valU logo

valU

Operating

valU is a Buy-Now, Pay-Later lifestyle enabling solution which empowers customers' shopping experience.

Updated Source: SLA Startup IndexHow we verify →
Total raised
$242M
disclosed
Last round
$18M
Post-IPO Debt
Rounds
13
since 2017
Investors
11
on record
Employees
201-500

About valU

valU is your lifestyle enabling solution, setting out to change the way you shop! We help you get what you want now, and pay as you can afford on a monthly basis, turning your aspirations into reality.

valU funding13 rounds

All 13 rounds →

valU has raised $242M across 13 disclosed rounds. The latest is a $18M Post-IPO Debt announced 01 Oct 2026.

Capital growthrunning total of disclosed rounds
  1. $12.4MFunding RoundFunding Round, $12.4M, $12.4M raised to date
  2. $27MPrivate EquityPrivate Equity, $27M, $39.4M raised to date
  3. $17.3MPost-IPO DebtPost-IPO Debt, $17.3M, $56.7M raised to date
  4. $9.5MPost-IPO DebtPost-IPO Debt, $9.5M, $66.2M raised to date
  5. $23.1MPost-IPO DebtPost-IPO Debt, $23.1M, $89.3M raised to date
  6. $15.6MPost-IPO DebtPost-IPO Debt, $15.6M, $105M raised to date
  7. $23.2MPost-IPO DebtPost-IPO Debt, $23.2M, $128M raised to date
  8. $63.5MPost-IPO DebtPost-IPO Debt, $63.5M, $192M raised to date
  9. $12MPost-IPO DebtPost-IPO Debt, $12M, $204M raised to date
  10. $20.7MPost-IPO DebtPost-IPO Debt, $20.7M, $224M raised to date
  11. $18MPost-IPO DebtPost-IPO Debt, $18M, $242M raised to date

SLA Funding Index · grey is capital raised before each round · 2 undisclosed rounds not drawn

Who has invested in valU

AnnouncedRoundLead · investorsAmount
01 Oct 2026valU Post-IPO DebtNot disclosed$18M
02 Aug 2026valU Post-IPO DebtNot disclosed$20.7M
16 Jun 2026valU Post-IPO DebtEuropean Bank for Reconstruction and Development$12M
15 Jan 2026valU Post-IPO DebtNational Bank of Egypt$63.5M
18 Dec 2025valU Post-IPO DebtNot disclosed$23.2M
16 Nov 2025valU Post-IPO DebtNot disclosed$15.6M
05 Oct 2025valU Post-IPO DebtNot disclosed$23.1M
19 Aug 2025valU Post-IPO DebtNot disclosed$9.5M
29 Jun 2025valU Post-IPO DebtIndustrial Development Bank of Egypt +1$17.3M
22 May 2025valU Private EquityThe Saudi Investment Bank +1$27M
24 Mar 2024valU Debt FinancingBank ABC +1Not disclosed
22 Aug 2022valU VentureA'Z AngelsNot disclosed
20 Jun 2022valU Funding RoundSalman Abdulaziz Alhokair +2$12.4M

valU founders & team

Full team →

valU competitorssame sector · similar funding

  • VALRJohannesburg, South Africa
  • LuckyCairo, Egypt

More Financial Services startups in Egypt

  • CreditGO

    CreditGO is an Egyptian a free mobile application for electronic payments that serves C and D segments' merchants · Egypt

  • minStockMarket

    minStockMarket is an Egyptian startup which raises funds for startups as a stock exchange · Egypt

  • Caishni

    Caishni is an Egyptian startup that allows customers to participate in monthly financial associations. · Egypt

  • TPay Mobile

    TPay Mobile is the leading mobile payments platform in MEA and Turkey, connecting underbanked consumers with merchants worldwide. · Egypt

  • Balad

    Balad is a FinTech company that provides prepaid card solutions for underbanked family members of Egyptian migrants abroad. · Egypt

  • qarenly

    qarenly.net is a comparison platform that enables people to compare the costs and features of a wide variety of financial products. · Egypt

All 75 Financial Services startups in Egypt

Frequently asked about valU

Where is valU based and when was it founded?
valU is headquartered in 6 October, Egypt and was founded in 2017.
Who founded valU?
valU was founded by Ahmed Osama (Co-Founder), Walid Hassouna (Founder & CEO) and Ahmed Hashem (Co-Founder & CCO).
Who is the CEO of valU?
Walid Hassouna is valU's Founder & CEO.
How much funding has valU raised?
valU has raised $242M across 13 disclosed rounds. Its latest, a $18M Post-IPO Debt, was announced on Oct 01, 2026.
Who has invested in valU?
Backers include European Bank for Reconstruction and Development, National Bank of Egypt, Industrial Development Bank of Egypt, Bank ABC and 7 others.
What sector is valU in?
valU operates in Financial Services, Payments and Consumer Finance.