A First for Egypt, And the Region

While the region has seen venture funds focused on startups and equity plays, the IP Fund stands apart as the first of its kind in Egypt, and possibly in the Middle East. Instead of chasing short-term growth in an inflated startup market, this fund invests directly into the building blocks of innovation: intellectual property and prototypes.

By doing so, it fills a historic financing gap. Early-stage R&D and IP have always struggled for capital, too risky for banks, too premature for VCs. The IP Fund changes that equation by providing structured financing that supports inventors, researchers, and companies at the point where innovation is most fragile, but also most valuable.

Progressio & Falak: A Strategic Partnership

This is the IP Fund, a pioneering initiative launched by Progressio in partnership with Falak Startups, the venture capital arm operating under Egypt’s Ministry of Planning and Economic Development.

The partnership behind the IP Fund blends institutional credibility with specialized expertise. Falak brings the weight and reach of a government-backed VC platform, while Progressio provides the innovation management know-how, structuring fund mechanics around IP valuation, milestone-based R&D financing, and royalty-driven returns.

Building a New Investment Model

The IP Fund introduces a model designed for sustainability and impact:

• Patents & Prototypes: Funding goes directly into protecting and testing ideas.

• Milestone-Based R&D Tickets: Ensuring accountability and progress at every stage.

• Royalty Agreements: Creating recurring returns without equity dilution.

• Market-Ready Outputs: Linking research to businesses with established distribution.

This fund doesn’t just invest, it builds engines of commercialization across Egypt’s research and entrepreneurship ecosystems.

Implications Beyond Research

The fund’s impact stretches far beyond academia. By backing deep tech, IP-based, and R&D-driven startups, the IP Fund rebalances Egypt’s entrepreneurship ecosystem. It redirects attention from “copycat” models toward ventures built on original research, proprietary technologies, and global competitiveness.

This is not just an investment strategy, it is an economic shift. Egypt’s startups will no longer be defined only by speed and marketing, but by real innovation and defensible value creation.

A Signal of What’s Next

The launch of the IP Fund is more than a financial milestone. It is a signal of Egypt’s maturity as an innovation economy. For researchers, it means more pathways from lab to market. For entrepreneurs, it means more support for deep tech. For investors, it creates a new asset class. And for Progressio, it is another proof point of our role as architects of Egypt’s commercialization future.

The IP Fund is here to finance not just ideas, but the future industries of Egypt.