Winter 2025 Cohort Success
Three months ago, Layla Ghazali and her team took on a logistics startup in Giza that needed 0,000 to expand their delivery network. The founder had tried twice before with different teams and got nowhere.
Layla's group spent two weeks just understanding the business model. They rebuilt the financial projections from scratch after finding inconsistencies. They coached the founder through seventeen practice pitches. They connected him with four potential investors from their mentor network.
By March 2025, the startup secured 5,000 from two angel investors and a small fund. Not the full amount they wanted, but enough to move forward. The founder now has a pitch deck he actually understands and relationships with investors who might fund his next round.
"I learned more in three months working with a real company than I did in two years of business school. When your work actually matters to someone's livelihood, you pay attention differently." — Layla Ghazali, Winter 2025