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El Fares Plant Cloning (إل فارس لاستنساخ النباتات)

Season 3 · Episode 3 · pitch 3 of 3

An agricultural biotechnology company in Fayoum that clones and acclimates disease-free ornamental and fruit plants using tissue culture (in vitro) and climate-controlled greenhouses, selling B2B to…

  1. Ask · EGP
    5Mfor 15%
  2. Best offer · EGP
    16.7Mvaluation
  3. Closed · EGP
    6.25Mfor 50%

5 offers · 2 joint · 6 revisions

Implied valuation: the ask implied EGP 33.3M; the deal closed at EGP 12.5M, 63% below it. The founder gave away 3.3× the equity they asked for.

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19:04 · 5 investors · tap a marker to see the quote

Key takeaways

  • Closed 6.25M EGP for 50% with Ahmed Tarek Khalil + Ayman Abbas + Ahmed El Sewedy + Dina Ghabbour + Mohamed Farouk: a 12.5M valuation, 62% below the 33.33M asked.

  • The founder gave 3.3× the equity they asked for (15% → 50%).

  • 5 investors made 5 offers (2 joint) and 6 revisions. The highest valuation offered was 16.67M. The founder did not take it.

  • The founder countered 1 time; the final valuation equals the closing investor's first offer.

  • The ask came 0:00 into the pitch, in the opening.

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