Enterprunerial guide of who is who of start-up ecosystem

From million-dollar startup stories such as Supermama and Instabug to smaller enterprises founded by implausibly young entrepreneurs to drive change, Cairo is consolidating its role as an ever-booming hub for the startup world.

With accelerators thriving, online platforms reinventing business, and startup competitions raising the bar of the country’s entrepreneurscape, Egypt’s startup ecosystem is successfully harnessing the potential of an eager, tech-minded generation who does not fear backfire nor wait for orders to effect powerful change.

Ahead of the Riseup Summit, the Middle East’s most sizzling event coming up next December, CairoScene gathered a list of resources for startup founders and entrepreneurs-to-be, to gear up for a game-changing event. From getting funds, to crystallising ideas into a pitch and attending springboarding international events, here are 20 opportunities for changemakers to tap into.