Egypt's 21 Best Startup Accelerators & Incubators [2024]

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Updated: January 20th, 2022

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If you're starting a startup in Egypt, you might be wondering what startup accelerators or incubators exist in the area. Here's the full list:

Best Startup Accelerators & Incubators In Egypt

#	Accelerator/Incubator	Funding	Location	Apply
1	EFG EV Fintech	EGP 1M - 5M	Cairo, Egypt	Apply
2	ITIDA	EGP 60K	Giza, Egypt	Apply
3	Startupbootcamp	$20K - $250K	Global	Apply
4	GESR	Not Disclosed	Cairo, Egypt	Apply
5	Susta Incubator	Not Disclosed	Cairo, Egypt	Apply
6	Brinc	Not Disclosed	Global	Apply
7	Mint Incubator	Not Disclosed	Giza, Egypt	Apply
8	Innoventures	Not Disclosed	Cairo, Egypt	Apply
9	Start Egypt	Not Disclosed	Egypt	Apply
10	Juice Labs	Not Disclosed	Cairo, Egypt	Apply
11	The American University in Cairo	Not Disclosed	Cairo, Egypt	Apply
12	Flat 6 Labs	Not Disclosed	Egypt, Le...	Apply
13	INNO101	Not Disclosed	Alexandri...	Apply
14	Icealex	Not Disclosed	Alexandri...	Apply
15	Afri Labs	Not Disclosed	Whole Africa	Apply
16	Startups of Alex	Not Disclosed	Alexandri...	Apply
17	Falak Startups	Not Disclosed	Cairo, Egypt	Apply
18	Acumen Consulting	Not Disclosed	Agouza, E...	Apply
19	TIEC Accelerator	Not Disclosed	Giza, Egypt	Apply
20	INJAZ Egypt	Not Disclosed	Cairo, Egypt	Apply
21	EBNI	Not Disclosed	Cairo, Egypt	Apply

1. EFG EV Fintech

Location: Cairo, Egypt
Industry: Fintech Industries
Investment Size: EGP 1M - 5M
Program Length: 4 Months
Equity Taken: Not Disclosed

EFG EV Fintech runs a business program that empowers and supports entrepreneurs and innovators of the fintech industry. This 4-month program focuses on driving the fintech ecosystem forward in the industry through strategic investments, pitching opportunities in front of top industry investors & stakeholders, seed funding up to EGV 1M-5M, and business advice on issues such as legal, finance & taxation. This program focuses on business verticals such as; regtech, insurtech, payments, proptech, money transfer, investments & savings, wealth management & Robo advisory, infrastructure technology, blockchain platforms, and borrowing & capital raising.

Apply to EFG EV Fintech, or learn more ➜

2. ITIDA

Location: Giza, Egypt
Industry: Technology Industries
Investment Size: EGP 60K
Program Length: Not Disclosed
Equity Taken: Not Disclosed

ITIDA runs a technology incubator business program that helps early-stage startups and entrepreneurs by offering them business support services, flexible business workspaces, and shared facilities. They assist startups to turn their business prototype, plans & ideas into successful business ventures. This program promotes economic development by providing entrepreneurs with job opportunities, mentorship & guidance, incubation services, emergence support, a collaborative business environment, cash upto EGP 60K, in-kind services, and tools & equipment for growth.

Apply to ITIDA, or learn more ➜

3. Startupbootcamp

Location: Global
Industry: Healthcare Industry
Investment Size: $20K - $250K
Program: 6 Months
Equity Taken: Not Disclosed

Startupbootcamp's Scale Digital Health is an accelerator program designed to scale growth-stage healthcare businesses.

This 6-month program offers the customized support, fundraising and revenue-increasing opportunities, exposure channels, an unparalleled network of industry professionals, expertise, tailored mentorship, perks & benefits, access to a global network of corporate partners and investors, and co-working space to the healthcare startups.

Apply to Startupbootcamp, or learn more ➜

4. GESR

Location: Cairo, Egypt
Industry: Health, Energy, Food, Water, and Education
Investment Size: Not Disclosed
Program Length: 6-9 Months
Equity Taken: 0%

GESR operates a 6-9 months incubator program that helps startups and businesses to reach from the prototype stage to the final product stage. This program focuses on technology business firms in the niche of health, education, food & agriculture, energy, and environment and provides them with funding, mentorship, technical assistance, accounting support, and training to develop prototypes into successful businesses. Some of its portfolio companies are Sun City, Mogassam, Crina, Bermuda, Green Light, and many more.

Apply to GESR, or learn more ➜

5. Susta Incubator

Location: Cairo, Egypt
Industry: Water, Food, and Renewable Energy
Investment Size: Not Disclosed
Program Length: 3-12 Months
Equity Taken: 10 - 20%

Susta Incubator operates a business program that supports startups focusing on bringing innovation & technology in the niche of food, water & renewable energy. They assist businesses to create a sustainable impact in society by helping them create scalable business models, providing them in-house business knowledge, mentorship, access to training & events, networking opportunities with investors, and seed funding. This 3-12 month business incubator program helps businesses by taking 10 - 20% stakes in their startups.

Apply to Susta Incubator, or learn more ➜

6. Brinc

Location: Global
Industry: Technology Industries
Investment Size: Not Disclosed
Program Length: 3-Months
Equity Taken: Not Disclosed

Brinc is an accelerator program that empowers the founders and invests in their success by helping them solve some difficult business challenges through technology-based business solutions. This 3-month accelerator program provides entrepreneurs with business mentorship, necessary support, tailored curriculum, funding & networking opportunities, and various business perks. They help businesses in the verticals of insurtech, climate resilience, fintech, cloud solutions, proptech, hardware & IoT, mobility, supply chain & logistics, cleantech & sustainability, food technology, circular economy, smart cities, med tech, health tech, agritech, alternative protein, and blockchain technologies. This program connects portfolio companies with funds and growing ecosystems that help businesses to grow in the industry.

Apply to Brinc, or learn more ➜

7. Mint Incubator

Location: Giza, Egypt
Industry: All Industries
Investment Size: Not Disclosed
Program Length: 3-Months
Equity Taken: No Equity Taken

Mint Incubator operates a business program to support startups by providing them investment to take their startup businesses to the next level. Their 3-month business program offers mentorship, customized business support, training, workshops, business knowledge on topics like growth, marketing, sales, finance, legal, accounting, governance, branding, and many more, networking opportunities, coworking space, and various growth-enabled business perks & tools to the participating startups. Some of its portfolio companies are Promental, Hire Bits, Reshrimp, Startup Manager, Mayday, Cyber Talent, and many more.

Apply to Mint Incubator, or learn more ➜

8. Innoventures

Location: Cairo, Egypt
Industry: All Industries
Investment Size: Not Disclosed
Program Length: 6-Months
Equity Taken: Not Disclosed

Innoventures runs a 6-month Startup Reactor business program that accelerates and supports high-potential startups in Egypt. The participating startups receive mentorship, training, investment, office space, various perks, business support services, networking & pitching opportunities in front of potential investors. This program follows a five-step process Spark, Ignition, Plasma, Fusion, and Nova. These steps of the process support startups and help them build successful business ventures in the industrial ecosystem of Egypt.

Apply to Innoventures, or learn more ➜

9. Start Egypt

Location: Egypt
Industry: All Industries
Investment Size: Not Disclosed
Program Length: 4-Months
Equity Taken: No Equity Taken

Start Egypt hosts a pre-acceleration incubation program that empowers, inspires, and supports entrepreneurs of Egypt to build socially impactful business enterprises. This 4-month incubation program is funded by UK's DFID (Department for International Development) and is focused on providing members with mentorship, training, coaching, tailored business support, and access to network with industry corporates. They encourage young entrepreneurial minds and assist them to turn their business ideas into scalable and profitable business ventures.

Apply to Start Egypt, or learn more ➜

10. Juice Labs

Location: Cairo, Egypt
Industry: Technology Industries
Investment Size: Not Disclosed
Program Length: 6 Months
Equity Taken: Not Disclosed

Juice Labs runs a 6-month tech accelerator program in Cairo that provides technical assistance and support to startups. This comprehensive accelerator program provides participants with funding, working space, and hands-on working experience to build a successful business and take the same to new industrial heights. They also provide members with mentorship & guidance to build viable business models & concepts to establish successful and profitable business ventures and access to demo day programs.

Apply to Juice Labs, or learn more ➜

11. The American University in Cairo

Location: Cairo, Egypt
Industry: All Industries
Investment Size: Not Disclosed
Program Length: 16-Weeks
Equity Taken: Not Disclosed

The American University of Cairo operates a 16-week startup accelerator program that assists and provides innovative early-stage startups with entrepreneurship education, lean-startup methods, and support from corporates to launch and grow businesses in the industry. This program helps business firms in the niche of logistics, artificial intelligence, creative industries, healthcare innovation, e-commerce, sustainability, energy, fintech, and logistics.

Apply to The American University in Cairo, or learn more ➜

12. Flat 6 Labs

Location: Egypt, Lebanon, Tunisia, Jordan, Bahrain, KSA, and UAE
Industry: All Industries
Investment Size: Not Disclosed
Program Length: 4-Months
Equity Taken: Not Disclosed

Flat 6 Labs operates a business accelerator program that helps and assists early & seed-stage technology business firms to grow and move forward in the industry. This 4-month program enables passionate entrepreneurs to achieve their business ambitions and build successful business ventures. They re-shape the entrepreneurial ecosystem of the region and help them to turn their business ideas into market-leading business ventures. This program also offers various sub-programs and funding opportunities to support entrepreneurs around the world.

Apply to Flat 6 Labs, or learn more ➜

13. INNO101

Location: Alexandria, Egypt
Industry: All Industries
Investment Size: Not Disclosed
Program Length: Not Disclosed
Equity Taken: Not Disclosed

INNO101 runs a business accelerator program that provides assistance and consultancy services to small and medium enterprises running businesses. This program also offers mentorship to guide and help entrepreneurs to visualize and renovate businesses, consultation services to transform business challenges and flourish new business firms, and scouting services to bring an impactful change in the businesses of the industry. Some partners who make this program successful are Griffin Worx, Start Cup, Chemonics, Viva Technology, and many others.

Apply to INNO101, or learn more ➜

14. Icealex

Location: Alexandria, Egypt
Industry: All Industries
Investment Size: Not Disclosed
Program Length: Not Disclosed
Equity Taken: Not Disclosed

Icealex hosts a technology-driven business program that helps startup businesses to grow in the industry through innovation, collaboration, and entrepreneurship. This program promotes inventions and viable technological solutions by offering prototyping services, mentorship & guidance on the project, and technical assistance to the members. They also help entrepreneurs and potential startups with training, workshops, networking opportunities, coworking space, mentorship, and access to various events.

Apply to Icealex, or learn more ➜

15. Afri Labs

Location: Whole Africa
Industry: Innovative Businesses
Investment Size: Not Disclosed
Program Length: Not Disclosed
Equity Taken: Not Disclosed

Afri Labs operates a business program that supports the founders, entrepreneurs, developers, innovators, and young entrepreneurs by providing them with insightful business data, working space, legal & financial business support, training, mentorship & guidance, consultation, job-creation opportunities, networking, and solutions to deep business problems. This program encourages the development of technological hubs in the communities of Africa to empower potential entrepreneurs and increase economic growth in the global market.

Apply to Afri Labs, or learn more ➜

16. Startups of Alex

Location: Alexandria, Egypt
Industry: All Industries
Investment Size: Not Disclosed
Program Length: Not Disclosed
Equity Taken: Not Disclosed

Startups of Alex runs a business incubator program that provides startups with customized training, networking opportunity, guidance, business & financial skills, knowledge about business topics such as marketing & market analysis, financial literacy, business modeling, strategy formation, human resources, and management, technical assistance, and coworking space. This program also offers prototyping & digital manufacturing labs, investment opportunities, pitching skills, connection-building opportunities with investors & mentors, and recruitment support to the entrepreneurs and help them succeed in the industry.

Apply to Startups of Alex, or learn more ➜

17. Falak Startups

Location: Cairo, Egypt
Industry: All Industries
Investment Size: Not Disclosed
Program Length: Not Disclosed
Equity Taken: Not Disclosed

Falak Startups operates a business program to empower and support talented tech founders. They provide entrepreneurs with necessary business tools, resources, mentorship, training, and networking opportunities to improve product-market fit, business operations, revenue model, investment, and business tuning. This program advises entrepreneurs to move forward in the industry and build scalable tech-enabled startups in the niche of autotech & logistics, health tech, cleantech, agritech, and e-commerce businesses.

Apply to Falak Startups, or learn more ➜

18. Acumen Consulting

Location: Agouza, Egypt
Industry: All Industries
Investment Size: Not Disclosed
Program Length: Not Disclosed
Equity Taken: Not Disclosed

Acumen Consulting operates a business program that focuses on creating a sustainable impact on small & medium-sized business enterprises and family-owned businesses. The mission of this program is to connect startups & entrepreneurs with the right people and resources. This program helps them build an innovative & sustainable business model, supports & educates them about business operations and smooth functioning of business mechanisms, provides them with guidance, business strategy & planning, production opportunities, and business economic outlooks. They support industries such as agribusiness, processed food, manufacturing industry, public-sector engagements, construction & real estate, NGOs, financial services, healthcare industry, and consumer retail goods.

Apply to Acumen Consulting, or learn more ➜

19. TIEC Accelerator

Location: Giza, Egypt
Industry: All Industries
Investment Size: Not Disclosed
Program Length: Not Disclosed
Equity Taken: Not Disclosed

TIEC runs an accelerator program to catapult startups towards investments and success by providing them with mentorship and business education. This program offers acceleration services, learning by doing business opportunities, business coaching, guidance & knowledge on topics like development of business models, market entry strategies, operations management, minimum viable product development, financial & budget planning of the businesses, access to workshops & boot camp programs and pitching opportunities in front of potential investors.

Apply to TIEC Accelerator, or learn more ➜

20. INJAZ Egypt

Location: Cairo, Egypt
Industry: All Industries
Investment Size: Not Disclosed
Program Length: Not Disclosed
Equity Taken: Not Disclosed

INJAZ Egypt's non-profit business program empowers youth and student entrepreneurs by providing them knowledge about entrepreneurship, financial literacy & work readiness. They empower entrepreneurs to work towards their business ideas, brush up on their business skills, and enable them to earn and secure a better life for themselves. This program partners with different universities and colleges across the country to inspire young entrepreneurs and build potential to make successful business companies by connecting them to experienced business mentors and customized training sessions.

Apply to INJAZ Egypt, or learn more ➜

21. EBNI

Location: Cairo, Egypt
Industry: Hardware and IoT Businesses
Investment Size: Not Disclosed
Program Length: Not Disclosed
Equity Taken: Not Disclosed

EBNI or EiTESAL Business Nurturing Initiative runs an incubation program that provides end-to-end support to business ventures to start their startups from scratch and take the same to the scale-up level. This incubator program specializes in helping hardware and IoT businesses in the niche of telecom, learning, healthcare, transportation, smart homes, and food, water & energy. They provide them with services such as; financial & legal services, technical & business services, business training, consultation, mentoring, incubation services, coworking space, makerspace, and membership & networking opportunities to the participants.

Apply to EBNI, or learn more ➜

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