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title: "AUC Angels"
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# AUC Angels

AUC Angels is a university based angel investor network affiliated with the American University in Cairo’s Onsi Sawiris School of Business. It is described by the university as the first university based angel investor network in the Middle East and Africa, based in New Cairo, Egypt. The network brings together AUC alumni and other high net worth individuals to invest in and mentor early stage technology startups. In Africa, AUC Angels focuses on early stage funding, with activity concentrated at the seed stage and occasional participation in venture rounds. From June 2019 to June 2022, the network participated in eight funding rounds in Egyptian startups, deploying a total of 2.6 million dollars. Its portfolio in Egypt spans EdTech, developer tools and cloud, marketing and CRM, services and marketplaces, fintech, and media and entertainment, backing companies such as OTO Courses, Sprints, SUIEM, dKilo, UNLOCK, ElGameya, and GBarena. Through its affiliation with AUC Venture Lab and the wider AUC entrepreneurship ecosystem, AUC Angels connects vetted startups with accomplished professionals and provides capital alongside mentorship and investment readiness support. The network is positioned to help close the funding gap for early stage tech startups in Egypt by syndicating investments with other angel groups and early stage funds, and by leveraging the AUC alumni community as a source of expertise and deal flow.

## Breadcrumbs

- [Investors](/investors)
- [AUC Angels](/investors/auc-angels)

## Summary

AUC Angels is a university based angel investor network affiliated with the American University in Cairo’s Onsi Sawiris School of Business. It is described by the university as the first university based angel investor network in the Middle East and Africa, based in New Cairo, Egypt. The network brings together AUC alumni and other high net worth individuals to invest in and mentor early stage technology startups. In Africa, AUC Angels focuses on early stage funding, with activity concentrated at the seed stage and occasional participation in venture rounds. From June 2019 to June 2022, the network participated in eight funding rounds in Egyptian startups, deploying a total of 2.6 million dollars. Its portfolio in Egypt spans EdTech, developer tools and cloud, marketing and CRM, services and marketplaces, fintech, and media and entertainment, backing companies such as OTO Courses, Sprints, SUIEM, dKilo, UNLOCK, ElGameya, and GBarena. Through its affiliation with AUC Venture Lab and the wider AUC entrepreneurship ecosystem, AUC Angels connects vetted startups with accomplished professionals and provides capital alongside mentorship and investment readiness support. The network is positioned to help close the funding gap for early stage tech startups in Egypt by syndicating investments with other angel groups and early stage funds, and by leveraging the AUC alumni community as a source of expertise and deal flow.

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## Recorded investments

| Product | URL | Stage | Amount | Date |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Sprints | /sprints | Seed | 1200000 | 2022-04-01T00:00:00.000Z |
| UNLOCK | /unlock | Seed |  | 2022-02-01T00:00:00.000Z |
| SUIEM | /suiem | Seed | 230000 | 2021-04-01T00:00:00.000Z |
| SUIEM | /suiem | Venture (Round not Specified) | 230000 | 2021-04-01T00:00:00.000Z |
| ElGameya | /elgameya | Seed | 100000 | 2020-08-01T00:00:00.000Z |

## Related pages

- [All investors](/investors)
- [Funding rounds](/funding)

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- [Agent access guide](/llms.txt)