Despite the global supply chain challenges and tough economic realities, Egyptian startups have been venturing into innovative ideas, growing in funding and attracting foreign investments. The Egyptian government and venture capitalists have also been investing in the startup ecosystem to upskill professionals and achieve better gender parity in leadership, the Oxford Business Group suggests.
1- bread fast ( transportation , logistics, supply chain and storage)
Full-time headcount: 1570 | Headquarters: Cairo | Year founded: 2017 | Most common skills: Digital Literacy, Leadership, Teamwork | Most common job titles: Customer Service Specialist, Software Engineer, Order Manager | Largest job functions: Operations, Customer Success and Support, Engineering | What they do: An online delivery platform that initially started as an on-demand baked goods service, then expanded to deliver fresh grocery items and supermarket products. They currently serve 300,000 customers in Egypt.
2- Rabbit (technology, information and internet)
Full-time headcount: 100-200 | Headquarters: Cairo | Year founded: 2021 | Most common skills: Leadership, Digital Literacy, Business Management | Most common job titles: Shop Manager, Order Picker, Software Engineer | Largest job functions: Operations, Engineering, Sales | What they do: Rabbit is an on-demand grocery platform that delivers in 20 minutes. The company depends on large warehousing and micro-fulfilment centers in four neighborhoods in Cairo.
3- Khazna (financial services)
Full-time headcount: 310 | Headquarters: Cairo | Year founded: 2020 | Most common skills: Digital Literacy, Leadership, Teamwork | Most common job titles: Residential Supervisor, Outreach Manager, Sales Team Lead | Largest job functions: Sales, Community and Social Services, Operations | What they do: Provides financial services allowing companies to offer cash advances to their employees. They plan to launch more products by the end of this year.
4- MaxAB (technology, information and internet)
Full-time headcount: 3500 | Headquarters: Cairo | Year founded: 2018 | Most common skills: Digital Literacy, Leadership, Teamwork | Most common job titles: Software Engineer, Account Manager, Accountant | Largest job functions: Operations, Sales, Engineering | What they do: Supporting 400,000 businesses in Egypt, MaxAB is a wholesale B2B food and grocery e-commerce platform connecting retailers to suppliers. They started in Egypt and expanded into Morocco.
5- Trella ( transportation , logistics, supply chain and storage)
Full-time headcount: 400 | Headquarters: Cairo | Year founded: 2019 | Most common skills: Digital Literacy, Leadership, Business Management | Most common job titles: Account Manager, Customer Service Manager, Software Engineer | Largest job functions: Operations, Sales, Accounting | What they do: Trella is a digital platform that connects shippers with trucks, giving logistics businesses easy access to freight solutions. The company attracted strong interest from angel investors, allowing it to expand to Saudi Arabia, the UAE and Pakistan.
6- paymob (financial services)
Full-time headcount: 1100 | Headquarters: Cairo | Year founded: 2015 | Most common skills: Leadership, Digital Literacy, Business Management | Most common job titles: Account Manager, Sales Specialist, Software Engineer | Largest job functions: Sales, Engineering, Business Development | What they do: A digital payment startup that operates in the Middle East and Africa. Earlier this year, the company raised $50 million in a funding round led by Kora Capital and PayPal Ventures, the corporate venture arm of PayPal.
7- Bosta (technology, information and internet)
Full-time headcount: 300 | Headquarters: Cairo | Year founded: 2017 | Most common skills: Leadership, Digital Literacy, Teamwork | Most common job titles: Customer Support Specialist, Account Manager, Software Engineer | Largest job functions: Customer Success and Support, Sales, Operations | What they do: Bosta provides overnight last-mile delivery services to e-commerce companies, allowing them to reduce their shipment time while tracking operations. The company announced plans to expand regionally and globally and aims to increase its daily shipments by five folds this year.
8-Cartona( IT services and IT consulting )
Full-time headcount: 500 | Headquarters: Giza | Year founded: 2020 | Most common skills: Digital Literacy, Leadership, Business Management | Most common job titles: Account Manager, Software Engineer, Sales Manager | Largest job functions: Sales, Customer Success and Support | What they do: Cartona is a supply chain B2B e-commerce marketplace, connecting buyers and sellers. The company’s clients include wholesalers, distributors, as well as mom-and-pop Egyptian stores.
9- Homzmart (technology, information and internet)
Full-time headcount: 350 | Headquarters: Cairo | Year founded: 2020 | Most common skills: Leadership, Digital Literacy, Teamwork | Most common job titles: Account Manager, Category Manager, Photo Editor | Largest job functions: Customer Success and Support, Operations, Sales | What they do: Homzmart is a furniture shopping platform. It utilizes user experience by applying AI to suggest relevant items to users. In the latest round of funding, Homzmart managed to secure $40 million.
10- Moneyfellows (financial services)
Full-time headcount: 160 | Headquarters: Cairo | Year founded: 2017 | Most common skills: Leadership, Digital Literacy, Web Development | Most common job titles: Software Engineer, Customer Service Representative, Account Manager | Largest job functions: Engineering, Operations, Customer Success and Support | What they do: MoneyFellows digitizes a traditional financial money-pooling practice in Egyptian culture. In the start of 2022, MoneyFellows collaborated with e-Cards to provide financing solutions for beneficiaries of government support programs.
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