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BitRoot Ventures

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Cairo · Pre-Seed–Seed · 41 people tracked

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Investment thesis

BitRoot focuses on the early, unfunded stretch between a first shipped product and a real seed raise. It runs a merit-gated program (BuildCamp, Pitch, Investment Committee, Accelerator, Portfolio) starting with a six-day in-person BuildCamp in Cairo, followed by a three-month accelerator with in-kind resources and vertical experts. The firm seeks founders who are already building (live product, real users, or working prototype), AI-native by default, solving problems specific to the Egyptian market with room to scale beyond it, and committed to a multi-year horizon. Checks begin at $100K pre-seed with follow-on up to $150K, backed by a network of 60+ practitioner mentors.

Source: firm website, verified Oct 27, 2026.

Stage
Pre-Seed–Seed
Check
$100K – $150K
HQ
Cairo, EG
Instruments
Equity
Founded
2026

Team · 41 people

from the firm's website & public directories
Abdel Hamid Sharara· RiseUp — Founder & CEOin

Advisory board and investment committee member; founder and CEO of RiseUp.

Abdelhamid Abdella· COO & Co-founder, LNKD
Fady Younan· Co-founder & CEO, UNLOCK
Ibrahim Eid· COO & Co-founder, Valify
Islam Shawky· Paymob — Co-founder & CEOin

Advisory board and investment committee member; co-founder and CEO of Paymob.

Karim Beshara· A15 — Co-founder & Managing Partnerin

Advisory board and investment committee member; co-founder and managing partner at A15.

Khaled Elfakharany· CTO & Co-founder, CanterVR
Mohamed El Mehairy· CEO & Co-founder, LNKD
Mohamed Shabrawy· CEO & Co-founder, Sympl
Mona El-Gazzar· Founder & Lead Consultant, ZOLA Consulting
Omar Abdel Wahed· CEO & Co-founder, Valify
Omar Gabr· Co-founder, Luciq
Sahar Salama· Founder, TPay
Seif Amr· Co-founder & COO, Thndr
Fadi Antaki· General Partnerin

Co-founded Egyptian VC firm A15 in 2015 and served as Managing Partner through 2020. Former CEO of Orascom Telecom Ventures and co-founder and CEO of The Fashion Kingdom, which raised $3M.

Ahmad Aboelyazeed· Head of Investment Products, CIB
Ahmad E. Shahin· Adjunct Faculty Member, AUC
Ahmed Azzam· Investment Associate, A15
Ahmed Tolba· Professor, AUC
Ali El Attar· Sr. Enterprise Account Executive & Technology Strategist, Microsoft
Amir Lotfy· Data Solution Architect, Reltio (an SAP company)
Bassem Raafat· Principal, A15
Karim Tawfik· CTO, Sympl
Mahmoud Menessy· Strategy & Market Development Manager, Millensys
Malak El Masry· Program Director, RiseUp
Mariam Kamel· LoftyInc Capital — General Partnerin

Advisory board and investment committee member; general partner at LoftyInc Capital.

Medhat Karam· CEO, ArpuPlus
Moataz Darwish· Professor of Practice, AUC
Mohamed Assem· General Manager, Nowpay
Mohamed Megahed· Managing Director MEA&T, Aleph Holding
Mona Seliem· Director, RiseUp
Mostafa El Mohamady· VP of Engineering, Paymob
Omar Haridy· Sr. Director of Data, ValU
Omar Roushdy· Head of Product, MNZL
Rumbi Makanga· Managing Director, Irikore
Sally Makady· Senior Director, Tech Transfer Office, AUC
Sarah Diab· Senior Legal Associate, Seed and Scale LLP
Seif Hakim· Directorin

Managed the AUC Venture Lab accelerator, operating 10+ early-stage startup cycles and graduating 250+ companies since 2021, and built investment readiness and GTM frameworks used across 300+ startups.

Shehab Sharaf· Strategy Manager, Intella
Yasmine Helal· Advisory Board Member, ESLSCA University
Youssef Emam· Lecturer of Commercial Law, Ain Shams University

Frequently asked questions

What stage does BitRoot Ventures invest at?
BitRoot Ventures invests at the Pre-Seed, Seed stages.
What is BitRoot Ventures's typical check size?
BitRoot Ventures typically writes checks of $100K – $150K.
What sectors does BitRoot Ventures focus on?
BitRoot Ventures focuses on AI & Machine Learning.
Where is BitRoot Ventures located?
BitRoot Ventures is headquartered in Cairo, EG.

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