Our Story

The Story Behind MatterTech

Founded in Cairo in 2019 by two engineers tired of projects that shipped late and broke in production — today 45+ specialists delivering software Egyptian businesses rely on daily.

120+

Projects delivered

Websites, apps, SaaS products and business systems since 2019.

85+

Happy clients

From Cairo to KSA, UAE, Qatar, Germany and the UK.

45+

Team members

Engineers, designers, PMs and QA — all in-house at Smart Village.

96%

Client retention

Our clients renew — that's the metric we're proudest of.

MatterTech journey — from two founders to 45+ specialists
The journey

Journey Towards Success

From two founders and one laptop in 2019 to a 45-person team at Smart Village: 2019 — founded in Cairo; 2021 — first enterprise ERP shipped; 2022 — MatterPOS launched, first SaaS product; 2024 — first clients in KSA, Germany and the UK; 2026 — four SaaS products, 120+ projects, clients in six countries.

MatterTech journey — from two founders to 45+ specialists
Behind the story

How MatterTech Started

Mahmoud and Sara spent a decade building software for banks and retailers — and watching good projects fail for predictable reasons: unclear scope, no demos, surprise invoices. MatterTech is the company they wished existed: fixed quotes, weekly demos, code you own, and engineers who stay past launch day.

our values

The rules since day one

Innovation, Collaboration, Excellence. These core values guide us as we strive to deliver exceptional solutions and empower businesses.

Own the outcome

We don't bill hours and shrug. Every engagement has named outcomes — and we stay accountable to them after launch.

Ship weekly

A working build every week, from week one. Progress you can click, not a status report you must trust

Security by default

Backups, encryption, tested deploys and least-privilege access — boring on purpose, never optional.

Long-term partnership

The average system lives 5–7 years. We build, train and support like we'll still get your call in year three — because we will.

Bilingual by design

True Arabic RTL interfaces and bilingual products — designed in from day one, never bolted on as a translation.

No surprises

Fixed quotes, milestone billing and change orders in writing. If it's not in the scope, it's not on the invoice.

team members

The leadership team

Meet the people who will actually be on your project — not the ones who disappear after the sales call.

Mahmoud Adel

CEO & Co-founder

MatterTech leadership team member

Sara El-Sayed

CTO & Co-founder

MatterTech leadership team member

Omar Farouk

Head of Engineering

MatterTech leadership team member
trusted by

Companies we build for

From e-commerce and fintech to FMCG and healthcare — a selection of the companies running on MatterTech software.

Press & Media

MatterTech In The News

Product launches, team milestones and announcements from the MatterTech team.

MatterTech crosses 120 delivered projects milestone

Six years in, the numbers tell the story: 120+ projects delivered, 85+ active clients across six countries, and four of our own SaaS products serving hundreds of Egyptian teams.

The milestone comes as we grow the team to 45+ specialists at Smart Village — with openings across engineering, design and delivery. Thank you to every client who trusted us with the software their business runs on.

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