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3C Coding School teaches kids coding and AI — then exports it to Saudi Arabia

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Cairo-based edtech teaching coding and AI to 120,000+ children, raising a $3M seed round to expand into Saudi Arabia.

The Move: In-person and online coding, AI, game-dev and cybersecurity curriculum for kids, with 120,000+ students and 230% revenue growth.

الفكرة بالعربي

منصة «3C» المصرية لتعليم البرمجة والذكاء الاصطناعي للأطفال جمعت ٣ ملايين دولار للتوسع في السعودية.

سر النجاح: In-person and online coding, AI, game-dev and cybersecurity curriculum for kids, with 120,000+ students and 230% revenue growth.

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⚡️ SEED$3M seed

3C Coding School teaches kids coding and AI — then exports it to Saudi Arabia

Cairo-based edtech teaching coding and AI to 120,000+ children, raising a $3M seed round to expand into Saudi Arabia.

منصة «3C» المصرية لتعليم البرمجة والذكاء الاصطناعي للأطفال جمعت ٣ ملايين دولار للتوسع في السعودية.

The MoveIn-person and online coding, AI, game-dev and cybersecurity curriculum for kids, with 120,000+ students and 230% revenue growth.

edtech
#edtech
#egypt

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⚡️ SEED$765K seed

Bekia turns household recycling into auditable carbon credits

Cairo climate-tech digitizing waste collection and launching Bekia Next B2B software; $765K seed led by Madica.

شركة «بيكيا» المصرية لتدوير المخلفات جمعت ٧٦٥ ألف دولار لإطلاق منتج للشركات والتوسع أفريقيًا.

The MoveConsumer app connecting households and small businesses directly to e-waste and materials processors, plus data for B2B carbon certificates.

energy/climate
#climate
#egypt

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⚡️ LATE-STAGEVal: $160-170M (IPO target)

Bosta delivers e-commerce parcels — and heads for the EGX

Egypt's leading tech-enabled last-mile delivery platform, handling tens of millions of shipments and working toward a $170M EGX listing.

شركة «بوسطة» اللوجستية تقدم خدمات التوصيل للتجارة الإلكترونية في مصر والسعودية وتستعد للطرح في البورصة المصرية.

The MoveBuilt next-day delivery with live tracking and cash collection purpose-made for online sellers, then scaled into Saudi Arabia.

logistics/supply-chain
#logistics
#egypt

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⚡️ SEED$2.8M seed

Fincart gives online sellers one AI dashboard for shipping and cash

Egyptian e-commerce operations platform unifying shipping, engagement and advances; $2.8M seed to scale across MENA and Africa.

منصة «فينكارت» المصرية تدير الشحن والمبيعات والسلف النقدية للتجار إلكترونيًا وجمعت ٢٫٨ مليون دولار للتوسع إقليميًا.

The MoveOne AI-powered interface for 40+ couriers plus customer engagement and cash advances, sold as e-commerce infrastructure.

e-commerce/marketplace
#marketplace
#egypt

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⚡️ PRE-SERIES A$1.45M pre-Series A

Reme-D makes molecular diagnostics Egypt can manufacture

Cairo-born diagnostics maker producing affordable, temperature-resilient molecular tests for TB, HIV and hepatitis — fresh off a $1.45M pre-Series A.

شركة «ريمي-دي» المصرية تطور وتصنع اختبارات التشخيص الجزيئي لأمراض مثل السل والإيدز بأسعار مناسبة للأسواق الأفريقية وجمعت ١٫٤٥ مليون دولار.

The MoveLocally manufactured, temperature-resilient PCR-style diagnostics priced for underserved African markets.

healthtech
#healthtech
#egypt

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💥 Failed$33M Series A

Capiter: the $33M cautionary tale

A B2B e-commerce rocket that raised $33M — then collapsed in a founder–board dispute. Our designated failure case.

شركة «كابتر» للتجارة بين الشركات جمعت ٣٣ مليون دولار ثم انهارت بعد خلاف بين المؤسسين والمستثمرين.

The MoveSmall retailers restock through inefficient middlemen — the same B2B gap MaxAB chased.

logistics/supply-chain
#marketplace
#egypt

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⚡️ SERIES A$13M Series A

Synapse Analytics gives banks an AI risk brain

An agentic AI decisioning platform for lenders — credit, fraud, AML in one stack — fresh off a $13M Series A.

شركة «سينابس أناليتكس» تقدم منصة ذكاء اصطناعي للبنوك لاتخاذ قرارات الائتمان وكشف الاحتيال وجمعت ١٣ مليون دولار.

The MoveOne AI-native decisioning stack banks own outright, proven on $200M+ of lending with NPL cuts up to 40%.

AI/SaaS
#ai
#egypt

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⚡️ PUBLICVal: $1B+ at 2022 listing

Swvl took the Cairo bus all the way to Nasdaq

App-based mass transit from Cairo to a 2022 Nasdaq listing — Africa's largest tech debut on a US exchange.

شركة «سويفل» للنقل الجماعي الذكي انطلقت من القاهرة ووصلت إلى بورصة ناسداك الأمريكية.

The MoveTech-enabled semi-fixed bus routes with booking and tracking, sold to riders and corporates, scaled across 10+ cities.

mobility
#mobility
#egypt

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⚡️ SERIES B+Val: ~$400M

Breadfast delivers breakfast — then everything — before 8am

Quick-commerce grocery starting with fresh bread at dawn, scaling to a ~$400M-valued fintech-plus-fulfillment machine.

تطبيق «بريكفاست» يوصّل الخبز الطازج والبقالة صباحًا ووصلت قيمته إلى نحو ٤٠٠ مليون دولار.

The MoveOwned the breakfast slot with scheduled pre-dawn delivery, then expanded the basket and built its own bakeries and fulfillment.

agritech/food
#agritech
#egypt

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⚡️ SERIES A$52M Series A (+$23M debt)

Nawy brings transparency to Egyptian real estate

Africa's largest proptech: listings plus brokerage plus mortgages, with a $52M Series A to take on MENA.

منصة «ناوي» العقارية تجمع بين القوائم الموثقة والوساطة والتمويل العقاري لزيادة الشفافية في السوق المصرية.

The MoveStacked verified listings, in-house brokerage, and mortgage finance (Nawy Now) into one funnel.

proptech
#proptech
#egypt

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⚡️ PUBLICVal: $366M market cap at 2019 IPO

Fawry turned corner kiosks into Egypt's payment network

Egypt's first fintech IPO: an e-payments platform running through hundreds of thousands of retail touchpoints.

شركة «فوري» حوّلت الأكشاك ومحلات التجزئة إلى شبكة مدفوعات إلكترونية وأصبحت أول شركة تكنولوجيا مالية مصرية تُطرح في البورصة.

The MoveBuilt on existing corner stores and kiosks as human ATMs, giving digital payments a physical on-ramp everywhere.

fintech
#fintech
#egypt

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🦄 UnicornVal: $1.4B

MNT-Halan brings banking to Egypt's unbanked

A microfinance-and-payments super-app serving millions of unbanked Egyptians, now a unicorn expanding across the region.

منصة «إم إن تي-حالًا» المالية تخدم ملايين المصريين خارج المنظومة المصرفية عبر الإقراض متناهي الصغر والمدفوعات الرقمية.

The MoveCombined micro-lending with a payments super-app and offline agent network, meeting users where they are.

fintech
#fintech
#egypt

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