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OF INVESTORS IN MENA
In this PDF you will find detailed information
about 19 different investors that Egyptian
entrepreneurs can approach for funding
opportunities.

Under each investor you’ll find:

● Investor’s bios
● Investments size
● Sectors
● Social media links
● Contact details
KAMELIZER

Kamelizer is a startup angel investment fund for Type of investment: Angel investment
technology entrepreneurs, founded by former
OTVentures Chief Operating Officer Hanan Abdel Launched: 2014
Meguid.
Investment round: Early stage
They invest some cash, for stake, within the seed
Sector: Pure tech
stage. This stage is the earliest stage of funding,
usually when product is in its initial formulation. Address: El Tahrir, Greek Campus, Cairo, Egypt
Kamelizer invested in startups like Iqraaly, Buseet,
Rakna, and HireHunt. Contact details:
hello@kamelizer.com
Kamelizer additionally incorporates a Fellowship
Program for entrepreneurs. Check their website
here.
CAIRO ANGELS

Type of investment: Angel investment

Cairo Angels is a group of private investors that have
endowed $2.3 million in over twenty-four startups. Launched: 2011
Most firms they support are tech-based, such as their
choice of startups to invest in, like Instabug, Investment round: $2.3 million
Integreight, and Bosta.
Sector: Generally pure tech
New investment deals are expected to be declared Address: 28 Falaki St., Bab El Louk, Cairo, Egypt,
shortly. The group’s most distinguished members 11513. Office 204, Falaki Building
include: Hossam Allam, Con O'Donnell, Hanan Abdel
Meguid, and Aly El Shalakany. Contact details: info@cairoangels.com
Check their website here.
KI ANGELS/ HIMANGEL

Khaled Ismail is one of all the foremost well-known Type of investment: Angel investment
angel investors in Egypt, has started the launch of
HIMangel, a $5 million angel fund to invest in Launched: 2012
early-stage Egyptian startups. It's primarily the
Investment round: $100,000 - $250,000
second fund of KIangel, another angel fund that
Khaled started in 2012. Sector: Various

KIangel invested within 12 startups as well as Contact details:

FilKhedma, Fustany, Mogassam, Iqraaly & Shezlong. kismail@himangel.com
Additionally, they helped over a hundred alternative aismail@himangel.com
startups with mentorship and they are a familiar
name within the ecosystem.
Check them out here.
ALTAMIMI VENTURE CAPITAL

Al Tamimi & Co. is the largest firm within the Investment type: Privately held
geographic region with seventeen offices across 9
Launched: 2006
countries.
Sector: Venture Capital, Investments, Seed Capital and
Al Tamimi & Company established in 1989, are a full Start-Up Capital
service business firm combining data, expertise, and
experience to confirm the shoppers’ access to the most Contact:
https://www.tamimi.com/contact-us/contact/
effective legal solutions that commercially sound and
price effective. Check their COVID-19 insights for
startups from here.
A15

Fadi Antaki’s A15 is a seed stage entrepreneurial Type of investment: Seed stage investment
investor that invests in digital products and
Launched: 2015
technology brands.
Investment round: $50,000 - $250,000
A15 put aside $3 million to invest in startups further
as undertaken mergers of its own in-house startups Sector: Digital, tech
with outside companies, for instance, Dishdino with
food delivery startup Mumm.
Contact details:
info@a15.com
SAWARI VENTURES

Type of investment: Venture capital investment

Sawari Ventures is the investor in Flat6Labs
companies, providing funding on the far side of the Launched: 2010
seed and angel level. It provides initial investments
between $250,000 and $1,000,000 and aims to take Investment round: $250,000 - $1,000,000
a position $2 million to $5 million over the period
Sector: Cloud computing, telecommunications /
time of an organization.
mobile and wireless communications, mobile
development, networking and communication
Most companies it invests in are technology based.
In 2018, they raised $35 million as part of its $70 Contact details:
million fund to invest in Egypt, Tunisia, and Morocco. www.sawariventures.com
ENDURE CAPITAL
Endure Capital is an investment early-stage VC firm en
route by entrepreneurs and co-founded by
Tarek Fahim. Endure prides itself on being founder
focused.
They believe in the individuals behind the thought and
work with them through challenges and hurdles. They
have invested in Egyptian startups like Karmsolar,
Edfa3ly and Nawah.
Type of investment: Early stage investment
Launched: 2015
Investment round: $20 million - $100 million
Sector: Various
Address: New Financial Center,Banking Road, 1st
Floor, Red-Con Building, New Cairo
Contact details: press@endurecap.com
ALGEBRA VENTURES

Algebra Ventures is founded by Egyptian investors Type of investment: VC investor

Ziad Mokhtar, Tarek Assaad, and Khaled Ismail.
Algebra Ventures invests in technology startups that Launched: 2016
leverage innovation to rework in massive markets.
Investment round: $50 million
They get high-growth companies, led by passionate
and capable groups, that have a value proposition, Sector: Early-stage technology companies
which will generate important economic returns.

They have invested in 15 transformative tech

companies in MENA, including Elmenus, HolidayMe, Contact details:
Dsquares, Trella, and Halan. info@algebraventures.com
EGYPTIAN AMERICAN ENTERPRISE FUND

The EAEF established by James Allen Harmon, also Launched: 2013

known as Jim, with board members Hythem
T.El-Nazer, Egyptian-American Enterprise Fund and Investment round: Private Equity, Venture
Tarek Fahmy Abdel-Meguid.
Sector: Financial and medical

EAEF scouts foreign investors to invest in Egyptian

startups to enhance the promotion for commercial
practice and improve corporate governance for its
investees and fund managers. Previous investments in
Egypt's startups: Fawry, MISR HYTECH, Smart Contact details:
Medical Services. Check out their website. yghobrial@eaefund.org
BEDAYA

Launched: 2016
Bedaya the first private sector-led government fund in
Egypt launched a replacement $17 million funds. Investment round: $17 million
Bedaya Centre works as a helper to change SMEs and
entrepreneurs to enable them to access completely Sector: Small Medium Enterprise
different money and non-financial services through
varied programs and initiatives.

Bedaya programs are tailored to deliver price to clients

with the aim to support SME businesses, enhance Contact details:
their fight, strengthen their innovation capability, and http://www.bedaya.org.eg/
promote the entrepreneurial culture in Egypt. Check
their website here.
138 PYRAMIDS

138 Pyramids was launched in 2012 with $10 million Launched: 2014
capital by businesswoman Neveen El Tahri, and funds
startups and SMEs managed by parent company Delta Investment round: $1 million
Inspire, an Egyptian investment management firm. The
Type of investment: Angels, venture capital and
name 138 Pyramids refers to the 138 ancient
private equity
pyramids in Egypt and aims to support 138 new
pyramids, in terms of promising startups and Sector: Small and medium enterprise
early-stage companies. .

Company’s previous clients include FoolTank, Contact details:

Temraza, Dockland, the Hot Dog, Proten Misura, and info@138pyramids.com
Bookra Agency. More info here.
EGYPT VENTURES

Egypt Ventures acts as a startup investor that invests Type of investment: Angels, venture capital and
in early-stage startups, incubators and venture capital private equity
funds yet as invests directly in early growth
corporations. With no sector focus, it represents a Launched: 2014
chance for entrepreneurs trying to begin a business
Investment round: $1 million
and provides an opportunity for innovators to
implement their ideas. Sector: Small and medium enterprise

In 2015 Egypt Ventures supported a total number of

15,211 SMEs through about 2 billion EGP. They have Contact details:
funding@egyptventures.com
specifically contributed through its development
partners to funding Egypt's social development fund.
500 STARTUPS

500 Startups is an early-stage venture fund and seed Investment type: Early-stage venture fund and
accelerator supported in 2010 by Dave McClure and seed accelerator
Christine Tsai. 500 Startups is a venture capital firm
that is on a mission to scout and pick the world’s most Launched: 2010
competent and skillful entrepreneurs to facilitate
Investment round: Venture capital investment
them produce booming startups at scale and build
thriving international ecosystems. Their MENA Sector: Various
activities are under the label “500 Falcons.”

500 Startups has invested in more than 2,400

companies through its 5 global funds and 17 thematic Contact details:
funds. Investments in the 500 portfolio include
WUZZUF, Edfa3ly.com, ELWAFEYAT, and Mumm.
MODUS CAPITAL

Modus Capital is a hybrid working venture capital and
operative firm primarily based in New York with
offices in L.A and Cairo, Egypt. They actively assist
entrepreneurs in building transformational businesses
by not only investing in them however, additionally
partnering with them to make the foremost effective
methods to move companies up to the next level.
Modus Capital permits investors to participate in
high-value, high-growth opportunities whereas
operationally supporting entrepreneurs in realizing
their dreams. Click here to join.
Investment type: Venture capital investment
Launched: 2015
Investment round: $50,000 to $1 million
Sector: Seed and series A, interest in financial
technology, direct to consumer e-commerce,
enterprise and consumer software as a service
Contact details:
la@modus.vc
AUC ANGELS

AUC Angels is the 1st university-based angel investor Investment type: Angel investment
network within the MENA region. Angel investors area
are individuals who have an interest in investing in Investment round: $30,000 and as high as $250,000
early-stage startups with growth potential that
Sector: Technology-driven early-stage startups
successively supports the expansion of a dynamic
entrepreneurship system in Egypt. Address: The American University in Cairo

AUC Angels has endowed in a very total of eight

startups up to now, 2 of that were in publicly
announced, DentaCarts and Djinny. Auc Angels plan Contact details:
on investment worth US $500,000 between 5 and 7 aucangels@aucegypt.edu
startups in 2020. Read more from here.
ALEX ANGELS

Alexandria Angels was established in December 2016 Investment type: Angel investment
by the Founder Tarek Alkady as the initial angel
network in Alexandria and also the second in Egypt. Launched: 2016
They invest in promising, early-stage companies with a
Investment round: $50000 - $150000
strong business case, within and outside Egypt. They
tend to concentrate on seed-stage investment as this Sector: Launch, seed, growth
where the investment gap lies.

They focus on seed-stage investment on startups

because of the investment gap lies in this stage. They Contact details:
announced their first investment in the on-demand +20 102 461 5790
delivery startup VOO. Apply for funding.
LORAX CAPITAL PARTNERS

Lorax Capital Partners is an Egypt-centered private
equity firm with an average of 200 million dollars of
committed capital management, primarily allocated
from the Egyptian-American Enterprise Fund.
Investment type: Private equity firm
Launched: 2015
Investment round: $200 million

Sector: Financial services, fintech

It has invested in Egyptian startups including Fawry
and Orchidia pharmaceutical company.
Check their investments here.
Address: Gabalaya ST, 7th Floor, Zamalek, Cairo, Egypt
Contact:
Info@loraxcapitalpartners.com
FEB CAPITAL

FEP Capital is a regulated money services company, Investment type: Private Equity investor
specializing in Private Equity and Investment Banking
services. the corporate was originally established and Launched: 1995
based in 1995 under the name White House
Sector: Small Medium Enterprise
Securities.
Address: Qasr Ad Dobarah, Qasr El Nil, Cairo
FEP Capital was acquired by FEP Egypt, then was
rebranded to be FEP Capital. They currently offer
various investment banking services and act as the
leading personal equity investor and manager Contact:
specialized in Small or Medium Enterprises. info@fep-capital.com
More info here.
MEDITERRANEAN ANGELS

Investment type: Angel investment

MED ANGELS is s network of angel investment
networks for the Mediterranean countries. They Launched: 2019
promote syndications and cross border investments,
and convey convenience and trust among the taking Sector: Seed stage funding across the Mediterranean
part angel networks, to shut the gap in seed-stage region
funding across the Mediterranean region.

They promote deal flow and sharing of opportunities Contact:

among the taking part member networks, capitalizing +20 35841823
on the investment expertise, and best practices at any +20 35841823
given time. Discover additional details from here.
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