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Egypt Launches Third Edition of African App Launchpad Cup

24 Oct 2021
ITIDA has teamed-up with IBM for the third edition of the competition, which will [...]
Applications for the Regional MITEF Startup Competition Are Now Open

Applications for the Regional MITEF Startup Competition Are Now Open

23 Sep 2021
Carrying the slogan, ‘Empowering Today. Transforming Tomorrow’, applications for [...]
Financial Times Looks to African Startups for New UN SDG Challenge

Financial Times Looks to African Startups for New UN SDG Challenge

16 Sep 2021
The Financial Times has teamed up with Seedstars to look for UN SDG solutions in [...]
Flat6Labs & DisruptAD Launch Ignite Programme for Abu Dhabi Startups

Flat6Labs & DisruptAD Launch Ignite Programme for Abu Dhabi Startups

14 Sep 2021
The programme will give participating startups the chance to gain up to $150K in [...]
Dubai International Finance Centre Launches First Blockchain Week

Dubai International Finance Centre Launches First Blockchain Week

13 Sep 2021
The region’s leading financial hub is hosting a week of events to encourage digital [...]
NASA Looks for Egyptian Innovators with Space Apps Hackathon

NASA Looks for Egyptian Innovators with Space Apps Hackathon

07 Sep 2021
Now in its sixth annual edition, the event invites developers, engineers, [...]
Dubai’s Aleph Hospitality Opens Submissions for Innovation Lab

Dubai’s Aleph Hospitality Opens Submissions for Innovation Lab

28 Aug 2021
It hopes to support and promote entrepreneurs to boost the recovery of the travel, [...]
GIZ and Fintech Egypt to Launch Free Summer School Webinar Series

GIZ and Fintech Egypt to Launch Free Summer School Webinar Series

26 Aug 2021
The series will cover cybersecurity, AI and machine learning, open banking, [...]
Google Launches 7K MENA Scholarships for Career Certificates Programme

Google Launches 7K MENA Scholarships for Career Certificates Programme

25 Aug 2021
The scholarships cover four different fields - IT support, project management, UX [...]
Arab Bank Launches its First Fintech Accelerator in Egypt

Arab Bank Launches its First Fintech Accelerator in Egypt

22 Aug 2021
AB Accelerator is on the lookout for early-stage startups fintechs as well as [...]
Nigeria’s V8 Capital Opens Applications for Africa-Wide Accelerator

Nigeria’s V8 Capital Opens Applications for Africa-Wide Accelerator

05 Aug 2021
The second round of the V8 Growth Labs Accelerator is offering up to $50,000 in [...]
Ma’an is Offering AED 200K Grants to Abu Dhabi Social Enterprises

Ma’an is Offering AED 200K Grants to Abu Dhabi Social Enterprises

04 Aug 2021
Qualifying businesses will be eligible to receive up to AED 200,000 in financial [...]
Founder Institute Launches Programme for Levant Entrepreneurs

Founder Institute Launches Programme for Levant Entrepreneurs

01 Aug 2021
The Silicon-Valley based program will offer early-stage founders in the Levant [...]
Raya and Øpenner.vc Launch Accelerator to Scale Egyptian Tech Startups

Raya and Øpenner.vc Launch Accelerator to Scale Egyptian Tech Startups

18 Jul 2021
The accelerator seeks to support development of services and technologies focusing [...]
Egypt’s SYNC School to Lead 3-Day Online Event ‘SYNC Inside the Box’

Egypt’s SYNC School to Lead 3-Day Online Event ‘SYNC Inside the Box’

15 Jul 2021
The online gathering seeks to change attendees’ understanding of the creative [...]
Africa IoT and AI Challenge Expands to Tunisia, Morocco & Egypt

Africa IoT and AI Challenge Expands to Tunisia, Morocco & Egypt

10 Jul 2021
The programme seeks to prepare technical talents within the continent to accelerate [...]
Global She Loves Tech Competition Opens Applications

Global She Loves Tech Competition Opens Applications

29 Jun 2021
The nonprofit organisation and competition work to level the playing field for [...]
Entreprenelle Opens Applications for Food Project Accelerator

Entreprenelle Opens Applications for Food Project Accelerator

27 Jun 2021
The Food Project is a holistic entrepreneurship programme designed to help develop [...]
Future is Female Mentorship Launches for Female Founders in Africa

Future is Female Mentorship Launches for Female Founders in Africa

23 Jun 2021
In its second edition, the programme invites a larger cohort of 25 startups. [...]
Flat6Labs Launches New $20 Million Seed Fund in Jordan

Flat6Labs Launches New $20 Million Seed Fund in Jordan

22 Jun 2021
The firm will invest in 12 to 16 startups each year, operating multiple cycles over [...]
Hub71 and ADIO Launch $2.7M Programme for Abu Dhabi Tech Startups

Hub71 and ADIO Launch $2.7M Programme for Abu Dhabi Tech Startups

13 Jun 2021
The programme, called 'The Outliers', seeks to sustain the healthy Abu Dhabi [...]
AUC Launches Continental Trade Programme for Pan-African Trade

AUC Launches Continental Trade Programme for Pan-African Trade

10 Jun 2021
The programme seeks to support intra-African trade as the continent’s free trade [...]
UAE Startups Can Now Apply for Microsoft’s GrowthX Accelerator

UAE Startups Can Now Apply for Microsoft’s GrowthX Accelerator

03 Jun 2021
The accelerator will bring together innovators and facilitate community engagement [...]
Applications for the Riyadh Techstars Accelerator Are Now Open

Applications for the Riyadh Techstars Accelerator Are Now Open

28 May 2021
Beyond the funds, the accelerator offers startups access to a global network of [...]
Applications Are Now Open for Startup Cafe Africa Accelerator

Applications Are Now Open for Startup Cafe Africa Accelerator

19 May 2021
The programme aims to equip high-growth potential applicants with the skills, [...]
Pangea’s Scale-Up Programme Opens Applications for African Startups

Pangea’s Scale-Up Programme Opens Applications for African Startups

16 May 2021
Startups selected for the-18 month program will gain access to funding between [...]
Facebook MENA Community Accelerator Program Now Accepting Applications

Facebook MENA Community Accelerator Program Now Accepting Applications

13 May 2021
The most auspicious community group initiatives will be eligible to receive part of [...]
Egypt's ITI Partners with Google to Launch Machine Learning Programme

Egypt's ITI Partners with Google to Launch Machine Learning Programme

12 May 2021
The programme aims to prepare the next generation of Egyptian software engineers [...]
Egypt Launches ‘One Million Entrepreneurs’ Online Programme for Youth

Egypt Launches ‘One Million Entrepreneurs’ Online Programme for Youth

12 Apr 2021
The three-stage online programme aims to empower Egyptian youth and aid them on the [...]
New Riyadh Techstars Accelerator Targeting Startups from Across MENA

New Riyadh Techstars Accelerator Targeting Startups from Across MENA

12 Apr 2021
Launched in collaboration with KSA’s Ministry of Communications & Information [...]
Abu Dhabi’s DisruptAD & Cairo’s Flat6Labs Launch New Seed Accelerator

Abu Dhabi’s DisruptAD & Cairo’s Flat6Labs Launch New Seed Accelerator

06 Apr 2021
Newly launched venture capital platform of the Abu Dhabi-based investment firm ADQ [...]
Egyptian Banking Institute to Launch Fintech Innovation Competition

Egyptian Banking Institute to Launch Fintech Innovation Competition

31 Mar 2021
The ‘Al-Ibtikar’ competition will be split into three tracks - fintech for the [...]
Global Competition XTC Comes to Africa Seeking UN SDG Solutions

Global Competition XTC Comes to Africa Seeking UN SDG Solutions

29 Mar 2021
A result of a collaboration between Atlantica Ventures and EchoVC, the Extreme Tech [...]
New Google & USAID Programme Targets Egyptian Women & Youth

New Google & USAID Programme Targets Egyptian Women & Youth

15 Mar 2021
Focusing on digital skills and online marketing, the programme will be offered [...]
Green Innovation Competition Asks Young Egyptians to Save Environment

Green Innovation Competition Asks Young Egyptians to Save Environment

08 Mar 2021
In collaboration with the Drosos Foundation and FLDO, Egypt’s Ministry of [...]
Xylem & Water Alliance Launch RE-NEW Water Innovation Challenge in UAE

Xylem & Water Alliance Launch RE-NEW Water Innovation Challenge in UAE

07 Mar 2021
Targeting young-innovators-in-the-making between ages eight and 18, the challenge [...]
AUC Looks to Young Innovators for International Case Competition

AUC Looks to Young Innovators for International Case Competition

03 Mar 2021
The 24-hour online competition invites undergraduates to innovate and exchange [...]
Google News Launches 2nd Edition of Middle East Journalism Challenge

Google News Launches 2nd Edition of Middle East Journalism Challenge

02 Mar 2021
For the second year running, Google News is inviting MENA's media sector to [...]
Registration is Now Open for the 2021 Girls in AI Egypt Hackathon

Registration is Now Open for the 2021 Girls in AI Egypt Hackathon

02 Mar 2021
Taking place between the 12th and 19th of March, the hackathon aims to inspire [...]
Sharjah Entrepreneurship Centre Launches UAE's First Government-Backed Startup Studio

Sharjah Entrepreneurship Centre Launches UAE's First Government-Backed Startup Studio

21 Feb 2021
Using a revenue-sharing model, the studio aims to help entrepreneurs get their [...]
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Egypt Launches Third Edition of African App Launchpad Cup

ITIDA has teamed-up with IBM for the third edition of the competition, which will offer a prize pool of $72,000 for early-stage startups. [...]

UAE’s Fitlov Looks to AI for On-Demand Fitness After Latest Fund

The startup plans to use its new funds to expand its on-demand personal training platform and develop its services to offer AI-fueled [...]

Egypt’s Farah Emara Named in Top Three of Global TiE Women Competition

The co-founder and CEO of Freshsource beat out over 100 applications from the MENA region alone. [...]

Yalla Xtech Accelerator to Launch for Egyptian & Jordanian Startups

Participants in the two-month accelerator will be provided access to an extensive network of valuable connections, legal and regulatory [...]

UAE’s Chimera Capital Exceeds $50M Target in Second Close of Fund

The Chimera Global Fund I LP will now target a third and final close by the end of the year. [...]

Egyptian Fintech Khazna Chosen for Bill Gates-Funded Accelerator

The Last Mile Money Accelerator aims to supercharge fintech startups making an impact. [...]

Founder of Egypt’s PraxiLabs Chosen as Africa Business Heroes Finalist

Khadija Mohamed El Bedweihy will go up against founders from six other African countries in November’s grand finale: Botswana, Egypt, [...]

Egyptian Esports Platform GBarana Raises Six-Figure Pre-Series A

The Cairo-based startup has not only won praise for its data-driven advertising model, but for fostering a strong online community of [...]

Fawry Acquires Minority Stake in Sudanese Startup Alsoug

The deal marks both Fawry’s first foreign investment, as well as the first official venture capital investment in an emerging Sudanese [...]

'Palm Tree Detection Challenge' Poses Unique Test for Tech Startups

Interested applicants have until 7th October to bid for their chance to compete in the exciting tech startup competition as part of this [...]

EXCLUSIVE: Meet the 10 Startups Chosen for the First ‘Google for Startups Accelerator’ in MENA

Out of over 500 startups, only 10 have been chosen for the tech giant's first ever MENA accelerator, as it seeks to identify the most [...]

Egyptian Book Summary App Akhdar Raises Six-Figure Investment from EdVentures

The startup will look to expand its library and introduce new smart learning experiences. [...]

In Conversation with Neveen El Tahri: Egyptian Investment Veteran & Founder of 138 Pyramids

The founder of development finance initiative, 138 Pyramids, talks Egyptian youth, the art of listening and the ego of entrepreneurship in [...]

SIGMA Fit: The Trailblazing Tech Startup Driving the Evolution of Sportswear

We sit down with the rowdy, co-founding trio of SIGMA Fit to find out more about a rollercoaster journey filled with rural housewives, [...]

Egypt’s Raya Holding Announces New Fintech-Focused Fund Worth over $6 Million

The fund will look to back innovative startups working in e-commerce, distribution, edtech and more. [...]

Egypt Launches Third Edition of African App Launchpad Cup

ITIDA has teamed-up with IBM for the third edition of the competition, which will offer a prize pool of $72,000 for early-stage startups. [...]

UAE’s Fitlov Looks to AI for On-Demand Fitness After Latest Fund

The startup plans to use its new funds to expand its on-demand personal training platform and develop its services to offer AI-fueled [...]

Egypt’s Farah Emara Named in Top Three of Global TiE Women Competition

The co-founder and CEO of Freshsource beat out over 100 applications from the MENA region alone. [...]

Yalla Xtech Accelerator to Launch for Egyptian & Jordanian Startups

Participants in the two-month accelerator will be provided access to an extensive network of valuable connections, legal and regulatory [...]

UAE’s Chimera Capital Exceeds $50M Target in Second Close of Fund

The Chimera Global Fund I LP will now target a third and final close by the end of the year. [...]

Egypt’s Farah Emara Named in Top Three of Global TiE Women Competition

The co-founder and CEO of Freshsource beat out over 100 applications from the MENA region alone. [...]

UAE’s Chimera Capital Exceeds $50M Target in Second Close of Fund

The Chimera Global Fund I LP will now target a third and final close by the end of the year. [...]

Yalla Xtech Accelerator to Launch for Egyptian & Jordanian Startups

Participants in the two-month accelerator will be provided access to an extensive network of valuable connections, legal and regulatory [...]

UAE’s Fitlov Looks to AI for On-Demand Fitness After Latest Fund

The startup plans to use its new funds to expand its on-demand personal training platform and develop its services to offer AI-fueled [...]

Egypt Launches Third Edition of African App Launchpad Cup

ITIDA has teamed-up with IBM for the third edition of the competition, which will offer a prize pool of $72,000 for early-stage startups. [...]

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