Described by MENAbytes as “among the best-funded startups of the region,” Cairo-born yet Dubai-headquartered Swvl managed to establish a footprint in the urban mass transit market.
Arab Finance sat down for an in-depth interview with Omar Selim, the company’s new general manager to understand the main factors they attribute their success to; their near future plans, especially during the current economic volatility; and their view regarding the market as a whole.
Can you tell us more about Swvl’s business strategy and investments?
Since its debut in Egypt, Swvl managed to develop a distinguished place in the mass transportation market, which enabled it to expand globally in the past years, and extend its activities to countries in Africa and Asia such as Kenya, Pakistan, and recently in Jordan.