Cairo
Metro area · Egypt · Pop. 20.9M
* C→Unicorn and Unicorn→Decacorn rates are derived from current counts (no founding-cohort data); the four mid-funnel rates use Dealroom's cohort tracking.
Largest rounds
Largest funding rounds in Cairo
A live treemap of the largest VC rounds. Each cell is one round into Cairo-headquartered companies, grouped by Dealroom sector.
Largest rounds in Cairo - 2026
VC investment
How much venture capital flows into Cairo
VC investment into Cairo-headquartered, VC-backed companies, broken down by round size, company location, sector and funding stage.
Academia
Cairo's academic flywheel
Companies founded by university alumni or spun out of research, plus the institutions producing the most founders tied to Cairo.
Location comparison
How Cairo stacks up
Compare Cairo with peers from the same country (Egypt) — switch between combined EV, EV growth, and a growth × size view. Expand the table for the full ranking.
Combined enterprise value of each ecosystem.
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Live company-by-company deal flow, full cap tables, founder pedigrees, hiring signals and revenue trajectories.