{"id":3077,"date":"2025-12-18T18:25:24","date_gmt":"2025-12-18T15:25:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/egypt.fintechnews.media\/?p=3077"},"modified":"2025-12-18T18:25:24","modified_gmt":"2025-12-18T15:25:24","slug":"egypts-nawah-scientific-raises-23-million-series-a-to-expand-cloud-lab-footprint","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/egypt.fintechnews.media\/?p=3077","title":{"rendered":"Egypt\u2019s Nawah Scientific raises $23 million Series A to expand cloud lab footprint"},"content":{"rendered":"<ul>\n<li>Egypt-based deeptech startup Nawah Scientific has closed a $23 million Series A round, comprising a mix of equity and debt, as it marks a decade since its founding.<\/li>\n<li>The round was led by Life Ventures Holding, with participation from Den Ventures, Empire M, AfricInvest, and Elsewedy, as well as banks and angel investors.<\/li>\n<li>Founded in 2015 by Omar Saqr,\u00a0Nawah\u00a0operates a cloud lab model that enables remote access to advanced testing services across four business units, spanning life sciences, food and agriculture, pharmaceuticals, and certified reference materials.<\/li>\n<li>The funding will support building a global R&amp;D centre in Rwanda, doubling laboratory capacity in Egypt and Saudi Arabia, and expanding into North Africa and Europe.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Egypt\u2019s deep-tech and life science company\u00a0 specialized in scientific and industrial testing services, <a href=\"https:\/\/nawah-scientific.com\/?srsltid=AfmBOopb8MeXKbKPdZSx9arQjkyPPDOHPsGdNQ6ABC7ZrelcLD7MpHnv\">Nawah Scientific<\/a>, has closed a $23 million Series A round (a mix of equity and debt) as it marks 10 years since launch.<\/p>\n<p>The round was led by Life Ventures Holding, with participation from Den Ventures, Empire M, AfricInvest, and Elsewedy, alongside banks and angel investors. Nawah says the capital will back three priorities: building a 10,000-sqm global R&amp;D centre in Rwanda, doubling lab capacity in Egypt and Saudi Arabia, and expanding across North Africa and Europe.<\/p>\n<p>Founder and CEO Omar Shokry Saqr said the round strengthens Nawah\u2019s research and tech backbone for its next growth phase. At the anniversary event in Cairo, Hossam Heiba, CEO of GAFI, highlighted Nawah as a model for turning advanced research into value-added, export-ready capabilities.<\/p>\n<p>Founded in 2015, Nawah\u2019s cloud lab model enables researchers and companies to run advanced testing remotely. 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