In recent years, Egypt has steadily positioned itself as a burgeoning hub for venture capital (VC) investment, spotlighting its potential for innovation, entrepreneurship, and growth in Africa and the Middle East. With an expansive population of over 100 million, a sizeable segment of which is tech-savvy youth, and increasing internet penetration, Egypt presents a ripe environment for tech-based startups.
As of 2023, Egypt accounted for about 22% of total VC deals in Africa. The past five years have seen an impressive compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 37% in VC investments, demonstrating a vibrant startup ecosystem.
In terms of sectors, fintech, edtech, healthtech, and e-commerce are especially hot. For instance, fintech startups have been capitalizing on Egypt's underbanked population to offer new financial solutions. Examples of high-performing unicorns include Fawry, a fintech enterprise valued at over $1 billion as of 2019, and SWVL, a mass transit system app reaching its unicorn status in 2021.
Despite its strengths, the Egyptian VC ecosystem faces several challenges. Regulatory issues are prominent, often stemming from the lack of a well-defined legal framework for startups and VC firms. While efforts have been made to simplify business registrations, further improvements are needed for effective and smooth operations.
However, in a bid to foster innovation, various governmental and non-governmental agencies have taken significant strides to improve Egypt's startup landscape. Notably, Egypt's Information Technology Industry Development Agency (ITIDA) has been instrumental in supporting the country's tech startups. Alongside, TIEC (Technology Innovation and Entrepreneurship Center), an incubator run by ITIDA, provides training, funding, and mentorship programs.
Private incubators such as Flat6Labs Cairo also play a pivotal role in fostering the local startup ecosystem. It has successfully nurtured several startups, providing them with seed funding, strategic mentorship, and a multitude of other benefits.
Moreover, the Central Bank of Egypt, through its Fintech Regulatory Sandbox, offers a testbed for fintech startups, which is instrumental in promoting innovation in this sector.
In a nutshell, while there are hurdles to overcome, the robust growth of VC investment in Egypt showcases its emerging power in the African and Middle Eastern startup scene. The consistent rise in investments, a slew of high-potential sectors, the creation of local unicorns, and increasing institutional support suggest an optimistic trajectory for Egypt's VC landscape. The stage is set for a host of opportunities for investors looking to tap into a vibrant, dynamic, and rapidly maturing market.
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 | Camel Ventures |  Egypt | $100k to $1M | 2. Prototype3. Early Revenue4. Scaling | We finance Fintech companies and Fintech-enabling companies in Egypt. | Intros preferred View details |
 | Foundation Ventures | Egypt Jordan UAE | $100k to $500k | 1. Idea or Patent2. Prototype3. Early Revenue | We invest in tech enabled sector agnostic startups. Foundation Ventures is an early-stage venture capital fund focused on Egypt and the MENA region backing exceptional founders building industry defin... See more | Submit deck View details |
 | Cubit Ventures | Egypt | $100k to $500k | 3. Early Revenue4. Scaling | We invest in tech startups in Egypt; one of the fastest growing economies in the world and undergoing a massive digital transformation. | Intros preferred View details |
 | Propeller Ventures | Egypt Jordan Saudi Arabia | $150k to $500k | 2. Prototype3. Early Revenue1. Idea or Patent | We invest in teams working on SaaS, enterprise software & cloud infrastructure in the Middle East. | Submit deck View details |
 | Outliers Venture Capital | Egypt USA UAE+ 1 more | $250k to $1M | 2. Prototype3. Early Revenue1. Idea or Patent | We invest in outlier founders who are building compounding companies in Cybersecurity/Privacy/Data. | Submit deck View details |
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 | FirstCheck Africa | Egypt Nigeria Kenya+ 2 more | $50k to $250k | 2. Prototype1. Idea or Patent3. Early Revenue | We invest in early-stage technology startups in Africa with female or diverse co-founding teams. | Submit deck View details |
 | CE Ventures | Egypt UAE USA+ 4 more | $2M to $7M | 5. Growth4. Scaling6. Pre-IPO | We invest in consumer tech (MENA, SE Asia and India), Enterprise tech (US) and deep tech (global). We typically invest in Series B onwards. | Intros preferred View details |
 | Cathay AfricInvest Innovation | Egypt South Africa Nigeria+ 5 more | $1M to $10M | 4. Scaling5. Growth3. Early Revenue | We invest in early to growth-stage startups based in or focused on Africa that are ready to scale and make a significant impact with innovative and inclusive solutions. We back mission-driven teams w... See more | Intros preferred View details |
 | Shorooq Partners | Egypt UAE Saudi Arabia+ 6 more | $1M to $3M | 1. Idea or Patent2. Prototype3. Early Revenue+ 1 more | We invest in technology companies at the Pre-seed to Series-A stages that are fintech, software or platform companies | Intros preferred View details |
 | Alarabi Venture Capital | Egypt UAE Saudi Arabia+ 6 more | $100k to $500k | 3. Early Revenue4. Scaling | We invest in GCC based technology startups with proven traction. | Submit deck View details |
 | Soma Ventures | Egypt Taiwan China+ 6 more | $50k to $250k | 3. Early Revenue2. Prototype | We invest in $1B plus market opportunity. Business model-scalable, solving a major pain point. Defensible Product - Unique industry knowledge, Network effects. Unit Economics - Viable, high LTV/CAC, ... See more | Intros preferred View details |
 | ODBA | Egypt Côte d'Ivoire Ethiopia+ 7 more | $50k to $500k | 2. Prototype3. Early Revenue4. Scaling | We invest in early stage (Pre Seed and Seed) companies building the future in Fintech, Edtech, Healthtech, Logistics, AI/ML and Climatetech. | Intros preferred View details |
 | Ajim Capital | Egypt South Africa Nigeria+ 7 more | $25k to $150k | 3. Early Revenue | We invest in pre-seed and seed tech startups based in Sub-Saharan Africa. | Intros preferred View details |
 | Doha Tech Angels | Egypt Qatar UAE+ 8 more | $50k to $250k | 3. Early Revenue4. Scaling | We invest in seed stage technology startups in MENA and South Asia. | Intros preferred View details |
 | Teknasyon | Egypt Romania Ukraine+ 10 more | $100k to $500k | 3. Early Revenue4. Scaling2. Prototype | We invest in B2C mobile app startups with high-quality, ready-to-use, consumer-focused content | Submit deck View details |
 | Venture MENA | Egypt UAE Saudi Arabia+ 11 more | $50k to $100k | 1. Idea or Patent2. Prototype3. Early Revenue | We invest in Middle East based early-stage technology entrepreneurs who are creating new tools and networks that enable businesses to operate in tomorrows market. We will invest in the seed range thro... See more | Intros preferred View details |
 | 30N Ventures | Egypt Kenya Nigeria+ 12 more | $300k to $5M | 3. Early Revenue4. Scaling5. Growth | We invest in: Stages Late Seed, Series A. Sectors - Fintech: Transforming the financial landscape with new models and technologies. - Foodtech: Shaping the future of food production, distribution, ... See more | Intros preferred View details |
 | Flucas Ventures | Egypt USA Nigeria+ 12 more | $100k to $5M | 3. Early Revenue4. Scaling5. Growth+ 1 more | We invest in all geographies, sectors and stages, but have an emphasis on fintech and marketplaces. | Intros preferred View details |
 | Rally Cap Ventures | Egypt Mexico Brazil+ 12 more | $100k to $300k | 1. Idea or Patent2. Prototype3. Early Revenue+ 1 more | We invest in fintech infrastructure, mostly B2B APIs | Intros preferred View details |
 | Co-Creation Hub | Egypt Nigeria Kenya+ 12 more | $25k to $250k | 3. Early Revenue4. Scaling | We invest in African startups from Seed to Series A. Sector agnostic. | Submit deck View details |
 | simple.Capital() | Egypt South Africa Kenya+ 13 more | $100k to $300k | 4. Scaling3. Early Revenue | We invest in early stage, post-revenue businesses that have a clearly articulated mission and purpose. | Intros preferred View details |
 | ResilienceVC | Egypt USA Mexico+ 13 more | $500k to $1M | 3. Early Revenue2. Prototype4. Scaling | We invest in fintech startups that leverage distribution, data, delivery, and trust advantages to scale. Our focus is on fintech companies serving the mass market to build resilience for their end use... See more | Intros preferred View details |
 | Plus Venture Capital (+VC) | Egypt Bahrain UAE+ 13 more | $100k to $200k | 2. Prototype3. Early Revenue4. Scaling | We invest in seed stage tech and tech enabled startups in the MENA region and its diaspora | Submit deck View details |
 | 10K Ventures | Egypt Kenya Nigeria+ 14 more | $100k to $200k | 1. Idea or Patent2. Prototype3. Early Revenue | We invest in early stage startups and funds globally Our (Hypo)thesis here 👉 https://10kv.notion.site/The-10KV-Hypo-thesis-c1bf235da3ea426eb79a3a6eabc2b92c | Submit deck View details |
 | Accion Venture Lab | Egypt Argentina Brazil+ 15 more | $250k to $500k | 3. Early Revenue4. Scaling | We invest in innovative, scalable fintech startups that improve the reach, quality, and affordability of financial services for the underserved. | Intros preferred View details |
 | Banana Capital | Egypt USA Canada+ 17 more | $25k to $300k | 2. Prototype1. Idea or Patent3. Early Revenue+ 3 more | We invest in consumer and bottoms-up enterprise products | Intros preferred View details |
 | Roselake Ventures | Egypt South Africa Algeria+ 17 more | $50k to $150k | 3. Early Revenue4. Scaling5. Growth+ 1 more | We Invest in pre-seed, seed and Pre-A stages startups in Fintech, Web3, Blockchain, SaaS, Digital Commerce, Supply Chain, Climate Tech, Transportation, and Agriculture sectors in emerging market. | Intros preferred View details |
 | OTF | Egypt Algeria Bahrain+ 17 more | $50k to $500k | 1. Idea or Patent2. Prototype3. Early Revenue | We invest in MENA region sector agnostic startups. | Intros preferred View details |
 | Naureen Mustafa | Egypt Pakistan Algeria+ 17 more | $50k to $250k | 1. Idea or Patent2. Prototype3. Early Revenue | I invest in pre Series A in ethical fintech ventures and sharia compliant fintech ventures. | Submit deck View details |
 | Maersk Growth | Egypt USA Austria+ 18 more | $100k to $5M | 2. Prototype3. Early Revenue4. Scaling+ 2 more | We invest in early-stage startups that are digitizing, democratizing and decarbonizing supply chains. | Submit deck View details |
 | GSV Ventures | Egypt USA India+ 18 more | $250k to $15M | 3. Early Revenue4. Scaling5. Growth | We invest in education technology companies only. | Submit deck View details |
 | Relatively Fund | Egypt Saudi Arabia UAE+ 21 more | $50k to $250k | 1. Idea or Patent2. Prototype3. Early Revenue | We build and invest in startups, turning bold ideas into market-leading companies, by combining capital, shared resources, and operational support, at every point of their business, leveraging a pr... See more | Submit deck View details |
 | Expert Dojo | Egypt Central African Republic Côte d'Ivoire+ 22 more | $25k to $100k | 3. Early Revenue4. Scaling5. Growth | We invest in Fintech, IoT, BioTech, Health Care, Healthtech, SaaS, web3, Decarbonization, CPG, Software, Tech. | Intros preferred View details |
 | Foundamental | Egypt Canada USA+ 23 more | $200k to $3M | 2. Prototype3. Early Revenue4. Scaling | We invest in construction-tech, supply chain, logistics, renovation-tech companies globally. | Intros preferred View details |
 | Jaza Rift Ventures | Egypt Burkina Faso Burundi+ 23 more | $100k to $2M | 1. Idea or Patent2. Prototype3. Early Revenue+ 1 more | We invest in pre-seed to series A healthtech, biotech and medtech founders in Africa. Tickets: $100k-$2M. | Submit deck View details |
 | VentureFriends | Egypt Germany Spain+ 24 more | $500k to $2.5M | 2. Prototype3. Early Revenue4. Scaling | We invest in stellar teams building B2C and B2B SaaS startups. | Intros preferred View details |
 | Sahith Aula | Egypt Burundi Ethiopia+ 25 more | $5k to $25k | 1. Idea or Patent2. Prototype3. Early Revenue | I invest in Fintech and Marketplaces Post-Product, Post-Revenue, Pre-Profitability Resilient founding team with multinational standards but a genuinely local mindset A tempered multi-revenue stream... See more | Submit deck View details |
 | Abdelmuhaimen Madi | Egypt Brazil Canada+ 25 more | $5k to $100k | 1. Idea or Patent2. Prototype3. Early Revenue+ 1 more | I invest in early stage startups, in any sector. I prefer subscription based business models. | Intros preferred View details |
 | 1 4 All Group | Egypt Democratic Republic of the Congo Ethiopia+ 25 more | $50k to $5M | 1. Idea or Patent2. Prototype3. Early Revenue+ 1 more | We invest in all 6 economic sectors: Financial (fintech etc), Consumer (IoT, web3, prop tech food tech etc), Healthcare (longevity, biotech, pharmtech etc), Energy, Mining and Industrials (renewable, ... See more | View details |
 | Houghton Street Ventures | Egypt UK USA+ 26 more | $500k to $2.5M | 1. Idea or Patent2. Prototype3. Early Revenue+ 1 more | We invest in students and alumni of the London School of Economics, globally, at Seed and Series A. | Submit deck View details |
 | DH Ventures (Delivery Hero Ventures) | Egypt Argentina Vietnam+ 27 more | $500k to $5M | 3. Early Revenue4. Scaling | We invest in ambitious founders disrupting the global food and retail ecosystem and adjacent markets. Our areas of specialization include internet (e-commerce, marketplaces, direct to consumer), B2B (... See more | Intros preferred View details |
 | Plug & Play Ventures | Egypt Kenya Nigeria+ 27 more | $50k to $400k | 1. Idea or Patent2. Prototype3. Early Revenue+ 1 more | We invest in early stage tech companies across industries. We are based in Silicon Valley but invest in companies around the world. We invest at early-stage across most industries: Fintech, Insurtech... See more | Submit deck View details |
 | Cisco Climate Commitment | Egypt South Africa Kenya+ 40 more | $200k to $2M | 1. Idea or Patent2. Prototype3. Early Revenue+ 1 more | We invest in climate solutions across ClimateTech, IoT, CleanTech, AgTech, Regenerative Agriculture, Carbon, EnergyTech, Urban, Cities, and Circular Economy. | Submit deck View details |
 | TLcom Capital | Egypt South Africa Nigeria+ 42 more | $500k to $10M | 3. Early Revenue4. Scaling5. Growth | We invest in entrepreneurs who are building fast-growth tech-enabled businesses solving some of the most complex challenges the African continent is faced with. | Intros preferred View details |
 | Partech Partners | Egypt France Germany+ 44 more | $200k to $60M | 3. Early Revenue4. Scaling5. Growth+ 1 more | We invest in Europe, Africa and South-East Asia and US-based startups from seed to late stage. | Intros preferred View details |
 | Verso X | Egypt Armenia Australia+ 52 more | $50k to $250k | 1. Idea or Patent2. Prototype3. Early Revenue+ 3 more | We invest in early-stage game-changing technology companies in angel rounds, series seed and pre-series A. VERSO X has a proprietary model for investing: - $50,000 for 5.00% post-money - 5x warrants... See more | Intros preferred View details |
 | GPI Global Partners Investments | Egypt Algeria Argentina+ 54 more | $5k to $30M | 1. Idea or Patent3. Early Revenue4. Scaling+ 3 more | We invest in startups and established businesses in a sector-agnostic mandate and bring it under our strict due diligence to our pool of sovereigns, institutional, funds, and individual investors. Tic... See more | Intros preferred View details |
 | SuperCharger Ventures | Egypt UK Hong Kong+ 55 more | $50k to $150k | 1. Idea or Patent2. Prototype3. Early Revenue+ 1 more | We invest in EdTech companies globally, in all verticals. Our 12-week accelerator program helps Seed / Series A companies scale and expand globally. | Submit deck View details |
 | Stefano Gonelle Ribas | Egypt Canada Mexico+ 67 more | $1k to $25k | 1. Idea or Patent2. Prototype3. Early Revenue | I invest in: Pre-seed, seed, series A Europe B2C, Marketplaces, Edtech, Fintech, Sport-tech Up to 25k | View details |
 | Element Finance | Egypt Antigua and Barbuda Argentina+ 76 more | $200k to $10M | 4. Scaling5. Growth6. Pre-IPO | We finance and can lend up to $10M to recurring-revenue-based companies with a good plan, a track record for growth, low customer concentration and churn, and a clean balance sheet. | Apply now View details |
 | OM DAO Ventures | Egypt Albania Andorra+ 80 more | $30k to $300k | 2. Prototype3. Early Revenue4. Scaling+ 1 more | We invest in web3. Currently, our primary focus lies in supporting promising web3 initiatives at the pre-seed and seed stages. We have a keen interest in projects within the DeFi, Gaming, and Infrastr... See more | Submit deck View details |
 | Arrowshare Ventures | Egypt Botswana Côte d'Ivoire+ 84 more | $200k to $5M | 1. Idea or Patent2. Prototype3. Early Revenue+ 3 more | We invest in all sectors from AI, E-commerce, Foodtech, SaaS, Fintech, and many more. | View details |
 | sandstorm.vc | Egypt Australia Austria+ 183 more | $50k to $500k | 2. Prototype3. Early Revenue1. Idea or Patent | We invest in B2B SaaS, FinTech, HealthTech, Industry 4.0. | View details |
 | dlab | Egypt Angola Benin+ 183 more | $100k to $300k | 2. Prototype3. Early Revenue | We invest in early-stage crypto projects building DeFi, interoperability, and infrastructure protocols. | Intros preferred View details |
 | Systema VC | Egypt Angola Benin+ 186 more | $50k to $500k | 1. Idea or Patent2. Prototype3. Early Revenue | We invest in Fintech, Legaltech and HRtech wordlwide | Intros preferred View details |
 | Sheesha Finance | Egypt Afghanistan Albania+ 192 more | $100k to $1M | 1. Idea or Patent2. Prototype3. Early Revenue+ 2 more | We invest in long-term projects at the earliest stage that pave the way for mass blockchain adoption across different border, barriers and ecosystems. As a decentralized VC investing, we aim to divers... See more | Submit deck View details |
 | Unpopular Ventures | Egypt Algeria Australia+ 193 more | $100k to $500k | 1. Idea or Patent2. Prototype3. Early Revenue+ 3 more | We invest in the category leaders of tomorrow whose potential is being underestimated today. | Intros preferred View details |
 | First Check Ventures | Egypt USA Mexico+ 194 more | $100k to $1M | 3. Early Revenue4. Scaling5. Growth+ 3 more | We invest in early stage startups across the globe | Intros preferred View details |
 | Forster Chase Ventures | Egypt Afghanistan Albania+ 194 more | $100k to $4M | 3. Early Revenue4. Scaling5. Growth+ 1 more | We invest in businesses with three things: the right strategy, capital and talent. As such we have put together an all-encompassing one-stop shop where businesses can be nurtured and fostered towards ... See more | Submit deck View details |
 | Convrtx | Egypt USA Mexico+ 194 more | $20k to $200k | 1. Idea or Patent2. Prototype | An award-winning venture studio that scales software startups to dominate markets, created by founders, for founders. | Submit deck View details |
 | YAP Capital | Egypt Germany France+ 194 more | $50k to $250k | 1. Idea or Patent2. Prototype3. Early Revenue+ 1 more | We invest in core infrastructure projects, decentralized finance (DeFi), Metaverse, gaming applications, and the tools and services required to develop a new product. | Intros preferred View details |
 | Critical Ventures | Egypt Afghanistan Albania+ 194 more | $250k to $3M | 4. Scaling3. Early Revenue2. Prototype+ 1 more | We invest in IoT, Web3, fintech, AI, ML, DevOps, Blockchain... from seed to series B | Intros preferred View details |
 | Unrest | Egypt Afghanistan Albania+ 194 more | $20k to $40k | 1. Idea or Patent2. Prototype3. Early Revenue | We invest in impact-driven businesses with global ambitions, who are on a mission to change the world for the better. | Intros preferred View details |
 | Aperitivo | Egypt Afghanistan Albania+ 194 more | $50k to $5M | 1. Idea or Patent2. Prototype3. Early Revenue+ 3 more | We invest in Worldwide startups from 0 to 1. Sector Agnostic. | Intros preferred View details |
 | 500 Global | Egypt USA Mexico+ 194 more | $150k to $2.5M | 1. Idea or Patent2. Prototype3. Early Revenue+ 2 more | We invest in companies in markets where technology, innovation, and capital can unlock long-term value and drive economic growth. | Submit deck View details |
 | Remote First Capital | Egypt Afghanistan Albania+ 194 more | $50k to $200k | 2. Prototype3. Early Revenue1. Idea or Patent+ 1 more | We invest in the next generation of remote work, global work infrastructure, and second-degree effects of it. Also engineering and no-code tooling | Submit deck View details |
 | MARC Group | Egypt Afghanistan Albania+ 194 more | $25k to $1M | 2. Prototype3. Early Revenue4. Scaling | We invest in innovative early stage companies across sectors and geographies. We’re a family office with 2 principals and a diverse portfolio of venture investments (edtech, healthtech, proptech, A... See more | Intros preferred View details |
 | ReGen Ventures | Egypt Afghanistan Albania+ 194 more | $250k to $2.5M | 1. Idea or Patent2. Prototype3. Early Revenue | We invest in regenerative technology companies created by wildly ambitious teams who want to radically transform our world for the better. | Intros preferred View details |
 | Nuwa Capital | Egypt UAE Saudi Arabia+ 11 more | $250k to $7M | 3. Early Revenue4. Scaling5. Growth | We invested in early stage technology businesses in emerging markets with particular focus on SaaS, DTC e-commerce, Fintech and other rapidly digitizing industries | Intros preferred Edit this page |
 | Najeeb Jarrar | Egypt USA Croatia+ 14 more | $10k to $100k | 1. Idea or Patent2. Prototype3. Early Revenue+ 1 more | I invest in seed stage tech and tech enabled startups in the MENA region and its diaspora | Submit deck Edit this page |
 | United Investors | Egypt Afghanistan Albania+ 194 more | $50k to $2M | 2. Prototype3. Early Revenue4. Scaling | We invest in revenue-first startups | Intros preferred Edit this page |
 | Algebra Ventures | Egypt | N/A | 3. Early Revenue | Intros preferred Edit this page | |
 | EdVentures by Nahdet Misr Publishing Group | Egypt | N/A | N/A | Intros preferred Edit this page | |