American cloud platform Vercel has acquired Stakpak, an Egyptian-founded startup specializing in autonomous DevOps, in a deal that underscores the global race for AI infrastructure. The acquisition is Vercel’s third in less than a year, signaling a strategic push to build a comprehensive platform for an era dominated by AI agents. Financial terms of the deal were not disclosed.
Quick Facts
- Deal: Vercel acquires Egyptian-founded Stakpak.
- Tech: Autonomous DevOps for AI-native infrastructure.
- Origin: Founded in Cairo by George Fahmy.
Cairo Roots, Global Ambition
Founded by Egyptian entrepreneur George Fahmy, Stakpak started its journey in Cairo, bootstrapping for nearly two years before securing a $500,000 pre-seed round in early 2025. The round was led by P1 Ventures with backing from 500 Global, Digital Currency Group, and Instabug co-founders Moataz Soliman and Omar Gabr.
Stakpak’s core technology is an autonomous DevOps agent that interprets natural language prompts to generate and manage infrastructure-as-code using tools like Terraform. The platform was designed to dramatically cut down the time needed to provision cloud infrastructure, reducing tasks that once took four hours to just under 50 minutes.
While Fahmy eventually relocated to San Francisco, the company’s engineering team remained based in Egypt. This model allowed Stakpak to build sophisticated infrastructure technology with notable capital efficiency, eventually open-sourcing one of the first autonomous DevOps agent frameworks to gain traction in the developer community.
Powering Vercel’s Autonomous AI Vision
The acquisition is a key component of Vercel’s ambition to evolve from the company behind the popular Next.js framework into what CEO Guillermo Rauch calls an “AI Cloud.” The company is betting that autonomous AI agents, not just human developers, will build, deploy, and operate the next wave of software.
This strategy is backed by significant capital and growth. In September, Vercel raised a $300 million Series F at a $9.3 billion valuation. By February, its annualized recurring revenue had hit a $340 million run rate, a sharp increase from $100 million at the start of 2024. Rauch has noted that around 30% of applications deployed on Vercel are already generated by AI agents, confirming the platform’s shift toward agent-native infrastructure.
A Key Piece in the AI Agent Puzzle
Stakpak’s capabilities directly complement Vercel’s recent acquisition of Better Auth, an open-source authentication platform founded by Ethiopian entrepreneur Bereket Engida. While Better Auth provides agent identity and security, Stakpak adds autonomous infrastructure management.
Combined, these acquisitions move Vercel closer to offering a fully integrated platform where AI agents can build applications, authenticate themselves, and manage their own cloud environments without human intervention. The deal marks one of the most significant exits for an Egyptian DevOps startup and highlights the growing influence of MENA-based founders in building foundational technologies for the global AI economy.
About Stakpak
Stakpak is an autonomous DevOps agent platform founded by George Fahmy. The technology uses natural language prompts to generate and manage cloud infrastructure, significantly reducing the time required for complex configuration tasks for AI-native systems.
Source: Arab Founders
