"I have to push myself and leave my comfort zone to reach the people who need this information"
As Egypt’s start-up scene continues to draw attention from global media, expect to hear more about FinTech (financial technology).
The walls of Al-Maqarr, a co-working space in Cairo’s eastern neighborhood of Heliopolis, are lined with images of its projects. "During college, we used to hold our meetings in cafes…
This year’s Rise Up Summit, the second annual installment of a conference for Egyptian entrepreneurs, was a chance for home-grown start-ups to share experiences, get advice from business experts, pitch…
Over the past few months, the company has made a series of significant acquisitions
Piles of garbage. Extended power outages. Water cuts. Choking clouds of black smoke from rice burning in the Delta. To most people,…
As the RiseUp summit, which bills itself as the region’s top entrepreneurship event convenes for its third year in downtown Cairo, the…
After three days of networking and more than 100 panel discussions, workshops and lectures, the 2014 edition of the RiseUp summit drew…
«My journey as a mentor for Egyptian and Arab startup companies began some four years ago when an American Silicon Valley CEO friend of mine called…»
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