Cairo-based VC investing in North African and Arab tech startups
A15 is a Cairo-based VC and digital transformation company investing in tech startups across North Africa and the Arab world. Portfolio includes Yumamia, Eventtus, and other MENA tech leaders. Writes first cheques of roughly US$100K to US$1M at pre-seed, seed and Series A. One of Egypt’s most established tech investment platforms.
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You're building for the Egyptian or broader MENA market and want an investor with deep local corporate and government relationships.
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You are outside Egypt and the wider MENA region. The portfolio is heavily Egyptian and that is where its operating help is worth most.
Status (24 Sep 2026): active and returning capital, having delivered a reported 10x on Fund I in July 2025, which is rare enough on this continent to be worth knowing. Cairo-based, founded 2014 by Karim Beshara. First cheques of roughly US$100,000 to US$1 million at pre-seed, seed and Series A, centred on Egypt with wider MENA reach. 48 companies to date and five new investments in the last twelve months. The site carries an apply-for-funding route.
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