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.