A15
Venture capitalCairo · Pre-Seed–Growth · 5 people tracked
Investment thesis
A15 takes a founder-first approach, investing early in technology startups. It typically participates in pre-seed and seed rounds, focusing on the Middle East and North Africa region with an emphasis on Egypt, seeking out promising, potentially game-changing companies in the tech sector.
Source: firm website, verified Aug 3, 2026.
Team · 5 people
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What they invest in
from 34 of 60 portfolio companiesSaaS ×11AI & Machine Learning ×7Fintech ×7Enterprise Software ×6Media & Entertainment ×6Consumer ×4Future of Work ×4Healthtech ×4
HQs:Egypt×15United States×4United Arab Emirates×3United Kingdom×2Ireland×1Netherlands×1
Who they back
founder profiles across 11 portfolio companiesFounding team size:solo founder×52 founders×43 founders×2
Investments · 60 tracked
founders shown can be your intro pathArab Finance is an online business and financial news outlet covering Egyptian economic developments, banking, investment, and corporate announcements.
FintechMedia & Entertainment
Bluworks provides HR and workforce operations software designed for businesses with dynamic, shift-based work across multiple locations.
Enterprise SoftwareFuture of WorkHR TechSaaSCairo, EG
HusseinFarah
Co-investorsAcasia VenturesCairo Angels Syndicate FundEnza CapitalKhwarizmi VenturesBeltone Venture CapitalCamel Ventures
Buguard develops cybersecurity platforms — Dark Atlas for dark web monitoring, threat intelligence, attack surface management, and brand protection, and Strike Atlas for autonomous AI-driven penetration testing — for organizations' security teams.
AI & Machine LearningCybersecuritySaaS
Co-investorsEnza Capital
FlapKap provides fast, flexible, and fully digital working capital funding to SMEs, including e-commerce and Amazon sellers, using revenue-based financing repaid as a percentage of revenues.
FintechSaaSDubai, AE
Ahmad Coucha(Founder)Khaled Nassef(Founder)Sherif Bichara(Founder)in
Co-investorsOutliers VCPact
Gail provides conversational AI for insurance, banking, and finance companies, handling customer interactions across voice, SMS, chat, and messaging channels.
AI & Machine LearningFintechInsurTech
Matthew Vega-Sanz(Founder)in
Co-investorsAct One VenturesAltai VenturesFlorida FundersHTwenty
Grinta runs an online marketplace for pharmaceutical procurement in Egypt, linking pharmacies with manufacturers, distributors, and wholesalers.
Wellness & Fitness
Mohamed Azab
Co-investors500 GlobalRAED Ventures
InCurA develops medical devices focused on bleeding control and hemostatic solutions for surgical, dental, and emergency applications, with manufacturing and distribution across the MENA region and GCC countries.
AI & Machine LearningBiotechHealthtechMedical Devices
iVoiceUp is a whistleblowing and case-management platform that gives Compliance, HR, Legal, Audit & Risk, and Operations teams tailored dashboards, workflows, and routing rules on a unified system with role-based access and audit trails.
Enterprise SoftwareGovTechLegalTechSaaSCairo, EG
Lami provides a digital platform that enables insurance agents in sub-Saharan Africa to access quotes, connect with customers, and manage sales.
FintechImpact & Social GoodInsurTechSaaS
Jihan(Founder & CEO)Roy(Co-Founder & CFO)
Co-investorsAccionChui VenturesConsonance Investment ManagersP1 VenturesNewtown Partners
Link Datacenter operates one of the region's largest data centers providing hosting and managed IT services to enterprise, corporate, and SMB customers across the Middle East.
AI & Machine LearningCloud ComputingData & InfrastructureEnterprise SoftwareSaaSNot specified, EG
Gamal Selim(Chief Executive Officer)
Link Development consults on, designs, builds, implements, and manages integrated technology solutions delivered via cloud, on-premises, or hybrid models.
Cloud ComputingEnterprise SoftwareSaaS
Menthum is a digital wealth and savings platform that offers a mobile app for onboarding, saving, and investing in expert-managed funds.
ConsumerFintechCairo, EG
Ismail Sarhank(Co-founder & COO)
Co-investorsAcasia VenturesCairo Angels Syndicate Fund
Nowlun is a digital freight forwarder offering online freight quote comparison, booking, and shipment tracking for businesses in the Middle East.
B2B MarketplacesLogistics & Supply ChainSaaS
Mahmoud KhaledMohamed Basuony
Co-investors500 GlobalNama Ventures
Partment operates a platform for booking professionally managed short-term rental properties, offering direct-booking discounts, secure payments, and personalized recommendations to travelers.
MarketplacesPropTechTravel & HospitalityAmsterdam, NL
Chinmaya Das(Founder)Nadim Nagui(Founder)
Mostafa Menessy(Founder)in
Co-investorsAMK Investment OfficeCapria VenturesEBRD Venture Capital Investment ProgrammeHelios Digital Ventures
Quantum Dice develops a scalable probabilistic computing platform using quantum photonic technology to address energy-intensive AI models and complex industrial optimization problems.
AI & Machine LearningDeep TechQuantum ComputingOxford, GB
Co-investorsFuture Planet CapitalUK Innovation & Science Seed FundElaia
Reme-D develops diagnostic solutions based on nucleic acid extraction, amplification, and detection techniques to deliver rapid and reliable test results for various health conditions.
Advanced ManufacturingDigital HealthHealthtechMedical DevicesNew York City, US
Co-investorsTechstars
RemotePass provides a platform for remote professionals to receive payments in 90+ currencies, manage expenses, generate automated invoices, and access benefits like health insurance and tax management.
FintechFuture of WorkHR TechSaaS
Kamal Reggad(Founder)in
Co-investorsCOTU VenturesEBRD Venture Capital Investment ProgrammeFlyer One VenturesKhwarizmi VenturesWamda Capital500 Global+1 more
Sympl is a buy-now-pay-later platform that lets bank cardholders split purchases into 3, 4, or 5 interest-free installments at checkout without an application process, both in-store and online.
ConsumerDirect to ConsumerFintechRetail TechSan Rafael, US
Mohamed El-Feky(Co-Founder & CEO)Karim Tawfik(Co-Founder & CTO)Yasmine Henna(Co-Founder & Chief Commercial Officer)inJason Wright(Executive Officer, Director)Scott Marchand(Executive Officer, Director)
Co-investorsCapria VenturesBECO CapitalGlobal Ventures
Tagaddod collects and aggregates renewable feedstocks such as used cooking oil, acid oils, and waste oils and fats, supplying them to the global biofuels industry through digital collection platforms and traded supply chains.
Circular EconomyCleantechEnergyCairo, EG
Co-investorsLoftyInc CapitalVKAV (Verod-Kepple Africa Ventures)FMO
TFK is an online fashion retailer in Egypt offering apparel from international and local brands with improved digital experiences, including reliable sizing, clear photography, streamlined returns, and customer support.
Direct to ConsumerE-commerceMarketplacesRetail TechEgypt, EG
BoardKhaled Bichara
Co-investorsAcasia VenturesCairo Angels Syndicate FundThe Raba PartnershipFoundation Ventures
The Mobility Family is an Egyptian mobility group offering transportation and commuting, logistics, car rental, spare parts trading, auto maintenance, tourism, and electric bus solutions.
Logistics & Supply ChainMobility & TransportationCairo, EG
Frisco, Texas healthcare cost-management technology and analytics platform, acquired by HCA Healthcare in January 2020.
Frisco, US
Lester Popiolek(Executive Officer)Matt Clark(Executive Officer, Director)Chris Heckler(Executive Officer, Director)
BoardChris Drake(Director)Chuck Lyles(Director)Christopher Booker(Director)
Co-investors4DX VenturesFrist Cressey Ventures
Velents provides Arabic-language AI agents for governments and institutions across the Middle East and North Africa, automating administrative and operational tasks across sectors including finance, healthcare, real estate, and logistics.
AI & Machine LearningEnterprise SoftwareGovTech
Co-investorsLobby Capital
Zammit is an e-commerce platform that lets merchants build and run online stores, offering a dashboard to manage orders, inventory, shipping, payments, and customer data along with sales reports.
E-commerceRetail TechSaaSCairo, EG
Portfolio news
latest coverage across their companiesIntouch · investing.com · Aug 27, 2026
FlapKap · accent-soc.com · Aug 20, 2026
iVoiceUp · dabafinance.com · Dec 29, 2025
Bluworks · techinafrica.com · Dec 12, 2025
Velents · en.incarabia.com · Oct 30, 2025
Gail · meetgail.com · May 22, 2025
Frequently asked questions
- How many investments has A15 made?
- A15 has 60 tracked investments, including 1 dated in the last 24 months.
- What stage does A15 invest at?
- A15 invests at the Pre-Seed, Seed, Series A, Series B, Series C, Growth stages.
- What sectors does A15 focus on?
- A15 focuses on Sector Agnostic.
- Where is A15 located?
- A15 is headquartered in Cairo, EG.
- Does A15 lead rounds?
- A15 typically participates in rounds rather than leading them.
- Who does A15 co-invest with?
- A15 most often shares deals with 500 Global, Acasia Ventures, Cairo Angels Syndicate Fund, among 31 tracked co-investors.
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