How have Egypt’s FX restrictions affected StartupLand? Last week, we took a look at how taxation, regulatory and legislative factors, and payment facilitation have historically led many local startups to
Why — and how — do Egyptian startups incorporate offshore? Many Egyptian startups, especially those that have raised USD mns in funding, are legally incorporated abroad. Where is no readily available data on the topic, but the trend is one our sources agree has been gaining
More challenges to come for startups in 2023: Our year in review on StartupLand in 2022 recapped the biggest trends of the past year, with the most dominan
It was an eventful year for StartupLand to say the least: Startups and venture capitalists alike have faced a slew of challenges this year — from a global VC squeeze, to two EGP devaluations, to the downfall of one high-profile startup. The funding slowdown fueled the rise of new
The case for search funds in Egypt: Last week, we took a deep-dive into an alternative investment vehicle that lies somewhere in between VC and private equity funding — search funds. The exciting part: This year is the fir
Enterprise sits down with Biola Alabi, CASF’s African venture partner: Rarely — if ever — do we hear of local VCs choosing partners from Africa. But recently, there has been a developing shift of focusing on startup investments in Africa as a whole. One of the investm