Egypt’s multi-partner backed FinTech accelerator program Startupbootcamp-Pride FinTech Cairo holds its first Demo Day to present 10 graduating startups to investors, industry experts and entrepreneurship ecosystem stakeholders on the 22nd of May.
The maiden programme was first announced officially in April.
SBC-Pride FinTech Cairo’s first Demo Day comes after three months of an intensive acceleration program, more than 180 one-to-one matchmaking sessions, awareness, engineering, validation, pitching and growth-hacking modules, all resulting in 14 proof-of-concept engagements.
Building on the importance of financial inclusion and its effect on Egypt’s GDP, the 10 FinTech startups will take center stage and pitch their innovative business models and ideas at the Demo Day drumming up further investor interest, actualizing their aspirations in penetrating the Egyptian market.
Demo Day Emergence
Managing Director of SBC-Pride FinTech Cairo Ahmed Elsherif says.
Ahmed Elsherif
“With the Government of Egypt’s commitment to financial inclusion and the recent focus on digital finance, FinTech is emerging as one of the key verticals in the country’s entrepreneurship ecosystem,”
As a collaboration between global accelerator network Startupbootcamp and Egypt’s first FinTech-focused venture capital fund Pride Capital, the SBC-Pride FinTech Cairo program provides industry expertise, exposure, and exclusive access to a network of mentors and experts that most early-stage FinTech startups would not be able to access otherwise.
“We are proud to be showcasing the progress of our accelerated startups. We’ve got some innovative ideas and concepts among our 10 startups, from cloud-based retail management, peer- to – peer saving tools to micropayment mobile wallets and automated syndicate services”
says Pride Capital Co-founder and CEO, Rami El Dokany.
The startups that will be showcasing their ideas at the Demo Day are:
CliX
Peer-to-peer money transfer
Compareha
Online marketplace for financial products
ElGameya
Peer-to-peer savings tool
El Zatona
Cloud-based retail management system
Fawaterak
Billing and online payment service
Neqabty
Platform for automated syndicate services
Netsahem
Fundraising platform for charities
Seventail
Open-source SaaS for local merchants
XPay
Platform and mobile app for smart, cashless communities
Youspital
Digital healthcare services platform
The program is held in partnership with key industry giants, including the International Finance Corporation (IFC), Pharos Holding, AlexBank, German Agency for International Cooperation and Sustainable Development (GIZ), Visa, Ayady, Sanad’s Entrepreneurship Academy, and Export Development Bank of Egypt (EBE),
Featured image credit: StartupBootcamp
