About Linnet
We work where policy, money, people and stories meet.
Linnet Consulting is a Cairo-based firm for development agencies, governments, foundations and companies across Egypt, the Gulf, Africa and Europe.
Why we exist
Too many strategies never see the light. They are signed, filed and forgotten because no one owned the next step, no one found the money, or no one told the story. We stay for all of it.
Why we’re called Linnet.
The linnet is a small songbird of Europe, North Africa and the Middle East. Four things about it describe how we work.
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Named after flax, and Egypt’s linen
“Linnet” comes from the old French linette, the bird that feeds on flax seed. Flax gave the world linen, and ancient Egypt wove the finest linen of its time.
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The red dot is the bird
The linnet is known for its red breast. In our logo it becomes the full stop: clear, decisive, done.
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A small bird with a clear voice
Loved for its song for centuries. A small senior team that makes sure your work is heard.
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It flies in flocks, and travels far
Linnets move together. We build partnerships that go further together than any partner could alone.
Small team. Clear voice. Long journeys.
What makes us different
Four things we always do
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Reports that move
Every recommendation has an owner, a budget and a first step.
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No one-size-fits-all
No templates from another country. We start from your context.
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We help fund the strategy
We find the partners and the money to make it real.
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Impact you can show
We measure what changed, and make sure the right people hear it.
Track record
What our team has already delivered
- 15+years in strategy, policy and development
- €4.5M+in partnerships closed
- $2.3M+mobilised from foundations and the EU
- 4,700+young people trained
- 2,600placed in jobs
- 300manufacturers in a national localisation programme
Delivered by our team in previous roles.
Based in Cairo. Working across four regions.
Egypt
Home base. Ministries, development agencies, NGOs, industry and startups.
Saudi Arabia & the Gulf
Non-profit regulation, endowments, development finance, government programmes.
Africa
Regional integration with COMESA and digital skills across the continent.
Europe & the Med
German and EU partners, cross-Mediterranean programmes, investors.
Bring us the hard problem.
Tell us what you’re trying to change. We’ll reply within two working days with a first view and a way to start.