Zaghloul and AlMoatasm cofounded AlProtein in 2023, which uses AI to co-culture microalgae and floating plants in deserted lands in MENA to craft alternative protein solutions for vegan cheese and meat manufacturers. It is present in Cairo and Berlin and raised a six-figure amount in funding from the European Union, GIZ, UN Innovation Fund, Ayman Abbas’s A Ventures Group, and ProVeg International, along with angel investors. The company secured contracts amounting to over $1.2 million from businesses in Egypt, Germany, the U.A.E., and the U.K. In 2024, it expanded its annual production capacity 10 times to reach 10,000 kilograms.