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The Egyptian startups tackling wastage

Environmental pollution in Egypt is undeniably a complicated problem. Waste disposal is inadequate and pollution is a significant...

Recycling Climate change Environment

Egypt

Egyptian pet-care startup VetCode raises 450,000 in seed funding

Source: Startup Scene Egypt's pet-care startup, VetCode, raises seed funding at $450,000 pre-money valuation from Pmaestro on...

#investment #Egypt

Egypt

In conversation with Abdallah Hussein of Fyonka

Egypt’s first all-female ride hailing service will officially launch soon to provide a safe method of transportation and employment...

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Egypt

Egypt’s Commercial International Bank launches CVentures

Source: MENAbytes Commercial International Bank, the biggest private bank of Egypt, that is commonly known as CIB, has announced the...

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Egypt

Wasla raises $180,000 pre-seed

Source: Menabytes Cairo-based Wasla has raised $180,000 in pre-seed funding from a group of angel investors led by a Cairo-based...

#mobile #tech #wasla

Egypt

Egypt is fast becoming a hub for entrepreneurship

As the RiseUp Summit drew to a close in a packed Greek Campus, Egypt's interest in entrepreneurship was evident. The country is fast...

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Egypt

From Transport to Fintech: RiseUp Concludes its Sixth Edition

The sixth edition of the RiseUp Summit in Cairo closed with several announcements, engaging discussions and the inevitable bustle of the...

#entrepreneurship #RiseUp #AimHigh

Egypt

Competition heats up for Cairo's ride-hailing apps

The first announcement at this year’s RiseUp Summit in Cairo came from Halan, a motorcycle and tuk-tuk-hailing app. Following on from...

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Egypt

Saudi’s Vision Ventures invests in Cairo-based bus booking startup Buseet

Source: MENAbytes Khobar-based Vision Ventures has invested in Egyptian bus booking startup, the firm announced today, without...

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Egypt

RiseUp Summit 2018

RiseUp Summit is a three-day, one-stop-shop, entrepreneurship marathon. Thought leaders, media mavens, tech-legends and power player...

Egypt

Careem launches bus service in Cairo

Careem has launched a new service, Careem Bus, with an initial launch in Cairo in a separate application from its ride-hailing...

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Egypt

Egypt’s Halan raises multi-million Series A

Source: MENAbytes Cairo-based Halan has raised a multi-million Series A round from international investor Battery Road Digital Holdings...

Series A Investment

Egypt

Egypt is building the region's first GEN hub

Egypt will host the region’s first Global Entrepreneurship Network (GEN) hub, a physical space designed for the exchange of knowledge...

Innovation Coworking Spaces

Egypt

Fakahany raises $700,000 seed

Source: MENAbytes Fakahany, a Cairo based farm-to-door fresh produce e-commerce platform has raised $700,000 in seed funding, the...

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Egypt

Africa 2018 Forum

Africa 2018 is a unique business-to-business and government-to-business platform, bringing together policymakers, financiers, leading...

Egypt

The Middle East Angel Investment Network (MAIN)

The purpose of MAIN is to foster the cooperation among new, aspiring and experienced business angels from across the MENA region to...

Egypt

The Next 100 African Start-ups initiative

The Next 100 African Start-ups initiative, organized jointly by IFC and MIIC, will select up to 100 promising entrepreneurs based in...

Egypt

Currency devaluation slows down Egyptian startups

Egypt’s economic woes and subsequent currency devaluation have had a knock-on effect on the country’s startup ecosystem....

Egypt Ecosystem

Egypt

Techne Summit: The Mediterranean Prime Technology Conference

The annual international entrepreneurship and technologyevent that creates a platform for global players in the tech industry will take...

Egypt

Mix N’ Mentor roadshow heads to Egypt.

Wamda continues its roadshow for 2018, landing in Egypt on September 27. Held in partnership with Ahead of the Curve, Rise Up, Endeavor...

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Egypt

E-Commerce Summit 2018

The ultimate destination for every retailer and brand on the quest for getting to know all about E-Commerce.WHAT IS E-COMMERCE SUMMIT?A...

Egypt

Egyptian startup Aqarmap raises a round from Wamda Capital, KISP and Raed Ventures

Aqarmap.com, an online real estate marketplace in Egypt, closed a funding round from UAE-based Wamda Capital, Kuwait-based KISP Ventures,...

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Egypt

Jordan's POSRocket raises $1.5 million in a round led by Algebra Ventures

POSRocket, a cloud-based POS Jordanian startup, has announced $1.5 million in a funding round led by $50 million Cairo-based venture...

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Egypt

Is Egypt becoming a hotbed for local and regional VCs? [Opinion]

The year 2018 has been a landmark year for Egyptian startups, securing bigger and later stage investment rounds and giving a dash of...

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