{"id":51604,"date":"2025-10-01T20:58:11","date_gmt":"2025-10-01T17:58:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/entarabi.com\/?p=51604"},"modified":"2025-10-01T21:11:22","modified_gmt":"2025-10-01T18:11:22","slug":"plastka-closes-a-six-figure-funding-round-to-support-ai-powered-solid-waste-recycling","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/entarabi.com\/en\/2025\/10\/plastka-closes-a-six-figure-funding-round-to-support-ai-powered-solid-waste-recycling\/","title":{"rendered":"Plastka Closes a Six-Figure Funding Round to Support AI-Powered Solid Waste Recycling"},"content":{"rendered":"<ul>\n<li dir=\"ltr\" style=\"text-align: left;\">Plastka Announces Closure of a Six-Figure Funding Round Through Empire Angels Bridge<\/li>\n<li dir=\"ltr\" style=\"text-align: left;\">The Round Aims to Strengthen Plastka\u2019s Position in AI-Powered Solid Waste Recycling<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p dir=\"ltr\" style=\"text-align: left;\">Plastka, the Egypt-based climate tech startup, has announced the closure of a six-figure funding round through Empire Angels Bridge, as part of a broader $1 million investment plan.<\/p>\n<h2 dir=\"ltr\" style=\"text-align: left;\">Strengthening Its Position in Waste Recycling<\/h2>\n<p dir=\"ltr\" style=\"text-align: left;\">The new funding aims to reinforce Plastka\u2019s role as a key player in solid waste recycling across the Nile Delta.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\" style=\"text-align: left;\">Founded in 2021 by Ahmed El-Naggar (Founder &amp; CEO), alongside co-founders Mahmoud Mazroua and Saeed Mohamed, the company leverages a gamified loyalty application that rewards users for managing their waste.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\" style=\"text-align: left;\">This is supported by a comprehensive AI-powered ERP system designed to optimize the recycling supply chain.<\/p>\n<h2 dir=\"ltr\" style=\"text-align: left;\">Expanding Presence in Delta Cities<\/h2>\n<p dir=\"ltr\" style=\"text-align: left;\">Currently operating in Tanta, El-Mahalla El-Kubra, Mansoura, and Shebin El-Kom, Plastka has served over 50,000 users and successfully recycled more than 1,500 tons of solid waste.<\/p>\n<h2 dir=\"ltr\" style=\"text-align: left;\">Ambitious Growth Plans<\/h2>\n<p dir=\"ltr\" style=\"text-align: left;\">Looking ahead, Plastka is preparing to launch a new $1 million funding round aimed at expanding into six additional Egyptian cities: Kafr El-Sheikh, Zagazig, Port Said, Damietta, Minya, and Assiut.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\" style=\"text-align: left;\">Through this expansion, the company targets more than 250,000 users and the recycling of over 3,000 tons of waste, significantly amplifying its environmental and social impact.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Plastka, the Egypt-based climate tech startup, has announced the closure of a six-figure funding round through Empire Angels Bridge, as part of a broader $1 million investment plan.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":11,"featured_media":51596,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"post_subtitle":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[8850,8566],"tags":[9789,9791,9792,9790],"class_list":["post-51604","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-venture","category-ai","tag-ahmed-el-naggar","tag-mahmoud-mazroua","tag-plastka","tag-saeed-mohamed"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/entarabi.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/51604","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/entarabi.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/entarabi.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/entarabi.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/11"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/entarabi.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=51604"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/entarabi.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/51604\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/entarabi.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/51596"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/entarabi.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=51604"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/entarabi.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=51604"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/entarabi.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=51604"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}