Egypt
Jordan
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Jan 26, 2026
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2 min read
Jordanian edtech Abwaab acquires Apex to scale elite college admissions across the Middle East
The deal adds Oxford, Ivy League, and top US admissions expertise to Abwaab’s growing education ecosystem.
Startups
+4
Dec 19, 2025
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2 min read
Egypt’s Nawah Scientific raises $23M Series A as it marks a decade in deeptech labs
Founded in 2015 by Omar Shokry Saqr, Nawah operates a cloud lab model that allows researchers and companies to access advanced scientific and industrial testing services remotely.
Startups
+3
Dec 17, 2025
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3 min read
Egypt’s iVoiceUp raises funding led by A15 to scale AI-powered whistleblowing platform across MENA
The Cairo-founded ethics and compliance startup will use the new capital to expand in Egypt, Saudi Arabia and the UAE, and roll out advanced AI-driven case management and anonymity features for enterprises.
Analysis
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Dec 11, 2025
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34 min read
The Rise of Egypt’s Semiconductor Industry (Part I)
Egypt’s semiconductor ecosystem has transformed from a quiet cluster in Heliopolis into a world-class engineering powerhouse, built slowly, deliberately, and mostly out of sight.
Startups
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Dec 9, 2025
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2 min read
UAE proptech Byit Capital raises $1.1M to scale its agent-first brokerage model across the Gulf
Backed by A15, Beltone Holding and angels, Byit plans rapid expansion into Saudi Arabia after growing its network to more than 40,000 freelance brokers.
Startups
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Dec 3, 2025
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3 min read
GlobalFoundries acquires Egypt’s InfiniLink months after its $10M seed round
The Cairo chip startup gives GlobalFoundries new silicon photonics design depth as AI data centres shift from copper to optical interconnects.
Startups
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Dec 3, 2025
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2 min read
Egypt’s Rology raises growth round from Philips Foundation, J&J, Sanofi and MIT Solve to scale AI-enabled teleradiology
The Cairo startup, which acquired Saudi Arabia’s Arkan United last year, will use the funding to expand access to rapid, AI-driven radiology across MEA and strengthen its position in Saudi Arabia.
Agritech
+4
Oct 1, 2025
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2 min read
Aydi raises $7.5M seed to launch AI agronomy assistant Orth
Founded in 2022 by Hassan Fayed, Aydi describes Orth as a “field operating system” for agriculture, combining satellite monitoring, predictive analytics, and conversational AI to give farmers plot-level precision.
Startups
+3
Sep 25, 2025
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2 min read
Cairo-born Instabug rebrands as Luciq, bets big on agentic mobile observability
The new positioning reflects the company’s ambition to build AI systems that can move engineering teams from reactive debugging to predictive and autonomous issue resolution.
Fintech
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Sep 1, 2025
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3 min read
YC-backed Munify raises $3M seed to build cross-border neobank for Egyptians abroad
Founded in 2025 by Khalid Ashmawy, Munify enables Egyptians abroad, particularly in the U.S., U.K., Europe, and the Gulf, to send money home instantly at lower cost, while offering residents in Egypt access to U.S. banking services such as accounts and cards using only a local ID.
Results
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Aug 14, 2025
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3 min read
Valu H1 revenue up 94% to EGP 2.6bn; net profit rises 64% to EGP 341m
The Egyptian fintech's Prepaid Card showed “more than 2x” growth in top-ups and spend, and a 3.3x jump in spending transactions versus Q2 2024, as the card evolves into an everyday payment tool.
News
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Aug 8, 2025
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3 min read
Egypt-born founder's Clay jumps to $3.1B valuation with $100M from CapitalG
The company began with the broad goal of making programming accessible to more people but has since evolved into what Amin now describes as the integrated development environment, or IDE, for go-to-market (GTM) teams.
Startups
+3
Aug 4, 2025
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2 min read
Suplyd raises $2M pre‐Series A to expand Egypt’s restaurant supply chain platform
Founded in 2022 by Gohar Said, Karim Selima, and Ahmed ElMahdy, Suplyd digitises procurement for Egypt’s HORECA sector, enabling restaurants to order directly from suppliers through a single platform.
Startups
+3
Aug 3, 2025
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2 min read
Wuilt raises $2M after pivot to free ecommerce platform in Egypt
Founded in 2019 by Ahmed Rostom, Mahmoud Metwaly, and Mohamed Hegazy, Wuilt began as an Arabic‐language website builder for users with little technical know‐how, promising sites built “in five minutes.”
Startups
+2
Aug 1, 2025
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2 min read
Breadfast valuation jumps 31% to $382M in six months
VNV Global marks up its stake as the Cairo‐based quick‐commerce player nears 1M monthly orders and secures fresh $10M from the EBRD to fuel expansion.
Fintech
+4
Jul 22, 2025
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2 min read
Lime launches in Egypt with $9.4M investment to power education financing
Led by CEO and Managing Director Ahmed Mohsen, Lime is targeting a large and underserved market. Lime offers installment plans of up to 12 months for education expenses, with loan values of up to EGP 1 million and approvals granted within minutes through a fully digital onboarding journey.
Fintech
+4
Jul 22, 2025
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2 min read
Flend raises $3M to scale embedded SME lending in Egypt
Founded by Ahmed Zaki, Nehal Helmy, and Saif Edeen El Bendari, Flend is licensed by Egypt’s Financial Regulatory Authority (FRA) as a Digital Non-Banking Financial Institution. The company offers short-term working capital loans to SMEs through a fully digital platform, streamlining everything from onboarding and credit scoring to disbursement and collections using digitally binding contracts.
News
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Jul 18, 2025
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2 min read
A15 hits 10x DPI on Fund I, joining rarefied ranks of global VCs
Among those, two exits returned the entire fund: TPAY Mobile, acquired by Helios Investment Partners, and Connect Ads, sold to Aleph Group. A15’s most recent liquidity event came in early 2025 with the sale of Link Development to Beyon Solutions, a move that capped the fund’s return trajectory.
AI
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Jul 18, 2025
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3 min read
Meta acquires PlayAI, the voice AI startup co-founded by Egyptian engineer Mahmoud Felfel
While financial terms were not disclosed, the acquisition comes just months after PlayAI raised $21 million in seed funding from Kindred Ventures, 500 Global, Y Combinator, and others.
Fintech
+4
Jul 15, 2025
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3 min read
PALM raises 7-figure pre-seed round to become the Mediterranean’s go-to savings platform
The startup, founded in 2024 by Mazen El Kerdany and Ahmed Ashour, is reimagining how Egyptians approach saving – not by telling them to cut back, but by embedding smart, goal-based nudges and curated investment options directly into everyday financial decisions.
Fintech
+3
Jul 10, 2025
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2 min read
LemFi launches remittance services in Egypt to tap $29.6B diaspora corridor
The London-based fintech, fresh off a $53M Series B, is expanding its low-cost money transfer platform into Egyptas it eyes deeper penetration across North Africa.
Jordan
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Jul 10, 2025
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2 min read
Egypt’s Valu secures go-ahead for Jordan entry with BNPL offering
The Cairo-based fintech’s entry into Jordan marks its first move beyond Egypt, following a recent EGX listing and a strategic investment from Amazon.
Startups
+5
Jul 9, 2025
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4 min read
Nawy enters UAE with majority acquisition of SmartCrowd to expand MENA real estate investment platform
Fresh off a $52 million Series A, Egypt’s Nawy has acquired Dubai-based regulated fractional property investment platform SmartCrowd in a bid to build the region’s leading proptech ecosystem.
Agritech
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Jun 29, 2025
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2 min read
AgriCash raises seed funding to expand agri-fintech platform across Egypt and beyond
Founded by Dr. Diaa Youssef and Dr. Mostafa El-Sahli, the startup offers interest-free BNPL financing, crop insurance, and AI-powered tools to over 1,500 farmers.
Fintech
+6
Jun 25, 2025
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9 min read
Valu and the Discipline Engine
Inside Valu’s EGX debut: With Amazon now on the cap table, we unpack the model behind Egypt’s most disciplined fintech, covering product strategy, underwriting logic, unit economics, investor dynamics, and the operators running the machine.
