Sawari Ventures to launch $55M fund by year-end pending CBE approval
By MAGNiTT
Posted 5 years ago - Sep 26, 2018, 9:35 AM
By Enterprise
SOURCE: Enterprise - Sawari Ventures to launch EGP 1 bn fund by year-end pending CBE approval
Sawari Ventures to launch $55M fund by year-end: Sawari Ventures will launch its $55M venture capital fund by the end of this year or early next year, depending on the timing of approvals it needs from the central bank, Al Mal reported. Sawari Ventures was set to reach first close on the venture capital fund by the end of June. Partners in the the fund include the National Bank of Egypt (NBE), Banque du Caire, Banque Misr and the European Investment Bank, said Mohamed Ragaai, head of investment at Banque du Caire. Egypt’s investment and telecoms ministries are also considering making capital commitments to the fund, Ragaai added.