Meet Egypt's Pioneering Accelerator & Incubator Ecosystem
Egypt has paved the way among Arab nations by pioneering incubators and accelerators for startups, launching its first business incubators in 1995 via the Social Fund under the banner of the Egyptian Association for Small Business Incubators. As a reference point, the UAE’s first incubator, FasterCapital, was only launched in 2010. Saudi’s first incubator, Badir Program for Technology Incubators and Accelerators, was launched earlier in 2008.
Over the past twenty years, the number of these entities has sky-rocketed, positioning Egypt as a regional leader in entrepreneurship and investment, especially at the front-end of the funnel. Startups are chosen by these organizations and inducted into programs that offer training modules, specialized mentorship, funding, media outreach, governmental li
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