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Why is Japan's Samurai Incubate interested in Egypt?

Why is Japan s Samurai Incubate interested in Egypt?
Last week, Japan-based venture capital firm Samurai Incubate closed its second $18.6 million Africa fund and for the first time, the fund will be deployed in Egypt. The news follows the announcement of two new funds in Egypt from Algebra Ventures and Sawari Ventures and while Samurai’s foray is a small one, it nonetheless highlights global interest in the country’s startups.
Founded in 2008 by Kentaro Sakakibara, Samurai Incubate has invested in 140 companies in Japan. In July 2018, it began investing in Africa by establishing subsidiary, Leapfrog Ventures (now Samurai Incubate Africa), which has so far invested in 26 startups across Africa. ....

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It’s been almost three years since young Japanese investor Takuma Terakubo announced the launch of his sub-Saharan Africa-focused Leapfrog Ventures. It has since been rebranded into the Samurai Africa Fund, and its management has been taken over by Samurai Incubate, the Tokyo-based VC firm that Terakubo previously worked for. After Leapfrog Ventures (also known as Samurai Africa Fund I) finished its investment activities, Terakubo apparently moved on to establish a new fund. We just learned that he established Uncovered Fund in July last year, named it after regions or areas where backing entrepreneurs is considered insufficient, with a targeted total of 1.5 billion yen (about $14.2 million). It has secured funds from institutional investors as well as Japanese footballer Keisuke Honda’s KSK Angel Fund. The fund is expected to invest in early-stage startups in Rwanda, Uganda, Kenya, Tanzania and other East African countries, as well as larget market such as N ....

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