Egypt’s KNOT Raises $1m to Build AI Ticketing Platform

KNOT Technologies, an Egypt- and UK-based online ticketing startup, has raised US$1 million in a pre-seed funding round led by A15.

Founded in London in 2025 by Ahmed Abdalla and Hussein ElBendak, KNOT is developing an AI-native ticketing and access-control platform aimed at reducing fraud, improving demand visibility, and limiting revenue leakage into unregulated resale markets. The funding will be used to support product development, international expansion, and deeper integrations across the…