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<\/a> STARTUP WATCH- Egyptian homebuying online platform <\/strong>Sakneen<\/a><\/strong> has raised USD <\/strong>150k in pre-seed funding from US accelerator <\/strong>Y Combinator<\/a><\/strong>, co-founders Hussein El Kheshen<\/a> and Ramy Khorshed<\/a> told Enterprise in an exclusive interview. The company became one of the very few Egyptian startups to receive funding from the high-profile accelerator earlier this year, joining its Winter 2020 batch and receiving mentorship in California from January-March.<\/p>\n

This is the first time the company has received outside funding:<\/strong> Until Y Combinator entered the fray the company had been entirely bootstrapped, said Khorshed, CEO of the company. \u201cTo receive this funding was super encouraging in terms of getting our first bit of institutional validation,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n

The funds have been directed towards building Sakneen\u2019s web-based platform,<\/strong> which is expected to launch shortly.<\/strong> Sakneen aims to help real estate developers and agents connect directly with prospective homebuyers, and is now focused on bringing<\/a> real estate developers ahead of the launch. One core goal is to make it easier for developers to showcase their available properties, which can be quickly uploaded to the company\u2019s platform. \u201cWe\u2019re essentially building a control panel for real estate developers, who can bring all their inventory online in the space of a few minutes,\u201d said CTO El Kheshen.<\/p>\n

More funding on the horizon:<\/strong> Khorshed is optimistic about securing more investments within the next year. \u201cIt will definitely be within the next year. Probably by the end of the calendar year, maybe even in the next two to three months,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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