Silicon Badia

Silicon Badia is a venture capital firm based in Amman, Jordan, founded in 2011. The firm focuses on investing in technology companies across the Middle East and the United States. It manages several funds, including the Badia Impact Fund and Badia Outreach Fund II, which target early-stage investments in sectors such as software, SaaS, IT services, B2B payments, and telecommunications. Silicon Badia aims to support innovation in various industries, including enterprise solutions, education, finance, healthcare, and logistics, by providing capital and strategic guidance to emerging businesses.

Tarek Chelaifa

Venture Partner

Emile Cubeisy

Co-Founder and Managing Partner

Tareq Z. Faddah

Operating Partner

Hamed Masri

Partner

Mohammed Nasif

Venture Partner

Namek Zu'bi

Founder and Managing Partner

Past deals in Egypt

Cartona

Series A in 2022
Developer of a business-to-business marketplace designed to connect retailers with suppliers, wholesalers, and manufacturers. The company's marketplace leverages advanced technology, data, and supply chain innovation to offer easy price comparison, offers, and a seamless ordering and fulfillment experience, enabling the business ecosystem to transform traditional retail into a digitally connected network.

Bosta

Series A in 2021
Bosta is an on-demand delivery service based in Cairo, Egypt, that specializes in B2C instant delivery. Founded in 2016, the company offers an online platform and mobile application that enables individuals and businesses to easily send and receive shipments while tracking their deliveries in real-time. Deliveries are primarily made using scooters, which are mainly owned by the delivery personnel. Bosta aims to simplify the logistics process in densely populated urban areas, providing a convenient solution for users to manage their shipping needs with minimal effort.

Vezeeta

Series D in 2020
Vezeeta is a digital healthcare platform based in Heliopolis, Egypt, that connects patients with healthcare providers across the Middle East and Africa. Founded in 2011, the platform allows patients to search, compare, book, and review healthcare services in countries such as Egypt, Saudi Arabia, Jordan, and Lebanon. With over 200,000 verified reviews, users can quickly find and schedule appointments with doctors, enhancing their access to quality healthcare. Additionally, Vezeeta offers innovative software solutions for healthcare providers, facilitating efficient clinic management and improving the overall patient experience. The platform aims to empower millions of patients by leveraging data to create better healthcare accessibility in the region.

Swvl

Series B in 2018
Swvl, LLC is a technology-driven mobility company that offers an application for booking fixed-route bus trips, primarily operating in Egypt, Kenya, and Pakistan. Founded in 2017 and based in Cairo, Swvl provides a premium mass transit system that connects neighborhoods with accessible bus and van rides during peak commuting hours. Users can book rides at a flat fare, ensuring affordability without surge pricing. The company's core service includes a network of minibuses and other vehicles that operate along predetermined routes, allowing commuters to reserve rides through its mobile application. Swvl aims to provide a reliable, cost-effective, and environmentally responsible alternative to traditional public transportation and ridesharing options.

Vezeeta

Series C in 2018
Vezeeta is a digital healthcare platform based in Heliopolis, Egypt, that connects patients with healthcare providers across the Middle East and Africa. Founded in 2011, the platform allows patients to search, compare, book, and review healthcare services in countries such as Egypt, Saudi Arabia, Jordan, and Lebanon. With over 200,000 verified reviews, users can quickly find and schedule appointments with doctors, enhancing their access to quality healthcare. Additionally, Vezeeta offers innovative software solutions for healthcare providers, facilitating efficient clinic management and improving the overall patient experience. The platform aims to empower millions of patients by leveraging data to create better healthcare accessibility in the region.

Swvl

Series A in 2018
Swvl, LLC is a technology-driven mobility company that offers an application for booking fixed-route bus trips, primarily operating in Egypt, Kenya, and Pakistan. Founded in 2017 and based in Cairo, Swvl provides a premium mass transit system that connects neighborhoods with accessible bus and van rides during peak commuting hours. Users can book rides at a flat fare, ensuring affordability without surge pricing. The company's core service includes a network of minibuses and other vehicles that operate along predetermined routes, allowing commuters to reserve rides through its mobile application. Swvl aims to provide a reliable, cost-effective, and environmentally responsible alternative to traditional public transportation and ridesharing options.

Vezeeta

Series B in 2017
Vezeeta is a digital healthcare platform based in Heliopolis, Egypt, that connects patients with healthcare providers across the Middle East and Africa. Founded in 2011, the platform allows patients to search, compare, book, and review healthcare services in countries such as Egypt, Saudi Arabia, Jordan, and Lebanon. With over 200,000 verified reviews, users can quickly find and schedule appointments with doctors, enhancing their access to quality healthcare. Additionally, Vezeeta offers innovative software solutions for healthcare providers, facilitating efficient clinic management and improving the overall patient experience. The platform aims to empower millions of patients by leveraging data to create better healthcare accessibility in the region.

Vezeeta

Series B in 2017
Vezeeta is a digital healthcare platform based in Heliopolis, Egypt, that connects patients with healthcare providers across the Middle East and Africa. Founded in 2011, the platform allows patients to search, compare, book, and review healthcare services in countries such as Egypt, Saudi Arabia, Jordan, and Lebanon. With over 200,000 verified reviews, users can quickly find and schedule appointments with doctors, enhancing their access to quality healthcare. Additionally, Vezeeta offers innovative software solutions for healthcare providers, facilitating efficient clinic management and improving the overall patient experience. The platform aims to empower millions of patients by leveraging data to create better healthcare accessibility in the region.

Vezeeta

Series A in 2014
Vezeeta is a digital healthcare platform based in Heliopolis, Egypt, that connects patients with healthcare providers across the Middle East and Africa. Founded in 2011, the platform allows patients to search, compare, book, and review healthcare services in countries such as Egypt, Saudi Arabia, Jordan, and Lebanon. With over 200,000 verified reviews, users can quickly find and schedule appointments with doctors, enhancing their access to quality healthcare. Additionally, Vezeeta offers innovative software solutions for healthcare providers, facilitating efficient clinic management and improving the overall patient experience. The platform aims to empower millions of patients by leveraging data to create better healthcare accessibility in the region.

Oasis500

Venture Round in 2011
Oasis500 is the leading seed investment company and business accelerator in the Tech and Creative Industry spaces based in Amman, Jordan. We enable great entrepreneurs to transform their viable ideas or creative talents into scalable businesses. That includes finding those entrepreneurs, investing in their startups, bridging their know-how gap, and eventually helping them get follow-on funding. In the process, we have become one of the most influential players in advancing the entrepreneurship and innovation ecosystem in Jordan and the MENA region in general. It all starts with reaching out to those people with the entrepreneurial drive, compelling them to embrace it and submit their startup ideas to Oasis500. Successful applicants are invited to attend our intensive Business and Entrepreneurship workshop aimed at building their entrepreneurial capacity and maximizing their potential of securing funding. Those with more mature pitches may go to the investment stage directly and skip the workshop. Startups that are successful at securing funding from Oasis500 will be accelerated at our facilities for 180 days where the focus will be on driving growth. Startups will have access to the tremendous cumulative know-how of Oasis500 staff, and our wonderful network of mentors. Not to mention the vibrant community that will help them come to terms with their maturing entrepreneurial identity. They will also be introduced to our investors network at a later stage as part of our focused efforts to help them get follow-on funding when needed.
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