Latest in Tag: Start-ups Highlight
Latest in Tag: Start-ups

Egyptian start-ups raise $269m in H1 2022
In the period from January to June of this year, about 35 Egyptian start-ups managed to raise $269.1m in the e-commerce and fintech sectors in terms of transaction value.

Egyptian start-ups attracted $380m in financing in the first 5 months of 2022
Mahfouz explained that Egypt is witnessing unprecedented booms in the telecommunications sector, starting with the digitisation of government services, the volume of investments in infrastructure, start-up companies, and the training of cadres.

PM witnesses signing of cooperation protocol to support start-ups in Egypt
The protocol stipulates encouraging investment in Egyptian start-ups; attracting capital and financing to them; and fostering more local, regional, and international partnerships

Egypt Ventures raises EGP 104m investments in 2020: International Cooperation Ministry
Investment firm aims to empower Egypt’s entrepreneurial ecosystem, drive innovation

PAYFORT launches initiative supporting start-ups in UAE, Egypt, Saudi Arabia
Company joins forces with leading banks in region to promote campaign through targeted announcements

Facebook broadens partnership with RiseUp brings digital, leadership training to start-ups and developers
One such pioneering initiative is ‘Developer Circles from Facebook’, a programmeme designed to nurture the local developer community with workshops and hands-on experience and help them access breakthrough technologies.

Trade delegation of entrepreneurs to UAE and Germany: Kabil
“It is essential to find brands for entrepreneurs’ product, market their products electronically to increase sales domestically and abroad”

Entrepreneurship and start-ups sector highly likely to grow in 2017
Global Entrepreneurship Index ranks Egypt 81st in terms of entrepreneurship

SMEs: Egypt’s broken backbone?
Banks are keen to loan to SMEs; now however is not the right time due to the high unpredictability in the economics in Egypt, says Levari Law Founder

Cairo’s small business owners hope for stability, skilled workforce and clear-out of bureaucracy in 2015
Mixed year for efforts of city’s start-ups, but optimism about coming year rides high

Dave McClure sees big opportunities in Egypt
Growth rates in emerging markets are far in excess of US markets, with more opportunity internationally, McClure said

Flat6Labs Demo Day shines spotlight on Egyptian entrepreneurship
Entrepreneurship “accelerator” sees its largest class of graduates to date

US Government supports Egyptian businesswomen
American government-sponsored programme helps launch 46 start-up businesses in Egypt, 18 of which are owned by female entrepreneurs