{"id":75557,"date":"2023-01-12T01:50:37","date_gmt":"2023-01-12T01:50:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/climate\/2023\/01\/12\/egyptian-and-moroccan-startups-get-a-bit-of-funding\/"},"modified":"2023-01-12T01:50:37","modified_gmt":"2023-01-12T01:50:37","slug":"egyptian-and-moroccan-startups-get-a-bit-of-funding","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/climate\/2023\/01\/12\/egyptian-and-moroccan-startups-get-a-bit-of-funding\/","title":{"rendered":"Egyptian and Moroccan startups get a bit of funding"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a class=\"content-anchor\" id=\"tldr-story-04\"><\/a> <strong>Nairobi-based VC firm Catalyst Fund is investing USD 2 mn in 10 African startups <\/strong><strong>focused on climate resilience<\/strong>, according to a <a href=\"https:\/\/bfaglobal.com\/catalyst-fund\/insights\/meet-k11\/\">statement<\/a>. Egyptian waste management company <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bekia-egypt.com\/\">Bekia<\/a>, Egyptian agritech firm <a href=\"https:\/\/vais.ai\/\">Visual and AI solutions (VAIS)<\/a>, and Moroccan agroforestation startup <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sandtogreen.com\/\">Sand to Green<\/a> are three of the firms selected. Each of the startups will receive USD 100k in equity financing and another USD 100k for venture building assistance.<\/p>\n<p><strong>OTHER STORIES WORTH KNOWING ABOUT THIS MORNING-<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Egypt and Greece will appoint a third party consultant to conduct feasibility studies for their subsea EUR 3.5 bn <a href=\"https:\/\/enterprise.press\/stories\/2022\/06\/01\/the-war-in-ukraine-is-accelerating-plans-to-link-our-electricity-grid-to-greece-72429\/\">Greece-Egypt Interconnector<\/a> power line. (<a href=\"https:\/\/gate.ahram.org.eg\/News\/3968204.aspx\">Al Ahram<\/a>)<\/li>\n<li>The Saudi cabinet approved energy agreements with Ecuador and Colombia. 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