Top 10 Most Funded Companies in Egypt
Eight Egyptian fintech startups have made Forbes Middle East’s “Top 30 Fintech Companies” for 2023, overshadowing regional heavyweights like Saudi Arabia, which had six entries, as well as the UAE and Kuwait, both of which came in with five.
Among these are Egyptian unicorns, Fawry, who ranked first, and MNT-Halan, fourth, as well as several of the country’s most promising “soonicorns”.
FinTech also dominates the overall Egyptian tech landscape as Fintech companies comprise half of the top ten most funded companies from Egypt.
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