Title | Investments | Links | |
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Ahmed El-Bayoumi
Senior Account Officer
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Senior Account Officer | Total investments: 0 | Find email | |
Amal Enan
Chief Investment Officer
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Chief Investment Officer | Total investments: 1 | Find email | |
Hassan Elsokkary
Startup Mentor
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Startup Mentor | Total investments: 0 | Find email | |
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Mohamed Hamza
Manager
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Manager | Total investments: 0 | Find email |
Investments
| Company | Description | Round | Links |
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Velents
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Velents is a data-driven AI-based hiring platform that is a hybrid of an applicant tracking system & assessments software that saves up to 80% of your hiring time. We enable you to select candidates based on data and analytics. We automate the hiring process with advanced assessment tools like: Applicant tracking system. AI screening assistant.Personality assessment. Code assessment. Automated video interviews. Live interviews. Recruiting Chatbot. | Seed / Dec 19, 2023 | |
SplendApp
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SplendApp is the first mobile app builder (iOS& Android) in the MENA region which supports arabic language, offered as Saas and integrates with the most selling e-commerce platforms globally. It’s a No-Code App Builder has been built to be managed by Non-Technical People. | $100K / Pre-Seed / Jan 27, 2022 | |
ZHome
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ZHome offers products and services that make a home and a life smarter. It provides a smart home and connected life journey for smart products in a current house, a complete solution for a new home, or some technical advice from the source. | Non-equity Assistance / Sep 01, 2021 | |
Teegara
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Teegara is an E-commerce website, which provides household plastics and hygiene, small electrical appliances, detergents, and more. | Dec 01, 2020 | |
Retag
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Retag is a peer to peer fashion resale marketplace to Buy/Sell Pre-owned & new fashion items. | Dec 01, 2020 | |
CreditFins
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CreditFins is Egypt’s and the region’s first FinTech platform focusing on alleviating financial stress through an innovative debt management solution that enables clients to pay-off their credit card debt faster & cheaper via a streamlined subscription-based model. With its proprietary scoring system and plans for machine learning, CreditFinswill be able to offer its clients tailored, more inclusive financial services that focus on helping them improve their financial wellbeing while making them better informed, empowered, and connected. | Dec 01, 2020 | |
Habu Arts
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Habu Arts is a art and craft that revives ancient Egyptian arts | Non-equity Assistance / Dec 01, 2020 | |
A1Smart Cam
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A1Softech is a cutting-edge software company, systems integrator, and technology supplier. | $53.1K / Pre-Seed / Nov 01, 2020 | |
Green Cart
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an eCommerce platform with a smart multi-vendor system that provides instant online store for each vendor To build a one-stop-shop eco-friendly marketplace offering a wide range of sustainable alternatives. Let's make sustainable shopping the new normal. | $1.3K / Non-equity Assistance / Aug 01, 2020 | |
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A1Smart Cam
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A1Softech is a cutting-edge software company, systems integrator, and technology supplier. | Jun 01, 2020 | |
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Co-Investors
A15
1 deal together
Brinc
1 deal together
Core Vision Investments
1 deal together
Saudi Angel Investors
1 deal together
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FAQ
What does AUC Venture Lab invest in?
AUC Venture Lab invests primarily in E-Commerce, Software and Health Care startups, most often at Funding Round and Non-equity Assistance stage. Most of the 103 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in Egypt. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.
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Who are the partners at AUC Venture Lab?
The team at AUC Venture Lab includes Ahmed El-Bayoumi (Senior Account Officer), Amal Enan (Chief Investment Officer) and Hassan Elsokkary (Startup Mentor). The Team section lists each member with their title, investment count and links.
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