GrowthLabs Acquires Startup Gate in $656K Egypt Deal

In Short

• GrowthLabs acquired Startup Gate in a deal valued at about EGP 35 million, around $656,000.
• The acquisition combines GrowthLabs’ Catalyst OS with Startup Gate’s founder and investor network.
• Startup Gate founder Emmy Tawfik becomes COO of the merged business.

What Happened

GrowthLabs has acquired Startup Gate, an Egyptian startup support platform, in a transaction valued at roughly EGP 35 million, about $656,000.

The deal brings together two parts of the startup ecosystem workflow. GrowthLabs contributes “Catalyst OS”, a backend system, meaning the behind-the-scenes software that accelerators and incubators use to run programs and track startups. Startup Gate contributes the front-end network, meaning the user-facing community where founders and investors find each other.

Startup Gate was founded in 2025 by Emmy Tawfik. After the acquisition, Tawfik will take on the role of COO. The transaction was brokered by advisory firm M-Empire.

GrowthLabs says the combined platform will tackle fragmented startup data. In practical terms, that means fewer separate spreadsheets and disconnected databases when tracking startups from discovery, to acceleration, to fundraising.

Why It Matters

Accelerators, incubators, angel investors, and VCs often struggle to get a complete view of a startup’s journey. Data lives in different places, and it is hard to compare companies or follow progress over time.

If GrowthLabs can connect program management tooling with an active founder and investor network, it could make startup discovery and funding pipelines easier to run and easier to measure.

The merged company also says it plans to expand into five new markets before the end of 2026. If that happens, GrowthLabs could become a bigger regional player in how startup ecosystems manage information and access to capital.