Venture Capital & Startups
MENA’s Premier Law Firm for All Legal Issues Concerning Venture Capital Deals in Egypt and the MENA Region.
We help startups navigate financing, compliance, and corporate challenges with packages built to support organizations that are in their early stages. We work with clients to increase ROI, secure appropriate deal structures, and advise on the best paths to raise investments from VCs.
What We Offer
Shehata & Partners is richly experienced in drafting and administrating all types of venture capital agreements for any startup and VC Firms operating in Egypt and the MENA Region.
We mainly advise VC Firms on structuring their deals to invest in Egyptian and MENA-based startups. This includes our involvement in the following:
- Assisting with the due diligence process in Egypt and abroad;
- Review of the Term Sheet,
- Review of the SAFE and its Side Letter (if any);
- Review the Shareholders’ Agreement;
- Review the Share Subscription Agreement;
- Assisting with the Cap Table on platforms such as Carta and Clara.
Further, as we are experts in the Startup Field as well, we can help our Startup Clients secure the right deal structure and advise them on the optimum way to raise investments from VCs.
What Sets Us Apart
Our Corporate practice is unique in the market due largely to our focus on sector expertise, application of business and financial principles, client-obsessed mindset and innovative initiatives, such as the launch of our legal startup incubator, StartRight.
StartRight is a state-of-the-art corporate legal services platform that tailors its services to be customized to every startup’s different business model and needs.
Relying on StartRight is out of the question: we help you navigate the financing, compliance, and corporate challenges of the startups’ scene with a fresh, experienced business-oriented approach and packages customized to your needs.
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- Venture Capital:
- Advising Avanz Capital on all legal aspects relating to its operations in Egypt, including drafting and reviewing agreements, advising on internal policies and handling Term Sheets, SAFEs, Side Letters, and Shareholders’ Agreements.
- Advising a Saudi-Based Fund on all legal aspects relating to its operations in the GCC Region, including drafting and reviewing agreements, advising on internal policies and handling Term Sheets, SAFEs, Side Letters, and Shareholders’ Agreements.
- Advising Pharco Venture Capital Corporate Arm on several Venture Investments within the MENA Region.
- Advising NATCO concerning a Shareholders’ Agreement for one of its strategic investments in a startup located within the MENA region.
- Assisting DFIN with their investment portfolio across the MENA Region.
- Assisting EFG-EG with their investment portfolio across the MENA Region.
- Assisting Falak Startups with their investment portfolio across the MENA Region.
- Advising UNIMAS on its Venture Building setup in the Egyptian Market.
- Startups:
- Advising Trella on all legal aspects relating to its operations in Egypt, including drafting and reviewing agreements, advising on internal policies and handling term sheets. View Case Study
- Advising Mozare3 on all legal aspects relating to its operations in Egypt, including drafting and reviewing agreements, advising on internal policies and handling term sheets.
- Advising Glovo on their expansion plan in the North African Region (Tunisia).
- Advising FinTech Galaxy on all of its corporate and employment law issues within the Egyptian Market and the GCC Region.
- Advising Umba on the entry strategy to the Egyptian FinTech Market, and partnership proposals with the CBE & FRA.
- Advising The Food Lab on all of its corporate, commercial and employment law issues within the Egyptian Market.
- Advising Balad on all legal aspects relating to its operations in Egypt, including drafting and reviewing agreements, advising on internal policies and handling term sheets.
- Advising Amanleek on all legal aspects relating to its operations in Egypt, including drafting and reviewing agreements, advising on internal policies and handling term sheets.
- Advising SweepSouth on acquiring FilKhedma in Egypt including all corporate issues pertaining to such a transaction in Egypt.
- Assisting adam.ai with its restructuring within Egypt and advising on the corporate procedures related to such a project.
- Advising Aydi on all legal aspects relating to its operations in Egypt, including drafting and reviewing agreements, advising on internal policies and handling term sheets.
- Advising FlapKap on all legal aspects relating to its operations in Egypt, including drafting and reviewing agreements, advising on internal policies and handling term sheets.