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Breadfast

YC S19

Cairo, EG · Founded 2017 · 10,000 employees · 15 known investors

Breadfast is a delivery app offering groceries, fresh bakery items, fruits and vegetables, ready-to-eat meals, beauty, pharmacy, and household products, along with financial features like cashback and rewards. It serves consumers in Cairo, Giza, and Alexandria, and is expanding across Egypt and the MENA region.

ConsumerE-commerceFoodTechLogistics & Supply ChainMobility & TransportationGroceryDeliveryLogisticsEgyptMiddle East and North AfricaPartly Remote

Founders & leadership· Y Combinator alumni (S19)

Breadfast was founded in 2017 by Muhammad Habib and Abdallah Nofal.

MHMuhammad Habib
Muhammad Habibin𝕏Co-founder & Chief Operating Officer
ANAbdallah Nofal
Abdallah NofalinCo-Founder and Director of Innovation
MA
Mostafa Amin

Investors · 15

4DX VenturesAccra · $50K – $500K
500 GlobalSan Francisco · $150K
Outliers VCSan Francisco
Shorooq PartnersAbu Dhabi · $750K – $33M
Vershina CapitalNicosia
VNV GlobalStockholm
Y CombinatorSan Francisco · $500K
EBRDreportedLondon · $9.8M – $222M
Endeavor CatalystreportedNew York · $5.5M – $200M
International Finance CorporationreportedWashington D.C. · $20M – $500M
Novastar Venturesreported · 2 sourcesLondon
SBI InvestmentreportedTokyo · $2M – $227M

Also in the syndicate · 3

European Bank for Reconstruction and DevelopmentMubadala Investment Co.Olayan Financing Company

Funding

SEC filings, press & company announcements

$50M disclosed across 1 of 2 rounds · 2025–2026

Source: company announcements and press reports — follow each round's link for the claim.

The YC application· Summer 2019 batch

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Competitors · 2

by search overlap
Simplyrecipes48 shared keywordsSimply Recipes is an online resource offering more than 3,600 tested recipes, cooking guides, and meal plans for home cooks. It produces family-friendly food and cooking content aimed at helping people prepare everyday meals.
Food5240 shared keywordsFood52 is a food, home and lifestyle digital media and e-commerce platform sold in a 2026 Chapter 11 auction.

Companies competing with Breadfast for the same Google search keywords, organic and paid, via search-intersection analysis.

In the news

African Startups Secure $1.58 Billion in H1 2026 as Investors Shift Towards Bigger Betsbrandiconimage.com · Jul 2026Dabafinance - Egypt's Breadfast Raises $50M Ahead of Series C and IPO Plansdabafinance.com · Feb 2026Egyptian e-commerce startup Breadfast raises $50m pre-Series C funding - Disrupt Africadisruptafrica.com · Feb 2026Egypt’s Breadfast Secures New Funding, Eyes Expansion Across Africa - Bloombergbloomberg.com · Feb 2026Egyptian quick-commerce startup Breadfast raises $10m Series B2 funding - Disrupt Africadisruptafrica.com · Aug 2025Breadfast raises $10 million from EBRD as part of Series B2, valuation nears $400 millionmenabytes.com · Aug 2025Egypt’s Breadfast wants to build ‘Gopuff for Africa and Middle East’, gets $26M backing – TechCrunchtechcrunch.com · Nov 2021

Frequently asked questions

What does Breadfast do?
Breadfast is a delivery app offering groceries, fresh bakery items, fruits and vegetables, ready-to-eat meals, beauty, pharmacy, and household products, along with financial features like cashback and rewards. It serves consumers in Cairo, Giza, and Alexandria, and is expanding across Egypt and the MENA region.
Who founded Breadfast?
Breadfast was founded by Muhammad Habib, Abdallah Nofal in 2017.
Who are Breadfast's investors?
Breadfast's investors include 4DX Ventures, 500 Global, Outliers VC, Shorooq Partners, Vershina Capital, VNV Global, Y Combinator, EBRD and 4 more.
How much funding has Breadfast raised?
Breadfast has disclosed $50M raised across 1 of its 2 known rounds.
Where is Breadfast headquartered?
Breadfast is headquartered in Cairo, EG.