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L'Oriental

Season 2 · Episode 10 · pitch 2 of 4

L'Oriental is an experiential events catering company in Egypt that provides artistically presented finger food buffets, pass-arounds, non-alcoholic mixology bars, and live stations. It serves…

  1. Ask · EGP
    4Mfor 10%
  2. Best offer · EGP
    13.3Mvaluation
  3. Closed · EGP
    4Mfor 30%

1 offer · 1 joint · 1 revision

Implied valuation: the ask implied EGP 40M; the deal closed at EGP 13.3M, 67% below it. The founder gave away 3× the equity they asked for.

The pitch, minute by minute

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23:27 · 6 investors · tap a marker to see the quote

Key takeaways

  • Closed 4M EGP for 30% with Dina Ghabbour + Mohamed Farouk + Ahmed Tarek Khalil: a 13.33M valuation, 67% below the 40M asked.

  • The founder gave 3.0× the equity they asked for (10% → 30%).

  • 3 investors made 1 offer (1 joint) and 1 revision. The highest valuation offered was 13.33M. The founder took it.

  • The founder countered 1 time; the final valuation is 17% above the closing investor's first offer.

  • The ask came 0:11 into the pitch, in the opening.

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