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Vilartech launches CompanyExit and AppExit, anonymous marketplaces for Egyptian firms
Cairo software studio Vilartech runs two free marketplaces where owners list companies and digital assets without showing the name. The platforms say they do not verify listings or hold payments.
What launched
Launch Base Africa reported on 27 October that Vilartech, a software studio based in Cairo, runs two marketplaces for selling businesses. CompanyExit launched in September 2026 and describes itself as Egypt's first marketplace dedicated to buying and selling registered companies.1
Its sister site, AppExit, followed on 19 October. It covers apps, websites, SaaS products and source code. Both sites are offered in Arabic and English.1
How a sale works
Public listings do not show the company or app name. Buyers accept a non-disclosure agreement, which is a secrecy contract, and submit a request. The owner alone decides who receives detailed information.1,2
Approved parties communicate on the platform and can share documents through a private data room. Listing is free during the launch period, with no seller commission.1,2
What the platforms do not do
The platforms say they do not review or verify company documents, revenue figures, code or ownership. They also say they do not hold payments, provide valuations, run due diligence or give legal or financial advice. Figures in a listing are the seller's own.1
Due diligence is a systematic vetting process in which parties research a potential deal thoroughly before formal agreements are made. In this model, that work is left to buyer and seller.1,3,4
The reasoning and the market
Founder Ibrahim Adel said owners currently rely on groups, brokers and contacts, so a company's name is out before a serious buyer appears. He calls CompanyExit complementary to Exits MENA, an advisory platform for startups and SMEs founded in 2022, and aimed at deals too small for advisory mandates.1
The article cites the Egypt Startup Ecosystem Report 2026 (ITIDA, JICA, Startup Genome), which it says ranks Egypt first in Africa by number of exits, with 51 liquidity events and $7.4bn in total exit value over five years. It also says GAFI registered 50,607 companies in the 2025/26 fiscal year and 26,521 in the first half of 2026, a 19.8 per cent year-on-year increase.1
According to the article, Egypt's venture funding reached $604m in 2025 and activity slowed in 2026. Practitioners estimate that liquidating a company takes six to twelve months, including a 120-day window for tax and social insurance clearance.1
Government plans
The article says the government recently introduced a National Startup Charter. It includes a planned unified platform for economic entities, covering incorporation to exit. That platform is a plan, not a delivered system.1
What could not be verified
- Whether CompanyExit is truly Egypt's first such marketplace: this is the platform's own description.
- The 51 exits and $7.4bn figures: cited by the article from the ecosystem report, not checked against the report itself.
- The six to twelve month liquidation estimate: it comes from unnamed practitioners.
- The number of listings, users or completed sales on either platform.
- Whether the platforms will charge fees after the launch period.
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