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Cairo-based venture capital firm Foundation Ventures<\/a> has raised $25 million through its second fund – FVFII – to support the country’s early and growth-stage startups.<\/p>\n

The firm’s new fund has attracted investors, including the Egyptian American Enterprise Fund (EAEF), the Micro, Small, and Medium Enterprise Development Agency (MSMEDA), and businessman Onsi Sawiris.<\/p>\n

The FVFII fund targets early- and growth-stage Egyptian startups, with a focus on regional and global expansion. The fund will primarily invest in Egypt but also earmark capital for high-potential startups across the African continent.<\/p>\n

The fund aims to support ventures with a ticket size of initial investment between $750,000 and $1 million.<\/p>\n

Furthermore, it focuses on theme-driven opportunities rather than specific sectors while the primary focus will be in Egypt, with secondary investments across Africa.<\/p>\n

Foundation Ventures made its market debut in 2019 with the launch of its inaugural fund, FVF1 Vintage.<\/p>\n

The company is led by Mazen Nadim, managing partner, alongside partners Omar Barakat and Ziyad Hamdy. Additionally, Foundation Ventures has a strategic partnership with HOF, a US-based VC firm managing over $1.5 billion in assets under management (AUM), which serves as a General Partner.<\/p>\n

Notable startups in Foundation Ventures’ portfolio include Rabbit, Flextock,\u00a0Swypex<\/a>, Aydi,\u00a0Trella<\/a>, and\u00a0Abwaab<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Egypt\u2019s startups<\/h2>\n

\u201cThe devalued currency presents a unique opportunity for startups to leverage Egypt\u2019s high-caliber tech talent and position the country as a cost-efficient testing ground,\u201d said Nadim.<\/p>\n

In 2024,\u00a0Egypt\u00a0<\/a>has attracted $334 million in total investments across 84 deals with the fintech sector receiving the largest share, $237 million, across 17 fintech startups, according to the annual report from Wamda and Digital Digest.<\/p>\n

Logistics sector followed, securing only $23.5 million across six deals, while the e-commerce sector raised $22.5 million through seven startups.<\/p>\n

Further, the majority of capital injected in Egyptian startups came from local investors, followed by Saudi Investors.<\/p>\n

In Early 2025, Egyptian startup\u00a0Simplex<\/a>, specializing in CNC machine manufacturing, has secured $13 million in funding from Saudi Arabia’s National Industrial Development Center.<\/p>\n

In September 2024, Egypt-based business-to-business (B2B) payment platform\u00a0Settle Payments<\/a>\u00a0secured $2 million in a pre-seed funding round.<\/p>\n

That same month, Egypt-based fintech startup\u00a0Paymob\u00a0<\/a>raised $22 million in a Series B extension round, bringing its total Series B funding to $72 million.
\nSource: Forbes Middle East<\/a><\/p>\n\n

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