Sawari Ventures

Sawari Ventures is a Cairo-based seed and Series A venture capital firm focused on Egyptian and MENA-region technology companies across mobility, e-commerce, fintech, and logistics. The firm was co-founded by Ahmed El Alfi and invests with initial checks from $1 million to $7 million. Portfolio companies include Swvl, the Egyptian mass transit company that completed a Nasdaq listing via SPAC in 2022; MaxAB, the Egyptian B2B e-commerce platform for grocery retailers; Breadfast, the Egyptian grocery and meal-kit delivery platform; and Halan, the Egyptian fintech and super-app. Beyond its original investments in Swvl, MaxAB, Breadfast, and Halan, the portfolio includes additional Egyptian and MENA-region technology companies.