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EgyptInnovate
EgyptInnovate is the online innovation hub for Egypt, where innovators and entrepreneurs get inspired, educated and connected. We will take you on a journey of inspirational and educational content, practical tools and templates, access to networks from the innovation hubs and spaces around the globe. <br><br> <mark>EgyptInnovate aims at exposing Egypt’s innovators locally and globally, connecting nodes and building collaborative communities of Egypt’s innovation and entrepreneurship ecosystem.</mark> In addition it aims at educating innovators, startups, and businesses about technology and innovation management.
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Happy Smala
Happy Smala is a lab that experiments with collaborative approaches and new technologies to create high-impact innovation. We support companies, public institutions, and third-sector actors in designing, deploying, and evaluating innovation programs. <br><br> OUR SERVICES <br> Studies & Diagnostics <br> - Strategic and sectoral studies related to digital, innovation, and impact ecosystems <br> - Institutional diagnostics on digital culture and the innovation process <br> - Strategic and functional analyses of digital projects <br> - Monitoring, evaluation, and learning about the impacts of development programs <br> - Development of advocacy, influence, and change management strategies <br><br> Design & Delivery of Innovation Programs <br> - Strategic design, organizational development, and implementation of program support systems <br> - Management and implementation of programs <br> - Design and implementation of partnership strategies and ecosystem development <br> - Design and facilitation of events, bootcamps, hackathons, and thematic workshops <br> <br> Capacity Building & Training <br> - Design and facilitation of collective intelligence workshops on problematization, ideation, prototyping, monitoring, and evaluation <br> - Design and facilitation of training courses <br> - Mentoring and coaching of project teams <br> - Support for entrepreneurs and civil society actors in designing financing strategies <br> - Training of executives and managers in leadership, innovation processes, and digital transformation processes<br> <br> <mark> Design & Deployment of Digital Platforms <br> - Design of participatory and collaborative digital products and services <br> - Needs specification, benchmarking, and technical solution decision support <br> - Support for operational organization, communication, go-to-market, and growth strategies <br> - Project management for the creation of digital platforms <br> - Functional and user experience diagnostics <br> - Prototyping and business model validation</mark>
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Tatweer Entrepreneurship Campus
Libya is standing at the beginning of an exciting era of opportunity. A time when the foundations can be laid to build a progressive, globally connected nation by unleashing the skill, creativity and ingenuity of the Libyan people. TEC is short for Tatweer Entrepreneurship Campus, a 3 year initiative between Tatweer Research and UNDP with European Union funding. <p></p> TEC program is unique in nature and has never been done in Libya before. It is laying down the groundwork for the entrepreneurial ecosystem in Libya. TEC aims to empower Libyan entrepreneurs through providing information on actors in the ecosystem, training, consulting, office space and financial support. <p></p> TEC also aims to affect change on the university level through incorporating entrepreneurship education in the curriculum and on the government level through business regulation reform. <p></p> TEC’s end goal is that by 2020 to graduate 30 startups from the program and to inspire other 60 startups indirectly, a total of 90 startups over the next three years creating 1000 value-adding jobs in the Libyan economy. <p></p> Services TEC Incubator <br> <mark>Will provide start-ups with the support, expertise, services and tools needed to succeed in the market. The incubator will offer services such as office space, consulting, mentoring, and training to the incubatees.</mark> <p></p> Tec Talk <br> It is a bi-weekly get-together made for tech enthusiasts and entrepreneurs, where they meet to discuss entrepreneurship and emerging technologies. We are building a community of tech-savvy young Libyans and providing them a space where they can meet to network and learn from each other. <mark>We invite experts from the community to discuss the newest technology and we encourage knowledge sharing to ensure that the community is aware of the latest developments in the IT sector.</mark> <p></p>TEC Space <br> TEC Space is the hub where entrepreneurs work, learn and network as they start and develop their business. It is the place where TEC events and training programs take place. <mark>TEC Space is the home of the entrepreneurs and start-ups, and the space will be the hangout spot where entrepreneurs get together with like-minded people and to facilitate for a growing community, the space can hold up to 70 people at same time.</mark>
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Flat6Labs Tunisia
Flat6Labs is the MENA region’s leading seed and early stage venture capital firm, currently running the most renowned startup programs in the region. <mark>Annually, Flat6Labs invests in more than 100 innovative and technology-driven startups enabling thousands of passionate entrepreneurs to achieve their daring ambitions and ultimately becoming their institutional co-founders.</mark> <p></p> Flat6Labs has extensive experience supporting startups of all stages across the MENA region. We work with our investors, partners, and other startup support organizations in the startup ecosystem to support startups from idea-stage all the way to Series A. <p></p> Since its launch in 2011 by Sawari Ventures, Flat6Labs has been a key player in building and re-shaping the entrepreneurial scene in Egypt, offering young innovators with unique business ideas the opportunity to turn their vision into market-leading ventures. Egypt is recognized for being such a fertile place of growth due to the remarkable increase in the number of deals and total funding (31% increase in 2020) that the country has seen in recent years.
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The Dot Tunisia
The result of a partnership and synergies between public and private actors, The DOT offers a framework bringing together the best resources to support young entrepreneurs and startuppers. <mark>The Dot also offers various services to accelerate the digital transformation of public institutions, industry and civil society.</mark> <p></p>[Expand your network] <p></p> Training and event spaces<br> Benefiting from an international network <p></p> Coworking spaces<br> For startups <p></p>[Grow your business] <p></p> An incubation space<br> For startups <p></p> Adapted services<br> To regional entrepreneurs <p></p> Public services corner<br> Guide entrepreneurs towards the relevant systems for their development <p></p> Startup Facility Support<br> Facilitate direct access for entrepreneurs to the expertise necessary for their creation and growth <p></p> Business Facility Desk<br> Offering expertise <mark><p></p> [Accelerate your digitization] <p></p> Audience innovation labs<br> Innovative solutions for public service <p></p> Industry 4.0 Hub<br> Support manufacturers for the transition to Industry 4.0 (I4.0) & Incubate and accelerate I4.0 startups <p></p> AI Hub<br> Support AI startups to accelerate the maturation and industrialization of their solutions & the implementation with the private and public sector <p></p> GSMA Mobile Innovation Lab<br> Mobile solutions for the private and public sector</mark> <p></p> [Benefits] <p></p> Support programs For the ecosystem, from pre-incubation to financing <p></p> Partnerships<br> With European companies <p></p> Partnerships<br> International strategic partnerships <p></p> Fully equipped<br> Fully equipped, open space workstations, meeting rooms, training and event spaces, anti-café <p></p> Space for collaboration and networking<br> Open to everyone <p></p> The shores of the lake 1<br> Booming business and technology district in Tunis
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249Startups
249Startups is a social enterprise that fosters and supports bright and passionate entrepreneurs. Established in April 2018, with the initiative of developing a vibrant entrepreneurial ecosystem that supports the growth and development of new startups in Sudan by providing them with an enabling environment and a set of different support programs and activities. <mark>A community created for entrepreneurs who want to take advantage of the flexible, relaxing and comfortable space, conducive to innovation and collaboration. We attract different people with unique skills and talents to connect, collaborate and grow. </mark> <p></p> Our Mission <p></p> Growth hacking the entrepreneurial ecosystem in Sudan, Finding innovative solutions and providing exposure to scalable Sudanese startups through creating opportunities. <p></p> Our Approach <p></p> We create an environment that increase productivity, innovation, and collaboration. 249Startups Hub is where startups and entrepreneurs grow together. This action aims to develop a vibrant entrepreneurship ecosystem that supports the growth and development of new startups in Sudan that will: Support and accelerate potential startups, Generate new startups, Develop new customized solutions.
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Univers Startup
Univers Startup et Entrepreneur is an incubator, accelerator and Coworking Space, providing Startups, project leaders, Entrepreneurs and VSEs/SMEs with a set of services facilitating their integration into the entrepreneurial ecosystem. <p></p> Univers Startup et Entrepreneur is a workspace dedicated to Startups, entrepreneurs and young wana-be-entrepreneurs offering a range of services: <mark><br> - Coworking space fitted out to boost your creativity and productivity (private office; shared space, training room, meeting room). <br> - Training & Coaching of entrepreneurs and startups. <br> - Accompaniment & Mentoring of entrepreneurs and startups. <br> - Startup Incubation and Acceleration Program. <br> - Varied business services dedicated to entrepreneurs and startups.</mark>
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LaFactory
LaFactory by Screendy is an incubator, accelerator and co-creation space. Through their startup programs, they host aspiring entrepreneurs, help them improve their solutions, develop their skill sets, and give them access to markets. Through their corporate innovation programs, they help big corporations find the best solutions to their challenges working side by side with our network of startups and deploying innovative solutions. <p></p> <mark>From start-up to scale-up, LaFactory supports you to bring your startup to scale. You have an idea and want to launch your own business? You are a startup with the ambition to take your company to the next level? Pre-incubation, incubation, acceleration, LaStartupFactory matches all the challenges you may face by supporting innovation and entrepreneurs with 3 different support formulas!</mark>
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Flat6Labs Egypt
Flat6Labs is the MENA region’s leading seed and early stage venture capital firm, currently running the most renowned startup programs in the region. <mark>Annually, Flat6Labs invests in more than 100 innovative and technology-driven startups enabling thousands of passionate entrepreneurs to achieve their daring ambitions and ultimately becoming their institutional co-founders.</mark> <p></p> Flat6Labs has extensive experience supporting startups of all stages across the MENA region. We work with our investors, partners, and other startup support organizations in the startup ecosystem to support startups from idea-stage all the way to Series A. <p></p> Since its launch in 2011 by Sawari Ventures, Flat6Labs has been a key player in building and re-shaping the entrepreneurial scene in Egypt, offering young innovators with unique business ideas the opportunity to turn their vision into market-leading ventures. Egypt is recognized for being such a fertile place of growth due to the remarkable increase in the number of deals and total funding (31% increase in 2020) that the country has seen in recent years.
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Gemini Africa
We are a One-Stop impactful entrepreneurial hub playing an integral role in leveraging the lives of bright youth and bolstering startups through innovative flagship programs, investment options and exceptional offerings backed up by our ever-growing partnership network. <p></p> <mark>Our reach extends to the African continent as well to support African youth and entrepreneurs in conquering developmental challenges & building the capacity to create sustainable businesses.</mark>