Egypt and MENA's first Education Corporate Venture Capital, that supports EDTECH startups
Location: Egypt, Giza
Employees: 11-50
Phone:+20 1029980661
Founded date: 2017
Investment Type: Venture Capital
Portfolio 9
| Date | Name | Website | Total Raised | Location |
| 21.03.2023 | Sprints | sprints.ai | $3M | Egypt, Cai... |
| 23.09.2019 | Career 180 | career-180.com | $300K | Egypt, Cai... |
| - | iSchool | ischooltech.com | $160K | Egypt, Cai... |
| - | Greenish | green-ish.org | - | Egypt, Cai... |
| - | OTO Englis... | otocourses.com | - | Egypt, Cai... |
| - | Entreprene... | entreprenelle.com | - | Egypt, Cai... |
| - | COLNN | colnn.com | $100K | Egypt, Giz... |
| - | Akhdar - أ... | a5dr.com | $200K | Egypt, Cai... |
| - | EYouth | eyouthegypt.com | - | Egypt, Cai... |
Mentions in press and media 11
| Date | Title | Description |
| 04.10.2024 | EdTech in Egypt: A New Dawn for Learning | Egypt is on the brink of an educational revolution. The winds of change are blowing through its classrooms, fueled by technology and innovation. EdVentures, the venture capital arm of Nahdet Misr Group, has just invested in eight new educat... |
| 04.10.2024 | Southern Africa's Fintech Surge: Lesaka Technologies Expands with Adumo Acquisition | In the bustling world of fintech, Lesaka Technologies has made a bold move. The Nasdaq-listed company has acquired South African fintech Adumo for a staggering $96 million. This acquisition is more than just numbers; it’s a strategic leap i... |
| 03.10.2024 | Egypt: Edventures Invests in Eight New Egyptian Edtech Startups | TLDR EdVentures, the venture capital arm of Nahdet Misr Group, invests in 8 new Egyptian educational technology startups from its recent accelerator program. Selected startups include El Kheta, Saikoro, The Copywriter, Techy App, SchoolZ, A... |
| 12.08.2024 | European, SWANA startups power through slowdown in Ed-tech funding | After record growth, Ed-tech sector slows down - but not worldwide Following the pandemic-driven surge in the Ed-tech sector, enthusiasm for education technology has waned. After $20.8 billion was raised in 2021 and $10.6 billion in 2022,... |
| 01.04.2024 | Weekly Economic Index: The Naira’s best in 5 years, CBN increases minimum capital, and Cellulant’s exit | Here are three big stories from Africa’s business and policy landscape you (probably) didn’t miss but should keep in mind this week: Naira makes a dramatic recovery in March The Nigerian Naira defied expectations and surged against the US d... |
| 05.01.2021 | Egypt edtech startup receives six-figure funding | Egypt edtech startup, Akhdar has secured a six-figure US dollar investment from EdVentures, an Egypt-based venture capitalist firm that focuses on investing in the fields of education, culture, and innovative learning solutions. Akdhar secu... |
| 05.01.2021 | Egypt edtech startup receives six-figure funding | Egypt edtech startup, Akhdar has secured a six-figure US dollar investment from EdVentures, an Egypt-based venture capitalist firm that focuses on investing in the fields of education, culture, and innovative learning solutions. Akdhar sec... |
| 23.09.2019 | Egypt’s Career 180 raises $100k in seed funding from EdVentures | Cairo-based career advising platform Career 180 has raised a $100 000 seed funding round from EdVentures, the venture capital (VC) arm of Egypt’s Nahdet Misr Publishing Group. Career 180 was founded in 2016 by Shrouk Alaa Eldin and Mohamed... |
| 23.09.2019 | Egypt’s Career 180 raises $100k in seed funding from EdVentures | Cairo-based career advising platform Career 180 has raised a $100 000 seed funding round from EdVentures, the venture capital (VC) arm of Egypt’s Nahdet Misr Publishing Group. Career 180 was founded in 2016 by Shrouk Alaa Eldin and Mohamed ... |
| 23.07.2019 | Cairo-based edtech startup Colnn raises $100k seed round | Cairo-based edtech startup Colnn has raised a $100 000 seed round from EdVentures, the venture capital (VC) arm of Egypt’s Nahdet Misr Publishing Group. The four-year-old startup was founded by Tamer Samir (pictured above, right) and has de... |
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