Tayf Egypt

What Tayf Egypt does

Tayf Egypt is a privately-held holding and operating group founded in 2019 in Cairo, Egypt, that builds and operates lifestyle businesses across hospitality, food & beverage, and real estate. The group operates three core brands: Daily Dose Coffee Roasters (specialty coffee with in-house roasting, 5 locations across Egypt expanding to 10, SCA Coffee Design Award recognized at World of Coffee 2023), Soil Spaces (premium co-working and flex office with hospitality-led design, 1,800 sqm in Mivida New Cairo serving blue-chip enterprise tenants including Johnson & Johnson, Luxoft, Kenvue, and Cushman & Wakefield, with iOS and Android applications), and Fino (Egyptian fast food deli concept, 2 locations, 42K+ organic Instagram followers, featured on Shark Tank Egypt). A fourth initiative, an F&B Tech Platform, is in development.

The business model combines physical retail revenue (Daily Dose specialty coffee sales, Fino quick-service restaurant sales) with subscription/recurring revenue from enterprise co-working (Soil Spaces) and projected future SaaS revenue (F&B Tech Platform). The company's go-to-market is operator-led, combining direct enterprise sales for co-working (anchored by a quality-signaling tenant strategy where Johnson & Johnson enabled subsequent blue-chip signings), consumer retail for F&B, and developer partnerships with Emaar, Orascom, New Giza, Waterway, La Vista, and Al Ismaelia for prime real estate access. The company markets organically through branded social media channels with documented success (Fino's 42K followers achieved with zero paid marketing) and earned media (SCA award, Shark Tank Egypt).

Underlying technology consists of proprietary mobile applications (Soil Spaces iOS and Android apps for bookings and member communications), in-house coffee roasting capabilities, and a hospitality-led workspace design methodology. The group is founder-owned and bootstrapped, led by Mohamed Samy (Founder & CEO), Ibrahim Safwat (COO & Partner, also founder of Cairo Runners), and Amira El-Bagory (Co-Founder of Soil Spaces, Head of Community), with no disclosed external institutional funding.

Name

Tayf Egypt

Legal name

Tayf Egypt

Website

https://tayfegypt.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2019

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Tayf Egypt is a Cairo-based holding and operating group founded in 2019 that builds and operates lifestyle brands across hospitality, food & beverage, and real estate, including specialty coffee (Daily Dose), premium co-working (Soil Spaces), and Egyptian fast casual (Fino) serving both consumers and blue-chip enterprise tenants.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Hospitality & Food Service

NAICS

Restaurants and Other Eating Places (72251), Limited-Service Restaurants (722513), Management of Companies and Enterprises (55111)

SIC

Retail-Eating & Drinking Places (5810), Retail-Eating Places (5812)

akta.pro primary industry

Middle Eastern & Mediterranean QSR (Kebab, Shawarma, Falafel) (THAFAAAG)

Keywords

• Hospitality operating group
• Specialty coffee retail
• Co-working workspace
• Food and beverage
• Real estate activation

Headquarters

HQ city

Cairo

HQ country

Egypt

HQ region

Africa

Offices4 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B and B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Supply Chain, Infrastructure, Marketing or Sales, Technology or R&D

Revenue model

1. Specialty Coffee Retail (Daily Dose): Revenue from specialty coffee sales through 5 retail locations, with in-house roasting. Locations include El Gouna, Mivida, The Drive in New Cairo, Majarrah in Sheikh Zayed, and O West in 6th of October. Expansion underway to 10 locations.
2. Co-working & Flex Office (Soil Spaces): Revenue from premium co-working and flex office leasing. Operating 1,800 sqm in Mivida New Cairo with blue-chip tenants including Johnson & Johnson, Luxoft, Kenvue, and Cushman & Wakefield. Hospitality-led workspace design differentiates from commodity co-working.
3. Egyptian Fast Food (Fino): Revenue from Egyptian fast food deli concept with 2 locations and growing. Grew to 42K+ Instagram followers organically. Featured on Shark Tank Egypt.
4. F&B Tech Platform: Technology platform in development, built from years of operating multiple F&B brands in Egypt. Intended as an operating system for the F&B industry.

Go-to-market motion3 records

Distribution channels5 records

Marketing channels7 records

Core offering

Tayf Egypt is a holding and operating group that builds and operates scalable lifestyle businesses across hospitality, food & beverage, and real estate. The portfolio includes Daily Dose Coffee Roasters (specialty coffee with in-house roasting, 5 retail locations), Soil Spaces (premium co-working and flex office space leased to enterprise tenants), and Fino (Egyptian fast food deli concept). The group also operates a community-led workspace model and is developing an F&B technology platform.

Product overview

Tayf Egypt is a holding and operating group that builds scalable lifestyle businesses across hospitality, food & beverage, and real estate. The portfolio consists of four distinct brands: Daily Dose Coffee Roasters (specialty coffee with in-house roasting, 5 locations), Soil Spaces (premium co-working with mobile apps), Fino (Egyptian fast food deli), and an F&B Tech Platform currently in development. The group operates a platform-plus-brands model where shared infrastructure, talent, and systems support each operating brand.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Daily Dose Coffee Roasters: Specialty coffee brand built on sourcing quality and store design, with in-house roasting. 5 locations expanding to 10 across Egypt. Recognized by SCA Coffee Design Awards at World of Coffee 2023.
• Soil Spaces
• Fino
• F&B Tech Platform

Products and services

• Daily Dose Coffee Roasters Specialty coffee brand with in-house roasting operating 5 retail locations across Egypt, expanding to 10. Built on quality sourcing and store design, with recognition from the SCA Coffee Design Awards at World of Coffee 2023. Targets consumers who appreciate specialty coffee at international standards.
• Soil Spaces Premium co-working and flex office platform with hospitality-led workspace design. Operating 1,800 sqm in Mivida, New Cairo, serving blue-chip enterprise tenants including Johnson & Johnson, Luxoft, Kenvue, and Cushman & Wakefield. Features iOS and Android mobile applications for bookings and member communications.
• Fino Egyptian fast food deli concept reviving the classic Egyptian sandwich, elevated and scaled. Operating 2 locations in Cairo with organic social media-driven growth and national media exposure through Shark Tank Egypt.

Quantifiable outcome

• ~700,000 cups of coffee crafted annually
• +3 more outcomes

Named customers5 records

Segments4 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature3 records

Partnerships

Seven partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Orascom DevelopmentcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2022Orascom, developer of El Gouna, provided space and support for Daily Dose's first location. Orascom holds high standards and was selective about bringing Daily Dose into their developments, focusing on experience over sales. The relationship grew into expansion at O West. Orascom supported the idea from the beginning, trusted the direction, and gave room to build and grow.
• Luxoft (DXC Technology)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerLuxoft, a global technology company (part of DXC Technology) with operations across Europe, North America, and Asia, established their first office in Egypt with Tayf. Tayf handled end-to-end design and fit-out, building a white-label workspace within Soil Spaces carrying Luxoft's brand identity. Tayf negotiated lease terms on Luxoft's behalf and delivered on time with zero operational disruption.
• Emaar PropertiescoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerEmaar, developer of Mivida master-planned community in New Cairo, provided the opportunity for both Daily Dose and Soil Spaces. Tayf had been operating Daily Dose in Mivida for over a year before Soil Spaces became a project. The floor in Mivida business park that became Soil Spaces was leased through this relationship.
• New GizaminorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorNew Giza is listed among the regional developers who trust Tayf for hospitality and workspace activation. New Giza develops real estate projects and partners with Tayf brands for commercial space activation.
• WaterwayminorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorWaterway is listed among the regional developers who trust Tayf for hospitality and workspace activation.
• La Vista DevelopmentsminorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorLa Vista Developments is listed among the regional developers who trust Tayf for hospitality and workspace activation.
• Al Ismaelia for Real Estate InvestmentminorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorAl Ismaelia for Real Estate Investment is listed among the regional developers who trust Tayf for hospitality and workspace activation.

Scale indicators9 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Industrious: Premium hospitality-led flexible office operator serving enterprise tenants. Directly comparable to Soil Spaces on hospitality-first workspace design, enterprise-grade tenant mix, and intentional member experience rather than desk-density metrics.
• Garage Coworking Cairo: Egyptian co-working operator serving Cairo-based startups, freelancers and enterprise teams. Direct peer to Soil Spaces within the same Egyptian market on workspace category and customer overlap.
• % Arabica: Global specialty coffee brand known for design-led stores and in-house roasting quality. Directly comparable to Daily Dose on positioning, in-house roasting, design-forward store experience, and SCA-aligned quality standards.
• The Loft Workspace Egypt: Egyptian premium co-working and flex office operator in Cairo. Direct peer to Soil Spaces on geography, target market (Cairo enterprise/SMB tenants), and premium flexible-workspace category.
• Cafe Younes: Specialty coffee roaster and cafe operator with multiple locations across Lebanon/MENA, focused on in-house roasting and craft quality. Closest regional direct peer to Daily Dose on specialty coffee in the MENA region.
• Zooba: Egyptian fast-casual concept elevating traditional Egyptian street food into a scaled, design-conscious brand. Closest direct peer to Fino on cuisine category, market, and elevated-but-accessible positioning.

Broad incumbents

• WeWork: Global co-working leader with established presence in MENA. Broad incumbent offering flexible workspace at scale; overlaps with Soil Spaces in product category but operates a much wider portfolio.
• Blue Bottle Coffee: Design-forward specialty coffee brand with in-house roasting and a hospitality-led cafe experience. Broad incumbent benchmark for Daily Dose on quality, in-house roasting, and brand-as-experience positioning.
• IWG (Regus/Spaces): World's largest flexible workspace operator under multiple brands (Regus, Spaces, HQ). Broad incumbent offering premium co-working comparable to Soil Spaces' enterprise positioning, though at a different scale and price tier.
• Stumptown Coffee Roasters: Established specialty coffee roaster with in-house roasting and retail locations. Broad incumbent comparable to Daily Dose on the in-house roasting model and craft-coffee positioning.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Compliance1 record

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles14 records

Subsidiaries4 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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