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Since 2019, Sawari Ventures has backed 6 African startups across 10 disclosed funding rounds totaling $108.7M, most heavily in Egypt and Fintech.
Sawari Ventures is a venture capital firm based in Cairo, Egypt. The firm invests in knowledge and innovation-based technologies across North Africa. Founded in 2010, it manages North Africa Fund I and Egypt Fund I, combining international capital from development finance institutions with domestic stakeholders. Sawari Ventures focuses on early and growth-stage startups, with a small allocation for seed investments. It targets sectors including fintech, edtech, healthtech, deeptech, logistics, and e-commerce. The firm has backed companies in Egypt, Tunisia, and Morocco, such as Axis and Moneyfellows in fintech, Almentor in edtech, and Si-ware in AI and analytics. Sawari Ventures has co-invested with partners like Partech and Egypt Ventures across multiple rounds. Its portfolio includes investments in Flat6Labs seed vehicles to support the early-stage ecosystem.
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Sawari Ventures has backed 6 African startups across 10 disclosed funding rounds tracked on Liners, totaling $108.7M since 2019.
Mostly Seed: 4 of its 10 tracked rounds are at that stage, followed by Venture (Round not Specified) (2).
Sawari Ventures's tracked rounds are concentrated in Egypt (11).
Its tracked rounds lean toward Fintech (6), EdTech (3), E-commerce & Retail (1), and 1 more sector.
Sawari Ventures most often shares rounds with Partech (4 shared deals), Egypt Ventures (3 shared deals), Tiger Global (2 shared deals).
Sawari Ventures is based in Cairo, Egypt. Its address is 1 Dr. Mohamed Sobhy, 4th Floor, Apartment 9, Giza, Egypt.
Sawari Ventures has backed companies such as Axis (fintech), Almentor (edtech), Moneyfellows (fintech), and Si-ware (AI and analytics), all in Egypt.