FundedIQ tracks 174 funded startups in Egypt, with their funding rounds, amounts, investors, industries, locations and company details. This page provides an overview of the startup funding landscape in Egypt, along with the 100 most recently funded startups in the country.
Startups in Egypt closed 70 funding rounds over the last 24 months, 35 of them in the last 12 months, and raised $708M in disclosed capital. The median disclosed round is $5.5M, with the middle half of rounds falling between $1.2M and $18M. Financial Services, Commerce and Shopping and Apps hold the most companies by sector. Cairo and Gîza hold the deepest concentrations of funded startups in the country.
Cairo dominates the region. While activity reaches Alexandria and 6 October City, the concentration in the capital makes it the primary point of contact for anyone sourcing deals. Working this segment means focusing on a single urban center. Travel outside the capital is rarely necessary to reach the largest companies or the earliest stages.
Egypt funded startup statistics
Funded startups in Egypt
174
tracked in the database
Funding rounds, last 12 months
35
70 over 24 months
Disclosed capital raised, 24 months
$708M
54 of 70 rounds disclosed an amount
Median round size
$5.5M
middle half $1.2M to $18M
Most recent funding round on record: Sep 2026.
100 most recently funded startups in Egypt
100 of 174
Ordered by the date of the latest funding round. Each row gives the company, its
location and industry, what it does, the stage and date of that round, and the disclosed
amount.
Startups in Egypt closed 70 funding rounds over the last 24 months, 35 of them in the last 12, adding up to $708M in disclosed capital.
Round sizes
The median disclosed round is $5.5M, with the middle half running from $1.2M to $18M. 54 of 70 rounds disclosed an amount.
Sectors
Financial Services, Commerce and Shopping and Apps hold the most companies, led by Financial Services at 37. The most common headcount band across the segment is 11-50.
Industries with the most funded startups in Egypt
Sector counts across all 174 tracked companies in Egypt. A company assigned more than one industry is counted in each.
A further 34 rounds in this period were announced without a stage label and are not ranked above.
About the FundedIQ Egypt startup funding data
FundedIQ tracks announced startup funding rounds and organises them by company, funding
date, stage, amount, industry, location and investor. The dataset is refreshed weekly, and
new rounds are normalised and de-duplicated before they are published, so the same round
reported twice on different dates is recorded once.
Figures on this page cover the 174 funded startups in Egypt currently tracked.
Round counts, capital totals and the median round are computed over a trailing 24 months.
Rounds whose amount was not disclosed (16 of 70 in that period) are counted as rounds but excluded from capital totals and from the median. The most recent round on record for funded startups in Egypt is dated Sep 2026.
The table above shows the 100 most recently funded companies. Full funding histories,
investor lists and founder contacts across the whole dataset open on a FundedIQ plan.
Frequently asked questions
How many funded startups are there in Egypt?
FundedIQ tracks 174 funded startups in Egypt. This page lists the 100 most recently funded of them, ordered by the date of their latest round, and the full set is available on a FundedIQ plan.
How much funding have startups in Egypt raised?
Startups in Egypt tracked by FundedIQ have raised $708M in disclosed capital across 70 funding rounds over the last 24 months, including 35 rounds in the last 12 months. 54 of those 70 rounds disclosed an amount; undisclosed rounds are excluded from the capital total.
What industries have the most funded startups in Egypt?
Financial Services has the most, with 37 companies, followed by Commerce and Shopping (27), Apps (22) and Health Care (9). Sector counts include every company assigned that industry, and a company can carry more than one.
Which cities have the most funded startups in Egypt?
Cairo leads with 134 companies, then Gîza (18), Alexandria (5) and 6 October City (4).
What is a typical funding round size for startups in Egypt?
The median disclosed round over the last 24 months is $5.5M, and the middle half of rounds fall between $1.2M and $18M. Round sizes vary widely by stage, so the seed and later-stage bands sit well either side of that figure.
What is the most common funding stage for startups in Egypt?
Seed is the most common labelled stage, with 19 rounds in the last 24 months, ahead of Pre-Seed (9) and Series A (3). A further 34 rounds were announced without a stage label and are not counted here.
How often is the Egypt startup funding data updated?
The dataset is refreshed weekly. New rounds are normalised and de-duplicated before they are published, and the most recent round currently on record for funded startups in Egypt is dated Sep 2026. Counts and totals on this page are recomputed on every refresh.