Three Egyptian startups win pitching competition
Under the patronage of the Ministry of Planning and Economic Development, the Startups Without Borders Summit concluded its fourth edition with 3,000 attendees from 19 different countries.
The event took place for 2 days in partnership with Misr Italia Properties at Cairo Business park, where high-profile speakers, experts, and investors in the entrepreneurial and corporate ecosystems came to support and encourage entrepreneurs to grow and expand.
The summit hosted 460 meetings between investors and startups, and offered two remarkable opportunities for startups to pitch in two competitions; the first one was “We Make Future” with 10 Egyptian and Middle Eastern startups competing against 5 Italian startups, with 3 Egyptian startups winning in the competitions.
The winners ranked as follows:
1st place: Notchnco from Egypt
Founder & CEO: Bassem Nassif
2nd place: Yalla Super App from Egypt
CEO: Waleed Sadeek
3rd place: SkillGym from Italy
Head of Revenue and Business Design: Matteo Malatesta
4th place: Talents Arena from Egypt
Founder & CEO: Aya ElGebeely
5th place: Golee from Italy
CEO: Tommaso Guerra
Legal & Finance: Antonino Ceraolo
6th place: AR Market from Italy
CEO & Serial entrepreneur: Andrea Baldini
And in the "Startups World Cup," Palestinian startup Intella won first place and will compete in the finals at San Francisco in the biggest global competition for startups.
The second day of the summit included a number of exciting workshops, talks, and panel discussions, that tackled some crucial topics for startups such as: talent, future technology, investments, impact and across borders and beyond. This, in addition to, highlighting the role of tech to move from ambition to action after COP27, by focusing on the future of tech and smart cities, together with Cairo Business Park by Misr Italia Properties.