Tech in Africa
Hekouky, a Cairo-based legaltech startup has raised an undisclosed pre-seed funding amount from Nama Ventures a MENA-focussed pre-seed fund. This Egypt startup incorporates companies and registers trademarks for top entrepreneurs and business owners. Hekouky works to solve the complex, costly and time-consuming headache of getting legal transactions sorted for business people through its one-stop-shop simplified yet hassle-free platform. The funding will go towards expanding its business across Africa.
Hekouky was founded in 2021 by Hala Riad, Mayy Abdelbary, and Fatima Khalil, with diverse backgrounds and experiences. The women-led company share a common passion, dedication, and vision to make legal services accessible to all, resulting in easier, quicker, and traceable transactions for everyone.
Hala Riad the co-founder of Hekouky described the company’s mission as to make entrepreneurs in Egypt and MENA region chase their dreams. Speaking on the investment Nama Ventures Managing Partner Mohammed Alzubi was upbeat that “the regtech space in Mena is ripe for disruption.” He also described Hala, Mayy, and Fatima as a team in full command of what it takes to build a great regtech startup.
Source: Wamda
