While the majority of start-ups need angel investments to grow, such investors have to be acquainted with exit options.
venture capital (VCs) target to finance the business expansion rather than the exit of existing investors.
That is why he recommends that angel investors have to exit before the entry of VCs.
the investors in Egypt tend to enter at least 15 companies, and that each deal is worth around LE1.5 million.
Chairman and CEO of Financial Advice Corporate Transactions (FACT) Sherif Abdel Latif said that start-ups in Egypt can create an IPO in just 2-3 years and not necessarily 7-8 years like in the United States.
principal of Sawari Ventures Tamer Azer gave an overview about VCs saying that Series A investors keep their investments in a given business for around 6 years.
Yet, he underlined that the VCs holding period in Egypt extends to 8 years.