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UAE’s Netaq Teams Up with South Korea’s Collaboration Tool JANDI to Give Free Subscriptions

08 Apr 2020
Integrated e-solutions provider Netaq is working with South Korea’s top SaaS [...]
Techstars Launches Virtual Startup Weekend Events to Help Fight COVID-19

Techstars Launches Virtual Startup Weekend Events to Help Fight COVID-19

07 Apr 2020
Entrepreneurs and mentors from 69 countries all join to develop solutions aimed to [...]
This New Mentorship Matchmaking App is a Tinder for Startups

This New Mentorship Matchmaking App is a Tinder for Startups

07 Apr 2020
Meet your dream mentor/mentee with new Saudi app, Mashora, launched by Jeddah’s Bab [...]
Dive into Data Science with these 7 Free Ivy League Courses

Dive into Data Science with these 7 Free Ivy League Courses

06 Apr 2020
Whether you’re a leader, an entrepreneur, a researcher or just have extra time to [...]
Egyptian Tech Startup Platform To Kick Off Online Series with ‘Startup Whisperer’ Chris Heivly

Egyptian Tech Startup Platform To Kick Off Online Series with ‘Startup Whisperer’ Chris Heivly

02 Apr 2020
The angel investor is the first in Alexandria-based platform Techne’s new series, [...]
Can Artificial Intelligence Help Detect COVID-19? GrEEK Campus's New Webinar on Machine Learning

Can Artificial Intelligence Help Detect COVID-19? GrEEK Campus's New Webinar on Machine Learning

01 Apr 2020
Hosted by IBM, this webinar will showcase how algorithms can be trained to detect [...]
Egyptian Accelerator Falak Startups is on the Lookout for Entrepreneurs Outside of its Normal Cycles

Egyptian Accelerator Falak Startups is on the Lookout for Entrepreneurs Outside of its Normal Cycles

30 Mar 2020
Opportunities in the time of Corona? Falak Startups has stepped outside of its [...]
Robusta Launches WildCard Hackathon for COVID-19 Solutions

Robusta Launches WildCard Hackathon for COVID-19 Solutions

26 Mar 2020
Finalist teams can receive funding and support for their ideas. [...]
Lebanese Entrepreneurship Hub Berytech Offers $10,000 to Startups Helping Fight Corona

Lebanese Entrepreneurship Hub Berytech Offers $10,000 to Startups Helping Fight Corona

25 Mar 2020
Up to five startups can receive support and develop healthtech solutions to [...]
The UAE’s District 2020 Offers Entrepreneurs the Opportunity to Scale2Dubai

The UAE’s District 2020 Offers Entrepreneurs the Opportunity to Scale2Dubai

19 Mar 2020
The fully connected city will use the built environment of Expo 2020 to build the [...]
Make the Most of Social Distancing with RiseUp’s Entrepreneurship 101 Online Series

Make the Most of Social Distancing with RiseUp’s Entrepreneurship 101 Online Series

18 Mar 2020
Learn from the leaders of the ecosystem, right from your couch. [...]
Womentum Launches Third Cycle for Female-Led Tech Startups

Womentum Launches Third Cycle for Female-Led Tech Startups

17 Mar 2020
Early-stage female-led tech startups can now apply for the third cycle of the [...]
Session on the Past, Present and Future of E-Commerce to Take Place in Cairo

Session on the Past, Present and Future of E-Commerce to Take Place in Cairo

14 Mar 2020
The four-hour session comes as a collaboration between AlMaqarr Co-working Space [...]
She Can 2020: MENA’s Leading Entrepreneurship Summit for Women Returns with a ‘Fresh Start’

She Can 2020: MENA’s Leading Entrepreneurship Summit for Women Returns with a ‘Fresh Start’

05 Mar 2020
Egypt and MENA's most dynamic gathering for female entrepreneurs is back and though [...]
EGBANK Opens MINT Office, Its Youth-Dedicated Platform, at the Greek Campus

EGBANK Opens MINT Office, Its Youth-Dedicated Platform, at the Greek Campus

13 Feb 2020
MINT provides professional consultations to young entrepreneurs and startups in [...]
Four Workshops by IBM About Emerging Tech at Startup Haus Cairo

Four Workshops by IBM About Emerging Tech at Startup Haus Cairo

06 Feb 2020
A deep dive into the technical concepts and applications of Artificial [...]
Interested in Big Data Management? This Course Starting on Feb 8 is For You

Interested in Big Data Management? This Course Starting on Feb 8 is For You

04 Feb 2020
Get hands-on training in big data and NoSQL, every Friday and Saturday starting Feb [...]
Find Your Summer Internship with Careerk's Programme

Find Your Summer Internship with Careerk's Programme

04 Feb 2020
Because summer internships are secured in winter, Ebda3 and Careerk have designed [...]
Macathon 1.0: Find Out How You Can Join Egypt’s Biggest Machine Learning and Data Science Hackaton

Macathon 1.0: Find Out How You Can Join Egypt’s Biggest Machine Learning and Data Science Hackaton

03 Feb 2020
Taking place at Nile University on February 6th and 7th, Machathon 1.0 is offering [...]
Are You a Journalist Looking to Harness the Power of Data? Here’s Your Chance at a Diploma in Cairo

Are You a Journalist Looking to Harness the Power of Data? Here’s Your Chance at a Diploma in Cairo

01 Feb 2020
InfoTimes’ latest course is set to draft in the biggest names in the field to help [...]
Learn All About Google Ads With E3langi at Co-55 on Jan 31

Learn All About Google Ads With E3langi at Co-55 on Jan 31

24 Jan 2020
Comprised in 6 weekly classes, from Jan 31 to Mar 6, this course aims to empower [...]
Applications Now Open for Injaz’s Startup Egypt Programme

Applications Now Open for Injaz’s Startup Egypt Programme

20 Jan 2020
Deadline: February 7. [...]
Applications Now Open for StartAD’s Sprint Accelerator Programme

Applications Now Open for StartAD’s Sprint Accelerator Programme

15 Jan 2020
Deadline for registration: March 10. [...]
Be Part of the Next Tech Revolution with Egypt’s First AI and Data Science Bootcamp

Be Part of the Next Tech Revolution with Egypt’s First AI and Data Science Bootcamp

12 Jan 2020
Deadline to apply: January 15. [...]
Perfect Your Communication Skills With This Two-Day Workshop in Dubai

Perfect Your Communication Skills With This Two-Day Workshop in Dubai

08 Jan 2020
Taking place on January 17 and 18, world-class strategy expert Maha Aboulenein will [...]
Join AUC Venture Lab's Fin-tech Accelerator Powered by CIB and IFC

Join AUC Venture Lab's Fin-tech Accelerator Powered by CIB and IFC

30 Dec 2019
Deadline: January 7 [...]
Apply To Dubai’s Falcon Network Funding Round for a Chance to Win Up to $500,000

Apply To Dubai’s Falcon Network Funding Round for a Chance to Win Up to $500,000

12 Dec 2019
Deadline: January 31, 2020. [...]
Scan and Win with the New Riseup Summit Mobile App

Scan and Win with the New Riseup Summit Mobile App

03 Dec 2019
A few days away from the RiseUp 2019, the summit's new app update is equipping [...]
The Journey to (Managing) Growth: A Peek Inside the Managing Scalability Clinic at #RiseUpSummit19

The Journey to (Managing) Growth: A Peek Inside the Managing Scalability Clinic at #RiseUpSummit19

27 Nov 2019
We sit down with Patrons and Orion360 who walk us through their journey to managing [...]
Is Your Startup Low on Publicity? Visit A PR Clinic at RiseUp Summit 2019

Is Your Startup Low on Publicity? Visit A PR Clinic at RiseUp Summit 2019

25 Nov 2019
RiseUp partners with Publicist Inc to provide startups with experience-backed [...]
Applications Now Open for the Second Edition of AMIDEAST’s Youth Entrepreneurship Programme

Applications Now Open for the Second Edition of AMIDEAST’s Youth Entrepreneurship Programme

24 Nov 2019
Deadline: December 31, 2019. [...]
Applications Now Open for Dubai Future Accelerators Programme

Applications Now Open for Dubai Future Accelerators Programme

19 Nov 2019
Deadline: November 30, 2019. [...]
Win up to $15,000 at #RiseUpSummit19: Bring Your Inclusive Solution to Dubai CommerCity Hackathon

Win up to $15,000 at #RiseUpSummit19: Bring Your Inclusive Solution to Dubai CommerCity Hackathon

14 Nov 2019
Deadline to apply: November 30. [...]
5 Food-Tech Startups Selected for Savour Ventures’ Third Accelerator Programme

5 Food-Tech Startups Selected for Savour Ventures’ Third Accelerator Programme

14 Nov 2019
The food value chain capital venture firm will host five startups in Kuwait for a [...]
InsurTech Egypt Launches First-of-its-Kind InsurHack Competition

InsurTech Egypt Launches First-of-its-Kind InsurHack Competition

07 Nov 2019
Ten teams of techie entrepreneurs will get the chance to compete for a cash prize [...]
RiseUp Summit 2019 Goes Live With an Agenda With 7 Tracks Instead of the Classic 3

RiseUp Summit 2019 Goes Live With an Agenda With 7 Tracks Instead of the Classic 3

31 Oct 2019
This year’s RiseUp Summit packs a handful of surprises for a variety of audiences, [...]
Cairo’s First Supply Chain Innovation Summit Launches Next Month!

Cairo’s First Supply Chain Innovation Summit Launches Next Month!

27 Oct 2019
The event also features a pitching competition and job matchmaking sessions with [...]
RiseUp Pairs Up With ITIDA to Launch "African App Launchpad Cup"

RiseUp Pairs Up With ITIDA to Launch "African App Launchpad Cup"

23 Oct 2019
Deadline: November 18th. [...]
Applications Now Open for Dubai Smart City Accelerator, Powered by Startupbootcamp

Applications Now Open for Dubai Smart City Accelerator, Powered by Startupbootcamp

22 Oct 2019
Deadline: November 10. [...]
The Lineup Unfolds with 22 Speakers (Confirmed So Far) Not To Miss at RiseUp Summit 2019

The Lineup Unfolds with 22 Speakers (Confirmed So Far) Not To Miss at RiseUp Summit 2019

15 Oct 2019
Meet the 22 pioneers and keynote speakers at the MENA's most promising [...]
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THE COST OF CORONA ft. Cornelius (Con) O’Donnell, Partner & COO Elves

“The mantra right now is survival of the quickest. Hope for the best but plan for the worst.” Serial entrepreneur Cornelius O’Donnell [...]

PIVOTING IN A PANDEMIC: Egypt’s Fitness Entrepreneurs Built an Industry From Scratch. Now What?

In the first of our new series focusing on the entrepreneurs that are reacting quickly and agilely to the global pandemic, we speak to the [...]

10 Webinars and Online Talks from the Ecosystem to Fill Up Your Quaran-time This Week

The ecosystem is alive and well - at least online. Platforms from all across the region are hosting insiders and experts from every [...]

Dive into Data Science with these 7 Free Ivy League Courses

Whether you’re a leader, an entrepreneur, a researcher or just have extra time to learn something new, these Ivy League data science [...]

These Egyptian Students Helped Form Zurich’s Unicorn Labs, Fusing Acceleration & Hackathons

Combining the best of three approaches to forming a startup, we talk to Unicorn Labs’ Karim Saleh about the innovative way they’re helping [...]

Mobile E-commerce Platform ZON Closes UAE’s Largest Seed Funding Round

The platform has revolutionised e-commerce in UAE and there’s still more new land to conquer. [...]

Make the Most of Social Distancing with RiseUp’s Entrepreneurship 101 Online Series

Learn from the leaders of the ecosystem, right from your couch. [...]

Egyptian Accelerator Falak Startups is on the Lookout for Entrepreneurs Outside of its Normal Cycles

Opportunities in the time of Corona? Falak Startups has stepped outside of its usual cycles to look for COVID-19 solutions. [...]

THE COST OF CORONA ft. Cornelius (Con) O’Donnell, Partner & COO Elves

“The mantra right now is survival of the quickest. Hope for the best but plan for the worst.” Serial entrepreneur Cornelius O’Donnell [...]

Egyptian Cybersecurity Startup SecureMisr Has Been Acquired US Company Cysiv

Launched in 2010, SecureMisr has been acquired by a company that operates under the umbrella of Trend Micro. [...]

25 Under 25: The Entrepreneurs Reshaping Egypt's Startup Landscape for the New Decade

They're changing mindsets, challenging the status quo, fusing high-tech to the traditional, freshening up stale sectors and hustling their [...]

Kashat Is the First Egyptian Mobile App to Give Small Loans

Lending as little as EGP 100 to as much as EGP 1,500, Kashat is the first to be licensed for nano-finance. [...]

6 Signs your Startup Could Be Among the 90% that Fail

We speak to Farah Ehsan, Falak Startups’ programme manager about the mistakes she has seen startups make that foretell a misfortunate [...]

Good People and Kijamii Merge Into GP&K, Forming MENA’s Largest Independent Network

The newly formed network will operate under the name ‘GP&K’, with its companies providing their digitally-excellent services to [...]

Ebtessama Launches Egypt's First Job-Hunting Website For Disabled People: Majidah.org

The website is named after a social worker and an advocate for disabled peoples’ rights. [...]

THE COST OF CORONA ft. Cornelius (Con) O’Donnell, Partner & COO Elves

“The mantra right now is survival of the quickest. Hope for the best but plan for the worst.” Serial entrepreneur Cornelius O’Donnell [...]

PIVOTING IN A PANDEMIC: Egypt’s Fitness Entrepreneurs Built an Industry From Scratch. Now What?

In the first of our new series focusing on the entrepreneurs that are reacting quickly and agilely to the global pandemic, we speak to the [...]

10 Webinars and Online Talks from the Ecosystem to Fill Up Your Quaran-time This Week

The ecosystem is alive and well - at least online. Platforms from all across the region are hosting insiders and experts from every [...]

Dive into Data Science with these 7 Free Ivy League Courses

Whether you’re a leader, an entrepreneur, a researcher or just have extra time to learn something new, these Ivy League data science [...]

These Egyptian Students Helped Form Zurich’s Unicorn Labs, Fusing Acceleration & Hackathons

Combining the best of three approaches to forming a startup, we talk to Unicorn Labs’ Karim Saleh about the innovative way they’re helping [...]

“When Economies Turn Down, Entrepreneurs Turn Up”: Global Hackathon Offers €195,000 Prize Pool

The Global Hack is a massive three-day online event bringing together the world’s leaders in tech, entrepreneurship, health, and [...]

Jordan's Jobs App Kader Converts 5,000 Users Into Volunteers to Offer Home and Delivery Services

The initiative is meant to help elderly people and those in need to order their groceries and any other essentials with ease. [...]

Entrepenelle Launches Free Online Workshop Programme Geared Toward Women in the Ecosystem

Whether you’re a business owner, aspiring entrepreneur, or simply inquisitive, the Egyptian startup has something for everyone. [...]

THE COST OF CORONA ft. Omar Samra, CEO Wild Guanabana

“If ever there was time for people to believe in the idea of impermanence, this is it.” Famed Egyptian explorer and entrepreneur Omar Samra [...]

These Egyptian Students Helped Form Zurich’s Unicorn Labs, Fusing Acceleration & Hackathons

Combining the best of three approaches to forming a startup, we talk to Unicorn Labs’ Karim Saleh about the innovative way they’re helping [...]

EDITOR'S PICKS
Mobile E-commerce Platform ZON Closes UAE’s Largest Seed Funding Round

Mobile E-commerce Platform ZON Closes UAE’s Largest Seed Funding Round

27 Mar 2020
The platform has revolutionised e-commerce in UAE and there’s still more new land to conquer. [...]
Lebanese Entrepreneurship Hub Berytech Offers $10,000 to Startups Helping Fight Corona

Lebanese Entrepreneurship Hub Berytech Offers $10,000 to Startups Helping Fight Corona

25 Mar 2020
Up to five startups can receive support and develop healthtech solutions to COVID-19. [...]
We’ve Got Your Back: Viral Egyptian COVID-19 Solidarity Hashtag Gets EGP 100,000 Angel Investment

We’ve Got Your Back: Viral Egyptian COVID-19 Solidarity Hashtag Gets EGP 100,000 Angel Investment

26 Mar 2020
The winning startup will develop the product, catering to the elderly and vulnerable people who live alone. [...]
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