Bekia
Country: Egypt
Date of establishment: 2017
Founders: Alaa Afifi Kamal
Egypt-based Bekia is an online platform to exchange separated inorganic waste— such as cans, plastics, food, oil, and metal—for cash through a smart wallet or with goods and services. Since its inception in 2017, the startup has raised $200,000 in funding. It currently employs 14 people. The company is a graduate of Cairo accelerator Flat6Labs. In 2020, the company partnered with Cairo-based e-commerce platform Homzmart to exchange waste with new furniture from the platform.