Top 10 Travel VC Funds &amp; Investors in Egypt (June 2026)

Silicon Badia is a venture capital firm providing networks and support to leading technology entrepreneurs around the world.

Investment focus

Industry: Software, Information Technology, Financial Services
Stage:Seed, Series A
Geography: United States, Egypt, Jordan

Investor stats

Total investments: 101
Round size: Seed $500k–$4.8M; Series A $2.3M–$12M
Lead/follow: 26% lead, 74% follow
Last fund: May invest from a new fund soon — last raise in 2013

Portfolio highlights

MidLyr — MidLyr replaces the 5+ tools your operations team stitches together for disputes, KYC, compliance, and collections. AI agents investigate. Your team decides. Live in 2-6 weeks.
Scalvy — Scalvy is a distributed power delivery company that develops modular power electronics and energy systems that enable distributed power delivery for applications such as data centers, energy storage, and electric mobility. The company replaces traditional centralized power architectures with a distributed system of “power neurons,” which convertand manage electricity closer to the point of use, improving efficiency, scalability, and system reliability. Its platform is built on software-defined, modular components that can be scaled across different power levels and use cases, allowing flexible deployment in high-demand environments. These systems support high-voltage output ranges and deliver high power density while reducing the physical footprint and complexity of conventional power infrastructure.
Engagesoft — Create an engaged team with Engagesoft. Get real-time data, actionable insights, and tailored strategies to improve employee retention, productivity, and motivation.

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BECO Capital is a conviction-driven VC, backing exceptional founders across the GCC and MENA region with hands-on support, partnerships and sector expertise.

Investment focus

Industry: E-Commerce, Financial Services, Information Technology
Stage:Seed, Series A, Series B
Geography: United Arab Emirates, United States, Egypt

Investor stats

Total investments: 99
Round size: Seed $905k–$9.5M; Series A $2M–$28M; Series B $6.8M–$60M
Lead/follow: 45% lead, 55% follow
Last fund: May invest from a new fund soon — raised $100M in 2019

Portfolio highlights

MaxAB — The Region's Leading Retailer Super App At MaxAB, we change how the supply chain works through our B2B food & grocery e-commerce platform At MaxAB, we change how the supply chain works through our B2B food
Abwaab — Abwaab is an online learning platform that allows secondary-school students to learn at their own pace, test themselves and get ahead with our expert tutors anytime and anywhere. By offering short, engaging video lessons, visualized learning journeys, continuous assessment and performance analytics, we are changing the way students learn outsidethe classroom.
BRKZ — BRKZ is a construction-tech company that provides a one-stop solution by selling building materials to contractors and builders.

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A two-year program and global network where the best in venture capital gather to build a diverse community of investors operating with diligence and purpose.

Investment focus

Industry: Biotechnology, Mobile, Travel
Stage:Seed, Series B, Angel
Geography: United States, Egypt, Brazil

Investor stats

Total investments: 5
Round size: Seed $2M–$5M; Series B $20M–$22M
Lead/follow: 0% lead, 100% follow

Portfolio highlights

elves — Travel safely, explore freely.
Flash — Flash reinvented the food vouchers in Brazil creating an all in one instrument leveraging a MasterCard, a daily used App and an HR platform
Sidecar Health — Get flexible, affordable health insurance with Sidecar Health. Choose your provider, see costs upfront, and save on care with our innovative approach.

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Ride, order food and grocery, make mobile payments and more. We're the region's leading multi-service app.

Investment focus

Industry: Internet, EdTech, Mobile
Stage:Corporate Round, Seed, Pre-Seed
Geography: Egypt, Ireland, United Arab Emirates

Investor stats

Total investments: 4
Lead/follow: 75% lead, 25% follow

Portfolio highlights

Qureos — Level up with the best mentors and apprenticeships from businesses.
elmenus — Discover Delivery And Dineout Restaurant Menus from over 6,000 restaurants in Cairo. Order your food online and check out photos, reviews, ratings and phone numbers of the best restaurants
Swapp — Swapp is a peer-to-peer car subscription platform that gives users a digital and flexible alternative to buying or leasing a car. JoinSwapp is an AI-powered real estate visualization platform that creates virtual staging, renovation previews, and property redesigns from photos. It helps agents, developers, and homeowners present spaces withrealistic AI-generated concepts, improving property marketing, buyer engagement, and design planning through fast, affordable, and visually compelling presentations.

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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.

Investment focus

Industry: Financial Services, Software, E-Commerce
Stage:Seed, Series A, Series B
Geography: Egypt, United States, Lebanon

Investor stats

Total investments: 31
Round size: Seed $100k–$8.3M; Series A $2.1M–$4.5M; Series B $2.7M–$42M
Lead/follow: 52% lead, 48% follow

Portfolio highlights

elves — Travel safely, explore freely.
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.
Money Fellows — MoneyFellows digitizes the ROSCA model, enabling group lending and savings.

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Arzan Venture Capital (Arzan VC) is a Kuwait-born VC firm that has been investing in startups with a MENA angle since 2014, making it one of the earliest VC firms in the region. Arzan VC's portfolio includes 30+ startups. The firm invests in young, fast-growing and innovative tech teams and it remains committed to building long-lastingrelationships with the region’s most talented entrepreneurs at an early stage.

Investment focus

Industry: Software, E-Commerce, SaaS
Stage:Seed, Series A, Pre-Seed
Geography: United Arab Emirates, Egypt, Saudi Arabia

Investor stats

Total investments: 55
Round size: Seed $500k–$3.7M; Pre-Seed $180k–$1.7M; Series A $3M–$25M
Lead/follow: 20% lead, 80% follow
Last fund: May invest from a new fund soon — last raise in 2018

Portfolio highlights

Carseer — Carseer is a vehicle history reporting platform that offers vehicle history reports, enabling its users to make an informed decision when buying a new/used car.
Money Fellows — MoneyFellows digitizes the ROSCA model, enabling group lending and savings.
Revenya Capital — Revenya Capital, providing revenue-based financing to tech startups in MENA.

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Emaar Properties, a Dubai-based Public Joint Stock Company listed on the Dubai Financial Market, is a global property developer and provider of premier lifestyles.Emaar has been shaping landscapes and lives in the Emirate since the company’s inception in 1997. The company specializes in creating value-added, master-planned communities that meetthe full spectrum of lifestyle needs. A highlight of Emaar’s approach to developing integrated lifestyle destinations is Downtown Dubai, the 500-acre mega-project, home of Burj Khalifa, The Dubai Mall, and The Dubai Fountain.Emaar is extending its expertise in developing master-planned communities internationally, and today has a significant presence in several key global markets with established operations in the United Arab Emirates, Saudi Arabia, Lebanon, Egypt, Morocco, India, Pakistan, Turkey, USA, Italy, and Canada. Emaar has made extensive forays in the hospitality & retail sector with the current portfolio encompassing The Address Hotels + Resorts, and Armani Hotels & Resorts, among others. In addition to the several community malls, Emaar Malls Group’s flagship shopping mall development, The Dubai Mall, has become the world’s largest shopping and entertainment destination, hosting 64 million visitors in 2012. Emaar’s focused expansion and diversification strategy sees it firmly positioned to take global center-stage as a multinational business group in the years to come.

Investment focus

Industry: Solar, Energy, Mobile
Stage:Seed, Series B, Secondary Market
Geography: Egypt, United States, United Arab Emirates

Investor stats

Total investments: 3
Lead/follow: 33% lead, 67% follow

Portfolio highlights

elves — Travel safely, explore freely.
SolarCity — Tesla solar makes it easy to produce clean, renewable energy for your home or business and to take control of your energy use. Learn more about solar.
ServiceMarket — Looking for movers, cleaners, handymen, or beauty services at home? Book online and get exclusive offers on home services in Dubai with ServiceMarket.

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We partner with exceptional founders building breakthrough companies and creating scalable impact in MENA region

Investment focus

Industry: E-Commerce, Software, Financial Services
Stage:Seed, Series A, Pre-Seed
Geography: Saudi Arabia, United Arab Emirates, Egypt

Investor stats

Total investments: 99
Round size: Seed $600k–$10M; Pre-Seed $400k–$13M; Series A $3.6M–$33M
Lead/follow: 46% lead, 54% follow

Portfolio highlights

Grinta — Grinta is a pharmaceutical supply chain that uses AI and ML to empower local pharmacies. It is a managed marketplace that is modernizing the pharmaceutical supply chain by empowering independent pharmacies across Africa through AI & ML technologies.
Zeal — Zeal transforms your current card machines, enabling them to unlock powerful insights and deliver seamless loyalty. Zeal integrates with all card machines and is trusted by industry leaders.
Zarya App — Earn without investment.

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F6 Ventures is a leading seed stage venture capital firm operating across emerging markets. We back exceptional founders from idea-stage all the way to Series A, combining early capital with strategic support and a commitment to long-term partnership. With deep ties across the Middle East, Africa, and beyond, we empower innovative startups to scalewith purpose and impact. We manage over $90M in AUM across more than 300 investments in seven countries. By investing early in Pre-Seed to Pre-Series A rounds, we help founders cover initial costs, develop their product, and take it to market. This early capital acts as a launchpad, enabling startups to hit key milestones like securing first customers, attracting follow-on funding, and making significant strides forward.

Investment focus

Industry: Software, E-Commerce, Information Technology
Stage:Seed, Pre-Seed
Geography: Egypt, United Arab Emirates, Saudi Arabia

Investor stats

Total investments: 187
Round size: Seed $14k–$1.5M; Pre-Seed $32k–$600k
Lead/follow: 40% lead, 60% follow
Last fund: Likely still investing — fund raised in 2023

Portfolio highlights

Emonovo — Best Study Abroad Partner in MENA to Find programs and universities around the world Emo was the 1st international student, now it is your turn to study abroad. Emonovo used to be named Marj3 which was highest reach scholarship portal in the MENA region.
Brimore — Brimore is a social commerce platform connecting emerging brand owners with a network of resellers who market and sell their products using social media.
Let'sGrant — Let’sGrant is a point of sale lending platform, partnering with lenders and consumer goods stores to make the lending process fast, simple and flexible for everyone. With a vision to be internationally recognized as a driving force in personal and consumer loans in the MENA region, Let’sGrant will soon be launching the first online peer to peerlending platform for personal loans in the MENA region which connects individual investors directly to potential borrowers in search of funding through debt.

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