Pylon

Pylon is a company based in Cairo, Egypt that operates within the software as a service (SaaS), smart grid, technology, software, management, and infrastructure sectors. Founded in 2017 by Ahmed Ashour and Omar Radi, Pylon is a B2B company that has been part of the Y Combinator S21 Batch and is a portfolio company of the accelerator Y Combinator.

The company is currently active and has between 20 and 49 employees. Ahmed Ashour serves as the CEO of Pylon. Pylon has raised a total of $19,125,000 in funding with the latest funding being a seed round on December 4, 2022, amounting to $19,000,000.

Investors in the company include Eric Glyman, LoftyInc Capital Management, British International Investment, Adam Nash (executive), Endure Capital, Cathexis Ventures, Khawarizmi Ventures, LoftyInc Capital Managment, Y Combinator, and Cathexis.