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... Sara Aggour • 14 February, 2016 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... Sara Aggour • 09 February, 2016 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... Wamda • 05 February, 2016 hackathon big data Egypt
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... Wamda • 05 February, 2016 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 ... Wamda • 04 February, 2016 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... Rachel Williamson • 02 February, 2016 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... Rachel Williamson • 01 February, 2016 lending SME definition CBE
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... Rachel Williamson • 29 January, 2016 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... Lilian Abou Zeki • 19 January, 2016 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... Eman Mostafa • 19 January, 2016 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... Eman Mostafa • 06 January, 2016 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,... Eman Mostafa • 04 January, 2016 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... Sara Aggour • 03 January, 2016 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... Maya Rahal • 29 December, 2015 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... Wamda • 28 December, 2015 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... Sara Aggour • 24 December, 2015 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 ... Wamda • 23 December, 2015 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... Wamda • 23 December, 2015 visit microsoft cairo
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... Wamda • 17 December, 2015 university students Mobomarket developer contest Egypt
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... Eman Mostafa • 16 December, 2015 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... Sara Aggour • 15 December, 2015 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... Sara Aggour - Rachel Williamson • 14 December, 2015 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, ... Wamda • 24 November, 2015 Innovators HACK4EGYPT RiseUp
Egypt Si-Ware's miniature MEMS worlds Imagine looking through a microscope and seeing a fully-operational machine, with tiny motors and micro-sized mirrors to redirect... Rachel Williamson • 24 November, 2015 fabless spectrometer Siware