# Top 50 Enterprise Startup Investors in Egypt in October 2023

## Flat6Labs
- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Gîza, Al Jizah, Egypt
- Relevant deals: 21
- Stages: Seed, Pre-Seed
- Focus: Software, E-Commerce, Apps

Flat6Labs is the MENA region’s leading seed and early stage venture capital firm, currently running the most renowned startup programs in the region. Annually, Flat6Labs invests in more than 100 innovative and technology-driven startups enabling thousands of passionate entrepreneurs to achieve their daring ambitions and ultimately becoming theirinstitutional co-founders. Flat6Labs manages a number of seed funds with a total AUM in excess of $85M. More than 25 leading institutions have invested into the Flat6Labs managed funds; believing in the asset class and Flat6Labs’ proven track record as the market leader.. Flat6Labs provides a wide range of investment ticket sizes ranging from $50K to $500k, supporting startups through their early journeys from Pre-Seed all the way to Pre-Series A stages. Alongside to the investments, Flat6Labs’ exceptional startup programs, executed to cater specifically for the needs of the innovative entrepreneurs, helps them accelerate their growth by providing them with a plethora of support services and connecting them to unparalleled opportunities with an expansive network comprising hundreds of business mentors, investors and corporates. Launched and headquartered in Cairo since 2011, Flat6Labs has multiple offices across the region; with ongoing plans to expand into other emerging markets.

## Algebra Ventures
- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Cairo, Al Qahirah, Egypt
- Relevant deals: 10
- Stages: Series A, Seed
- Focus: Marketplace, E-Commerce, Software

Algebra Ventures invests in technology startups that leverage innovation to transform large markets. They seek high-growth companies, led by passionate and capable teams, that have a unique value proposition, and that can generate significant economic returns.Algebra Ventures looks for entrepreneurial teams that possess vision and insight as wellas the execution skills needed to build scalable companies. Algebra Ventures focuses on Series A and Series B rounds in Egypt although they do not exclude investments in earlier-stage startups or in other parts of the MENA region. They prefer to meet startups early on and get to know the team as the opportunity is shaping up.

## Flat6Labs Egypt
- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Cairo, Al Qahirah, Egypt
- Relevant deals: 10
- Stages: Pre-Seed, Seed
- Focus: E-Commerce, Internet, Software

MENA’s leading seed and early stage VC firm, and the manager of the most renowned startup programs in the region. We are Accelerating the Future.

## AUC Angels
- Type: VC Fund
- Relevant deals: 9
- Stages: Seed, Pre-Seed, Angel
- Focus: E-Commerce, Software, Finance

What is AUC Angels?

AUC Angels is the first university-based angel investor network in the MENA region. Angel investors are individuals who are interested in investing in early-stage startups with growth potential which in turn supports the growth of a dynamic entrepreneurship ecosystem in Egypt.

## Cairo Angels
- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Cairo, Al Qahirah, Egypt
- Relevant deals: 9
- Stages: Seed, Angel, Pre-Seed
- Focus: E-Commerce, Mobile, Marketplace

Cairo Angels is an angel investment network that invests in and supports early-stage startups it convenes regular investment meetings to review pre-selected potential investees.

## Egypt Ventures
- Type: VC Fund
- Location: El Cairo, Valle del Cauca, Colombia
- Relevant deals: 8
- Stages: Seed, Pre-Seed, Series A
- Focus: Software, Information Technology, E-Commerce

Egypt Ventures is an investment firm that empowers the entrepreneurial ecosystem by investing in accelerators.
The firm was founded in 2017 and is based in Columbia.

## 4DX Ventures
- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Brooklyn, New York, United States
- Relevant deals: 8
- Stages: Seed, Series A, Pre-Seed
- Focus: FinTech, Information Technology, Financial Services

4DX Ventures is a Pan-Africa Focused Venture Capital Firm. Our mission is to connect people, ideas, and capital to create a vibrant African community. 

## HIMAngel
- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Cairo, Al Qahirah, Egypt
- Relevant deals: 8
- Stages: Seed, Pre-Seed, Convertible Note
- Focus: Food and Beverage, E-Commerce, Manufacturing

HIMAngel is a venture capital and private equity firm that supports early-stage startups to grow. It fills the funds' gap as there is an increasing focus on growth-stage VC funds, but little attention and even less money made available for early-stage investments.
HIMAngel was founded in 2017 and headquartered in Cairo, Al Qahirah.

## Launch Africa
- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Ebène, Plaines Wilhems, Mauritius
- Relevant deals: 7
- Stages: Seed, Pre-Seed
- Focus: Financial Services, FinTech, Information Technology

Launch Africa is a leading Pan-African VC fund solving the significant funding gap in the Seed and pre-Series A investment landscape in Africa.

## Endure Capital
- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Cairo, Al Qahirah, Egypt
- Relevant deals: 6
- Stages: Seed, Series A, Series B
- Focus: Health Care, Software, E-Commerce

Endure Capital is an early stage investment fund headed by entrepreneurs looking for startup teams. They look for founders who are relentlessly resourceful and imaginative, solving genuine problems that matter to a lot of people and building high growth companies that endure.

## EQ2 Ventures
- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Dubai, Dubai, United Arab Emirates
- Relevant deals: 5
- Stages: Series A, Seed, Series B
- Focus: E-Commerce, Advertising, Retail

EQ2 Ventures is an investment firm that invests in Seed to Series B-stage startup companies. It was incorporated as a spin-off of Equitrust, a corporate VC arm launched in 2015 by Choueiri Group to capture opportunities linked to the digital transformation of the Middle East. Relying on a strong network of strategic investors and mentors, EQ2Ventures helps talented entrepreneurs solve major consumers and business problems, build sustainable companies. and create long-term value.

## Nama Ventures
- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Riyadh, Ar Riyad, Saudi Arabia
- Relevant deals: 5
- Stages: Pre-Seed, Seed
- Focus: E-Commerce, Information Technology, Marketplace

Nama Ventures is a seed stage venture capital fund focused on fueling innovation in the MENA region, particularly in Saudi Arabia. ama Ventures is built upon the fundamental idea of enabling entrepreneurs to succeed. And as founders of Nama, we are thrilled to finally have the platform to implement this idea. Our hope is that entrepreneurs willingto partner with us will see and feel our value-add approach to investing.

## Sawari Ventures
- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Cairo, Al Qahirah, Egypt
- Relevant deals: 5
- Stages: Seed, Series A, Series B
- Focus: Financial Services, E-Commerce, Software

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.

## Edventures
- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Gîza, Al Jizah, Egypt
- Relevant deals: 5
- Stages: Seed, Pre-Seed
- Focus: Education, Training, Online Portals

EdVentures is a corporate venture capital that invests in startups specializing in education, culture and innovative learning solutions in SEED and Pre-Series A rounds focusing on Egypt, Africa, and the Arab World. The corporate VC was launched in 2017 by Nahdet Misr Publishing House. It provides technical and financial support to startups in orderto ensure success and continuity in the market by providing investment according to the needs and maturity level of each company.

## BECO Capital
- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Dubai, Dubai, United Arab Emirates
- Relevant deals: 4
- Stages: Seed, Series A, Series B
- Focus: E-Commerce, Financial Services, Information Technology

BECO Capital provides growth capital and hands-on operational support for early-stage technology companies. It is a technology-focused venture capital that supports entrepreneurs and financial sectors to raise funds.The company helps small companies with growth capital and hands-on operational mentorship in their early stage of development. Itwas founded in 2012 and is based in Dubai, United Arab Emirates.BECO Capital was founded on February 1, 2014, by Dany Farha and Amir Farha, and it is headquartered in Dubai.

## Rise Capital
- Type: VC Fund
- Location: San Francisco, California, United States
- Relevant deals: 4
- Stages: Series A, Series B, Seed
- Focus: E-Commerce, Internet, Health Care

Rise Capital is a leading global venture capital firm focused on Emerging Markets

## Alex Angels
- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Alexandria, Al Iskandariyah, Egypt
- Relevant deals: 4
- Stages: Seed, Pre-Seed, Convertible Note
- Focus: E-Commerce, Marketplace, Mobile Apps

Alex Angels is an investment management company that helps investors to invest in early-stage companies with strong management teams. The company specializes in the fields of financial services, financial exchange, and investments.
Alex Angels was founded in 2016 and headquartered in Al Iskandariyah, Egypt.

## LoftyInc Capital Management
- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Carmel, California, United States
- Relevant deals: 4
- Stages: Seed, Pre-Seed, Series A
- Focus: FinTech, Financial Services, Software

LoftyInc Capital Management empowers Afropreneurs to build a prosperous and equitable future in Africa. We deliver value to both founders and investors.........

## Fawry
- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Cairo, Al Qahirah, Egypt
- Relevant deals: 4
- Stages: Seed, Series A, Series B
- Focus: E-Commerce, Mobile, Delivery

Fawry is the leading digital transformation & E-payment platform in Egypt, offering financial services to consumers and businesses.

## Flourish Ventures
- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Redwood City, California, United States
- Relevant deals: 4
- Stages: Series A, Series B, Seed
- Focus: FinTech, Financial Services, Finance

We are an early-stage global venture capital firm investing in fintech founders.

## MSA Capital
- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Beijing, Beijing, China
- Relevant deals: 3
- Stages: Series A, Seed, Series B
- Focus: E-Commerce, Financial Services, Biotechnology

MSA Capital is a global venture capital and private equity firm that invests in technology-enabled companies from seed to growth stage. The firm manages capital from the world's top sovereign wealth funds, international asset managers, pension funds, university endowments, fund of funds, and family offices, as well as China's leading neweconomy entrepreneurs.

## Outliers Venture Capital
- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Menlo Park, California, United States
- Relevant deals: 3
- Stages: Seed, Series A, Pre-Seed
- Focus: E-Commerce, Information Technology, Predictive Analytics

Backing outlier founders in MENA & the US at the earliest stages

## Shorooq Partners
- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Abu Dhabi, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates
- Relevant deals: 3
- Stages: Seed, Series A, Pre-Seed
- Focus: Financial Services, E-Commerce, FinTech

Shorooq Partnersis the leading tech investor in the region, inspired by the best entrepreneurs, investors and practices from around the world.

## Nuwa Capital
- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Dubai, Dubai, United Arab Emirates
- Relevant deals: 3
- Stages: Seed, Pre-Seed, Series B
- Focus: E-Commerce, Financial Services, FinTech

A radical investment platform reshaping the relationship between founders and capital.

## International Finance Corporation
- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Washington, District of Columbia, United States
- Relevant deals: 3
- Stages: Debt Financing, Series B
- Focus: Financial Services, FinTech, Finance

A strong and engaged private sector is indispensible to ending extreme poverty and boosting shared prosperity. That's where IFC comes in - we have more than 60 years experience in unlocking private investment, creating markets and opportunities where they are needed most.

## DAAL
- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Al Khobar, Ash Sharqiyah, Saudi Arabia
- Relevant deals: 3
- Stages: Seed, Convertible Note, Pre-Seed
- Focus: E-Commerce, Software, SaaS

The aim of Daal is to create excellent opportunities for investment by providing mentorship and business development insights to companies within the IT space.

## A15
- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Cairo, Al Qahirah, Egypt
- Relevant deals: 3
- Stages: Seed, Pre-Seed
- Focus: E-Commerce, Financial Services, Marketplace

A15 is an entrepreneurial company that invests in digital products and technology brands. They aspire to empower the human race to overcome its limits and expand its capabilities by creating real products for real people. They help them scale by providing them with investment, the support of our ecosystem, and act as their launchpad for expansion.It was founded in 1996 and is headquartered in Cairo, Egypt.

## Foundation Ventures
- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Cairo, Al Qahirah, Egypt
- Relevant deals: 3
- Stages: Seed, Pre-Seed, Series A
- Focus: E-Commerce, Retail, Internet

Foundation Ventures is an investment firm that backs exceptional teams building industry defining companies in Egypt and the MENA region.

## Kepple Africa Ventures
- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan
- Relevant deals: 3
- Stages: Seed, Pre-Seed
- Focus: Financial Services, FinTech, Software

Kepple Africa Ventures is an early-stage venture capital firm.

## 1984 Ventures
- Type: VC Fund
- Location: San Francisco, California, United States
- Relevant deals: 2
- Stages: Seed, Series A, Pre-Seed
- Focus: Health Care, Software, Real Estate

1984 Ventures is an early-stage venture capital firm proptech, fintech, healthcare, marketplace, SaaS, e-commerce, and consumer.

## Plus Venture Capital
- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Abu Dhabi, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates
- Relevant deals: 2
- Stages: Seed, Pre-Seed
- Focus: Information Technology, SaaS, Payments

Plus VC is regulated by ADGM Financial Services Regulatory Authority for the provision of Managing a Collective Investment Fund.

## Orange Ventures
- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Paris, Ile-de-France, France
- Relevant deals: 2
- Stages: Seed, Series B, Series C
- Focus: Software, FinTech, Financial Services

Orange Ventures is the Venture Capital Fund of the Orange Group, with 350m euros under management

## Ali Shaaban
- Type: Angel
- Location: Cairo, Al Qahirah, Egypt
- Relevant deals: 2
- Stages: Series A, Seed, Pre-Seed
- Focus: Financial Services, FinTech, Banking

Ali Shaaban has been a pioneer in the digital advertising and communications industry for more than 18 years, founding the award-winning full-fledged creative digital agency Icon Creations back in 2003 when the industry was at its infancy stage. Since then, Ali Shaaban has built strong long-term relationships and a strategic network with most ofthe leading automotive brands in Egypt and the Middle East, where he established a solid track record of delivering top-notch digital products & services that stood the test of time. Driven by passion for excellence and an always-on personalized approach to satisfying his partners, Ali Shaaban is the quintessential digital partner to have on your side in the automotive industry today.His automotive portfolio includes Alfa Romeo, Bentley, BMW, Castrol, Citroën, Ferrari, Fiat, Ford, Hyundai, JAC, Jaguar, Jeep, KIA, Land Rover, Maserati, Mazda, MINI, Mitsubishi, Nissan, Peugeot, Pirelli, Renault, Seat, Subaru, Toyota, Volkswagen and more. Aside from being a digital pioneer, Ali Shaaban is also an angel investor and serial supporter of emerging innovative startups and fresh business ideas, venturing into several sectors to contribute in making a sustainable impact on the local and regional economies. His latest investments have tapped into the Fintech sector with rising companies such as Paynas (https://Paynas.com), Oxygen (https://oxygen.us/), Dfin Holding (https://www.dfinholding.com/) , and Kiwe wallet (https://kiweapp.com/)
as well as the Media and AI sector with Speakol (https://speakol.com/) ,
NU Digital Awards (https://nudigitalawards.com/) and Nanotronics (https://nanotronics.co/ ).Ali Shaaban believes in always taking the next step forward in his extensive career,
and using his core values and commanding personality as motivation, he has paved
an impressive path over the years that will certainly lead
towards an even more diverse and fruitful future.

## HALA Ventures
- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Khobar, Ash Sharqiyah, Saudi Arabia
- Relevant deals: 2
- Stages: Seed, Series A, Pre-Seed
- Focus: FinTech, Software, Predictive Analytics

Technology VC that empowers GCC’s startups in their early-growth stages.

## Khwarizmi Ventures
- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Riyadh, Ar Riyad, Saudi Arabia
- Relevant deals: 2
- Stages: Seed, Series A, Pre-Seed
- Focus: E-Commerce, Software, FinTech

Khwarizmi Ventures is a venture capital firm that seeks investments in startups with a passion for algorithms. It seeks to help create their vision, as they embark on a journey together that aligns their goals to improve quality of life using technology powered by algorithms.Ever since its launch in 2018, it has seed funded startups, assistedfounders, and scaled up several companies.

## Piton Capital
- Type: VC Fund
- Location: London, England, United Kingdom
- Relevant deals: 2
- Stages: Series A, Series B
- Focus: E-Commerce, Marketplace, Internet

Piton Capital is a venture capital and growth equity firm headquartered in London, United Kingdom. Piton focuses exclusively on network effects businesses (marketplaces, exchanges and platforms) as this provide one of the few moats or forms of defensibility to achieve dominance. There are several forms of great network effects businesses thataren’t marketplaces that include data network effects (including machine learning and AI), businesses that rely on user generated content, as well as SaaS businesses with the potential to layer network effects around it. The firm is a stage and style-agnostic and seeks to invest from seed to late stage (€200k to €15m).

## Arzan Venture Capital
- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Kuwait, Al Kuwayt, Kuwait
- Relevant deals: 2
- Stages: Seed, Series A, Series B
- Focus: Software, E-Commerce, SaaS

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.

## RMBV
- Type: VC Fund
- Relevant deals: 2
- Stages: Series A
- Focus: B2B, Internet, E-Commerce

We are growth investors who seek to partner with visionary entrepreneurs and management teams to grow differentiated middle-market, purpose driven businesses that will make a positive impact on underserved businesses and customers in North Africa and beyond. We are entrusted to perform and deliver

## I Squared Capital
- Type: VC Fund
- Location: New York, New York, United States
- Relevant deals: 2
- Stages: Private Equity, Series A, Series C
- Focus: Energy, Internet of Things, Energy Efficiency

I Squared Capital is an independent global infrastructure investment manager that focuses on energy, utilities, and transportation. in North America, Europe, and select high-growth economies.
It was founded in 2012 and headquartered in New York, United States.

## NFX
- Type: VC Fund
- Location: San Francisco, California, United States
- Relevant deals: 2
- Stages: Seed, Series A, Pre-Seed
- Focus: Software, Information Technology, Marketplace

We are a VC firm investing in pre-seed and seed stage startups. We back exceptional Founders building market-transforming companies.

## DAI
- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Bethesda, Maryland, United States
- Relevant deals: 2
- Stages: Seed
- Focus: Health Care, Medical, Software

DAI works on the frontlines of global development transforming ideas into action—action into impact.

## Endeavor Catalyst
- Type: VC Fund
- Location: New York, New York, United States
- Relevant deals: 2
- Stages: Series B, Series A, Series C
- Focus: E-Commerce, Software, Information Technology

Endeavor Catalyst is the rules-based, co-investment fund of Endeavor, set up to invest exclusively in Endeavor Entrepreneur-led companies and to sustain Endeavor’s long-term operations in a mission-aligned way. Launched in 2012, Endeavor Catalyst has ~$500M+ AUM across four funds and has made 260+ investments to date in 35+ different markets. TodayThe Endeavor Catalyst portfolio has 53 companies valued at $1B+. Investments include Globant (NYSE:GLOB), Rappi, and Creditas in Latin America; Yemeksepeti.com and Careem in MENA; and Bukalapak and Carro in Indonesia.

## Global Ventures
- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Dubai, Dubai, United Arab Emirates
- Relevant deals: 2
- Stages: Series A, Seed, Series B
- Focus: Health Care, FinTech, Financial Services

We back global-minded, growth-stage and technology-focused founders in emerging markets and the world.

## Crystal Stream Capital
- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Beijing, Beijing, China
- Relevant deals: 2
- Stages: Series A, Series B, Seed
- Focus: E-Commerce, Fashion, Internet

Crystal Stream Capital specializes in making early-stage investments in the technology, media, and telecommunications sector.

## Next Billion Ventures
- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Washington, District of Columbia, United States
- Relevant deals: 2
- Stages: Seed, Series A, Pre-Seed
- Focus: Financial Services, FinTech, E-Commerce

A venture capital partnership for emerging markets.

## VNV Global
- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Stockholm, Stockholms Lan, Sweden
- Relevant deals: 2
- Stages: Series B, Series A
- Focus: E-Commerce, Health Care, Marketplace

VNV Global is an investment company with the business concept of using experience, expertise and a widespread network to identify and invest in assets with considerable potential for value appreciation. The company has a special focus on online marketplaces and businesses with strong network effects. The common shares of VNV Global are listed onNasdaq Stockholm, Mid Cap segment, with the ticker VNV.

## DPD group
- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Issy-les-moulineaux, Ile-de-France, France
- Relevant deals: 2
- Stages: Seed, Series A, Series C
- Focus: Logistics, Transportation, Apps

DPD is part of Geopost, one of the world leading parcel delivery networks operating in nearly 50 countries.

## Accion Venture Lab
- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Washington, District of Columbia, United States
- Relevant deals: 2
- Stages: Seed, Series A
- Focus: Financial Services, FinTech, Finance

Accion Venture Lab is an investment initiative that provides startups with seed capital and support.

## Battery Road Digital Holdings
- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Mumbai, Maharashtra, India
- Relevant deals: 2
- Stages: Seed, Series A
- Focus: E-Commerce, Payments, Financial Services

Frontier Markets venture capital

## Starling Ventures
- Type: VC Fund
- Location: New York, New York, United States
- Relevant deals: 2
- Stages: Seed
- Focus: Software, Apps, Internet

Starling Ventures is a COA contract operator and ship broking company that provides chartering, operations, consulting, and SNP services.

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