BasharSoft
Cairo-based company that owns the WUZZUF and Forasna job platforms, the iCareer employability service and the Recruitera hiring tool. It has raised funding from EBRD, Vostok New Ventures, Piton Capital and others.
Industry: Online recruitment platforms | Location: Cairo, Egypt | Founded: 2009 | Total Funding: USD 7.7M
About BasharSoft
BasharSoft is a Cairo-based technology company that builds online employment marketplaces. Its name means people in Arabic. Its website lists four brands: WUZZUF, a recruitment platform for white-collar and highly educated professionals in Egypt; Forasna, a marketplace for Arabic-speaking blue-collar and white-collar workers; iCareer, an employability and career development provider founded in 2012; and Recruitera, an applicant tracking system.
The company says it began in 2009, a date repeated by the Egyptian Gazette and WeeTracker, while TechCrunch reported that it launched its first job site in January 2011. Ameer Sherif is its co-founder and was chief executive for about 12 years. In September 2021 Sherif Hashem, who joined BasharSoft in 2020 to lead corporate development and investor relations, became chief executive and Sherif moved to chairman, according to the Egyptian Gazette and EnterpriseAM.
TechCrunch reported in 2015 that WUZZUF had processed more than 2 million job applications, resulting in over 40,000 hires at more than 5,000 companies. By October 2021 the Egyptian Gazette said the platforms had helped more than 5 million Egyptians search for work and that over 50,000 businesses had hired an estimated 750,000 people through them. TechScoop reported in June 2026 that the platforms have served more than 9 million users over 15 years.
BasharSoft raised a 1.7 million dollar Series A in August 2015 from Vostok New Ventures and Piton Capital, joining earlier backers 500 Startups and Endure Capital. A 6 million dollar Series B led by the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development followed in 2018, with Endure Capital and Kingsway Capital taking part. WeeTracker put the combined funding at about 8 million dollars, and in October 2021 the Egyptian Gazette said BasharSoft had raised more than 10 million dollars, listing VNV Global, Practical Venture Capital and A15 among its investors.
TechScoop reported on 30 June 2026 that BasharSoft led a 400,000 dollar pre-seed round in the networking startup BrainsMingle, its first strategic move since it acquired iCareer. Sherif linked the investment to the company's goal of helping 50 million people advance their careers by 2030.
Leadership
- Sherif Hashem, Chief Executive Officer