Cairo, Egypt

Built in Cairo.
Built for MENA.

TwentyTo2 is a small, founder-led retail intelligence company. We track what matters in the markets others overlook — traditional trade, field-level pricing, real store coverage.

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The problem was always the same

Shay Gaafar spent several years working on FMCG data projects across Egypt and the Gulf. The engagement pattern was consistent: a brand manager needed to understand their competitive position — pricing, shelf space, distribution reach — but the data available told only half the story.

Modern trade data was accessible. Traditional trade data — the baqalas, the corner stores, the kiosks where a large share of volume actually moved — was essentially invisible to standard intelligence tools. The gap wasn't a technical problem. It was a field problem.

TwentyTo2 launched in late 2025 with a straightforward premise: send people into stores, capture what the data companies miss, and deliver it in formats that MENA brand teams actually use.

We're based at Smart Village, 6 October City, Cairo — Egypt's tech business park. Small team. Cairo-based. Focused on five MENA markets where we know the retail landscape.

Founder at work in a modern Cairo office, reviewing data on a monitor, natural light

Small, focused, Cairo-based

Four people. All based in Egypt. We're direct about our size — it's why we focus on doing five markets well rather than fifteen markets poorly.

Shay Gaafar, CEO & Founder of TwentyTo2
Shay Gaafar
CEO & Founder
Data Operations Lead at TwentyTo2
Hana El-Rashid
Data Operations Lead
Field Research Manager at TwentyTo2
Tarek Selim
Field Research Manager
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Rania Mostafa
Software Engineer

Four things we stand by

Field-First Data
We go into stores. Every data point starts with a field auditor and a real shelf — not a scanner aggregate or a survey estimate.
Honest Numbers
We say what the data shows. If your distribution score is lower than expected, the briefing says so — and explains why.
Regional Context
MENA retail is not a smaller version of Europe. Traditional trade, Ramadan pricing cycles, and Gulf retail formats all require specific knowledge — not generic methodology.
Built for MENA
Arabic-language briefings. WhatsApp alerts. Cairo-based support. We operate in the same time zone, the same language, and the same market context as our clients.

Talk to a small team that knows your market

We respond within 2 business days. Briefings available in Arabic and English.

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