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MENAT accelerators invest $3.5M, lag global averages

Accelerators have become a “rite of passage” for entrepreneurs around the world, and a report on the state of global programs...

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Egypt

Instabug and the ecosystem

Instabug has Egypt's tight-knit ecosystem to thank for much of its success. (Image via Instabug) This is an edited crosspost from Rise...

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Egypt

Instabug raises $1.7M from US investors

Instabug's cofounder Omar Gabr (Image via Instabug) Instabug has raised a $1.7 million seed round after completing Y...

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Egypt

Egypt VC launches new $50M fund Algebra Capital

Cairo's startup ecosystem has been crying out for money for years. This year they've been inundated. (Image via Wikipedia) Egyptian...

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Egypt

Call to application for Egyptian IoT incubator EBNI

Egyptian incubator EBNI (Eitesal Business Nurturing Initiative) is now receiving applications for its second round of startups i...

Egyptian incubator EBNI IoT

Egypt

Flat6Labs and Barclays launch a fintech accelerator in Egypt

Ahmad Alfi speaking during the launch of Accelerator 1864. (Image via Flat6Labs) Yesterday Cairo-based Flat6labs announced the...

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Arab girls defy stereotypes at Microsoft Imagine Cup

Two teams from Tunisia alongside one from Bahrain will represent MENA at the global final in Seattle. (Images via Eduard Cousin) Malak...

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Egypt

US-based Affectiva raises $14M Series D

Affectiva's software can differentiate between a smirk, a happy smile, and a polite smile. (Images via Affectiva) Emotion...

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Egypt

Cairo delivery sector heats up as Goodsmart seeks expansion

Opening the fridge after a long day at work and realizing someone has taken the last cold drink, or coming home to find you’ve...

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Egypt

What do Egyptian shoppers want? [Infographic]

Egypt: MENA's largest market by far. (Image via Wamda) This is a crosspost with Yaoota Magazine. Egyptian shoppers are a...

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Egypt

Cantalop signs on for $100,000 angel investment

Egypt is brimming with job search sites on the cusp of expansion. (Image via Cantalop) Two years after its launch, Egyptian job search...

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Egypt

Dead but not gone: El Wafeyat brings funerals online

Death notices are yet another area where online businesses are chewing into newspaper profit models. (Images via El Wafeyat) El Wafeyat...

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Egypt

Will this social network maintain your privacy?

More social networks outside of Facebook? (Images via Begether) According to the US-based tech news site The Information Facebook users...

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Egypt

FilKhedma puts tradesmen at your fingertips

Omar Ramadan in his still-spartan new digs in New Cairo. (Images via Filkhedma) Home maintenance service Filkhedma has just moved into a...

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Egypt

Building a biogas empire in Upper Egypt

Mona El Khodairy receiving the Ecotaqa award at The Impact bootcamp in Dubai. (Images via Ecotaqa) In 2014 Mona El Khodairy, an...

Sustaincubator Eco Taqa Mona ElKhodairy

Egypt

A visual map of the Cairo startup ecosystem

The map links all of the players in the Cairo ecosystem. (Images via Istebdaa Consulting) This is an edited crosspost from LinkedIn. The...

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Egypt

Zombies in Egypt: Epic VR brings the undead to malls

This was the reaction when students first tested Epic VR in an event at the American University in Cairo. (Images via Epic VR) Virtual...

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Egypt

Honeymoon over for Uber, Careem in Egypt?

A sudden surge in higher prices for Uber and Careem has taken Egyptians by suprise. (Image via Careem) The Egyptian honeymoon may be over...

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Egypt

Startups want to tackle Egyptian health, but lack money

Ahmed Abu ElHaz CEO of Shezlong pitching at BDL2015 accelerate in Beirut. (Image via Shezlong) Egypt is fertile ground for...

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Egypt

Making video pay: who's profiting from the boom?

Internet and smartphone growth, especially among youth, play a big role in the flourishing of the video industry. (Images...

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Egypt

Digitizing the oil and gas industry in MENA

Though the oil and gas sector can be tough, it is not impossible. (Image via theappentrepreneur.com) Tech startups receive all the...

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How Nabda Care is creating portable mobile healthcare services [Wamda TV]

Nabda Care is a medical-social platform that aims to link patients, care providers, and personal medical records. It also provides patients...

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Egypt

Raye7 looks to take over Cairo carpooling

Samira Najm, centre, receiving her award for second place at at The Mobile World Congress application competition in Barcelona....

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Egypt

Micro-production of micro-solar launches in Egypt

Tiba Solar CEO Ahmed Al-Abd (left) in December at his Cairo factory as the company kicked into first production. With him is Ain Al-Bee'ah...

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