{"id":636681,"date":"2024-08-05T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2024-08-05T00:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/egypt\/2024\/08\/05\/qardy-secures-usd-seven-figure-pre-seed-round\/"},"modified":"2024-08-05T00:00:00","modified_gmt":"2024-08-05T00:00:00","slug":"qardy-secures-usd-seven-figure-pre-seed-round","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/egypt\/2024\/08\/05\/qardy-secures-usd-seven-figure-pre-seed-round\/","title":{"rendered":"Qardy secures USD seven-figure pre-seed round"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"> <strong>Qardy banks on f<\/strong><strong>resh pre-seed funding to boost MSME financing:<\/strong> Digital lending marketplace <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/eqardy.com\/home\" style=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">Qardy<\/a> has closed a USD seven-figure pre-seed investment round with participation from White Field Ventures, Vastly Valuable Ventures, and other angel investors, according to a <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/ent.news\/2024\/8\/190.pdf\" style=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">press r<\/a><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/ent.news\/2024\/8\/190.pdf\" style=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">elease (pdf)<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\">(<strong>Tap or click the headline above to read this story with all of the links <\/strong>to our background as well as external sources.)<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><strong>Where\u2019s the money going:<\/strong> The company will use the fresh funds to boost its services in Egypt and fast-track its planned expansion into Saudi Arabia and the rest of the region.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><strong>About Qardy:<\/strong> Founded in July 2022, Qardy is Egypt's first online lending marketplace connecting financial institutions with micro, small, and medium enterprises (MSMEs) seeking funding. 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