Wamda

Egypt

Mix N' Mentor Cairo 2016: Marketplace Edition

During one of the group mentorship sessions at Mix N' Mentor Dubai in 2015. (Image via Wamda) Cairo’s 20 million-strong population...

2016 Mix N'Mentor Cairo cairo

Egypt

Elves and Uber, together for Valentines

Valentine’s Day can be stressful. Those behind new startup Elves have decided to team up with Uber to help clients who forgot...

Genie of Arabia Elves Elvesapp

Egypt

Billionaire invests in Shaghalni's blue collar job ads

Shaghalni's pitch is not just to advertise blue collar jobs, but 'grey' collar work as well. (Images via Shaghalni) With only seven...

Omar Khalifa Omedia grey collar jobs

Egypt

Egypt Big Data Hackathon III

The Information Technology Institute (ITI) will hold its third edition of the Egypt Annual Big Data Hackathon on February 18-20th, at the...

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Egypt

Edm'16 "Integrating Engineers By Management"

IEEE Alexandria Student Branch (IEEE AlexSB) is organizing ∫Edm: Integrating Engineers by Management which conveys managerial related iss...

engineers IEEE edm

Egypt

Wamda starts off 2016 with Mix N’ Mentor Cairo

During one of the group mentorship sessions at Mix N' Mentor Dubai in 2015. (Image via Wamda) Cairo’s 20 million-strong population has long ...

Mix N'Mentor Cairo cairo marketplace

Egypt

Nawart opens doors to Egypt renewables startups

Cleantech Arabia cofounder Ahmed Huzayyin gives an explainer on Nawart and what it's looking for. (Images via Nawart) MENA’s...

cleantech incubator Ahmed Huzayyin GIZ

Egypt

More cash, new look for Egypt SMEs

Changes to lending guidelines for SMEs may open up new avenues of cash for tech startups. (Image via Misr Journal) Egypt’s...

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Egypt

Fintech startup Dopay raises $2.4M to take on Egypt, Ghana

Dopay will use the funding to roll out its payroll and Visa prepaid card services. (Images via Dopay) Egypt-focused fintech startup...

Visa pre-Series A raising

Egypt

Egypt's next meal ticket in tech

Egypt birthed the Middle East's first delivery website with Otlob.com in 1999; today its digital food and beverage sector is finally...

Aklni Mumm Engezni

Egypt

Many challenges still facing Egypt’s startups

Startology cofounders from L to R: Ayman Saeed, Mahinaz El-Aasser, and Mahmoud Wasfy. Egypt's startup ecosystem...

Global Entrepreneurship Index Entrepreneurship in Egypt From Revolution To Evolution Startology

Egypt

Bedaya’s new fund for Egyptian startups

During the launch of Bedaya Startup Academy in 2015. (Image via Mahi Al Jazzar) Bedaya, Egypt’s first governmental fund that is private s...

Bedaya Startup Academy Bedaya

Egypt

Egypt's A15 to get back into the startup game

Tech investment company A15 launched in Egypt in October, heralding its arrival with the news of the sale of one of its biggest companies,...

Catalyst Performly DishDino

Egypt

Egypt's Winex innovates with health tech

The international health sector is evolving as innovators mix tech solutions with healthcare, but in Egypt the shift to even partially...

Winex MEMakers big data

Egypt

How Farminal uses tech to impact the agriculture sector in Egypt [Video]

As CEO of Farminal, Egyptian entrepreneur Walid Sorour presents his company, providers of innovative solutions for dairy farms. With their...

Mastitis Farminal NUMA

Egypt

Maker Hackathon Cairo 2016

Maker Hackathon Cairo is the first hardware competition in Egypt powered by Zoomaal and organized by Dimensions student organization to...

Innovators Maker Hackathon competition

Egypt

Egypt's first FiT payout goes to startup Cairo Solar

Hisham Tawfik's FiT cheque from North Cairo Electricity Distribution Company. (Image via Hatem Tawfik) After much skepticism about...

renewables FiT feed in tariff

Egypt

1776 Challenge Cup Local: Cairo, Egypt

1776 Challenge Cup is a worldwide tournament for the most promising, world-changing startups to win cash prizes and make international ...

1776 challenge cup competition cairo

Egypt

Microsoft's Satya Nadella visits Cairo on January 5th

Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella is visiting Egypt as a special keynote speaker during the Microsoft Developers Conference, which will be he...

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Egypt

Apply to the MoboMarket Developer Contest (MMDC) by Dec 31

The MoboMarket Developer Contest (MMDC) is now officially open in universities across Egypt. MMDC is a great opportunity for all developers...

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Egypt

Seeding success at Cairo Innovates

The Cairo Innovates tech fair was held at the historic Baron Palace. (Image via Cairo Innovates) Youth technology fair Cairo Innovates is...

Eqotaqa Beetw Green Battery

Egypt

Hack4Egypt tackles the big issues

Mentor Tarek Amin, digital group head for Adline Media Network, offers some advice. (Images via Hacka Mena) Hack4Egypt is a chance to...

Nile University HEAT HACK4EGYPT

Egypt

RiseUp Summit meets expectations, beats them

A closing keynote: how does entrepreneurship impact on the economy? Well, it depends who you ask. (Images via Rachel...

Oak Investment Partners YCombinator US Aid

Egypt

Hack4Egypt hackathon

Happening in collaboration with RiseUp Summit, Hack4Egypt, is bringing together the 100 most daring and innovative designers, programmers, ...

Innovators HACK4EGYPT RiseUp

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