SWVL is a premium app-based mass transit system that enables riders to share fixed-route bus trips for a flat fare with no surge pricing, which is trying to solve the pain of a daily commute in emerging market.
Location: Lebanon, Mount Lebanon Governorate, Sad El Baouchriyeh
Employees: 501-1000
Total raised: $8M
Founded date: 2017
Investors 3
Funding Rounds 1
| Date | Series | Amount | Investors |
| 24.04.2018 | Series A | $8M | - |
Mentions in press and media 10
| Date | Title | Description |
| 01.08.2019 | Ride-hailing startup Gozem to launch a digital wallet, delivery services next year | The co-founder of ride-hailing startup Gozem — which operates in West Africa’s Benin and Togo — has revealed that his startup plans to launch a digital wallet product as well as a food and parcel delivery service next year. Emeka Ajene (pi... |
| 01.08.2019 | Ride-hailing startup Gozem to launch a digital wallet, delivery services next year | The co-founder of ride-hailing startup Gozem — which operates in West Africa’s Benin and Togo — has revealed that his startup plans to launch a digital wallet product as well as a food and parcel delivery service next year. Emeka Ajene (pic... |
| 07.12.2018 | Egyptian healthtech Vezeeta does it again with $1-million raise from the IFC [Updated] | Egyptian healthtech startup Vezeeta has raised a new, $1-million investment from the International Finance Corporation (IFC), a member of World Bank Group — less than three months after closing a $12-million Series C funding round led by Sa... |
| 07.12.2018 | Egyptian healthtech Vezeeta does it again with $1-million raise from the IFC [Updated] | Egyptian healthtech startup Vezeeta has raised a new, $1-million investment from the International Finance Corporation (IFC), a member of World Bank Group — less than three months after closing a $12-million Series C funding round led by Sa... |
| 19.09.2018 | Egyptian healthtech Vezeeta raises $12m in Series-C round led by Riyadh VC STV | Egyptian healthtech startup Vezeeta has closed a $12-million Series C funding round led by Riyadh-based venture capital fund Saudi Technology Ventures (STV). At least three of Vezeeta’s existing investors — BECO Capital, Vostok New Venture... |
| 19.09.2018 | Egyptian healthtech Vezeeta raises $12m in Series-C round led by Riyadh VC STV | Egyptian healthtech startup Vezeeta has closed a $12-million Series C funding round led by Riyadh-based venture capital fund Saudi Technology Ventures (STV). At least three of Vezeeta’s existing investors — BECO Capital, Vostok New Ventures... |
| 15.06.2018 | Ahead of the Pharoahs’ Group A match, meet Egyptian healthtech Vezeeta | This afternoon at 2pm, Egypt kicks off Africa’s campaign at the 2018 Fifa World Cup with its Group A match against Uruguay. With Mo Salah having been cleared to play, after sustaining a shoulder injury last month, all eyes will be on the fo... |
| 15.06.2018 | Ahead of the Pharoahs’ Group A match, meet Egyptian healthtech Vezeeta | This afternoon at 2pm, Egypt kicks off Africa’s campaign at the 2018 Fifa World Cup with its Group A match against Uruguay. With Mo Salah having been cleared to play, after sustaining a shoulder injury last month, all eyes will be on the fo... |
| 24.04.2018 | Amid Careem Security Breach, Cairo-based SWVL Announces $8M Series A For Commuters | 4 Shares Email Facebook Twitter LinkedIn Morning Report: It’s bad and good news for ridesharing in the Middle East this week: Careem ran into its own privacy issues and an Egyptian startup SWVL raised. Middle Eastern ride sharing app Careem... |
| 24.04.2018 | Amid Careem Security Breach, Cairo-based SWVL Announces $8M Series A For Commuters | 5 Shares Email Facebook Twitter LinkedIn Morning Report: It’s bad and good news for ridesharing in the Middle East this week: Careem ran into its own privacy issues and an Egyptian startup SWVL raised. Middle Eastern ride sharing app Careem... |