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The Maker

Season 2 · Episode 18 · pitch 1 of 3

The Maker is a football talent scouting and development academy that provides young Egyptian players with comprehensive residential training, nutrition, sports psychology, and English education to…

  1. Ask · EGP
    25Mfor 10%
  2. Best offer · EGP
    71.4Mvaluation
  3. Closed · EGP
    25Mfor 35%

1 offer · 1 joint · 1 revision

Implied valuation: the ask implied EGP 250M; the deal closed at EGP 71.4M, 71% below it. The founder gave away 3.5× the equity they asked for.

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39:15 · 4 investors · tap a marker to see the quote

Key takeaways

  • Closed 25M EGP for 35% with Ayman Abbas + Ahmed Tarek Khalil + Mohamed Farouk + Ahmed El Sewedy: a 71.43M valuation, 71% below the 250M asked.

  • The founder gave 3.5× the equity they asked for (10% → 35%).

  • 4 investors made 1 offer (1 joint) and 1 revision. The highest valuation offered was 71.43M. The founder took it.

  • The founder countered 2 times; the final valuation equals the closing investor's first offer.

  • The ask came 0:19 into the pitch, in the opening.

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