BrainsMingle
Egyptian AI-driven professional networking platform where experts host live sessions, take bookings and payments and run paid communities. BasharSoft Group invested USD 400,000 in June 2026.
Industry: Professional networking | Location: Egypt | Founded: 2024 | Total Funding: USD 400K
About BrainsMingle
BrainsMingle is an Egyptian, AI-driven professional networking startup founded in 2024 by Belal Amin and Yousef Gamal. It is a video-first platform that brings into one place the tools experts normally spread across several services: live sessions, speed networking, bookings, payments, one-to-one consultations and paid communities. Its premise is that professional growth comes from meaningful interactions between people rather than passive consumption of content. Belal Amin, co-founder and chief executive, describes it as a unified space where experts can share knowledge and build communities around their expertise, designed for professionals worldwide rather than a single market. The company says the platform has already attracted experts and communities from more than 90 countries. There is a second use case for organizations. Universities, accelerators, enterprises and other institutions can run BrainsMingle as a branded hub for learning, mentorship and networking, keeping students, staff or alumni together while retaining ownership of their data. A BasharSoft employee has said publicly that the platform is now used for internal communications at that group. In June 2026 the company announced a 400,000 dollar investment from BasharSoft Group, the Cairo-based human capital technology group behind the recruitment platforms WUZZUF and Forasna. Outlets labelled the round differently: Egyptinnovate and MENA Startup Digest called it pre-seed, while Wamda and several others called it a seed round. The deal was announced on 30 June 2026. AU-Startups reported that the size of BasharSoft's equity stake was not disclosed. BasharSoft has operated for fifteen years, and its recruitment platforms serve more than 9 million users. It bought the career platform iCareer in 2025, and the BrainsMingle investment is its first strategic investment since that acquisition. Amir Sherif, BasharSoft co-founder and chairman, linked it to the group's goal of empowering 50 million people in their careers by 2030, with BrainsMingle addressing how knowledge and expertise are exchanged, one layer above job matching. The two founders are to keep operational control while drawing on BasharSoft's market reach and product expertise. The new funding will go towards product development, expanding the team and deepening the company's presence among professionals and organizations, with a focus on scaling globally and expanding its AI features.
Leadership
- Belal Amin, Co-founder and chief executive
- Yousef Gamal, Co-founder
- Belal Amin, Co-founder and chief executive
- Yousef Gamal, Co-founder