STARTUP WATCH- Breadfast raises seven-figure series A funding, joins Y Combinator accelerator program: Cairo-based bakery startup Breadfast has raised a seven-figure sum in its series A round, the company told Menabytes, without revealing the size of the investment. The funding was led by California-based VC firm 500 Startups and Egyptian investor Mohamed El Sewedy, COO of El Sewedy Electric. The company has also been selected to join the Y Combinator accelerator program in the US this summer, the company said.
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