Cairo - Sharikat Mubasher: Qme, an Egypt-based B2B software-as-a-service (SaaS) startup, raised $3 million in a seed funding round with participation from AHOY, a leading multi-sector technology company, alongside a group of strategic angel investors in the GCC region.
This partnership, unveiled during LEAP 2025, aims to transform how businesses and governments manage customer interactions across Africa and the GCC through innovative AI-driven solutions, the company announced in a recent press release.
Qme will utilize the funding to enhance its technology stack, expand its operational reach, and forge deeper partnerships.
Through this collaboration, AHOY will provide Qme with access to cutting-edge technology and deep market expertise.
Maged Negm, CEO and Co-founder of Qme, stated that the partnership with AHOY represents a major milestone and strengthens the company’s ability to optimize movement in dynamic, real-world scenarios while transforming customer experiences. “AHOY’s operational excellence and robust tech stack are invaluable as we scale in vibrant markets,” Negm said.
For his part, Jamil Shinawi, CEO and Co-Founder of AHOY, commented: “Qme’s platform aligns perfectly with our ethos of reducing friction in everyday processes. Their ability to streamline the customer journey resonates with AHOY’s mission of solving real-world inefficiencies through innovation.”
“The collaboration leverages AHOY’s multi-sector expertise and visionary approach to help Qme penetrate complex markets across the GCC and African regions and advance globally,” Shinawi added.
Leveraging artificial intelligence (AI), Qme addresses a critical issue in MENA, where inefficient queuing systems and outdated appointment booking methods cost individuals an average of six months of their lives standing in line. Since its commercial launch in the fourth quarter (Q4) of 2023, it has served over 100,000 customers in the healthcare, banking, and government sectors, reducing waiting times from 116 minutes to just 14 minutes.
Qme is part of AHOY’s Startup Builder Initiative, a program designed to empower 10,000 entrepreneurs and support 30,000 software developers across the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region by 2030.
