INSITE OOH · Jun 2026
Recent coverage about a Lynks-branded East Cairo out-of-home campaign, describing the campaign's creative concept and placement strategy.
Lynks is an e-commerce company that makes high demand products…
Company research
Public company, workplace, funding, and market signals
Updated Jul 29, 2026
Overview
Lynks is an Egypt-focused cross-border e-commerce / online shopping platform that lets customers buy from US, UK, and UAE stores and ship orders into Egypt. Public sources conflict on founding year and headquarters: LinkedIn/company-directory sources point to a New Castle, Delaware HQ with Egypt operations, while Egypt-focused directories list Alexandria, Egypt.
Primary product
Cross-border online shopping platform for buying products from US, UK, and UAE stores and shipping them to Egypt.
Founded
2013
Headquarters
New Castle, Delaware, United States
Team size
20-30
Industry
Consumer Goods
Sub-industry
E-commerce / cross-border online shopping
Offices
New Castle, Delaware 19702, United States (HQ)
Terrace Smoha, Building E, 8th Floor, Smoha, Alexandria, Egypt
10 Ibn Rasheek St. from Ammar Ibn Yasser St., Apt #3, Heliopolis, Cairo, Egypt
El Nozha 93 Abdel Aziz Fahmy St., Ground Floor, Cairo, Egypt
1 Fawzy Moaz St., Sama Semouha Building, 10th Floor, Above Kabani Furnitures, Semouha, Alexandria 21648, Egypt
Business model
B2C e-commerce
cross-border shopping
shipping and fulfillment services
Funding
Stage
pre-seed
Total raised
$240K
Latest round
Pre-Seed Round · Mar 2017
Latest amount
$120K
Mar 2017 · NFX
Mar 2016 · Y Combinator
People & investors
Investors
Work & culture
Public employer signals on LinkedIn are generally positive: overall employer rating 4.1/5, with work-life 4.3, culture 4.2, and career 4.2. No detailed public benefits handbook was found.
Compensation
LinkedIn public employer data shows a compensation rating of 4.0/5. Public salary snippets on the company page include Customer Service Associate I around EGP 47,953/month, Operations Agent around EGP 65,421/month, and Business Developer around EGP 157,553/month.
Product & market
Pricing
Marketplace / service-fee model with international shipping and fulfillment charges
Differentiators
- —Access to US, UK, and UAE stores for Egyptian customers
- —Positioning around lowest-price international shipping and delivery
- —Data plus global logistics to procure products
- —Original-brand shopping with domestic and overseas fulfillment options
Technology
Shopify
Ruby on Rails
Elasticsearch
jQuery
PostgreSQL
Python
React
React Native
AWS
Google Cloud
Customers
Consumers in Egypt
Shoppers in emerging markets
Buyers looking for products from US, UK, or UAE stores
Competitors
Edfa3ly
Scale & contact
Estimated revenue
about $6M estimated ARR (2024)
Estimated monthly visits
17.8K
Traffic estimate as of Jul 2026
Latest news
TechCrunch · May 2021
Historical context on Egypt's e-commerce/logistics ecosystem; the article references Lynks as an early YC-backed cross-border shopping company and ties a Bosta founder's experience to Lynks.
Daily News Egypt · May 2021
Another article referencing Lynks as a prior employer/company in the Egypt e-commerce logistics space while covering Bosta's fundraising.
Invest-Gate · Jun 2020
Mentions Lynks CEO Mostafa ElBatsh discussing pandemic impacts, shipping delays, and the company's work-from-home transition.
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