Wamda

Egypt

Egyptian entrepreneurs push forward long-awaited e-government measures

The Mugamma, Egypt's central bureaucracy building, stands sentinel over Tahrir Square and is a monument to a government legacy of...

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Egypt

Palestinian startup seeks to bridge Egypt’s digital divide

Jacob Korenblum, CEO of Palestinian startup Souktel, says there is a a huge potential in Egypt for audio mobile services and low-data...

Bayt Iqraaly Zambaleeta

Egypt

First stop for Mix N’ Mentor 2015: Cairo

“There is progress… not at a Silicon Valley pace but you can see clear milestones,” Ideavelopers Managing Partner Tarek Assaad told Wamda i...

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Egypt

3 Cairo coworking spaces offering a new approach to education

A reduction in rent costs is no longer the only reason for coworking spaces to trend in Egypt, rather, the expansion is looking to include...

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Egypt

InnovEgypt program: 4th round

The Technology Innovation and Entrepreneurship Center (TIEC) announced the opening of round four of the InnovEgypt program that will be...

Egypt Innovation

Egypt

The pros and cons of being a foreign founder in Egypt

UK citizen and former financial analyst Emily Renny is a cofounder of the gamified crowdfunding platform Tennra, and has lived in...

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Egypt

Disrupt!/Graphic! Ideathon awards 4 new Egypt startups

No longer the prerogative of the technology field entrepreneurs can now be found in many sectors and events such as the Disrupt!/Graphic!...

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Egypt

Egypt ed-tech firm eyes home turf for expansion [Wamda TV]

One of Egypt’s earliest technology companies is beginning to venture into its local education market, having already conquered the...

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Egypt

Egypt startups need a big business leg up

During an International Development Research Centre (IDRC) roundtable on Tuesday, co-hosted by the Egyptian Centre...

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Egypt

Egypt is in urgent need of smaller business

All big businesses were once small. Super billionaire Bill Gates was once a young guy in a garage. His giant, Microsoft, didn’t become a g...

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Egypt

'Egypt is back' thanks to ICT, says minister

Egypt's slow broadband speeds and rickety IT infrastructure are major issues throttling growth in the internet-based 'startup...

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Egypt

GEW in Cairo seeks to connect scientists with investors and mentors

At a time when Egypt is in dire need of support for its innovation and technology sector, a necessary part of the economy’s revival, Global ...

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Egypt

5 startups to watch in Egypt's exciting agritech sector

Following last week's agritech overview, we profile five up-and-coming businesses from the startups seeking to revolutionize the way...

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Egypt

Egypt's agritech entrepreneurs bring the farm to the boardroom

For eight millennia the thin strip of land along the Nile, and the green fan of the Delta, supported Egypt's growing...

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Egypt

Exclusive: Uber Egypt arrives today

Uber, the app that connects smartphone-weilding passengers with freelance drivers, has arrived in Egypt. The local operations will...

Egypt

YouTube, the ultimate tool for Arab startups?

Despite being around for more than a decade now, the video sharing network YouTube seems to have become a popular model for startups...

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Egypt

Startups are filling gaps left by Egypt's banking behemoths

Mohamed Sameh Fouad, MENA and Pakistan sales director of banking SunGard Financial Systems, Abeer Khadr, National Bank of...

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Egypt

Disrupt!/Graphics!/ Competition in Egypt, Deadline November 22

Hivos, in collaboration with Innoventures, is organizing a competition for Egyptian startups in the creative industry, entitled...

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Egypt

Cairo Innovates: Cairo International Exhibition of Innovation

The Academy of Scientific Research & Technology (ASRT) is organizing in cooperation with Nahdet El Mahrousa the 1st Cairo...

Egypt Technology

Egypt

Hope for the best, prepare for the worst: how to close down a business in Egypt

During the excitement of setting up a company, usually the last thing on an entrepreneur's mind is shutting it down. But for many...

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Egypt

Banking Technology Summit, Egypt

IQPC Middle East, in partnership with National Bank of Egypt Al-Ahli, is organizing the 3rd Annual Banking Technology Summit Egypt taking...

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Egypt

Upper Egypt Media Mandara Forum

Mandara Media Foundation, in partnership with the Euro-Mediterranean Academy for Young Journalists and the support of the Swedish...

Citizen Journalism Egypt

Egypt

Flat6Labs to launch an investment fund for startups

Three years is probably enough for an accelerator to get to know the ins and the outs of a regional ecosystem, and conclude which services...

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Egypt

Egypt's ecommerce potential drives startups to push past challenges

Startups Yaoota and Kickin both launched in June with a goal of exploiting the massive potential of Egyptian ecommerce, but both...

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