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<\/a> Three Egyptian startups made Disrupt Africa\u2019s list of \u201c<\/b>12 African startups to watch in 2019<\/b><\/a>\u201d:<\/b> Elves<\/a>, a personal assistant app, raised USD 2 mn in seed funding at the end of 2017, which gave it room for expansion and growth in 2018. Shezlong<\/a>, an online psychotherapy platform, raised USD 350k in funding last year and presented at the African Early Stage Investor summit. Halan<\/a>, a tuk-tuk and motorbike ride-hailing app, last year also raised multi-mns<\/a> during a series A round.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Three Egyptian startups made Disrupt Africa\u2019s list of \u201c12 African startups to watch in 2019\u201d: Elves, a personal assistant app, raised USD 2 mn in seed funding at the end of 2017, which gave it room for expansion and growth in 2018. 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