Egypt's Bey2ollak app adds bomb alert hashtag

Egyptian traffic app Bey2ollak has created a bomb scare hashtag to better inform Egyptians of urban threats after a spate of bombings...

Rachel Williamson • 05 February, 2015

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New crowdfunding platform takes aim at Egypt's entrepreneurs

Egypt’s latest crowdfunding platform Tennra for entrepreneurs launched this week with a proposition to make giving away money...

Rachel Williamson • 02 February, 2015

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STEP Warm Up Tour: Cairo

STEP Warm Ups are designed to gather techies before the annual STEP Conference. This year, STEP Conference 2015 is happening in Dubai, UAE...

Wamda • 30 January, 2015

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Can this Egyptian entrepreneur follow her passion to success?

This piece has been crossposted with Firnas. Entrepreneurs don’t necessarily have to create a new product or come up with a new service to ...

Ahmed Gabr • 29 January, 2015

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Proposed Egypt technology park facing bureaucratic delays

Big plans to create a technology and entrepreneurial hub in the southern Cairo suburb of Maadi could be stalling, for which some are...

Rachel Williamson • 28 January, 2015

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AUC V-Lab launches 10 new startups in its third round

As part of its ongoing efforts to support startups and entrepreneurs in Egypt, the AUC Venture Lab has announced the 10 startups that...

Eman Mostafa • 26 January, 2015

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AUC Venture Lab Challenge Cycle 4, Deadline January 25

The Entrepreneurship & Innovation Program (EIP) at the American University of Cairo School of Business has announced that the...

Wamda • 23 January, 2015

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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...

Rachel Williamson • 23 January, 2015

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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...

Rachel Williamson • 22 January, 2015

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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...

Wamda • 21 January, 2015

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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...

Eman Mostafa • 18 January, 2015

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InnovEgypt program: 4th round

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

Wamda • 15 January, 2015

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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...

Rachel Williamson • 14 January, 2015

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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!...

Eman Mostafa • 24 December, 2014

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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...

Rachel Williamson • 18 December, 2014

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Egypt startups need a big business leg up

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

Rachel Williamson • 10 December, 2014

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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...

Iris Boutros • 08 December, 2014

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'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...

Rachel Williamson • 07 December, 2014

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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 ...

Eman Mostafa • 06 December, 2014

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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...

Rachel Williamson • 03 December, 2014

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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...

Rachel Williamson • 30 November, 2014

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Exclusive: Uber Egypt arrives today

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

Rachel Williamson • 20 November, 2014

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...

Eman Mostafa • 19 November, 2014

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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...

Rachel Williamson • 16 November, 2014

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