Private equity firm
Beltone Holding Company S.A.E
Beltone Holding S.A.E. is a Cairo-headquartered financial services group, private equity manager, and venture capital operator founded in 2006 (acquired by Chimera Investment in 2022). Operating as a listed financial institution and general partner manager across the Middle East and Africa, the firm deploys capital across early-stage tech, growth equity, private equity, debt financing, and non-banking financial services (NBFIs). Its investment strategy focuses on providing equity checks, startup venture debt, buyouts, and growth capital to high-growth, tech-enabled, and financial inclusion platforms across Egypt, North Africa, and the wider MEA region. Its venture capital and private equity arms take active lead roles in equity and debt financing alongside founders to scale platforms across financial services, e-commerce, agriculture, industrials, and microfinance.
Investment focus
- Sectors
- Financial servicesTechnologyEnergy and powerManufacturing and industrialsAgriculture and food
- Stages and strategies
- GrowthBuyout
- Instruments
- EquityDebt
- Regions
- Northern Africa, Middle East
- African markets named in public materials
- Egypt
Funds managed
Sources
- Partner Researchers, accessed 14 November 2026