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Share of pre-seed startups raising capital MENA 2020
In 2020, 25.5 percent of pre-seed startups in the Middle East and Africa region were raising capital. Approximately half of the initial investments of pre-seed startups are investments from the founders. Most startups were based in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) and Egypt as they have established growing entrepreneurship ecosystems.