Egypt, Page 4
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Mon, October 14th, 15:00 · Tom Jackson
Egyptian events platform eases networking process
Cairo-based Eventtus, a social platform that enables event-goers to engage with each other more easily, has obtained 20,000 users since its launch and recently closed its first round of funding. → Read more
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Sun, October 13th, 13:00 · Richard Cutcher
FEATURE: The week in startups 13/10/2013
Every week HumanIPO touches base with Africa’s tech hubs - from Cape Town to Cairo, Nairobi to Lagos. This week’s whistle-stop roundup features startup and incubator news from, among other places, Tanzania, Cameroon and Rwanda. → Read more
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Fri, October 11th, 16:30 · Richard Cutcher
Africans dominate ITU innovation competition
Four young Africans have been chosen among the 10 winners of the International Telecommunications Union’s (ITU) Young Innovators’ Competition. → Read more
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Thu, October 10th, 10:20 · Richard Cutcher
Zambia and Zimbabwe are Africa’s “most dynamic” countries – ITU
The International Telecommunication Union (ITU) has released its tech figures and global rankings, showing Zambia and Zimbabwe making above average progress. → Read more
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Thu, October 10th, 09:00 · Tom Jackson
Egyptian online bookstore focuses on Arabic titles
Egyptian online bookstore Books.com.eg is looking to benefit from the country’s “booming” e-commerce sector by focusing on the popularity of Arabic titles. → Read more
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Wed, October 9th, 16:30 · Selipha Kihagi
Nokia unveils rewards programme for Windows Phone developers
Nokia has made available its unique rewards programme for Windows Phone developers in Kenya and Egypt, among other 18 countries across the globe, beginning today (Wednesday). → Read more
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Wed, October 9th, 11:00 · Tom Jackson
Egyptian platform to reward problem solvers
Egyptian startup FekraSquared will in December launch SolverMine, an open innovation platform that allows businesses and governments to crowdsource solutions to problems and reward those that provide them. → Read more
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Wed, October 9th, 05:00 · Winfred Kuria
Internet players discuss issues in Montevideo
Leaders from organisations responsible for the coordination of internet technical infrastructure globally held a meeting in Montevideo, Uruguay on October 7 for discussion on current issues affecting the future of the internet. → Read more
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Tue, October 8th, 09:00 · Richard Cutcher
Egyptian startups unaffected by political turmoil – Cairo Angels
Egyptian investment group Cairo Angels believes the political situation in Egypt has not affected the country’s techpreneurs as much as might have been expected, with companies innovating around the turmoil. → Read more
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Mon, October 7th, 12:00 · Tom Jackson
Cairo Angels Impact Fund to launch this year
Egyptian investment group will launch the Angel Impact Fund (AIF) later this year, as it looks to bring more angel investors into its network to increase its deal flow. → Read more
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Sun, October 6th, 12:00 · Richard Cutcher
FEATURE: The week in startups 06/10/2013
A South African psychometric startup is hoping to expand to the United Kingdom, having been selected as one of Web Summit’s top 50 Hardest Working Startups. → Read more
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Fri, October 4th, 12:00 · Tom Jackson
Cairo Angels invests almost $1m in Egyptian tech startups
Egyptian investment group Cairo Angels has invested almost US$1 million in eight startups in the last 18 months, and has plans to expand from its predominantly tech interests. → Read more
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Fri, October 4th, 09:00 · Nanine Steenkamp
Q&A: Ibrahim Hamdy, CEO of Arabhardware
Ibrahim Hamdy, chief executive officer (CEO) at Egypt’s biggest IT supplier and first IT Arabic product review lab Arabhardware, spoke to HumanIPO on the Egyptian tech startup scene and other related issues. → Read more
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Thu, October 3rd, 07:00 · Winfred Kuria
Jumia Egypt signs deal with Mobinil
Egypt’s number one online retailer Jumia has announced a partnership with mobile provider Mobinil to sell its products in Mobinil’s retail stores and offer the operator’s services to its customers. → Read more
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Wed, October 2nd, 17:30 · Richard Cutcher
Vodafone International Services targeting MVNO market
Vodafone International Services (VIS) has built a ‘mobile virtual network operator (MVNO) business in a box’ package to offer to clients interested in building a MVNO. → Read more
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Wed, October 2nd, 10:40 · Nanine Steenkamp
Egypt’s Arabhardware aiming for African expansion
Egyptian IT company Arabhardware is looking at expanding into the rest of the Africa, meeting the need for IT supplies on the continent. → Read more
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Mon, September 30th, 16:30 · Kamau Mbote
Egyptian developer creates blood donation app
Egyptian Samir Ali has built a mobile app that will help connect hospitals with blood banks, enabling them to receive different blood types on demand. → Read more
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Tue, September 24th, 09:00 · Richard Cutcher
Orascom Telecom rebrands
Egyptian mobile operator Orascom Telecom has changed its name to meet the wishes of its shareholders. → Read more
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Thu, September 19th, 12:00 · Susan Mwenesi
Safaricom, Vodafone launch AppStar Challenge
Safaricom and Vodafone have launched the Safaricom AppStar Challenge 2013 to be contested across countries in Africa and Asia, aiming to provide a local platform for all developers in the region to showcase on a larger platform. → Read more
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Tue, September 17th, 20:00 · Nanine Steenkamp
Intel launches literacy programme in Egypt
Intel has started a digital literacy campaign in Egypt, aiming to educate youth and promote entrepreneurship. → Read more
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