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Amazon finds Valu, Impact46 goes gaming

Jun 27, 2025

Amazon finds Valu, Impact46 goes gaming


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Valu and the Discipline Engine

Valu and the Discipline Engine

Inside Valu’s EGX debut: With Amazon now on the cap table, we unpack the model behind Egypt’s most disciplined fintech, covering product strategy, underwriting logic, unit economics, investor dynamics, and the operators running the machine.

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