LinkedIn (Dayra) · Jul 2026
Dayra announced its 2026 summer interns and reiterated that it is hiring and growing its team.
Data-driven embedded Financial Services for Gig Workers
Public company, workplace, funding, and market signals
Dayra is a Cairo-based YC-backed fintech / FinancialOS company that helps businesses embed lending and other financial services for workers and customers.
Primary product
FinancialOS for embedded lending and financial services (Dayra Pay, Dayra Extend, Dayra Lend)
Founded
2020
Headquarters
Cairo, Zamalek, Egypt
Team size
11-50
Industry
Financial Services
Sub-industry
Fintech / embedded finance / embedded lending
Offices
0 jobs at Dayra
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Business model
Stage
Seed
Total raised
$3M
Latest round
Pre Seed Round · Nov 2021
Leadership
Founder and CEO
Co-Founder & COO
Managing Director
Head of Risk
Operations Lead
Investors
Mission-driven and fast-moving startup culture focused on embedded finance for underserved workers and micro-businesses, with frequent hiring, internships, offsites, and cross-functional product/engineering collaboration.
Compensation
No public salary bands were disclosed. Public hiring posts highlight a paid internship program and potential full-time conversion for high performers.
Differentiators
Technology
Customers
Competitors
Estimated revenue
$5-5.9M
Estimated monthly visits
1.1K
LinkedIn (Dayra) · Jul 2026
Dayra announced its 2026 summer interns and reiterated that it is hiring and growing its team.
LinkedIn (FRA Sandbox) · May 2026
FRA Sandbox announced Dayra as officially established as a fintech startup under FRA supervision.
LinkedIn (Hana Zaghloul) · Aug 2025
Dayra said it received in-principle approval for a digital microfinance license from the FRA and was hiring across risk, credit, finance, AML, audit, product, and engineering.
Fintech News UAE · Jul 2025
Egypt’s FRA endorsed the establishment of Dayra as one of the fintech startups expanding within the non-banking financial sector.
MENAbytes · Mar 2021
Dayra raised $3 million in a pre-seed round mixing equity and debt, with investors including Tanmiya Capital Ventures, EFG EV, EFG Hermes, angels, and YC W21 backing.