{"id":547134,"date":"2022-06-09T04:17:47","date_gmt":"2022-06-09T04:17:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/egypt\/2022\/06\/09\/consumer-lender-adva-closes-six-figure-round\/"},"modified":"2022-06-09T04:17:47","modified_gmt":"2022-06-09T04:17:47","slug":"consumer-lender-adva-closes-six-figure-round","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/egypt\/2022\/06\/09\/consumer-lender-adva-closes-six-figure-round\/","title":{"rendered":"Consumer lender Adva closes six-figure round"},"content":{"rendered":"

<\/a> Consumer finance startup <\/strong>Adva<\/a><\/strong> closed a USD six-figure seed round <\/strong>funded entirely by Sawari Ventures<\/a>, it said in a statement<\/a>(<\/a>pdf<\/a>)<\/a> yesterday.<\/p>\n

About Adva: <\/strong>Founded in 2020, the startup offers buy-now pay-later (BNPL) financing for services including education and healthcare, and has plans to expand to cover wedding parties, car maintenance, ins. and travel.<\/p>\n

Where the money\u2019s going:<\/strong> The capital will go towards expanding the company\u2019s operations across Egypt and to develop its product and tech stack, CEO Rania Gaafar told Enterprise.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Consumer finance startup Adva closed a USD six-figure seed round funded entirely by Sawari Ventures, it said in a statement(pdf) yesterday. About Adva: Founded in 2020, the startup offers buy-now pay-later (BNPL) financing for services including education and healthcare, and has plans to expand to cover wedding parties, car maintenance, ins. and travel. 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