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Beltone Venture Capital

funding
corporate-VC
Egypt

About

Venture capital arm of Beltone Holding, providing capital and operational support to scale MENA consumer brands.

Founders

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Ali Mokhtar

CEO

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Ali Mokhtar

CEO

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Ali Mokhtar

CEO

Recent News

Egypt's Beltone VC Posts 80% IRR on BirdNest Deal, Outpacing US Benchmarks
funding
10 days ago

Egypt's Beltone VC Posts 80% IRR on BirdNest Deal, Outpacing US Benchmarks

Beltone Venture Capital booked an 80% IRR on a partial exit from Cairo-based hospitality platform BirdNest, returning capital from a $30M joint fund co-anchored by UAE's Citadel International. The deal is one of several high-IRR exits for BVC, highlighting a strategy of smaller checks, faster holds and partial secondary sales.

Egyptian Venture Funds Hunt for Cash Returns Amid Liquidity Crunch
funding
11 days ago

Egyptian Venture Funds Hunt for Cash Returns Amid Liquidity Crunch

Egyptian venture funds are shifting from chasing valuation mark-ups to prioritising cash returns and DPI through partial exits, carve-outs and strategic sales as IPOs remain closed and currency pressures persist.

Egypt's ariika, Lychee deepen Saudi presence with Beltone Venture Capital backing
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about 2 months ago

Egypt's ariika, Lychee deepen Saudi presence with Beltone Venture Capital backing

Beltone Venture Capital has increased its investment in Egyptian consumer brands ariika and Lychee to support a five-store expansion in Riyadh (ariika two stores, Lychee three), aiming to scale the brands across the region.

Company Info

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unspecified

Stage

corporate-VC

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