Wamda

Egypt

Cairo-based Odiggo raises $180,000 in seed funding

Source: MenaBytes Odiggo, a Cairo-based ecommerce marketplace for auto spare parts has raised $180,000 as seed funding at the valuation...

spare parts cars

Egypt

In conversation with Mohamed Okasha of Fawry

Financial technology (fintech) has been highlighted as one of the ways to bring banking services to the masses. Across the Middle East and...

Fintech fawry

Egypt

In conversation with Sami Al Ahmad of Marj3

For Sami Al Ahmad, applying to study abroad and finding a scholarship was a lengthy and tedious process when the Syrian national was...

syria cairo startup

Egypt

MerQ closes its seed funding round

Egypt-based artificial intelligence (AI) company MerQ has closed its seed financing round from Ahmed Kamal Selim, a financial investor,...

chatbot AI Investment

Egypt

Creating a startup ecosystem in Upper Egypt

Some 500 kilometres south of Cairo, entrepreneurs in Upper Egypt are attempting to emulate the capital’s thriving startup scene....

Upper Egypt starting up Ecosystem

Egypt

Pivots and failures: The Wasla Browser story

About nine out of every 10 startups in the Middle East fail, yet failure remains to be viewed with disdain. But with each failure comes an...

Failure failures entrepreneurship

Egypt

ArabyAds secures $6.5 million from Equitrust

ArabyAds, a performance marketing company, has raised $6.5 million in its Series A round from investment arm of Choueiri group Equitrust,...

Invesmtment Funding Marketing

Egypt

Uber partners up with Egypt’s peer-to-peer car sharing platform Dryve

Source: Startup MGZN Egypt’s peer-to-peer car sharing platform Dryve, announces it partnership with Uber Egypt, allowing...

Investment car Rental

Egypt

Egypt’s Brimore raises $800,000 in seed fund

Source: Menabytes Cairo-based direct-selling distribution platform Brimore has raised $800,000 in a seed funding round, the startup...

Distribution manufacturing Investment

Egypt

Egyptian e-sports company GBarena raises seed funding

Source: Menabytes Giza-based esports and gaming community GBarena has raised seed funding from HIMangel, the startup announced today....

E-sports Investment

Egypt

Egypt sets up $57 million fintech startup fund

Source: ITWeb Africa Fintech startups in Egypt could soon have access to 1 billion Egyptian pounds (approximately...

Fintech fund Egypt

Egypt

Kuwait’s Carriage expands to Egypt, launches in Cairo after onboarding 600 restaurants

Source: Menabytes Kuwait-based food delivery startup Carriage has expanded to Egypt, the startup told MENAbytes today, adding...

food Delivery Expansion

Egypt

Algebra Ventures partners with Ezdehar to invest in Dsquares

Egypt’s Algebra Ventures has partnered with Ezdehar Management firm to invest in Dsquares, a loyalty solutions provider. The...

b2c Investment management

Egypt

Egypt's growing interest in Africa

Toward the end of last year, billboards adorned Egypt’s capital city of Cairo with adverts for Africa-focused conferences and...

africa African Summit Swvl

Egypt

Trella raises more than $600,000 in pre-seed investment

Source: Menabytes Cairo-based trucking marketplace Trella has raised over $600,000 in a pre-seed funding round led by Algebra Ventures...

pre-Seed trucking Shipping

Egypt

E-commerce venture Noon expands operations to Egypt

Source: Arabian Business Noon, the e-commerce venture operating in the UAE and Saudi Arabia, on Tuesday announced its expansion into...

E-commerce Expansion

Egypt

Uber agrees to pay VAT in Egypt

Source: Reuters Uber has agreed to pay value-added tax on its services in Egypt, Egyptian officials said on Monday, a move that may help...

Uber Egypt VAT

Egypt

GoodsMart secures funding from Algebra Ventures in pre-Series B

Egypt-based e-grocery company GoodsMart announced that it has secured funding in a pre-Series B round from Algebra Ventures. This...

Funding Pre-Series B E-commerce

Egypt

MINT Incubator

MINT Incubator is an EG Bank programme that is managed by Cairo Angels, offering mentorship, workshops, operational perks as well as a...

Incubator Fintech

Egypt

In conversation with Mounir Nakhla of Egypt's Halan

Beyond Cairo’s colonial boulevards, the streets in the outskirts of the city tend to be too narrow for cars to pass through. These...

ride hailing Sharing Economy cairo

Egypt

Cairo: the world's test-bed for transportation

Last week, Dubai-based ride-hailing app Careem launched an on-demand tuk tuk service in Cairo without any fanfare. The move marked the...

cairo ride hailing ride sharing

Egypt

The Egyptian startups tackling wastage

Environmental pollution in Egypt is undeniably a complicated problem. Waste disposal is inadequate and pollution is a significant...

Recycling Climate change Environment

Egypt

Egyptian pet-care startup VetCode raises 450,000 in seed funding

Source: Startup Scene Egypt's pet-care startup, VetCode, raises seed funding at $450,000 pre-money valuation from Pmaestro on...

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Egypt

In conversation with Abdallah Hussein of Fyonka

Egypt’s first all-female ride hailing service will officially launch soon to provide a safe method of transportation and employment...

ride hailing cairo Transport for Cairo

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