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Impact investor <\/strong>Catalyst Partners<\/a><\/strong> has launched a corporate VC arm, dubbed Serv <\/strong>Startup. <\/strong>The unit will look to acquire minority stakes primarily in the fintech and digital lending sectors, Chairman Maged Shawky told Enterprise. Serv Startup is looking at early-stage startups that have already developed minimum viable products, he said. Shawky declined to say how much the unit has to invest.<\/p>\n

Serv Startup will be looking to acquire a \u201chandful\u201d of minority stakes<\/strong> in firms that it hopes to integrate into Catalyst Partners\u2019 business at a later stage, provided they support the firm\u2019s business well, Shawky said. The company is looking to make its first investment in 1Q2023, he added.<\/p>\n

SOUND SMART- Corporate VC is what it sounds like \u2014 <\/strong>when established companies invest in startups. Corporate VCs often invest in startups that complement the investing companies\u2019 operations, writes Harvard Business Review<\/a>. Among the first to jump on the trend in Egypt was CIB\u2019s CVentures<\/a>.<\/p>\n

ALSO- Catalyst\u2019s<\/strong> SME-focused fund<\/a><\/strong> is in talks to acquire a pharma company and another in the industrials sector<\/strong>, Shawky said, without disclosing the names of the companies. The acquisitions are awaiting final approval from the company\u2019s board of directors, he added. The Catalyst Capital Egypt Fund \u2014 which reached its targeted EGP 450 mn first close earlier this year \u2014 focuses on sectors that are \u201cdefensive\u201d in terms of growth and earnings, including agricultural manufacturing, pharma, and logistics.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Impact investor Catalyst Partners has launched a corporate VC arm, dubbed Serv Startup. The unit will look to acquire minority stakes primarily in the fintech and digital lending sectors, Chairman Maged Shawky told Enterprise. Serv Startup is looking at early-stage startups that have already developed minimum viable products, he said. 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