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A15
Venture capitalCairo · Pre-Seed–Seed · 5 people tracked
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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
from the firm's website & curatedWhat they invest in
from 35 of 61 portfolio companiesSaaS ×11AI & Machine Learning ×8Enterprise Software ×8Fintech ×7Media & Entertainment ×6Consumer ×5Future of Work ×4Healthtech ×4
HQs:Egypt×17United Arab Emirates×4United States×4United Kingdom×2Ireland×1Netherlands×1
Who they back
founder profiles across 13 portfolio companiesFounding team size:solo founder×72 founders×23 founders×14+ founders×3
Where their founders studiedfrom 12 founders with education data
Alexandria University ×2Cairo University ×2The American University in Cairo ×2
What their founders studiedfrom 13 founders with field-of-study data
Business & Management ×7Computer Science ×4Engineering ×4
Investments · 61 tracked
founders shown can be your intro pathBy year:2025 · 32024 · 22023 · 12022 · 22021 · 210 dated
ArpuPlus is a venture builder and provider of mobile entertainment and communication solutions, offering digital services including video-on-demand, music distribution, gaming, telehealth, payment services, and enterprise/cloud communication.
ConsumerEnterprise SoftwareGamingMedia & EntertainmentCairo, EG
Arab 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 is a cybersecurity firm providing threat intelligence, vulnerability assessment, and offensive security services.
AI & Machine LearningCybersecurityEnterprise SoftwareSaaS
Co-investorsEnza Capital
FlapKap provides fast, flexible revenue-based funding to small and medium-sized businesses across the MENA region, aiming to give SMEs access to growth capital comparable to larger companies.
FintechSaaSDubai, AE
Ahmad Coucha(Founder)inKhaled Nassef(Co-Founder & CTO)inSherif Bichara(Founding team, Head of FinOps)inAhmed Coucha(Co-Founder & CEO)
Co-investorsOutliers VCPactBECO CapitalMiddle East Venture Partners (MEVP)QED Investors
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 FundersHTwentyMangusta CapitalNextView Ventures
Grinta runs an online marketplace for pharmaceutical procurement in Egypt, linking pharmacies with manufacturers, distributors, and wholesalers.
Wellness & FitnessDover, EG
Mohamed Azab
Co-investors500 GlobalRAED VenturesBeltone Venture CapitalEndeavor Catalyst
Ali Youssef(Founder)Hamza Mohamed(Founder)Mohamed Azab(Founder)Yosra Badr(Founder)
Co-investorsRAED 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
Co-investorsFalak Startups
Intouch.com operates a two-sided media network where physical retailers enroll their in-store screens via Intouch Live and advertisers buy ad slots on those screens through Intouch Ads.
AdTechAI & Machine LearningMedia & EntertainmentRetail TechDublin, IE
Sameh Abdalla(CTO)inTim Arits(CEO)in
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
Ahmed Genedy(Founder)in
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)Jihan Abass(Founder)
Co-investorsAccionAsia Africa Investment & Consulting (AAIC)Chui VenturesConsonance Investment ManagersFuture AfricaP1 Ventures+6 more
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)in
Link Development builds digital transformation solutions using advanced algorithms, machine learning, and artificial intelligence for enterprises, government, education, and other clients.
AI & Machine LearningCloud ComputingEnterprise SoftwareGovTechSaaS
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)in
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 Khaled(Founder)inMohamed BasuonyAhmed Emara(Founder)Moataz Khamis(Founder)
Co-investors500 GlobalIngressive CapitalMENANama 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)inNadim Nagui(Founder)in
Mostafa Menessy(Founder)inAlain El Hajj(Founder)Islam Shawky(Founder)
Co-investorsAMK Investment OfficeCapria VenturesEBRD Venture Capital Investment ProgrammeFund I, a series of Africa FinTech Collective, LPHelios Digital VenturesGlobal 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 CapitalImpact VenturesUK Innovation & Science Seed FundElaia
Reme-D is a diagnostics company focused on enabling accurate medical diagnoses to support faster patient recovery.
Advanced ManufacturingDigital HealthHealthtechMedical DevicesNew York City, US
Co-investorsGlobal Innovation FundTechstars
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 VenturesOraseya CapitalWamda Capital+6 more
Healthtech
Ahmed Abu ElhazMahmoud Sabae
Co-investors500 GlobalAsia Africa Investment & Consulting (AAIC)Vision Ventures
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(Founder)inKarim Tawfik(Founder)inYasmine Henna(Founder)inJason Wright(Executive Officer, Director)Scott Marchand(Executive Officer, Director)Mohamed Alaa El-Din(Founder)
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 PartnershipCVENTURESFoundation 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 VenturesHeritage GroupMartin 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
WUZZUF is an online recruitment platform operated by BasharSoft that connects job seekers with employers using data-driven candidate matching.
Future of WorkHR TechMarketplaces
Co-investors500 GlobalEndure CapitalPiton Capital LLPVostok New VenturesVostok Ventures
Yallakora is a sports news website covering football and other sports, offering match schedules, live text commentary, statistics, and daily news on the Egyptian national team, Egyptian league, Al Ahly, Zamalek, and international leagues.
Media & EntertainmentSports TechGiza, EG
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
Other
Tracked investments with no reachable website or further public details — typically companies that wound down, renamed, or were absorbed.
AlephByitcorpCloudcomGetmummKNOT TechnologiesMENA's first online psychotherapy platformOtlobQuantum DiceR2SR2SlogisticsSehaTechTejarrtechThe Mobility FamilyTPAY MOBILEVAISWaffarX
Portfolio news
latest coverage across their companiesBluworks · thesaasnews.com · Nov 25, 2025
Gail · meetgail.com · May 22, 2025
Frequently asked questions
- How many investments has A15 made?
- A15 has 61 tracked investments, 1 of which have exited, including 4 dated in the last 24 months.
- What stage does A15 invest at?
- A15 invests at the Pre-Seed, Seed 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 40 tracked co-investors.
- What size deals does A15 back?
- Across 5 deals with disclosed amounts, A15 has joined rounds of $1M – $6M (median $2.6M).
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