{"id":681008,"date":"2026-01-13T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2026-01-13T00:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/egypt\/?p=681008"},"modified":"2026-01-13T04:11:21","modified_gmt":"2026-01-13T04:11:21","slug":"egypt-closed-69-vc-transactions-last-year-the-most-among-its-african-peers","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/egypt\/2026\/01\/13\/egypt-closed-69-vc-transactions-last-year-the-most-among-its-african-peers\/","title":{"rendered":"Egypt closed 69 VC transactions last year, the most among its African peers"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"> <strong>Egypt emerges as Africa\u2019s leading VC hub in terms of transaction count and <\/strong><strong>exists: <\/strong>The country secured USD 304 mn in VC funding in last year \u2014 marking an 11% y-o-y dip \u2014 across 69 transactions, the highest count among its African peers, according to Magnitt\u2019s latest emerging venture markets report. We also led the continent in terms of VC M&A activity, with 12 transactions. <\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><strong>In context: <\/strong>In terms of funding, we came in second behind South Africa (USD 376 mn). We ranked third regionally behind Saudi Arabia (USD 1.7 bn) and the UAE (USD 1.6 bn). <\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><strong>Funding declined mainly because there were no mega rounds (USD 100 mn+)<\/strong>, which inflated 2024\u2019s figures, Magnitt\u2019s Research Department Manager Farah El Nahlawi told EnterpriseAM. Egypt\u2019s funding actually increased 65% y-o-y when excluding these outliners. <\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><strong>Capital allocation is what really changed this year<\/strong>, with pre-seed and seed activity slowing, and series A nearly tripling in value, concentrating into just five transactions, El Nahlawi said. \u201cSo this is not investors' low-balling founders; they are rather being cautious, concentrating capital into fewer, more mature companies. Investors are being selective, but they are writing larger checks where conviction is higher.\u201d<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><strong>The local ecosystem is displaying resilience despite the slowdown<\/strong>, with series A funding rising in value, showing that investors are moving up the maturity curve, El Nahlawi told us. Funds like F6 Ventures are backing this trend with a high-volume, small-check strategy, supporting more early-stage teams while keeping the option to double down on series A winners. This approach spreads risk and aligns with the region\u2019s current exit and liquidity environment, due to the presence of fewer mega transactions and longer holding periods.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\">\n<p class=\"tag-border-left\">What\u2019s next<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><strong>The local VC ecosystem remains highly sensitive to macro conditions<\/strong>, but its depth of talent and market size allow it to respond quickly when stability improves, El Nahlawi said. \u201cIf the macroeconomic backdrop and global risk sentiment improve in 2026, we expect deal flow in Egypt to increase, as Egyptian startups remain attractive at entry valuations relative to prior years, particularly at the early-stage.\u201d<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><strong>Funding, however, is likely to stay concentrated in Series A and selective scale rounds<\/strong>, \u201creflecting investor caution regarding macroeconomic risk, currency exposure, and exit timelines,\u201d El Nahlawi said. \u201cCapital will not disappear, but it will be more disciplined, with fewer large headline rounds, unless global liquidity conditions improve,\u201d she continued.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><strong>Regionally, the Middle Eastern VC ecosystem is entering a more mature and competitive <\/strong><strong>phase<\/strong>, with the focus shifting from capital availability to where it is concentrated, how risk is priced, and whether liquidity pathways begin to open, El Nahlawi mentioned to us.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\">\n<p class=\"tag-border-left\">Zooming out<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><strong>The Middle East raised a record USD 3.4 bn last year<\/strong>, emerging as the only emerging venture market to post an increase in transaction count, which grew 13% y-o-y to 581 transactions. The region also saw a record USD 1 bn in mega transactions, supported by the return of late-stage liquidity, stronger diplomatic ties, and rising investor confidence. Overall, the region raised USD 3.8 bn in VC funding, with the fintech sector alone raising USD 1 bn.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><strong>Setting the scene for 2026: <\/strong>\u201cThe market is moving toward a more disciplined, risk-managed M&A environment favoring companies with strong fundamentals and clean governance,\u201d Taylor Wessing Partner Abdullah Mutawi. <\/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","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The country secured USD 304 mn in VC funding in 2025, down 11% y-o-y<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":681009,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"newspack_ads_suppress_ads":false,"newspack_popups_has_disabled_popups":false,"newspack_sponsor_sponsorship_scope":"","newspack_sponsor_native_byline_display":"inherit","newspack_sponsor_native_category_display":"inherit","newspack_sponsor_underwriter_style":"inherit","newspack_sponsor_underwriter_placement":"inherit","ep_exclude_from_search":false,"_primary_brand":0,"newspack_featured_image_position":"","newspack_post_subtitle":"","newspack_article_summary_title":"Overview:","newspack_article_summary":"","newspack_hide_updated_date":false,"newspack_show_updated_date":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[7258],"tags":[72,95,123],"brand":[],"newspack_spnsrs_tax":[],"class_list":["post-681008","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-startup-watch","tag-enterpriseam","tag-startup-watch","tag-startups","wpautop","entry"],"acf":{"mongo_id":"11ab1732-8a5e-49d6-a4db-99d1560751c8","order":"6","is_powered_by":false,"story_type":"1","photo_url":"https:\/\/ent.news\/2026\/1\/366.jpg","photo_position":"above","homepage_title":"","full_issue_title":"Egypt closed 69 VC transactions last year, the most among its African peers","related_issue":[680998],"teaser":"The country secured USD 304 mn in VC funding in 2025, down 11% y-o-y"},"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO Premium plugin v27.1 (Yoast SEO v27.1.1) - 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