• Sunday, 28 June 2020

    What we’re tracking on 28 June 2020

    Maybe we’re getting old, but we’re not used to all the noise in the post 9pm hours after months of curfew. Also: Can you believe the first half of the year is nearly over? That’s right, folks: We’re officially in...
  • Wednesday, 17 June 2020

    What we’re tracking on 17 June 2020

    ** We are taking a publication holiday tomorrow to give everyone here a chance to recharge their batteries. Enterprise will be back in your inboxes at the appointed hour on Sunday — just in time for interest rate week as...
  • Tuesday, 9 June 2020

    Algebra Ventures’ Tarek Assaad and Karim Hussein on what VCs look for in startups

    This week on Making It, our podcast on building a great business in Egypt, we spoke with Tarek Assaad and Karim Hussein — two thirds of Algebra Ventures’ managing partner trio — about successfully launching the biggest tech VC fund...
  • Monday, 8 June 2020

    This week on Making It: Algebra Ventures

    In this week’s episode of Making It, our podcast on how to build a great business in Egypt, we spoke to Tarek Assaad and Karim Hussein, two of the three managing partners of the Cairo-based USD 54 mn venture capital...
  • Tuesday, 12 May 2020

    Brimore raises USD 3.5 mn in pre-series A investment

    STARTUP WATCH- Cairo-based social commerce platform Brimore has raised USD 3.5 mn in a pre-series A funding round led by Algebra Ventures, the company announced in a statement to Enterprise (pdf). Flat6Labs, Disruptech, Vision Ventures and 500 Startups also participated...
  • Wednesday, 29 April 2020

    Infrastructure startups in the covid-19 era — will they go under, survive or thrive?

    Infrastructure startups in the covid-19 era — will they go under, survive or thrive? The covid-19 crisis has seen a shift towards digitization the likes of which we haven’t seen before. Egyptians are using e-commerce, fintech, e-learning and edtech like...
  • Wednesday, 29 April 2020

    What we’re tracking on 29 April 2020

    A (potential) ray of sunshine? Okay, so what we’re about to say is heavily caveated — we’re not epidemiologists any more than your average VC bro who figures his understanding of “virality” means he can comment on virology. Moreover: These...
  • Tuesday, 14 April 2020

    Algebra Ventures promotes Omar Khashaba to principal

    MOVES- Our friends at Algebra Ventures have named Omar Khashaba (Linkedin) a principal; Khashaba had previously been senior associate in the firm, according to a company statement (pdf). Khashaba will be charged with identifying possible new investments as well as...
  • Monday, 9 March 2020

    Fintech startup Khazna secures seed funding led by Algebra Ventures

    STARTUP WATCH- Khazna secures seed funding led by Algebra Ventures: Egyptian fintech startup Khazna has raised an undisclosed amount of seed funding from a group of investors led by Algebra Ventures, the company said in a statement (pdf). Accion Venture...

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