Fundz
You are reading one round. Fundz also knows which of your own LinkedIn connections can open this account.See it live →

Bekia raises $765K seed led by Madica to digitize Cairo's recycling supply chain. The Egyptian waste tech startup will build enterprise software to formalize North Africa's informal waste trade.

PRIVATESep 16, 2026•1 day ago

Amount Raised

$765,000

Round Type

Seed

CairoWaste Management

Investors

Jambaar CapitalCatalyst FundMadica

Description

Egyptian waste technology startup Bekia has closed $765,000 in seed funding to digitize North Africa's fragmented recycling supply chain. Madica, an Africa-focused venture programme affiliated with Flourish Ventures, led the round, with follow-on investments from Catalyst Fund and Jambaar Capital. The company will use the capital to build out its enterprise software offering, Bekia Next, a B2B SaaS platform that aggregates collection data into audited CO₂-avoidance reporting for corporates. Bekia has onboarded over 2,400 independent collectors and 100,000 retail clients while diverting more than 25,000 tonnes of waste from landfills.

Company Information

Company

Bekia

Location

Cairo, Cairo, Egypt

About

Bekia is an Egyptian waste technology startup that digitizes North Africa's recycling supply chain by building enterprise software for waste management. The company operates as a platform connecting informal waste collectors, households, and industrial recycling plants while providing transaction records and CO₂-avoidance reporting. Bekia has onboarded over 2,400 independent collectors and 100,000 retail clients, diverting more than 25,000 tonnes from landfill. The company monetizes through corporate waste contracts, material sales margins, and a refurbished electronics line.

Don't miss Bekia's next move

Get an email the moment Bekia raises, hires an exec, or expands, usually minutes after it happens.

One email per event. Unsubscribe anytime.

Predictive Intelligence
Strategic

ML-powered predictions for Bekia's next move

See what Strategic adds

Funding Insights

Based on industry data
VC-backed spending patterns
VC-backed companies spend 89% more on sales and 100% more on marketing than bootstrapped peers
Tech investment trends
83% of B2B companies plan digital investments, with 79% prioritizing customer experience tech

Bekia raised. Fundz records a round at a median of 3.6 minutes from the SEC filing, with the decision-maker attached.

145 of these a day, filtered to the companies you pick. $29 a month, billed annually, and if it does not pay for itself in a year we refund it.

5 screens from a live account. No signup.

Fundz is a real-time business intelligence platform powered by agentic AI that proactively delivers personalized daily signals, including funding rounds, executive changes, M&A activity, 13F institutional filings, SEC 8-K events, investor activity, and website modifications, based on each user's watchlist and ICP. A trusted data source at firms such as BlackRock, Oracle, Kleiner Perkins, LinkedIn, HubSpot, and Cloudflare, Fundz democratizes the institutional-grade intelligence that previously required a PitchBook or Bloomberg terminal. Features include FundzWatch™ for automated website change detection, Daily Briefing for AI-powered daily briefings, and unified cross-signal alerts across 285,000+ organizations. Developers and data teams can access these signals programmatically via the Fundz Funding Data API, with transparent published pricing.