
About Falak Startups
Powered by the Egyptian Ministry of International Cooperation and its venture capital arm, Egypt Ventures.
Falak Startups’ mission is to find and empower talented and ambitious seed stage tech startup founders and help them thrive in the region’s rapidly changing entrepreneurship landscape. Our sector-agnostic offering focuses on improving startups’ product-market fit; fine-tuning their business, operating and revenue models; growing their customer base; and raising follow-on investments.
We arm entrepreneurs with the necessary tools, resources, and networks to develop their strategies and scale-up their businesses. Our offering entails equity investment, growth hacking, networking, mentorship, training, and a wide variety of perks and benefits. After meeting the needed KPIs, our founders are able to showcase their startups on our Virtual Stage platform, a tool for connecting with potential investors, policymakers, stakeholders, and partners.
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Our Team

Ahmed Hazem Dakroury
Managing Director

Ahmed Hazem Dakroury
Managing Director

Tarek Seif El Nasr
Head of Venture Growth

Tarek Seif El Nasr
Head of Venture Growth

Nihal El Chami
Head of Program and Marketing

Nihal El Chami
Head of Program and Marketing

Miral El Essawy
Community Manager

Miral El Essawy
Community Manager

Dina Mouselhy
HR Manager

Dina Mouselhy
HR Manager

Karma El Naggar
Commercial and Business Development Specialist

Karma El Naggar
Commercial and Business Development Specialist

Aly Ramadan
Program Coordinator

Aly Ramadan
Program Coordinator

Mary Gries
Office Manager

Mary Gries
Office Manager
Board of Directors

Ahmed Gomaa
Chairman

Ahmed Gomaa
Chairman

Youssef El Samaa
Head Managing Director at Falak Startupsof Venture Growth

Youssef El Samaa
Head Managing Director at Falak Startupsof Venture Growth

Rafeh Saleh
Board Member

Rafeh Saleh
Board Member

Mohamed Fahmy
Board Member

Mohamed Fahmy
Board Member